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Shoscombe was a
junction giving access to
Lower Writhlington Colliery,
Braysdown Colliery and
Writhlington Colliery. The
station itself consisted of two...
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applied to
Coalmine spoil heaps e.g.
Camerton batch,
Farrington batch,
Braysdown batch), "tyning", "hoe" (a bay).
These are not to be
confused with fossilised...
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traverse a
short spur
through Radstock North to the
Lower Writhlington,
Braysdown and
Writhlington collieries, to
transport coal to
Portishead power station...
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traverse a
short spur
through Radstock North to
Lower Writhlington Colliery,
Braysdown Colliery and
Writhlington Colliery, to
transport coal to
Portishead power...
- labourers, two carpenters, a seamstress, and a stonemason. The
sinking of the
Braysdown colliery in 1845
meant that
accommodation had to be
built for the enlarged...
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collection of
fossils in the spoil. The
Braysdown batch was
planted with conifers, and is
known as
Braysdown Hill. The offices, blacksmith's shop and...
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constructed a
signal box at Foxcote. Ostensibly, this was to
control a spur to
Braysdown Colliery, but it was
often used to
allow two
trains (travelling in the...
