The Lancashire Coalfield in North West England was an important British coalfield. Its coal seams were formed from the vegetation of tropical swampy forests in the Carboniferous period over 300 million years ago.
British Coalfields
Worsley Delph, the entrance to the Duke of Bridgewater's underground mines
Parsonage Colliery in 1980
Astley Green Colliery, offices and headgear
Lancashire is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to the west. The largest settlement is Blackpool.
Image: Central Pier, Blackpool (Unsplash) (cropped)
Image: The Ashton Memorial in Lancaster (12311695365)
Image: Clitheroe geograph.org.uk 4067941
County Hall, Preston