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So Big – Barnburgh Main Colliery Chimney

March 1939

Mexborough and Swinton Times March 31, 1939

So Big,–The workman standing in the end of this chimney which arrived at Barnburgh Main Colliery by road last week-end gives an indication of its size. The chimney is 85 feet high and weighs 9 tons.