The headstocks in Clipstone are still a symbol of the mining village's history and generate passionate feelings in the residents. The colliery was closed by British Coal, as the National Coal Board had become, in 1993 and reopened by RJB Mining (now UK Coal) in April 1994, the licence to dig for coal being limited to the Yard seam which is located at a depth of 957 yards (870 m). The colliery was finally closed in April 2003.
@peadar Thanks for your comment. I am not too happy with this shot, might try to do better sometime. Think I need to get the headstocks more central in the gap and make it so the houses and cars are hardly discernible.
