Manvers coal preparation plant, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1956. Artist: Michael Walters

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Manvers coal preparation plant, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1956. Manvers processed the coal from several of the surrounding pits, turning it into coke. Living under its shadow, it was said, was equivalent to smoking five or six cigarettes a day.

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Size: 4731px × 3698px
Location: World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,South Yorkshire,Rotherham,Rotherham
Photo credit: © Worldwide Photography/Heritage-Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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