During my
allowed exercise today
(chose as secluded/quiet route as I could)
Shann House Bridge (it appears to be called?)
Off Station Road; across River Aire
Mickletown
Looking north, into St Aidens
On the causeway at the other side, between the two main, &
very deep!!! (
1) lakes, looking to the rather large Bucyrus Erie BE 1150 drag-line (
2)
1. St Aidens was an open-cast site, that was flooded, by the (adjacent) RIver Aire
Deep?, it's approaching 200feet, & took almost 3 days to fill the hole!!, with the Aire flowing backwards......
I once went on a tour of the site, on an open-day (pre flooding!!!), it felt odd to be so far down
https://www.methleyarchive.org/minnet-collection/st-aidens-flood-methley-mppt037/
2. It's a big beastie, & impressive to get close to;
http://www.walkingdragline.org/