You could try the Mining Heritage Centre at Leward (Centre Historique Minier
de Lewarde) which is not far or the WW1 museum. Pete
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From: "Simon Chapman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Pete Mason" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 11:32 AM
Subject: "Tower Bridge"
Whilst reading about the battle of Loos in September 1915 there is mention
of an enormous headgear on one of the collieries near Lens in northern
France. Known by the British as "Tower Bridge" a photograph shows it as a
pair of Keope(?) lattice steel winding towers close together and joined by
high level gantries.
Not surprisingly it was destroyed during the war but subsequently rebuilt.
Can anybody give any further details of where, history etc., and whether in
fact it still exists.
My information from "The Battle of Loos" by Philip Warner, Wordsworth
Editions, 2000, including the picture.
Regards, Simon.
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