Nick Harrison on Flickr King Pit This shaft was sunk in 1750 by Carlisle Spedding the mining agent for the Lowther family By 1793 it had reached a depth of 160 fathoms which at the time made if the deepest pit in the world Solway Road, Whitehaven Colour: stone Wikimedia: Flickr: How to add yours Nick Harrison on Flickr Nick Harrison on Flickr Google Streetview OpenStreetMap See also... Julian Osley on Geograph
