Using a method of drilling never before applied to coal borings and which has enabled them to drill an 8 inch borehole 1,646 feet National Coal Board engineers are working day and night on newly discovered seams of bituminous coal under farmland at Crackley Bank, near Shifnal, Shalop. Picture shows: A general view of the coal drilling at Crackley Bank, showing the 90feet high jack knife boring derrick, and drill. 7th April 1948.
Using a method of drilling never before applied to coal borings and which has enabled them to drill an 8 inch borehole 1,646 feet National Coal Board engineers are working day and night on newly discovered seams of bituminous coal under farmland at Crackley Bank, near Shifnal, Shalop. Picture shows: A general view of the coal drilling at Crackley Bank, showing the 90feet high jack knife boring derrick, and drill. 7th April 1948.