Last Alteration: Sunday 07 April 2013
Blists Hill: Mine
Blists Hill: Mine
The mine head sits beside the canal at the end of Colliery Lane.
Access: admissionStatus: recognisableMine Head
Photograph taken: 5th March 2007 by Chuck Foster
The Mark of the Rani (2)
Filmed: 25 Oct 1984
Peri looks down the pit shaft.
The Mark of the Rani (2)
Filmed: 25 Oct 1984
The Doctor is trapped at the pit shaft by the rioters.
Access: admissionStatus: recognisableWinding Engine Building
Photograph taken: 5th March 2007 by Chuck Foster
The Mark of the Rani (2)
Filmed: 25 Oct 1984
Ravensworth walks to the pit to check on the guards.
Photograph taken: 5th March 2007 by Chuck Foster
The Mark of the Rani (2)
Filmed: 25 Oct 1984
The Doctor is attacked at the pit.
The Mark of the Rani (2)
Filmed: 25 Oct 1984
Photograph taken: 5th March 2007 by Chuck Foster
The Mark of the Rani (2)
Filmed: 23 Oct 1984
The miners are busy at work at the pit.
Photograph taken: 5th March 2007 by Chuck Foster
The Mark of the Rani (1)
Filmed: 25 Oct 1984
The Doctor and Peri walk back to the pit from Ravensworth's office.
Access: admissionStatus: recognisableLooking towards Colliery Lane
Photograph taken: 5th March 2007 by Chuck Foster
The Mark of the Rani (1)
Filmed: 23 Oct 1984
End of shift, and the miners head out of the pit back to the village.
Access: admissionStatus: recognisableLooking towards Candle Factory
Photograph taken: 5th March 2007 by Chuck Foster
The Mark of the Rani (2)
Filmed: 25 Oct 1984
The Doctor and Peri make their way back to the pit.
Access: admissionStatus: recognisableCanal
Photograph taken: 5th March 2007 by Chuck Foster
The Mark of the Rani (2)
Filmed: 24 Oct 1984
The Doctor smiles as he passes some children working.
The Mark of the Rani (2)
Filmed: 24 Oct 1984
Peri escapes from the clutches of the rioters.
Where to walk to next?
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Blists Hill: High Street (The Mark of the Rani). Walk down Colliery Lane to the junction with the High Street.
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Blists Hill: Furnace Bank (The Mark of the Rani). Walk down the path by the edge of the Candle Factory to come into Furnace Lane by the Harness Maker's.
Other show-related mentions for the location:
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DVD Release - The DVD release includes a "Now and Then" featurette contrasting the location between when it was filmed and the modern day.
Further links about the location:
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Ironbridge Gorge Museums - Blists Hill Victorian Town
Related Stories
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The Mark of the Rani [23-27,30-31 Oct, 1 Nov 1984]: The village of Killingworth.
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