1980
SJ5190 : Sutton Manor Colliery, fan engine
taken 44 years ago, near to Clock Face, St Helens, England
Sutton Manor Colliery, fan engine
This was the standby ventilating plant and consisted of a Walker 'Indestructible Fan'
SD5705 : Walker Indestructible fan, Trencherfield Mill and this rope drive horizontal cross compound steam engine by Walker Bros of Wigan. It was built in 1910 and retired in 1986, being removed to Trencherfield Mill, Wigan. It is currently in store and no longer on display. It was good for up to 520 horsepower at 102 rpm. The flywheel was 16' diameter. I was fortunate to see this running one weekend when the main fan was down for maintenance.
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