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SK4964 : Pleasley Pit - hydraulic power pack under the Markham steam winding engine

taken 4 months ago, near to Pleasley, Derbyshire, England

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Pleasley Pit - hydraulic power pack under the Markham steam winding engine
Pleasley Pit - hydraulic power pack under the Markham steam winding engine
This rusty and disused plant was used to operate the brakes on this large and powerful steam winding engine.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Quarrying, Mining Primary Subject: Machinery other tags: Pleasley Colliery Steam Winder Hydraulic Power Pack Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Winding Engine [35] · Steam Winding Engine [18] · Markham Steam [16] ·
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SK4964, 191 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Chris Allen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 17 December, 2025   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 19 December, 2025
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 4986 6436 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:10.4413N 1:15.3308W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 4986 6436
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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