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This footpath continues into the copse ahead and very quickly links to the top... (more)

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One of the massive duplex winders the Markham specialised in during the 1910s... (more)

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This is a Robey horizontal duplex steam winder with drop valves and a... (more)

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Although the shaft has been filled, it has been arranged to look as it would in... (more)

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This is the cage at the top of the filled in upcast shaft. The detaching hook is... (more)

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This is where the coal came to the surface in mine cars and sent for processing... (more)

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Hidden under the engine are the control boxes for the electric drive and... (more)

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This large steam winding engine is now rotated by an electric drive under the... (more)

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This steam winding engine is now turned by an electric motor that drives a pair... (more)

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This is the earlier form of Mellings reverse engine stood in an open topped... (more)

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The volunteers have put an electric drive on both winders and this is the one... (more)

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Steam and exhaust pipes under the 1904 Lilleshall horizontal duplex steam... (more)

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These are linked into the steam winder's safety system and in the event of... (more)

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The steam and exhaust lines for the two steam winders. Believe it or not a... (more)

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This rusty and disused plant was used to operate the brakes on this large and... (more)

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