General view from S of no. 1 shaft winding tower, Monktonhall Colliery, built from re-inforced concrete, used to wind coal and men using two tower-mounted, geared, multi-rope A.C. friction winders wit ...
SC 376608
Description General view from S of no. 1 shaft winding tower, Monktonhall Colliery, built from re-inforced concrete, used to wind coal and men using two tower-mounted, geared, multi-rope A.C. friction winders with skip and counterweight, both manually controlled and equipped with dynamic braking. No. 1 shaft is also the upcast air shaft.
Date 1989
Catalogue Number SC 376608
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of B 17655 PO
Scope and Content Number 1 Winding Tower, Monkton Hall Colliery, Midlothian Monkton Hall Colliery was sunk in 1954-67 and was one of the National Coal Board's five Scottish super-pits. Coal production reached 5,000 tons per day in 1968. Most of the output went to Cockenzie Power Station. It was closed in 1997 and then demolished. This reinforced concrete winding tower does the job of a more traditional headframe. A winding-engine at the top of the tower hauls a 2-ton skip loaded with up to 14 tons of raw coal up Number 1 Shaft to the surface. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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