General view from NW of W side of fan house, showing intake of one of the two fans used to drive air down No. 2 shaft.
SC 376609
Description General view from NW of W side of fan house, showing intake of one of the two fans used to drive air down No. 2 shaft.
Catalogue Number SC 376609
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of B 17656
Scope and Content Fanhouse air intake, 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 is the intake of one of the two fans in the Fanhouse which force fresh air into Number 2 Shaft, the downcast shaft. Each fan has a capacity of 212 cubic metres per second. The air can be heated during cold weather. By law, every mine must have two shafts so that miners can escape if one shaft is blocked. This also ensures proper ventilation of the mine. Fresh air is pumped into the downcast shaft and stale air is expelled from the upcast shaft. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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