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General view from S of No. 2 winding tower, built from re-inforced concrete, and used to wind men and materials using a tower-mounted, geared, A.C. multi-rope friction winder with cage and counterweig ...
SC 376607
Description General view from S of No. 2 winding tower, built from re-inforced concrete, and used to wind men and materials using a tower-mounted, geared, A.C. multi-rope friction winder with cage and counterweight, manually controlled, with dynamic braking. No. 2 shaft is also the downcast airshaft.
Catalogue Number SC 376607
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of B 17654
Scope and Content Number 2 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 sends a cage loaded with men and materials up and down Number 2 Shaft. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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