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Aerial view of Seafield Colliery
A 55781
Description Aerial view of Seafield Colliery
Date 1988
Collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography
Catalogue Number A 55781
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 1860613, SC 376404
Scope and Content Aerial view of Seafield Colliery, Kirkcaldy, Fife Seafield Colliery was sunk by the National Coal Board in 1954-66. It was one of five new super-pits and, in its heyday in 1970, employed 2,466 people. It was closed in 1988. Each shaft is marked by a winding-tower. Stale air is sucked out of Number 1 Shaft (top), the upcast shaft, by fans in the Fanhouse to its left. Fresh air - with added nitorgen to prevent explosions - flows into the mine through Number 2 Shaft (bottom). 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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