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Photographic copy of a drawing of fans No.1 & 2 - copy of general arrangement of 2 fans inside fan house, Seafield Colliery
A 81783 P
Description Photographic copy of a drawing of fans No.1 & 2 - copy of general arrangement of 2 fans inside fan house, Seafield Colliery
Date 1972
Catalogue Number A 81783 P
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 376447
Scope and Content Technical drawing of fans and Fanhouse, 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. This is a technical drawing of the Fanhouse and its fans which suck stale air out of Number 1 Shaft, the upcast shaft. 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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