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View of fan house from top of No.1 winder's tower. Fan house contains two fans, extracting air from No.1 shaft, inducing clean air to flow in to the mine through No.2 shaft, Seafield Colliery
SC 376416
Description View of fan house from top of No.1 winder's tower. Fan house contains two fans, extracting air from No.1 shaft, inducing clean air to flow in to the mine through No.2 shaft, Seafield Colliery
Catalogue Number SC 376416
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of A 81748
Scope and Content 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 the view looking down the vents and ducts of the Fanhouse. Inside, fans extract stale air through Number 1 Shaft, the upcast shaft, sucking in fresh air through Number 2 Shaft, the downcast 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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