General view of fan house from West on top of No. 2 winding tower. The fanhouse contains two identical fans (one in use, one on standby), made by Mather and Platt of Manchester. Each fan provides 21 ...

Description General view of fan house from West on top of No. 2 winding tower. The fanhouse contains two identical fans (one in use, one on standby), made by Mather and Platt of Manchester. Each fan provides 212.4 cubic metres of air per second at 2490 N/sqm. In cold conditions, the air can be heated using oil-fired heaters.

Catalogue Number SC 376630

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of B 17683

Scope and Content Fan House, 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. The Fan House contains two fans 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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