General view from W of weighbridge, 100,000 gallon water tank, no. 2 shaft headframe and winding engine house, and no. 1 shaft headframe.
SC 376684
Description General view from W of weighbridge, 100,000 gallon water tank, no. 2 shaft headframe and winding engine house, and no. 1 shaft headframe.
Catalogue Number SC 376684
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of B 17581
Scope and Content Weighbridge, Bilston Glen Colliery, Midlothian Bilston Glen Colliery, one of five super-pits opened by the brand new National Coal Board, was begun in 1952. Sinking was completed in 1963 and production peaked in 1970 when a workforce of 2,367 produced 4,000 tons of coal per day. It was closed in 1989. The weighbridge in the foreground weighs trucks coming in and out of the colliery so that the amount of coal being purchased can be calculated. Number 2 Shaft's headgear rises behind the Weighbridge Office. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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