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General view from SW of no. 1 shaft headframe, and two ground-mounted winding-engine houses.

SC 376688

Description General view from SW of no. 1 shaft headframe, and two ground-mounted winding-engine houses.

Catalogue Number SC 376688

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of B 17585

Scope and Content Number 1 Shaft Headframe and Winding-Engine Houses, 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. Steam rising from the left of the Winding-Engine House shows how damp the air is coming out of the upcast shaft, Number 1. Inside, electric winders drive the pulleys at the top of the headframe sending the skips up and down the 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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