View of compressor house and no. 1 and 2 winding house from South East, Cardowan Colliery
SC 376876
Description View of compressor house and no. 1 and 2 winding house from South East, Cardowan Colliery
Catalogue Number SC 376876
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of LA 4398
Scope and Content Compressor and Winding Engine House, Cardowan Colliery, Lanarkshire Cardowan Colliery was opened in 1930 by Nimmo and Dunlop. In its heyday in 1959, its 1970 workers produced 1,550 tons of coal per day from its two shafts. It was closed in 1983 after a serious fire caused excessive levels of methane in the pit. The pipes bring in steam to the Winding-Engine House to drive the winding-engines sent the cages up and down the shafts. The block to the right is the Compressor House where compressed air is produced. Piped steam and compressed air are often used to power coal-mining machinery because it is safer to create power away from coal dust and possible pockets of gas than to risk setting off an explosion with a spark or flame from an engine or motor. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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