General view of car circulation hall, Rothes Colliery
SC 560008
Description General view of car circulation hall, Rothes Colliery
Date 8/11/1979
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 560008
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Former Rothes Colliery, Glenrothes, Fife This colliery was designed by the National Coal Board as a showpiece deep pit, and was expected to provide secure employment to a large workforce for many years. The new town of Glenrothes was founded to serve it. This view shows the pit-head buildings surrounded by farmland, as the pit had a very short life. The tall structures were the winding towers, with electric winders immediately above the shafts. To the left are the exhausts from the ventilating fans. These buildings were designed by the Coal Board's in-house architect, Egon Riss, and were his best work in Scotland. They lasted as ruins until the early 1990s, when they were demolished. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H79/223/2
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