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Publication Account

Date 23 November 2023

Event ID 1167445

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Publication Account

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1167445

The reinforced concrete winding gear frame of Mary Pit No.2 was begun in 1919. It was built using the Kahn system by the Trussed Concrete Steel Company (later TRUSCON). This was the first concrete reinforced pit winding headgear in Scotland.

The Engineer (9 January 1920, 48)

HES, Heritage Research Service (Miriam McDonald), 23 November 2023.

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