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Following the launch of trove.scot in February 2025 we are now planning the retiral of some of our webservices. Canmore will be switched off on 24th June 2025. Information about the closure can be found on the HES website: Retiral of HES web services | Historic Environment Scotland

Dysart, Frances Colliery

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General view from North East of headstock and surrounding steel framed brick buildings containing car hall and man-winding level. Note the small, winding engine house for shaft repairs and maintainance to left of picture. On-line Digital Images SC 369015 General view from North East of headstock and surrounding steel framed brick buildings containing car hall and man-winding level. Note the small, winding engine house for shaft repairs and maintainance to left of picture. Item Level
Aerial view from South East. On-line Digital Images SC 376480 Aerial view from South East. Item Level
Aerial view from East North East. On-line Digital Images SC 376483 Aerial view from East North East. Item Level
Aerial view from South West On-line Digital Images SC 376484 Aerial view from South West Item Level
Aerial view from South. On-line Digital Images SC 376485 Aerial view from South. Item Level
View from South East showing (left to right) fan drift, fan house, and fan drift winder house. On-line Digital Images SC 376486 View from South East showing (left to right) fan drift, fan house, and fan drift winder house. Item Level
Mine office and pay hall with engineers workshop (at rear), viewed from East. On-line Digital Images SC 376487 Mine office and pay hall with engineers workshop (at rear), viewed from East. Item Level
Building containing electricity sub-station and (at South end) fire station, viewed from South West. On-line Digital Images SC 376488 Building containing electricity sub-station and (at South end) fire station, viewed from South West. Item Level
Tool store (left) and rest room, winding engine house (centre) and headstock, viewed from North East. On-line Digital Images SC 376489 Tool store (left) and rest room, winding engine house (centre) and headstock, viewed from North East. Item Level
Compressor house, with remains of earlier ventilation mine winding engine house (left, now used as a store) seen from North East. On-line Digital Images SC 376490 Compressor house, with remains of earlier ventilation mine winding engine house (left, now used as a store) seen from North East. Item Level
View from North of building containing electrical sub-station and fire station (left), and headstock and car hall (centre). On-line Digital Images SC 376491 View from North of building containing electrical sub-station and fire station (left), and headstock and car hall (centre). Item Level
View from South South West showing remains of incline which took tubs to upper level of car hall.  This and surrounding buildings are now used as stores aand workshops. On-line Digital Images SC 376492 View from South South West showing remains of incline which took tubs to upper level of car hall. This and surrounding buildings are now used as stores aand workshops. Item Level
Headstock and surrounding pit-head steel framed building, containing the car hall and main winding level. On-line Digital Images SC 376493 Headstock and surrounding pit-head steel framed building, containing the car hall and main winding level. Item Level
View form South East of headstock and winding engine house (with pipes ready to be taken down the mine in foreground). On-line Digital Images SC 376494 View form South East of headstock and winding engine house (with pipes ready to be taken down the mine in foreground). Item Level
View from South East showing South East end of steel framed buildings around pit-head.  This area probably contained screening plant. On-line Digital Images SC 376496 View from South East showing South East end of steel framed buildings around pit-head. This area probably contained screening plant. Item Level
Steel framed building around pit-head (containing car hall, left, and screening plant and headstock, right), viewed from East South East. On-line Digital Images SC 376498 Steel framed building around pit-head (containing car hall, left, and screening plant and headstock, right), viewed from East South East. Item Level
View from South West showing (left to right) baths (containing showers, toilets, changing rooms, etc.) time office and lamp room, and electrical sub-station. The large buildings to the rear are former workshops, let out as warehouses.. On-line Digital Images SC 376499 View from South West showing (left to right) baths (containing showers, toilets, changing rooms, etc.) time office and lamp room, and electrical sub-station. The large buildings to the rear are former workshops, let out as warehouses.. Item Level
View from South West of remains of former ventilation/mine winding-engine house (left) also showing North end of car hall, with rails leading to mine-car hoist. On-line Digital Images SC 376500 View from South West of remains of former ventilation/mine winding-engine house (left) also showing North end of car hall, with rails leading to mine-car hoist. Item Level
Interior from North North West of car hall, currently mothballed until the fate of the mine is decided. On-line Digital Images SC 376501 Interior from North North West of car hall, currently mothballed until the fate of the mine is decided. Item Level
Detail of Banksman's control cabin in winding engine house. On-line Digital Images SC 376502 Detail of Banksman's control cabin in winding engine house. Item Level
Detail within Banksman's control cabin in winding engine house. On-line Digital Images SC 376503 Detail within Banksman's control cabin in winding engine house. Item Level
Detail of gearing and drum of winding engine. On-line Digital Images SC 376504 Detail of gearing and drum of winding engine. Item Level
Interior of winding engine house, from South West. On-line Digital Images SC 376505 Interior of winding engine house, from South West. Item Level
Dysart, Frances Colliery
General view of mine workings from SW, headframe in background On-line Digital Images SC 444500 Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland Dysart, Frances Colliery General view of mine workings from SW, headframe in background 1974 Item Level