Accessibility

Font Size

100% 150% 200%

Background Colour

Default Contrast
Close Reset

Pricing Change

New pricing for orders of material from this site will come into place shortly. Charges for supply of digital images, digitisation on demand, prints and licensing will be altered. 

 

VENTILATION SHAFT

Back to search

A shaft designed to allow for the adequate circulation of air through an underground structure.

Classifications

Related Terms

Term Note
MINE SHAFT A vertical or inclined excavation giving access to an underground mine.
RAILWAY TUNNEL A tunnel running under a river or a hillside through which a railway line runs.
ROAD TUNNEL A tunnel carrying a road under a river or through a hill or other obstruction.

Heritagedata.org: Linked Data resource