Sutton Manor Colliery, air compressor
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Sutton Manor Colliery, air compressor
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 17 Jul 1980
Compressed air was safe to use underground and many collieries once had big compressor plants. Sutton Manor was one such colliery and in 1980 had two reciprocating steam compressors and a motor driven compressor. This huge machine was the mainstay of the compressor plant and was most impressive despite the enclosed crosshead guides and crank cases. It was built by Walker Bros, Wigan in 1943. The cylinders were 27" & 53" bores x 48" stroke and it was 520 horsepower. Unfortunately, later that year it suffered a catastrophic failure one Saturday evening and never worked again. Fortunately, nobody was injured or worse.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.410888
Longitude
-2.728076