Cardowan colliery, No. 1 shaft steam winder.
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Cardowan colliery, No. 1 shaft steam winder.
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 26 Apr 1982
Horizontal duplex built in 1924 by Murray & Paterson of Coatbridge. Piston valve cylinders of 26" x 60", parallel drum 14' diameter. Now preserved at Summerlee Image
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Image Location
Latitude
55.890198
Longitude
-4.134574