Elliot Colliery Winding Engine, New Tredegar (1)
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Elliot Colliery Winding Engine, New Tredegar (1) by Robin Drayton as part of the Geograph project.
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Elliot Colliery Winding Engine, New Tredegar (1)
Image: © Robin Drayton Taken: 23 Aug 2012
A restored engine dating from 1891. For a picture before the restoration see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/731603 . The small opening at the top of the far wall is where the cables passed through to the wheel on top of the mine shaft tower. For a reconstruction of this see the footbridge http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/504024 adjacent to the winding house. The colliery closed in 1967.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.716702
Longitude
-3.235697