Markham Main Colliery - power house
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Markham Main Colliery - power house
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 12 Aug 1980
This colliery is now demolished but back in 1980 there was still a steam winding engine running and I found this Belliss & Morcom motor driven air compressor in the powerhouse between the two winding engine houses.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.534438
Longitude
-1.070569