Man winding engine - Haig Colliery
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Man winding engine - Haig Colliery
Image: © Ashley Dace Taken: 7 Jul 2015
This is a Bever and Dorling (of Bradford) winding engine. The winding gear for the man riding shaft was demolished in the 1980s when the pit closed. The museum retains both winding engines although only this one is open for public viewing.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
54.543092
Longitude
-3.597678