John H Wilson winch - Tilmanstone Colliery
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John H Wilson winch - Tilmanstone Colliery
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 21 Nov 1985
The water drops on the lens are testimony to a poor day and the only visit I made before closure. This horizontal duplex steam winch by John H Wilson was built c1908 and removed 1986/7. It is now restored and operational on the ash railway at Cambridge Museum of Technology - Image
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Image Location
Latitude
51.207853
Longitude
1.274232