Sherwood Colliery - steam winding engine
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Sherwood Colliery - steam winding engine
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 25 Mar 1981
This was the smaller of the two winding engines and was a horizontal duplex built in 1902 by Fraser & Chalmers of Erith. The Corliss valve cylinders were 26 x 54" and fitted with Seymour's patent valve gear (the only example I ever saw) under governor control. The parallel drum was 11' diameter. The engine was scrapped in 1983 but one cylinder was taken to the National Mining Museum at Lound Hall. This museum is long since closed and the fate of the cylinder is not known. The colliery was demolished many years ago. This view is from the crank end on the driver's side. The circular dial with a bell on top is the indicator to show the driver where the cages are in the shaft. This winder was hauling men and materials and was smaller than the monster on the other shaft that was hauling coal. The operation was 24 hours per day and we were kindly allowed in to see these lovely machines. For our part we kept out of the way and did not distract the drivers.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.156931
Longitude
-1.198382