Steam winding engine Lewis Merthyr Colliery

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Steam winding engine Lewis Merthyr Colliery

Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 7 Feb 1988

1890 John Fowler winding engine on Trevor shaft. Latterly run on compressed air and ceased work 1983. Now in a cage as part of the Rhondda Heritage Park. It was more photographable before.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.610518
Longitude
-3.387773