Steam winding engine, Haig Pit
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Steam winding engine, Haig Pit by Chris Allen as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Steam winding engine, Haig Pit
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 5 Nov 1986
This is the bigger of the two Bever, Dorling winding engines. Installed 1920 but not commissioned until 1933. Stopped 1986. Cylinders 40" bore x 7' stroke. Drum is 21' diameter.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
54.542547
Longitude
-3.59812