Steam winding engine, Elliot Colliery, East Pit
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Steam winding engine, Elliot Colliery, East Pit
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 4 Jan 1987
Unrestored horizontal twin tandem compound winding engine by Thornewill & Warham. Built as a duplex in 1891 with Cornish valve cylinders and tandem compounded in 1904 by the same company with Corliss valve HP cylinders. This engine has now been restored and made publicly accessible (temporarily closed - to reopen later in 2008).
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Image Location
Latitude
51.71679
Longitude
-3.235844