The Ram Hill colliery engine house
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Ram Hill colliery engine house by Neil Owen as part of the Geograph project.
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The Ram Hill colliery engine house
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 18 Sep 2022
Steam made the extraction of coal much more effective when the engine was installed here. Although not a large machine, it was powerful enough to move the miners, pump out water from the levels and raise a kibble (bucket) with about ¾ tons of coal.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.520341
Longitude
-2.463605