IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Barrowfield Road, ROTHERHAM, S63 0EW
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Barrowfield Road, S63 0EW by members of the Geograph project.
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Image Listing (31 Images Found)
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1
Hickleton Colliery - over the driver's head
The top of the driver's head is visible in his padded settle as he operates this large steam winding engine. The dial showing the cage position (also known as a 'miniature') is visible as is one of the marks on the drum used for precisely positioning the cage. The drum is bicylindroconical with two flat sections linked by a spiral rising from 16' to 28' diameter. The Gooch link reversing link is also clearly seen.
This photograph is taken from on top of one of the cylinders with a tripod arranged among the working drop valves etc. The engine was running and nobody told us that health and safety would prevent a shot like that - it probably would now.
For the interested, the engine was a horizontal twin cylinder winding engine built in 1921 by Markham & Co Ltd, Chesterfield. The two cylinders were 38" bore x 84" stroke. It took steam at 140 psi but latterly ran on compressed air (it was on steam when I took this). It was finally scrapped in 1994.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 6 May 1981
0.05 miles
2
Hickleton Colliery - the driving seat.
This is where the driver of this steam winding engine held office. This was a large 1921 built duplex by Markham of Chesterfield. The device in the foreground is the steam reversing engine. This huge machine was controlled with three levers - throttle, reverser and brake.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 6 May 1981
0.05 miles
3
Hickleton Colliery
The site remained open beyond the cessation of active mining as it was connected underground to another pit and provided emergency access. It then lingered a while following final closure. The winding engine house on the right contained a large Markham & Co steam winding engine - now scrapped.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 1 Jun 1991
0.05 miles
4
Hickleton Colliery
A sea of broken bricks and the remain of two headgears and the ventilating plant. I don't think we were challenged on this occasion but we were evicted on a separate occasion by some people who also looked to have dubious rights of access.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 1 Jun 1991
0.05 miles
5
Hickleton Colliery
No. 3 shaft, 1921. Ceased to be workable c1989 and demolished 1994. The building housed a very large Markham & Co, Chesterfield steam winding engine.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 1 Jun 1991
0.05 miles
6
Hickleton Colliery boiler house
A lighter version by request. This is a range of Lancashire boilers, coal-fired with superheaters. I can't see convincing economiser gear on these.
Image: © Chris Allen
Taken: 6 May 1981
0.05 miles
8
Gateway to Phoenix Park.
On former reclaimed Hickleton muck stack.
Image: © Steve Fareham
Taken: 24 Aug 2007
0.13 miles
10
Village Scene in Thurnscoe
The mounted wheel commemorates the Hickleton Main Colliery which operated between 1892 and 1988.
Image: © Jonathan Clitheroe
Taken: 13 Sep 2016
0.14 miles