Some more photographs of the winding engines at Desford Colliery.
No 1 Shaft (downcast)
Twin cylinder horizontal winding engine, 26in x 54in at No.1 (downcast) shaft. Built by Wood & Gee, Wigan, 1901, Nos.975/6.
Rebuilt with piston valve cylinders by Worsley Mesnes Ironworks, Wigan.
Copyright © NMRS Records: Geoff Hayes Collection, photograph taken 27th July 1973
Desford Colliery Winding Engine – Copyright © NMRS Records: Geoff Hayes Collection
No 2 Shaft (upcast)
Twin cylinder horizontal winding engine, 26in x 54in at No.2 (upcast) shaft. Built by Wood & Gee, Wigan, 1902, Nos. 1001/2.
Rebuilt with piston valve cylinders by Worsley Mesnes Ironworks, Wigan.
Copyright © NMRS Records: Geoff Hayes Collection, photographs taken 27th July 1973
Desford Colliery Winding Engine – Copyright © NMRS Records: Geoff Hayes Collection
Desford Colliery Winding Engine – Copyright © NMRS Records: Geoff Hayes Collection
Desford Colliery Winding Engine – Copyright © NMRS Records: Geoff Hayes Collection
Desford Colliery Winding Engine – Copyright © NMRS Records: Geoff Hayes Collection
Desford Colliery Winding Engine – Copyright © NMRS Records: Geoff Hayes Collection
