Unfortunately for the driver, he didnt know that the colliery manager was in the cage as well. Kellingley colliery, ian mcdonnell driving a derds in the beeston seam. This remarkable machinery was used to operate the cages which transported men and coal between the surface and the mine below. In 1967 the colliery encountered some difficult geological conditions which resulted in losses for the colliery and which eventually resulted in the closure of the waterloo seam by june 1970.
Pleasley colliery, which is situated in the notts and derby coalfield some four miles from mansfield and about eight miles from chesterfield, commenced coal raising for the stanton ironworks company in 1873. At that time stanton ironworks company owned both pleasley. Winding engine article about winding engine by the free. From chesterfield road there was a lane to an old windmill which was subsequently used for the main access to the colliery. Deceased had a foot fast in the points or would probably have been out from between the waggons. Named after west house farm, the settlement was founded in the 1870s.
Both winders were originally squeezed backtoback in the south end of the enginehouses leaving a considerable empty space in the north enginehouse and, as a consequence, the northpit overlap rope had to go out through the roof. The winding engine in our 1900s colliery is the sole survivor of a type once common in the northern coalfield, making it one of the most important objects at the museum. The colliery at pleasley was by 1947 working the top hard, dunsil, first waterloo and deep hard seam, producing half a million tons of coal per annum. Driving a haulage engine operated by electricity, compressed air or steam, and transmitting power to an endless haulage rope by means of a surge wheel, for the transport of coal, dirt and materials, excluding men. The tall brick building houses a huge winding engine. Visitors had the opportunity to see the historic winding engine in action and to find out more about the museums exciting new plans to interpret the history of collieries throughout caerphilly county borough as well as telling the specific story of elliot colliery and its winding engine, around which the winding house museum is built.
It lies roughly two miles east of the exposed coalfield. Both preserved colliery winding engines will be running for the last time this year on sunday, 14th october 2018 10am 2pm. Pleasley colliery is now a scheduled ancient monument and is in the process of being developed. Aug, 2016 great western mine, winding engine in action bob lock.
I am looking to make a scale model of both a steam winding engine and headgear which belonged to a colliery, bringing the miners and coal up and down the shaft. Pleasley colliery, which is situated in the notts and derby coalfield some four miles from. Four large roundarched windows to each side, with iron casements. Pleasley colliery pleasley colliery is a preserved coal mine of the derbyshirenottinghamshire concealed coalfield.
Steam winding engines at pleasley colliery near mansfield. The colliery is situated at about 500 ft 152m above sea level and is aligned on a nesw axis following the trend of the river valley at this point. Some form of signals would be employed to inform the engine driver of the. Elliot colliery, new tredegar, was opened in the late 1880s by the powell duffryn steam coal company and was the first of its modern super pits to be sunk in the rhymney valley. Great western mine, winding engine in action youtube. Pleasley colliery, pleasley, derbyshire ancient monuments. In 20, i embarked upon a project with dr sarah badcock from the department of history at the university of nottingham and dr david amos, curator at bestwood winding engine house museum and former mineworker from annesley colliery. The colliery was sunk in the 1870s and produced coal until 1983. The business licence finder is a onestopshop for business licensing information. Pleasley colliery markham steam winder taken 12 years ago, near to pleasley, derbyshire, great britain.
Beam engine built by gimson and company in 1879, at snibston discovery park. Pleasley colliery disused winding wheels and brick chimney pleasley pit is a preserved coal mine winding house in derbyshire, uk a reflection of the stone built 18th. The winding house was located between the two shafts and was designed to house two worsley mesnes steam winding engines, positioned backtoback, and each serving one shaft. Pithead at hebburn colliery, newcastle area, showing engine house left providing power for the winding gear centre which is raising baskets corves of coal from the bottom of the pit and filling the wooden railway wagons. Media in category pleasley colliery the following 32 files are in this category, out of 32 total. Winding engine house the tall stone engine house came to beamish from chophill colliery. There were a number of winders installed at pleasley in the 19th and early 20th century.
After closure of the colliery in 1986, most of the surface infrastructure was demolished and what remains are the two headstocks which stood above the shafts, the engine house complex. A winding engine is a stationary engine used to control a cable, for example to power a mining hoist at a pit head. Originally, the north pit was the main coal winding shaft and this had a more. Driving a haulage engine operated by electricity, compressed air or steam, and transmitting power to an endless haulage rope by means of a surge wheel, for the transport of. The role holder is accountable for the skills matrix including medical fitness in accordance with li2182, reg 451. It still retains its headstocks, engine houses and steam winders, one of which was installed in 1904 by lilleshall co.
At that time stanton ironworks company owned both pleasley and teversal collieries. Pleasley colliery, pleasley 1015641 historic england. Coal mine grant, ritchie and company winding engine largest in scotland. The winding engine lowered colliers into the mine shaft, and winched mined coal up to the surface. The monument is situated on relatively high ground to the west of the village of pleasley and includes the standing remains of pleasley colliery, the enginehouse, chimney and headstocks of which are listed grade ii. Discover the story of coal mining at the 1900s colliery. These engines worked the colliery, raising and lowering men and materials. The cornish boilers were 40 ft long but the lancashire ones were only 30 ft. The allan straightlink reversing gear was operated by a mellings patent steam reversingengine activated by the drivers lever. The winding engine you can see is in the process of renovation and was was installed in 1922. Historic sites and artefacts x pleasley x steam engine x winding engine highhouse colliery steam winding engine by chris allen for square ns5421 a with permission visit but so late that it was dark in july when we left.
The winding engine house is the last remaining part of that vanished colliery. Electric hoist controllers have replaced proper winding engines in modern mining, but use electric motors that are also traditionally referred to as winding engines. He soon learned about it when the manager returned to ground level. In addition to the driver there is an assistant armed with a hammer and crowbar to break up lumps too large to be handled satisfactorily by either the loader or the face conveyor. This was complimented in january 1777 when a dam was constructed and a fire engine steam engine, was built to drive pumps. There is a small on site cafe where you can buy hot food at very reasonable prices. Originally there were 8 cornish and 8 lancashire boilers located on each side of the engine houses providing steam for the winders and the screens together with another 4 lancashire boilers for the fan engines.
Originally it was powered by steam, but todays visitors see the massive engine moved by an electrical motor. Volunteers are working at pleasley colliery near mansfield and aim to restore the pits winding machinery to full working order. Whether your interest is industrial archeology, the mining industry, the amazing wildlife of our local nature reserve or you just want to enjoy the countryside, there is something here for everyone. Media in category steam winding engines the following 93 files are in this category, out of 93 total. The north steam engine was manufactured by lilleshall of oakengates. Originally, the north pit was the main coal winding shaft and this had a more powerful engine and a larger drum than the south pit. It has four cylinders in twin tandem compound arrangement developing 3300. Pleasley colliery pleasley colliery is a preserved coal mine of the. This twinhorizontal steam winding engine stopped operation in 1966 on the closure of the old mill colliery, pauton, nr. Pleasley colliery winding engine chris allen ccbysa. Geograph britain and ireland is a webbased project to collect and reference geographically representative images of every square kilometre of the british isles. Description auchengeich colliery view of winding engine. By some miracle it escaped complete demolition after closure and it still retains its headstocks, engine houses and steam winders, one of which was installed in 1904 by lilleshall co.
Consultancy contract to supply a feasibility study for the potential conservation and redisplay for bristol city museum and art gallery. Bestwood winding engine house visit nottinghamshire. A history of coal mining in 10 objects is the product of our work. View all hotels near pleasley colliery on tripadvisor. Pleasley colliery was electrified at an early stage. Pleasley colliery mansfield 2020 all you need to know. A selection of coal mining pictures pictures on the web site. Drivers eye view of the restored lilleshall winding engine. Pleasley colliery winding engine chris allen ccbysa2. Cylinder lubrication was by a mechanical oiler operated from the valve rockershafts. Winder drum and engine, pleasley colliery photograph of pleasley on the mine exploration web site uk.
Car driving fast on a winding country road with trees and a cloudy blue sky. Pleasley pit and country park has a lot to offer visitors. New and existing businesses can use the business licence finder to get a report, tailored to the information they provide, on the licences, registrations and codes of practice required to operate a business in western australia. Dennis jason hall talks about starting work at the pit. In order for me to do this i would require the engineering drawings or blue prints for. High level steel repairs to the collierys iconic headstocks. They are run using electric power until a new boiler house is built. Pleasley colliery winding wheel and chimney stack the mining disaster memorial at the site of the.
The doubleacting, horizontalduplex noncondensing steam engine powering the north winder was installed by the lilleshall company ltd. A gin being a tripod construction with a winch for the winding engine. Winding engine house friends of bestwood country park. This is 1 of 2 images, with title pleasley colliery markham steam winder in this square pleasley colliery markham steam winder.
Mar 14, 2020 this protected site is a time warp for exminers. In 1890 a 84kw 500v dc dynamo driven by a horizontal steam engine was installed which powered surface and underground lighting together with a 60 hp. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The downcast winding engine is of lilleshall manufacture and has cylinders. The north winding engine, pleasley colliery, derbyshire.
Slate roof, hipped at one end and gabled at the other, with copings and plain kneelers. In 1873 the stanton iron company began the sinking of two shafts and the construction of a winding engine house at pleasley. Colliery winding engine, beamish museum, 29 november 2002 2. Auchengeich colliery view of winding engine canmore. The winding house is built on the site of the former elliot colliery. A sketch plan made by the colliery manager showing the north engine house and boilers in 1901 indicates that the boilers were arranged perpendicular to the engine houses and that the cornish boilers were located on the west side. The engine is being restored by the bestwood colliery winding house volunteers who have already got engine rotating by electricity using the winding rope, there are long terms plans to reintroduce steam operation. Pleasley colliery bell board ramcroft 544 shaft sections 1890s. The winding engine which served the no 1 shaft is the largest surviving colliery winding engine of its type in europe. Steam winding engine and headgear help model engineer. Senior winder engine driver winder driver mechanical. The winding engine has been restored to working condition. Pleasley colliery is now a scheduled ancient monument and is in the process of being developed into a mining heritage site.
The hairy bikers restoration road trip tv shows hairy. Great western mine, winding engine in action bob lock. Colliery winding engine lots of photos practical machinist. Waterloo seam, with the shaft itself being deepened by driving up from below, whilst in the upcast pit bottom.
Pleasley colliery preserved winding engines running. The role holder is accountable for training personnel to obtain and maintain a winding engine driver s certificate of competency issued by the chief inspector of mines in accordance with li2182, reg 450. Major renovation work at one of the regions oldest collieries will ensure the areas mining heritage is never forgotten. The museums centrepiece is the original victorian winding engine. Working closely with english heritage and a local group of volunteers, we managed a 12 month project to repair and conserve the following. The pleasley pit trust and the friends of pleasley pit in nottinghamshire ran the north winding engine at easter 2015. Winding wheels and engines, san francisco cable car. Pleasley colliery is situated just inside the derbyshire border, about 5.
The engine was made by the markham company of chesterfield. Are you a winding engine driver and have been working in the mines for over 10 years on busy winders. The pumping house is to the left and the winding engine house to the right, cooks kitchen merged with so. Pleasley colliery south winding engine the winding engine house at cooks. The steam plant at pleasley colliery was based around the fire tube boiler. Pleasley colliery markham steam winder chris allen. Westhouses is a village within derbyshire, situated close to the town of alfreton. In 1881 experimental use of incandescent lamps underground was underway and this was later followed by carbonarc lighting on the surface. Well, slightly above ground level when he entered the engine room. It is of late 19th century design, with the cylinders and crosshead guides bolted to a composite bedframe. The winding engine house is the last remaining part of bestwood colliery one of the busiest coal mines in nottinghamshire. Coal mining shaft cage steam engine driver early 1900s. In the 1920s it was decided to deepen the south shaft from 520yards to 800 yards, to reach new seams of coal. Until about 1907 a twodeck cage with 2 tubs per deck was used but with the increased power available from a new winding engine installed in 1905 it was subsequently decided to install a four deck cage whilst retaining the twodeck loading.
The 19th century pleasley to rotherham turnpike branched off the mansfield to chesterfield road a few hundred yards to the northeast of the colliery which suggests that the main roads were of a good standard. Peter the pit pony is also now in his stable see image below. It still retains its headstocks, enginehouses and steam winders, one of which was installed in 1904 by lilleshall co. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. It was sunk in the 1870s and produced coal until 1983. The north winding engine, pleasley colliery, derbyshire puffing billy steam locomotive, constructed in 181814 by coal viewer william hedley, enginewright jonathan forster and blacksmith timothy hackworth for christopher blackett, the owner of wylam colliery near newcastle upon tyne, in the united kingdom. Pleasley colliery is a preserved coal mine of the derbyshirenottinghamshire. Graves, charles frederick, 21 oct 1893, aged 24, shunter, he went between two railway waggons to uncouple them instead of using the shunting pole when the engine driver moved the waggons before deceased was clear of the rails. The engine is britains sole surviving example of a twin cylinder vertical winding engine. The band was formally known as pleasley colliery silver prize band the general consensus is that the band began life around 1883 ten years or so after the first mine shafts were sunk in 1871 73, the first coal being hewn in 1875. Engine house and chimney at the former pleasley colliery.