Westthorpe Colliery winding engine drum

The winding drum and other parts of the Westthorpe Colliery (near Sheffield) winding engine, recovered from scrap and stored in the stock yard at Pleasley Colliery. Now awaiting decisions and funding on how best to protect and restore the winding engine.

Pleasley Colliery is situated just inside the Derbyshire border, about 5.5 km from the centre of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. It is now a mining museum which is steadily being developed.

www.pleasleypittrust.org.uk