Earthwatcher's photos with the keyword: shaft

The code of shaft signals to be used when winding in shafts. This signboard is at Pleasley Colliery mining museum. 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

An interior view looking up into the No.2 South shaft at Pleasley Colliery. This was formerly the upcast shaft where air and mine gases were drawn up the shaft by the ventilation fan from the mine workings below. The shaft sides were encased by a concrete and brick structure in order to stop outside air from short-circuiting the ventilation system. Entry to the shaft area was via a pair of air-lock doors. The two holes in the roof are where the winding ropes used to come through. The notched steel rails on each side form part of the cage arrestor mechanism to capture the cage and stop it falling back down the shaft in the event of an over-wind. 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

An interior view looking up into the No.2 South shaft at Pleasley Colliery. This was formerly the upcast shaft where air and mine gases were drawn up the shaft by the ventilation fan from the mine workings below. The shaft sides were encased by a concrete and brick structure in order to stop outside air from short-circuiting the ventilation system. Entry to the shaft area was via a pair of air-lock doors. The two holes in the roof were where the winding ropes entered the shaft top. 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

Looking up the North Shaft headframe at Pleasley Colliery. This was originally the downcast shaft where fresh air entered the mine, hence the headframe is an open lattice structure. 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

The No.2 South Shaft at Pleasley Colliery. This was formerly the upcast shaft where air and mine gases were drawn up the shaft by the ventilation fan from the mine workings below. The shaft sides were encased by a concrete and brick structure in order to stop outside air from short-circuiting the ventilation system. Entry to the shaft area was via a pair of air-lock doors. The two holes in the roof were where the winding ropes entered the shaft top. 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

The North Shaft headframe at Pleasley Colliery. This was originally the downcast shaft where fresh air entered the mine, hence the headframe is an open lattice structure. The building houses the winding engine, fortunately still preserved and in the process of being carefully restored. 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

The North Shaft headframe at Pleasley Colliery. This was originally the downcast shaft where fresh air entered the mine, hence the headframe is an open lattice structure. The shaft is now filled and capped, with a concrete plinth on the top. It is rather incongruous to see folks sitting in garden chairs enjoying a cup of coffee where once this was a busy, noisy place with tubs full of coal being wound to the surface. 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

This is the site of the former Cadeby Main Colliery near Conisbrough, in South Yorkshire. Shaft sinking commenced in 1889 and the mine worked until 1986. In July 1912, two explosions within hours of of each other killed a total of 88 men. The concrete monolith marks the position of Cadeby upcast shaft. There is a similar monolith a short distance away to the east, marking the position of the downcast shaft. The disused buildings of The Earth Centre are just visible on the skyline, left of centre. Flickr member loose_grip_99 has a photo of Cadeby colliery in 1976 here: www.flickr.com/photos/loose_grip_99/163184624/