Winding Gear Collection

Frickley Colliery, South Elmsall, West Yorkshire, 1965. Artist: Michael Walters
Frickley Colliery, South Elmsall, West Yorkshire, 1965. With its shaft sunk in 1905, Frickley Colliery in the village of South Elmsall, West Yorkshire

The Page Bank Colliery-pit on Fire, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Page Bank Colliery-pit on Fire, 1858. Industrial accident near Durham. The fire is supposed to have originated by a spark from the furnace failing into the shaft...An attempt was made by two of

Mode of Raising the Great Bell, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Mode of Raising the Great Bell, 1858. Big Ben being installed in the bell tower of the Palace of Westminster in London. In giving some idea of the process of raising the great bell it is necessary to

Paper Hair-cord Maker, c1802. Creator: Hokusai
Paper Hair-cord Maker, c1802

Boxing Negroes, c. 1939. Creator: Owen Middleton
Boxing Negroes, c. 1939

Candle Holder, c. 1936. Creator: Gerald Bernhardt
Candle Holder, c. 1936

The International Exhibition: Fowler's patent engine and windlass for steam-ploughing, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Fowler's patent engine and windlass for steam-ploughing, 1862. Steam engine to power agricultural machinery. From "Illustrated London News", 1862

Rossington Colliery, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Rossington Colliery, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1964. The main pit head and winding gear at Rossington Colliery. The original owners of the colliery were the Rossington Main Colliery Ltd which was

Bilston Glen Colliery, Midlothian, Scotland, 1960. Artist: Michael Walters
Bilston Glen Colliery, Midlothian, Scotland, 1960. Bilston Glen pit was sunk between 1952 and 1961. It was the scene of violent clashes between striking miners

Imprimerie en Taille Douce, Developpement de la Presse: pl. II, 1771 / 1779
Imprimerie en Taille Douce, Developpement de la Presse: pl. II, 1771/1779. [Engraving works: development of the printing press]

The Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus, 1480 / 1490. Creator: Unknown
The Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus, 1480/1490

Fisherman Carrying a Sail, 1907. Creator: Joseph Edward Southall
Fisherman Carrying a Sail, 1907

The Atlantic Telegraph, [1866]. Creator: Robert Charles Dudley
The Atlantic Telegraph, [1866]

Della Trasportatione dell Obelisco Vaticano et delle Fabriche di Nostro Signore Papa Sisto V fatte dal Cavallier Domenico Fontana Architetto di sua Santita Libro Primo, 1590

Getting Out One of the Large Buoys for Launching, August 2nd, 1865, 1865

Deck of the Great Eastern, the Cable Trough, etc. 1866, 1865-66

Le Chevet de Notre-Dame, Le Matin, 1903. Creator: Unknown
Le Chevet de Notre-Dame, Le Matin, 1903. The Point of Notre-Dame, Morning. Man winding a winch on the River Seine, Paris. From " La Revue De L Art Ancien et Moderne" - Volume XIV

On Thorpe Beach, 1887. Creator: Arthur Evershed
On Thorpe Beach, 1887. Winding gear and sailing boat pulled up on the sand

On Thorpe Beach, 1888. Creator: Arthur Evershed
On Thorpe Beach, 1888. Rowing boat and lobster pots with winding gear

A Colliery Winding Engine, c1864-1930. Artist: Anna Lea Merritt
A Colliery Winding Engine, c1864-1930

The downcast headgear at Clipstone Colliery, Nottinghamshire, 1963. The original shafts of Clipstone Colliery in Mansfield were sunk in 1922 to give access to the top hard seam

The headgear at Clipstone Colliery, Nottinghamshire, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
The headgear at Clipstone Colliery, Nottinghamshire, 1963. The original shafts of Clipstone Colliery in Mansfield were sunk in 1922 to give access to the top hard seam

Pit ponies, South Yorkshire, 1967. Artist: Michael Walters
Pit ponies, South Yorkshire, 1967. In 1913 there were 70, 000 pit ponies at work in Britain, according to government statistics

The heapstead at Kadeby Colliery, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1956. The heapstead showing the top of the winding gear

The Big A, Hem Heath Colliery, Trentham, Staffordshire, 1960. Artist: Michael Walters
The Big A, Hem Heath Colliery, Trentham, Staffordshire, 1960. A view of the headgear of no 2 shaft, known as the Big A due to its distinctive shape

Lea Hall Colliery, Rugeley, Staffordshire, 1961. Artist: Michael Walters
Lea Hall Colliery, Rugeley, Staffordshire, 1961. Lea Hall Colliery was sunk in 1954 and full production began in 1960. The mine was highly productive

The main fan drift at Rossington Colliery, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1966. Artist
The main fan drift at Rossington Colliery, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1966. The main fan drift at Rossington Colliery, photographed from the north during re-furbishments in 1966

Installing a cage at Hickleton Main pit, Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist
Installing a cage at Hickleton Main pit, Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire, 1961. During the drive to improve the pits in the South Yorkshire area during the 1950s and 1960s

The new headgear at Kilnhurst colliery, South Yorkshire, 1957. Artist: Michael Walters
The new headgear at Kilnhurst Colliery, South Yorkshire, 1957. The new headgear under construction at Kilnhurst Colliery near Rotherham

Markham Main Colliery, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1956. Artist: Michael Walters
Markham Main Colliery, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1956. This photograph shows the upcast ascent gear at Markham main colliery in Armthorpe, near Doncaster, during refurbishment work in 1956

A view of Horden Colliery, County Durham, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
A view of Horden Colliery, County Durham, 1964. Horden opened in 1900 and worked for just 84 years, closing just after the miners returned to work after their year long strike

De Beers diamond mine, South Africa, c1890. From a series of lantern slides on the South African diamond and gold mines

Departure to Oudjda officers wounded... (20th century)
Departure to Oudjda of the officers wounded in Meharidja on 17th & 18th april 1912, (20th century). French postcard

Pithead at Hebburn Colliery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne area, 1860. The engine house (left) provides power for the winding gear (centre) which is raising baskets (corves)

Dream Lead Mine, near Wirksworth, Derbyshire, 1881. Sectional view showing the workings and the position in which a skeleton of a rhinoceros was discovered

Sketch of the Harrington Mill Pitt Colliery, County Durham, early 19th century. Artist: Middlemist
Sketch of the Harrington Mill Pitt Colliery, County Durham, early 19th century. View of the pit head, showing the steam engine house

Section of a Coal Mine, 1860. Artist: Thomas Dick
Section of a Coal Mine, 1860. A general pit head scene showing an engine house for a steam engine, the pit head winding gear and the underground areas of the mine in cross section

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