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Description: | One of the most powerful winding engines made for the intensive deep working of the Yorkshire main hard coals. It was built by Markham & Co in 1904, and was a horizontal twin cylinder engine. The colliery turned nearly 20,000 tons of coal per week at full production. The colliery turned over to electrical operation in the 1960s. | Subjects: | Steam Engine Industry | Source: | English Heritage - Viewfinder | Creator: | Watkins, George | Identifier: | http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.u... | Language: | en | Go to resource |
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