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Posted: 13 Oct 2025


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Lattice

Lattice
A view from my visit to the Lancashire Mining Museum at Astley Green where I was made very welcome by the volunteers.

The steel lattice headgear for Number 1 Shaft is the only colliery headgear remaining in Lancashire. The structure, which is over 100 feet high, was built by Head Wrightson & Co. in 1912 and replaced the original wooden shaft sinking headgear.

In the engine house at Astley Green is the largest steam winding engine ever used in the Lancashire Coalfield. Built by Yates & Thom in 1912, the twin tandem compound engine delivered 3,300 hp. It is still turned over with compressed air on demonstration days.

William Sutherland, SV1XV, Erhard Bernstein have particularly liked this photo


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 William Sutherland
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Phenomenal capture!
11 months ago.

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