- Institute. This
shaft was to act as the
upcast for the
Institute Pit and was
named the Laura,
after Mr
Charles J. Homer's daughter. Both
shafts were completed...
- effect. A
downcast shaft allowed air into the mine. At the foot of the
upcast shaft a
furnace was kept
continuously burning. The
shaft (commonly several...
-
dangerous explosive gases. At
first fires were
burned at the
bottom of the "
upcast"
shaft to
create air
currents and
circulate air, but
replaced by fans driven...
- coal tubs are
wooden or iron
vessels to
carry coal.
Upcast,
upcast shaft The
upcast is the
shaft by
which the
spent air is
expelled after ventilating...
- use as the
downcast and
drawing shafts. The
upcast shaft was
close to the
Dearne and Dove
Canal and the
downcast shafts were
adjacent to the railway. The...
-
International Brigade and
fought in the
Spanish Civil War.
Through the
Upcast Shaft (1920) The P****ing of Guto (1927) Back in
Return (1933) The
Simple Vision...
-
extracted in 1896. The colliery's two
shafts were both 1,950 feet (590 m) deep, the
downcast Lancaster and the
upcast York.
Development of the pit coincided...
-
colliery had
three shafts. The
downcast shaft, No 1 was 395
yards (361 m) deep and
wound coal from the
Florida seam. The
upcast shaft No 2,
wound coal from...
-
Colliery was sunk in 1906 by Bell Bros. Ltd.,
using the 1840
shaft as the
ventilation upcast shaft (and, later, for manriding). Its
first coal was
drawn in...
- by 1.8
metres (14.1 by 5.9 ft) to a
depth of 11
metres (36 ft) and an
upcast shaft 3.7 by 2.1
metres (12.1 by 6.9 ft) to a
depth of 109
metres (358 ft)...
