> simon.chapman1 wrote:
> A water-balance headgear existed near Abersychan in Gwent (SO251033)
> and was dismantled for renovation many years ago. I was last there
> about ten years ago when the bits were still scattered about the site.
> Anyone know any better? Isn't there another one preserved elsewhere in
> South Wales?
There is one at Big Pit Museum at Blaenavon, but not sure if that was
the one previously lying in pieces.
There is also a fairly primitive headframe in the Forest of Dean above
the Clearwell Caves complex (Old Ham Iron Mine ?), however it's not the
original one. In addition there are (well, were in 95 !) tripod type
headframes (do these count ?) at a couple of Free Mines; 'New Found Out
Colliery' SO 588, 127 and an unnamed mine just north of Coleford at SO
5860, 1265.
Mike
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