Hi Daz,
In the South Yorkshire area (Barnsley were I worked) The wheel
house was the winding house. The wheelman was the winding man. Both wheel
and winding terms were used, as was the term cage or chair by miners. Wheel
or winding house was were the winding gear operated.
Hope this is some help.
Barry
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From: "Daz Beattie" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 6:50 PM
Subject: Wheel House
> In the context of coalmining what is or was a wheel house? please. It
would
> also be of interest to know in which coalmining area(s) this expression
was
> used.
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