For an illustrated description of this accident at the Glasshouse
Ironstone Mine, 1865 (and the fire at Baddesley Colliery, 1882) see the
Bulletin of the Peak District Mines Historical Society, Volume 11,
Number 5, Summer 1992, pages 233 to 237.
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Gill [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 25 August 2004 21:53
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Winding from multiple shafts
Earlier this year, someone asked about arrangements for winding from a
number of shafts, using just one engine.
Today I was sat looking through the Mines Inspector's Reports (Mr Evans)
for 1866 and came across two drawings (plan and elevation) of such a
contrivance at the ironstone pits on Glasshouse Common, near Whittington
in Derbyshire. Here, the Sheepbridge Coal & Iron Co. Ltd was using a
single cylinder engine to wind from 15 shallow shafts. There were 9
drums on a horizontal shaft and another six on a vertical shaft which
was driven by bevel gears from the first shaft.
The Inspector considered this to be too much! The company objected and
so the great and good were called in to arbitrate, with the result that
no more than 12 shafts could be wound and no new ones added at a greater
distance than the present ones.
The drawings appeared to show that the various diameter drums were fixed
to the shafting - no clutches were apparent.
Mike Gill
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