I would presume that he is trying to describe a tandem headgear, of
which there were quite a number in the East Midlands. Supposedly the
only surviving one is at Snibston, Coalville, Leicestershire.
Dave.
In message <[log in to unmask]>, D.R.Poyner
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>Bryan,
>I'm not really clear what you mean by a double winding wheel. The
>arrangement you describe sounds like a conventional pair of upcast and
>downcast shafts to serve the same set of workings, each with its own
>headframe and winding wheel.
>
>David Poyner
>
>On 13 Aug 2007 at 22:01, Bryan Maloney wrote:
>
>> Hi List,
>>
>> I am intrigued by the thought of a double winding wheel, I know I'm not in
>> most of your area's however I live in a village called Awsworth Notts, and
>> there were two very close mine shafts, approximately 30 yards apart, and
>> wondered if they could have been serviced by a double wheel, its very
>> plausible by the looks of it, by the way, if any one is interested, I have
>> a photograph on floppy disc of the workings of the coal mine passageways
>> from 1865 to 1899, however some of the mines were sunk as early as 1594.
>>
>> These were situated near the Glass making plant, or rather vice versa, I
>> have written a book which I am trying to get sponsor ship for publishing,
>> it's the history of the village 37,600 words. And as a spin off I did this
>> small book on the glass making which is in the local libraries and museum,
>> free of charge as it is only a hobby to me.
>>
>> Bryan Maloney, e mail me at [log in to unmask]
>
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