Elijah Warings report on South Gloucestershire for the 1842 Child Commission report sets:
"At the Easton Coal works, the proprietors have caused a commodious ‘hutch’ to be
constructed of riveted iron plates, in the form of an elliptical dome, with two entrances. In this
hutch, seven men, and two or three boys, can go up and down together, snugly protected from
the jets of water, as well as from any stone or other substance accidentally falling on them.”
Regards
David
> On 29 Nov 2017, at 11:25, Simon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> According to 'A History of Coal Mining in Great Britain' by Galloway (1882, p.216) the cage system was first introduced at South Hetton Colliery in 1834. Although it was specifically for raising coal in tubs it was presumably also used for man-riding in place of them having to hang onto the rope.
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> On 29/11/2017 08:36, Andy Cuckson wrote:
>> When and where in Britain was the first system installed for winding miners up and down from the surface in cages attached to a cable?
>> Apart from capital cost and maintenance, were there particular reasons why mining companies might have avoided installing them?
>> Many thanks,
>> Andy Cuckson
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