Hi David and List,
I am researching the village and have written a history book of some 37,600
words, during this research I came upon a section that said that Sir
Willoughby Aston, (Baronet) commissioned Robert Hewitt to do a hand drawing
of Awsworth and showing the route to the mine, situated next to the Glasse
making furnaces, I found the glass making factory before I found out about
the map, I also have a copy of this map, it is in the Archives at
Nottingham, or rather a copy of it is.
I also have a copy of a photograph of two shafts next to each other, and
have been assured that there were no winding wheels there, rather a yoke
system using ponies to draw the workers up and down the shafts in bags and
later small boxes etc. on a yoke, 2 men were killed when the system was
changed to a steam driven engine, and the system did not stop and I believe
the 2 were killed by the engine.
Obviously the shafts were not that deep at first, then later I know for a
fact that the shafts went to around 200 ft, then later 300 ft.
I do have a copy of the workings again hand draw showing the different
depths and how it was mined and this is fascinating.
Well not being a miner etc.
This is why I wondered if there could have been a system of two pulleys for
the 2 shafts.
Bryan Maloney.
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