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Improvised winch at Field Shaft where the field had collapsed into an old shaft that had probably been lined with timber

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Title: Improvised winch at Field Shaft where the field had collapsed into an old shaft that had probably been lined with timber

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The new lid in place surrounded by shuttering and concrete being pouredMoving the headframe from Ring Shaft to Balloon ShaftDigging Balloon Shaft using the same technique as at Bear Pit
Field ShaftImprovised winch at Field Shaft where the field had collapsed into an old shaft that had probably been lined with timberDebating the best way to line the shaft. A traditional brick well system was used
More up to date mechanisation using a capstan winchSteve shows that not all the visitors to the mines have two legsSand Shaft and Stump Shaft

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