Another Pit?

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Another Pit?

Postby RogerWood » Fri Dec 03, 2010 12:42 am

Take a look at this photo and notice the winding gear near North Rd.
http://archive.rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk/treorchy/image.php?i=36292&r=2&t=4&x=1
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Re: Another Pit?

Postby JohnPitt » Fri Dec 03, 2010 7:10 pm

RogerWood wrote:Take a look at this photo and notice the winding gear near North Rd.
http://archive.rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk/treorchy/image.php?i=36292&r=2&t=4&x=1


Doesn't the chimney next to it tally with your photo of rear North Road, pic 9 here perhaps these are the remains of Ferndale No 2 or 4 ?? These old pits were wrecks when we were toddlers! and those allotments haven't looked so pristine since food came off the ration!
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Re: Another Pit?

Postby RogerWood » Sat Dec 04, 2010 12:16 am

Thats right John but the old one dates from 1909 (I think)
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Re: Another Pit?

Postby JohnPitt » Sat Dec 04, 2010 1:03 am

Perhaps a bit further down than the No 2 & 4 collieries which came and went within the last century - this map dated 1898 seems to show a winding house in what is maked as "lower fan pit".

I'm no buff on old pits.
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Re: Another Pit?

Postby RogerWood » Wed Dec 15, 2010 8:55 pm

JohnPitt wrote:Perhaps a bit further down than the No 2 & 4 collieries which came and went within the last century - this map dated 1898 seems to show a winding house in what is maked as "lower fan pit".

I'm no buff on old pits.

You could be if you could "overlay" this map to todays.
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