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John Pit 1948
John Pit 1948
Photo: RON HUNT
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Item #: 30272
Photograph of the JOHN PIT Standish Lower Ground

Comment by: fred foster on 8th March 2018 at 19:06

I am sure that the rope for winding the cages was a flat one and as one cage went down one shaft the other came up. On the pic you can see the 2 headgears

Comment by: MikeW on 8th March 2018 at 22:14

I thinks it more likely to be the Taylor pit

Comment by: JB on 9th March 2018 at 09:28

John Pit was a Drift Mine

Comment by: AH on 9th March 2018 at 10:11

JB;This looks like john pit the drift mine was Standish hall;I think the house in the photo is still there

Comment by: Geoff on 9th March 2018 at 15:06

The two shafts are still there, though obviously capped and fenced off.

Comment by: GT on 10th March 2018 at 22:56

John Pit was linked to Standish Hall drift in 1953. When John Pit closed in April 1954 the reserves were worked from Standish Hall drift.

Comment by: Peter francis on 29th March 2018 at 22:06

Yes Fred , John pit had flat winding ropes. I worked there ( with little Sid) when the tunnel from the John pit workings to Standish hall drift was developed to eliminate the winding of the coal .

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