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Woodhorn Colliery: Starting Work

After collecting their lamps, the miners entered the cages that would take them down into the pit. The cages were connected to cables that were guided by the winding wheels on the headgear and operated by winding gear in the winding houses. The descent was rapid down the dark shaft.

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PREHISTORIC BURIALROMAN PERIOD FARMANGLO-SAXON ROYAL PALACEMEDIEVAL VILLAGEMEDIEVAL CASTLEPOST-MEDIEVAL LEAD WORKINGTWENTIETH CENTURY COAL MINE