First lift shaft
First lift shaft
Early miners on tea break
Early miners on tea break
Loading rock salt onto barges
Loading rock salt onto barges
SUL Fire Brigade
SUL Fire Brigade
3 & 5 Shaft 1970's
3 & 5 Shaft 1970's
Descending 3 Shaft in 1970's
Descending 3 Shaft in 1970's
Introduction of powered drilling
Introduction of powered drilling
Overcutter – Bespoke machine built for Winsford Mine
Overcutter
Miner stood next to a pillar
Miner stood next to a pillar
Trains came directly into Winsford Mine until 1970'
Railhead existed until 1970's
3 & 5 Shaft present day
3 & 5 Shaft present day
4 Shaft present day
4 Shaft present day
Current day miner stood in machine mined tunnel
Miner in machine mined tunnel
Undercutter
Undercutter
Drill
Drill
Scaling machine
Scaling machine
Komatsu WA800
Komatsu WA800
Head of Joy Continuous Miner
Head of Joy Continuous Miner
Joy Continuous Miner with operator
Joy Continuous Miner & operator
Joy Continuous Miner cutting
Joy Continuous Miner cutting
Rock Salt being loaded into lorry for delivery to a customer
Rock Salt being loaded into lorry
Rock Salt being spread on the roads by a Gritter
Rock Salt spread by a Gritter
Plan of the Mine
Plan of the Mine
Wide cross-section drawing of Winsford Mine's Geology
Wide cross- section drawing
Narrow cross-section drawing of Winsford Mine's Geology
Narrow cross- section drawing

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