Clipstone Colliery ~ 7

A shot from a disused colliery, where I was allowed behind the scenes. I have removed my exif data so that the date the shot was taken isn't public.

This is the internal winding wheel that would wind the coal and the men up and down to the coal face nearly 900m below ground.

Expect to see a lot more shots from this visit, and some even in colour!

[Gail]

What a great shot. Lots of interesting shapes and angle.... How lucky to get behind the scenes.

[Lyn Berriman]

Also nice in black and white. Lovely capture

[Kristen]

Wonderful shot!

[Ivan]

Nice bit of industrial archaeology, super shot.

[Danny G.]

Nice b&w textures and tones

[🐓 Patricia Fletcher]

Super composition. Great variety of textures and shapes.

[Ceeceebee]

Great details, love industrial machinery.

[Molly]

I thought the colour version was very striking and thought I'd prefer it, but having looked carefully at this, I've enjoyed looking at all the details and textures and I like it better. Both great shots though.

[Ken "Tasian"]

Great capture and looking forward to the others from this visit.

[8yearson]

How did you get behind the scenes then?! Great variety of textures, tones and detail.....

[Sean O'Neill]

@jackie8 I'm afraid that info has to remain classified, as does the date of my visit.

[8yearson]

Ooh, that sounds very secretive, furtive and exciting! It's not what you know, but who you know eh!

[Humphrey Hippo]

Fab industrial shapes. Love the intrigue. ;)

[Andreas]

Super! Looking forward to more

[Gwyn]

So interesting to look at this one after the color version. Both have their merits! Love the focus on texture in this one. Love the eye-popping red wheel in the other version.

[Rachel Withey]

Fantastic image - how cool that you got to go behind the scenes

[William D Sadler]

very good shot.

[Andrew S]

There's more? Excellent! This is the drive sheave, which is driven usually by an electric motor. The gear looks old enough to have been driven by steam at one stage. Looks like the rope has been removed and discarded.

[Myrna O'Hara]

love that you did shots of a coal place in b&w. well captured.

[David]

Oh yes! How did you get in there, Sean? I'm envious!

[Gloria]

i have a, not so secret love, of big 'ol metal gears
gorgeous!

[Sean O'Neill]

@roadshow You and me both Gloria, I could have spent a week with my camera here!!

[Sean O'Neill]

@tomtom Thanks Andrew, as you will see from my other shots, this place is in a state of disrepair and was closed many years ago. Thieves have stolen anything light enough to carry away and that includes the rope. Lots more to come here.....

[Sean O'Neill]

@roadshow I should have said, there are lots of shots of the Winding Gear in my 4 albums over the last week. Just click on my "clipstone colliery" tag

[Andy Roe]

Great shot - interesting industrial detail.

[Shanne]

nice pov - Sean - if people are asking they can get views of this stuff at Blists Hill - they demonstrate the machines in action

[Shanne]

steam driven machines there

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

Love the depth to this and the composition.

[Bernadette]

fav. first visit to your project and I love it.