Steam Winder

See how a few puffs of steam can work with some giant machinery to move the mighty Pit Wheel.

The steam-winding engine for over 100 years, moved men and coal in and out of the pit. Winding is about getting the miner into the pit and the coal out. As mining went deeper, winding machines improved. A winding engine is a large winch which hauled cages up and down the vertical mineshaft.

Learn more by watching a demonstration led by our Volunteers.