Photograph: Colliery headgear, south Wales

PHOTOGRAPH: Colliery headgear, south Wales.

In deep mines, the winding gear was used to bring the coal to the surface, as well as to allow men to reach the pit face. In addition, the cages could bring down necessary supplies and machines to the pit bottom. Cages are normally suspended on a steel winding rope, attached to the drum of the winding engine via a pulley on the headgear and normally supported underneath by cage chains - four corner chains and two safety chains. The headgears are the iron and brick towers that stand over mine shafts. They must be able to support the cage's heavy loads, and withstand the power of gale-force winds. On their way up and down the shaft, the cages are sometimes guided by steel ropes that are attached to the cross girders on the headgear.

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