Astley Green 3

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Astley Green 3 - Astley Green Colliery, Manchester
The engine - the reason the place still exists. It is a 3,300 hp twin tandem compound steam winding engine built by Yates and Thom of Blackburn. No. 1 engine was installed between 1910 and 1912 and No.2 engine while No.2 engine was delayed by the First World War and did not become operational until 1919.

Astley Green 4

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