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SiteName:Nenthead: Brewery Shaft & The Nent Force Level

Nenthead
Cumbria
OS Grid Ref: NY78184350

Sub Brit site visit June 1997

[Source: Nick Catford]

Looking into Brewery Shaft from Rampgill Level

Brewery Shaft seen from Rampgill Level

The compressors and workshop

Pelton wheel and compressor crank shaft

Compressor engine chamber

Pelton wheel with both compressor crank shafts

Safety valve in the compressor engine room

Trucks at the start of the Nent Force Level close to the waterwheel

Generator with speed governor

Generator showing both Pelton wheels, governor and feed pipes

Generator showing covered pelton wheel

[Source: Nick Catford

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