Steam pumping and winding engines in British deep mining (1800-1880)

1. Steam winding proven for shafts at Walker Colliery

   Jan 1, 1784Labels: Walker Colliery, Boulton &

   • DMM Colliery Eng

2. Steam pumping enables deeper British mining

   Jan 1, 1800Labels: British mines, Steam pumping

   • Britannica
   • Beam engine

3. Woolf patents high-pressure compound engine

   Jan 1, 1804Labels: Arthur Woolf, Compound engine

   • Britannica
   • Compound engine

4. Lean’s Engine Reporter starts efficiency competition

   Jan 1, 1810Labels: Lean s

   • Lean s Reporter
   • Lardner table

5. Cornish pumping efficiency rises sharply

   Jan 1, 1820Labels: Cornish engines

   • Lean s Reporter
   • Lardner table

6. Wire rope invented for deep-mine winding

   Jan 1, 1834Labels: Wilhelm Albert, Wire rope

   • Wire rope
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7. Wire ropes adopted and industrialized in Britain

   Jan 1, 1840Labels: British industry, Wire rope

   • DMM Winding history
   • Wire rope

8. Mines Act limits underground labor by women and children

   Aug 10, 1842Labels: Mines Act

   • Parliament overview
   • Museum Wales

9. Coal Mines Inspection Act empowers safety inspections

   Aug 14, 1850Labels: Coal Mines, Mine inspectors

   • Parl Archives
   • Nat Archives Mines

10. Ormerod’s detaching hook improves overwind safety

    Jan 1, 1867Labels: Edward Ormerod, Detaching hook

    • Ormerod
    • DMM Winding safety

11. Cornish pumping engines spread beyond Cornwall

    Jan 1, 1868Labels: Cornish pumping, British manufacturers

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    • Cornish engine

12. Coal Mines Regulation Act consolidates rules

    Aug 10, 1872Labels: Coal Mines

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    • DMM Act rules

13. Steam winding and pumping mature as deep-mining standard

    Jan 1, 1880Labels: Steam winding, Steam pumping

    • Nat Archives Mines
    • DMM Winding history