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Other Brandy Bottom Pages

As well as an introductory page, the other Brandy Bottom pages cover the history, and the AIBT's conservation work at the site. The latter is divided into a summary of progress at work parties, plus several pages of photos of the work parties, finds,and nature. There are also images of the display boards, and a page with a location map, plus directions to the site and the dates of work parties.

BUILDINGS

View along old railway track bed, 1985



View along the line of the old railway track in 1985. The Brandy bottom chimney can be seen above and to the left of the platelayers hut, while the chimneys of the Shortwood brickworks can be seen in the distance. Photo by T Rendall








Fan Housing in 2005

Fan ducts from inside heapstead, January 2005. The arched opening can be seen on the left of the following picture. Photo by Steve Grudgings










Chimney and Cornish Engine House



Chimney and Cornish Engine House, May 2005. Photo by Steve Grudgings











Cornish Engine House



Cornish Engine House, June 2005. Photo by M Adams













Brandy Bottom Fan Ducts


Fan ducts, June 2005. Photo by M Adams












Closeup of brickwork

Close up of wall of New Pit heapstead, June 2005. Photo by M Adams











Cornish Engine House from heapstead



Cornish Engine House from South Pit heapstead, July 2011











Stonework on old heapsetad



Close up of stones in the wall of the South Pit heapstead, September 2011.











New Pit heapstead


New Pit heapstead on left, with Horizontal Engine House half hidden behind tree on right, March 2012. The arched entrance on the left is the Fan Drift opening.













Cornish Engine House and South Pit heapstead


Cornish Engine House and South Pit heapstead, looking south from Vertical Engine House, June 2012. A view of the wall after it was rebuilt can be seen in a later photo.











Mine wheels by cycle path


Two halves of a 20 ft diameter mine winding wheel, located on either side of the cycle path in September 2013. They were brought on site from elsewhere, possibly the Lady Windsor colliery near Nantgarw, by Sustrans in either the 1980s or 1990s, and are placed at the point where the cycle path crosses the route of an old Roman road. While the cycle path generally follows the line of the railway, here Sustrans diverted it onto the line of the Dramway so that it ran alongside Brandy Bottom. The makers were Thompson & Southwick, Tamworth, and a close up of their logo can be found on the buildings and conservation page. September 2013






Base of chimney in Old Boiler House


Collapsed brickwork at the base of chimney in Old Boiler House, July 2013. A later photo shows this area after it was rebuilt in 2014 and 2015.












Bricked up flue in Old Boiler House



Close-up of bricked up flue in Old Boiler House. November 2013




















Layers of blue and white lias in chimney


The base of the chimney has been built from alternate layers of white and blue lias, February 2014.














Old Pit heapstead


The view of the Old Pit heapstead, seen from the cycle path in April 2016, is obscured by the bushes growing in front of the boundary fence ...











Old Pit heapstead 2


... while the structure can be seen more clearly after the bushes in front of the fence were cut back in February 2017.












Horizontal Engine House


The view of the Horizontal Engine House, seen here from the cycle path in April 2016, is obscured by the willow tree growing behind the stone stockpile ...











Horizontal Engine House


... while it can be seen clearly after the willow had been cut back in February 2017.















Horizontal Engine House


The view of the Horizontal Engine House, seen here from the Old Pit heapstead in May 2016, is obscured by the trees ...











Horizontal Engine House


... and the effect of cutting down the willow in February 2017.













View of Old Pit enclosure


Looking along the top of the Horizontal Engine House towards the Old Pit in October 2014 ...











Old Pit enclosure


... and in February 2017.













Old Pit heapstead


Old Pit heapstead from the cycle path, April 2017













Old Pit heapstead and Cornish Engine House


View, taken in June 2017, of the Old Pit heapstead from the cycle path, with the chimney in the background and the Cornish Engine House on the left.











Aerial view of Old Pit




Aerial view of the Old Pit, April 2018. (Photo by P Hodson)










Aerial view of New Pit




Aerial view of the New Pit, April 2018. (Photo by P Hodson)










Aerial view of Old Pit






Aerial view of the chimney, April 2018. (Photo by P Hodson)
















Unless otherwise stated, the photos are by R Whitworth.

Other Brandy Bottom Pages

As well as an introductory page, the other Brandy Bottom pages cover the history, and the AIBT's conservation work at the site. The latter is divided into a summary of progress at work parties, plus several pages of photos of the work parties, finds,and nature. There are also images of the display boards, and a page with a location map, plus directions to the site and the dates of work parties.

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