Cracken Edge Winding House

Chinley, Buxworth And Brownside

Cracken Edge Winding House

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Cracken Edge Winding House

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Location: Chinley, Buxworth And Brownside, High Peak, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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November 22, 2024

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This old winding house used to house a winding engine, which is a machine that lowers and raises miners and materials into and out of mines. It is a part of the wider Cracken Edge Quarry that closed in the 1900s.

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Elevation 390 m

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Saturday 26 September

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71 %

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Max wind speed: 31.0 km/h

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Location: Chinley, Buxworth And Brownside, High Peak, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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