It's not obvious - the scaffolding pole barriers in the middle distance are round the open balance shaft. To the left of that are the slab walls which supported the headgear. The brownish thing behind the dark grey building are the remains of the second balance. The balances were called George and Douglas, after the galleries they served.
This photograph is by grahami and was uploaded September 6th 2007. © grahami please do not copy or distribute without prior express permission.
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