Gascoigne Wood Drift Site – WS Atkins Project Plan

A “coffee table” publication by WS Atkins, the main contractor for the Gascoigne Wood Drift mine site. Coal was transported here from the coal face – the five Shaft Sites were only for miners’ access, machinery and ventilation,

As well as artists’ impressions, the text describes in some detail how the project was to be realised. The full document is available at the National Coal Mining Museum for England library but you can read the text here.