Pit Head Winding Wheel at the Entrance to Moira Furnace the Ashby Canal ,

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An iconic Pit Head Winding Wheel which once lowered local miners underground to the coal mines in the area, now situated at the entrance to Moira Furnace Museum

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Size: 4000px × 6000px
Location: Moira, Leicestershire England
Photo credit: © Mike Twigg,fotocapricorn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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