Workshop Crane words its doorways standing open and

its doorways standing open and paint lifting from the walls in long curling strips

Built in 1939 as a steam-driven dairy processing plant for Peters' American Delicacy Co

falling across a dusty board floor worn smooth by generations of work

rusted steel showing through where the render has fallen away

Workshop Crane words its doorways standing open andThe 15 tonne overhead electric crane in the main workshop at Elrington Colliery, running on rails set above the workshop floor. Standard gauge rail through the floor allowed coal wagons inside for repair. The electrician's shop, machine shop, and compressor room all opened off this central space. Part of the Elrington Colliery series.