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Gartshore No 10 shaft on the south side of the canal and to the west of the bridge was used as a ventilation upcast and escape shaft for Twechar No 1. It was a dry pit which made it an ideal one for training.
Front row:
Unknown, Jake Love (instructor), Jock Smith (instructor), Peter Brown (manager), Tammy Green (instructor), Alex Fotheringham (instructor), Jimmy Mellon (instructor), unknown.