The 79 m high winding tower is a remnant of the industrial culture of the "Friedrich Heinrich colliery" in Kamp Lintfort. The visit and the view must be worth it. See the great highlight shots by @Norbert.
Further information: route-industriekultur.ruhr/standorte-der-route/ankerpunkte/zechenpark-friedrich-heinrich-kamp-lintfort

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

November 28, 2020

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"... The colliery is named after the former owner of the coal fields, Friedrich Heinrich von Diergardt, who inherited it from his father in 1869. His heirs later sold the fields because they were not interested in coal production themselves. But the name of the Coal fields remained and later carried over to the mine itself. After test drilling in the years 1901-1904, the decision was made to found the Steinkohlenbergwerk Friedrich Heinrich AG Aktiengesellschaft in 1906. The sinking of shaft I began in 1907. ... "
Further details on "Kamp-Lintfort - Friedrich Heinrich colliery":
rheinruhronline.de/niederrhein/niederrheinteil1/kamplintfort/zeche-friedrich-heinrich.htm

rheinische-industriekultur.com/seiten/objekte/orte/kamp_lintfort/objekte/bergbau_zeche_friedrich_heinrich_intern.html
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeche_Friedrich_Heinrich

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Isi-Sicilia

August 8, 2023

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In contrast to its smaller neighbor, the steel headframe above Shaft II, the 79 m high headframe is cuboid and made of concrete. It's younger, dating from the mid-1950s.
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