The tower of Shaft 3 is a German double-strut scaffold from 1934. It was built by GHH in Oberhausen. Because the upper crane hood is missing, the shaft scaffold is no longer eligible for historic preservation and is scheduled for demolition in 2025. So, there's not much time left...

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Küstenkind 🌊

November 17, 2025

Cycling

A landmark in Marl is currently disappearing: the dismantling of the headframe of Shaft 3 at the Auguste Victoria coal mine in Marl is in full swing these days. The 12-ton pulley wheels have already been salvaged; soon nothing will remain of the headframe. It is still undecided whether the pulley wheels will find a permanent home and be put on display.

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Krausu

December 10, 2025

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The double-strut headframe (also known as a double trestle) is now history. The demolition work took only about a week! At the end of November 2025, the cityscape, familiar for approximately 90 years, changed forever. The fate of the two remaining pulley wheels remains uncertain. As is well known, the AV was the penultimate coal mine in the Ruhr region.

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