[jumpy shore]

Originally Posted by Coquet

Looking at electric brewer's photo of the view up from near the Drift bottom.
I think he is slightly out with the west winnings description on this one.
I think the pipe on the left just went into a standage.
The turn into the west was a much larger affair and had a set of points and a curve. I think the turn to the west must be behind the photographer.

I think you are right, he must be standing on the points where the supply set turned off the drift.The roller in the front of the photo was for the winder cable.
The cable belt was famous for trapping the fingers of "early lowsers" desperate to get to the surface for a smoke, every nook and cranny at the top of the drift was filled with contraband hidden to apease the need for a nicotine hit!