Church service at harvest festival at Lerche shaft !

Church service at harvest festival at Lerche shaft !

On these pages you can find several photos that were taken before, during and after the harvest festival and bikers' church service at Lerche shaft in Hamm (Germany) on October 2nd in 2004. Lots of bikers and other guests had joined at Lerche shaft's pit bank in order to listen to the ecumenical church service in front of a beautiful decorated altar.

Once again this was a very good event at Ost colliery and the organizers have to be praised for it, as well. The pit bank was a very special location for a church service. Additionally even more attractions, good music, different pieces of information about Lerche shaft etc. were offered to the visitors. It was worth having been there !

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Lerche shaft - where the church service took place.	Lots of motorbikes came to Hamm (Germany).	The motorcycles from a bit closer.	Lerche shaft - an impressioning appearance.


The band called "BG 174" played good music.	Pipes at Lerche shaft.	The sunlit tower's upper part.	The tower's head as a close-up.


Lerche shaft - the entire tower.	The tower's back.	What is this - part 1 ;o).	Lerche shaft seen from the machines' hall.


The sun shines through the tower of Lerche shaft.	More and more motorbikes came to the shaft's area.	The bunker for explosives at Lerche shaft.	The Gerstein power plant is steaming.


Motorcycles and the tower of Lerche shaft.	This time from a bit closer.	The impressioning hoisting machine.	One of the machine's two brake shoes.


A red brake cylinder.	Four hoisting ropes are led towards the tower.	Four hoisting ropes at the driving wheel.	A part of Lerche shaft's machine.


Lerche shaft's tower and machines' house.	What is this - part 2 ;o).	A winding staircase.	A door.


The way towards Lerche shaft's pit bank.	And now a bit closer.	Contre-jour shot of the upper pit bank.	The same view with more light.


Stairs at the pit bank of Lerche shaft.	An interesting view.	That is where the church service took place.	The beautiful altar at the pit bank.


The impressioning pit bank of Lerche shaft.	The altar - seen from the side.	Lots of bikers found their way to Hamm.	Shop talks at Lerche shaft.