Fraud Blocker Skip to main content

Coal Industry Collection (page 7)

"The Rich History and Impact of the Coal Industry: A Glimpse into its Past" Step back in time to Lea Hall Colliery and Rugeley A Power Station, Staffordshire, 1963



All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping

"The Rich History and Impact of the Coal Industry: A Glimpse into its Past" Step back in time to Lea Hall Colliery and Rugeley A Power Station, Staffordshire, 1963. Witness the bustling activity as coal ships unload at Battersea Power Station, illuminating the night sky in July 1950. Delve deeper into history with a visit to Markham Main Colliery, Armthorpe, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire in 1961. Marvel at the artistic beauty captured on R Colin Snow's coal merchants wagon at Barnburgh Colliery, South Yorkshire in 1961. Transport yourself to Wheatsheaf Colliery in Pendlebury during January 1912 (c1920), where balloting for the coal strike took place amidst fervent discussions about workers' rights. Explore Wath Main Colliery near Rotherham, South Yorkshire in 1956 through an artist's eyes. Experience life inside a coal mine through an evocative depiction from 1862. Admire Queen Mary's visit to a Welsh colliery in 1935; her presence symbolizing the industry's importance. Discover industrial Britain through maps from both1881 and1906 – witness how it thrived due to this vital sector. Immerse yourself further by visiting The Colliery exhibit at Beamish Museum located in Stanley County Durham. Stand beneath Clipstone Colliery headgear Nottinghamshire in 1963 – feel its towering presence representing generations of hard work and dedication. Finally, join a miner at Conisbrough fairground near Doncaster, South Yorkshire as he finds respite from his laborious days amidst joyous festivities captured by an artist's brushstroke. The coal industry has shaped communities and economies throughout history; these glimpses offer just a fraction of its immense impact on society.