Coal Mining Collection

The pithead and winding gear at Coventry Colliery at Keresley 31st January 1974

Lea Hall Colliery and Rugeley A Power Station, Staffordshire, 1963. Lea Hall was the first colliery planned and sunk by the National Coal Board (NCB) and work began in 1954

Coal Miner
A miner pushing a coal truck, 1878. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

R Colin Snow coal merchants wagon, Barnburgh Colliery, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist
R Colin Snow coal merchants wagon, Barnburgh Colliery, South Yorkshire, 1961. Snows were one of the many coal merchants operating in the South Yorkshire area, selling locally mined coal

Shaft and gear at Vane Tempest Colliery, Seaham

Ebbw Vale Colliery
A stereoscopic image of a freight train at Ebbw Vale Colliery in South Wales, 1856. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Miner statue, Tonypandy, Rhondda Valley, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Markham Main Colliery, Armthorpe, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1961. A general view of the colliery taken during refurbishment work in 1961

Terraced streets of Easington with the gear towers of the local pit head in the background

A miner at work underground in a coal mine. August 1984 P017840

Frickley Colliery, South Elmsall, West Yorkshire, 1965. Artist: Michael Walters
Frickley Colliery, South Elmsall, West Yorkshire, 1965. With its shaft sunk in 1905, Frickley Colliery in the village of South Elmsall, West Yorkshire

Balloting for the coal strike, Wheatsheaf Colliery, Pendlebury, January 1912, (c1920). Artist: Topical Press Agency
Balloting for the coal strike, Wheatsheaf Colliery, Pendlebury, near Manchester, January 1912, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Miner Ken Black clocking off the last underground shift at Bates Pit, Blyth in May 1986

Sections of Elsecar colliery, the property of Earl Fitzwilliam, 1793
From an original at Sheffield Libraries: arc03411. By Joshua Biram. Scale 20 yards : 1 inch. The sections are coloured and the strata described in a schedule

Wath Main Colliery, Wath upon Dearne, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1956. Artist
Wath Main Colliery, Wath upon Dearne, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1956. The pit was originally sunk in 1876 to a depth of 382 yards

The Colliery, Beamish Museum, Stanley, County Durham. The Beamish Museum is an open air museum devoted to recreating life in a northern Industrial town in the early 20th century

The Collieries Strikes and Riots (engraving)
1627405 The Collieries Strikes and Riots (engraving) by Prior, Melton (1845-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Collieries Strikes and Riots)

Collieries, c1805. Pithead scene at a coal mine. At the bottom a horse whim is raising coal from the pit and a man is breaking coal with a pick

Underground scene in a coal mine in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne area of England, 1823. Miners hewing coal and carrying away in corves (baskets). From Scenes of British Wealth by the Rev Isaac Taylor

Ambulance-Drill Demonstration for Coal-Miners in Beamish Park, Durham (engraving)
1595741 Ambulance-Drill Demonstration for Coal-Miners in Beamish Park, Durham (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Murton Colliery silhouetted against a night sky

Owing to the diminishing coal supplies and bad weather, deliveries of coal to the housewife have been slowed down and many are trekking with prams and wheelbarrows to coal wharfs

Queen Mary visiting a Welsh colliery, 1935. A print from King Emperors Jubilee, 1910-1935, by FGH Salusbury, Daily Express Publications, London, 1935

Interior of a coal mine, 1862. Underground scene in a mine, showing a miner winning coal, while a wagon full of coal is being hauled along rails to the bottom of the pit shaft by a pony

An inclined plane railway used to carry coal
5308316 An inclined plane railway used to carry coal.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an inclined plane railway used to carry coal from South Hetton Colliery to Seaham Harbour)

Staffordshire coal miners
5311954 Staffordshire coal miners; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Staffordshire coal miners. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting a miner digging coal with the aid of a Day lamp, 19th century
5310992 An engraving depicting a miner digging coal with the aid of a Day lamp, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1833); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Seaham Harbor, 1835 England, UK
864404 Seaham Harbor, 1835 England, UK; (add.info.: Seaham Harbour, County Durham, England. Loading a sailing vessel with coal)

An engraving depicting the bottom of a pit shaft showing the corves being sent to the surface
5311243 An engraving depicting the bottom of a pit shaft showing the corves being sent to the surface, a pony drawing clear corves back to the coal face and, left

The process the mining of Anthracite
5308317 The process the mining of Anthracite.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the process of mining of Anthracite. Wagons of Anthracite are loaded and brought to the barges. Dated 19th century)

A view of Seaham Harbour
5308315 A view of Seaham Harbour.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a view of Seaham Harbour, Durham, showing the end of the inclined plane railway which carried coals to the waiting boats)

The countryside scarred by mining
5308314 The countryside scarred by mining.; (add.info.: Engraving showing the countryside scarred by mining- a typical scene in the Northumberland and Durham mining districts)

Mangin and Leroyer's signalling lamp for mines
5310057 Mangin and Leroyer's signalling lamp for mines; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Mangin and Leroyer's signalling lamp for mines)

A miner digging coal with the aid of a Davy lamp
5311840 A miner digging coal with the aid of a Davy lamp; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a miner digging coal with the aid of a Davy lamp. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A general view of Borinage in 1870
5307535 A general view of Borinage in 1870.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a general view of Borinage in 1870, the industrial and coal mining district in the Hainault province of Belgium)

Coal pit-head scene near Newcastle, England, in the late 18th century
865331 Coal pit-head scene near Newcastle, England, in the late 18th century.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

D.A. Thomas, 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
D.A. Thomas, 1915. Shows Welsh industrialist and politician David Alfred Thomas, 1st Viscount Rhondda (1856-1918), who served as British munitions commissioner.

The Page Bank Colliery-pit on Fire, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Page Bank Colliery-pit on Fire, 1858. Industrial accident near Durham. The fire is supposed to have originated by a spark from the furnace failing into the shaft...An attempt was made by two of

Dinner given by Frances Marchioness of Londonderry to Pitmen, on Chilton Moor, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Dinner given by Frances Marchioness of Londonderry to Pitmen, on Chilton Moor, 1856. A great festal meeting at a coalmine between Sunderland and Seaham in the north of England

Les terrils de Sacré Madame, 1897. Creator: Maximilien Luce
Les terrils de Sacre Madame, 1897. The slag heaps of Sacre Madame. Coal mine in the western suburbs of Charleroi

The employment of women at pit mouths - breakfast time, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The employment of women at pit mouths - breakfast time, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Pendulum-Room at the Bottom of the Harton Coal-Pit, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Pendulum-Room at the Bottom of the Harton Coal-Pit, 1854. Experiment to determine the weight of the Earth. The apparatus consists of two astronomical clocks with compensation pendulums

Mouth of the Harton Coal-Pit, South Shields, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Mouth of the Harton Coal-Pit, South Shields, 1854. Mr. Airy['s] grand object was to arrive at the weight of our globe...it being necessary to know this before we can proceed to determine

Entrance to the Coal-Mine of Heraclea, on the Black Sea, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Entrance to the Coal-Mine of Heraclea, on the Black Sea, 1854. Fuel for allied ships during the Crimean War. The new system of steam-warfare demands an immediate supply of coal...the coal-pits of

Company housing, Consumers, near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Consumers, near Price, Utah. Company housing. Rent approximately eight dollars monthly in Utah coal town

Home and family of a Utah coal miner...near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Home and family of a Utah coal miner. Consumers, near Price, Utah

Main street, Utah coal town, Consumers, near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Main street, Utah coal town. Consumers, near Price, Utah

Home and family of a Utah coal miner...near Price, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Home and family of a Utah coal miner. Consumers, near Price, Utah

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"Unearthing the Depths: A Glimpse into the World of Coal Mining" Step back in time to Lea Hall Colliery and Rugeley A Power Station, Staffordshire, 1963. Witness the relentless determination of a coal miner as he delves deep into the earth, braving darkness and danger to fuel a nation. In Tonypandy, Rhondda Valley, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe stands a solemn statue honoring these unsung heroes. Their unwavering spirit echoes through generations as they tirelessly worked at Ebbw Vale Colliery. Travel further back in time to Elsecar colliery in 1793 when sections of this mine were under Earl Fitzwilliam's ownership. The rich history embedded within its walls tells tales of resilience and sacrifice that shaped communities. Markham Main Colliery near Doncaster paints a vivid picture of life in South Yorkshire during 1961. Miners brave treacherous conditions underground while R Colin Snow coal merchants wagon stands proudly above ground at Barnburgh Colliery. The struggle for workers' rights comes alive with an evocative image from Wheatsheaf Colliery in Pendlebury during January 1912. Balloting for the coal strike captures the unity and strength among miners fighting for fair treatment. Safety takes center stage as Beamish Park hosts an Ambulance-Drill Demonstration for Coal-Miners in Durham. These drills ensure that every miner is prepared for any eventuality that may arise beneath their feet. Wath Main Colliery near Rotherham showcases both the grit and camaraderie shared by miners in South Yorkshire during 1956. Their sweat-soaked brows bear witness to their tireless efforts day after day. Experience a slice of mining life at The Colliery exhibit within Beamish Museum located in Stanley County Durham. Immerse yourself in authentic surroundings and gain a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by these brave individuals.