Coal Mining Collection

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

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

Shaft and gear at Vane Tempest Colliery, Seaham

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

Lea Hall Colliery and Rugeley A Power Station, Staffordshire, 1963

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

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

Coal Mining underground scenes at Hucknall Colliery in Nottinghamshire. May 1972 P017832

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

16 men working at the Hitwick Colliery in Coalville, Leicestershire. A train-load in a day! May 1946 P018215

Wath Main Colliery, Wath upon Dearne, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1956. Artist
Wath Main Colliery, Wath upon Dearne, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1956

Frickley Colliery, South Elmsall, West Yorkshire, 1965. Artist: Michael Walters
Frickley Colliery, South Elmsall, West Yorkshire, 1965

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)

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

Murton Colliery silhouetted against a night sky

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

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

Harnessing this pony at Ashington Colliery are some of the boys who are being trained under a newly instituted scheme. 17th June 1941

Shilbottle Colliery in March 1977

Manvers Main Colliery, Wath upon Dearne, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
Manvers Main Colliery, Wath upon Dearne, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. Taken for a cover image for the NCB Coal Quarterly Magazine, the photograph shows the head gear at the colliery

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

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)

Owing to the diminishing coal supplies and bad weather, deliveries of coal to
Owing to the diminishing coal supplies and bad weather

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

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

The old Lewis Merthyr pit head winding gear at the Rhondda Heritage Park Museum, Trehafod, South Wales

girl leaning on the old wall Barnsley Ray Boswell

Miners at the Cannock Wood Pit handing in their Davy Lamps and lanterns at the end of their shift. May 8th 1939

The last shift at Cotgrave Colliery, one of the last miners underground holds a Davy lamp. Circa 1992

Anger and frustration at Cardowan Colliery after Bert Wheeler of the Scottish Coal Board, officially announces that the loss making pit - 10 million per year - is to close, 13th May 1983

The twin shafts of Morrison Busty Colliery, Annfield Plain in February 1971

The demolition of the 60-year-old Rising Sun Colliery, Wallsend in 1974

Miners leave the pit as the final underground shift leaves Bates Colliery, Blyth, May 1986

Miners from Hamsterley Colliery in County Durham give their pit ponies a bath. August 1943 P017817

Coal Miners shower after their shift in the pit head. February 1942 P018169

The waste and inefficiency of it all made Denzil Mellin mad. Here was Kent sitting on the best coal in the country and nobody wanted it. April 1984 P018144

Theres a look of keen anticipation on the faces of these Bevin Boys about to make their first descent of the Moirrison Pit. 19th January 1944

Boy trainees get their lamps before going below to the Ashington Colliery Companys underground school. 30th April 1942

Bevin Boys attendng the Annefield Plain pit school seen leaving the Morrison Pit after descending the mine. 23rd January 1944

Parc Level Mine, Rhiwfawr, Swansea Valley. A tram of coal is brought out by Kenyon Guinn. 18th April 1967

Pit-head bathes at the Hamstead Colliery in Hamstead, South Staffordshire. 24th August 1937

Miners coming off shift at Hamstead Colliery, West Bromwich to the news that the mine is to close in 1965. 22nd January 1962

A typical Black Country scene of the 1920s

Fishburn Colliery, affected by strikes. 1972

Woodhorn Colliery, Ashington. 2nd March 1951

The last shift at Cotgrave Colliery, returns to the surface. Circa 1992

A miner below ground at Cotgrave Colliery for the final shift before the mine is closed. Circa 1992

Miners of the Bullclliffe Colliery near Wakefield seen here coming off shift. 30th July 1963

Miners at the Morrison Busty Colliery. 24th February 1971

Coal miners Phillip Jenkins (left) and Chris Lee seen here at the Taff Merthyr Colliery, South Wales. 23rd March 1983

A miner working the coal face circa 1930s

Miners at Coventry Colliery seen here working at the coal face. 5th March 1987

Richard Budge (centre) in the cage at Ellington Colliery

Harrington Colliery at Lowca on the Cumberland coast which was being threatened with closure

Bates Pit, Blyth, threatened with closure, February 1986

Wearmouth Colliery at a standstill after closure in November 1993

Miners leaving the cage after a shift at the re-opened Lynemouth Colliery. February 1967

Miners at Easington Colliery, County Durham celebrating the production of their millionth tonne of coal for the quickest time in six years

Pit gear at Bomarsund Colliery, October 1965

Miners leave the cage for the last time at Murton Colliery, November 1991

East Hetton Colliery, County Durham in June 1983

Ponies and their handlers at Greenside Colliery in 1932. It was claimed that the ponies were kept in better conditions than many animals on the surface. 24th December 1932

Coal mines underground scenes at Norton Hill Colliery, Somerset. March 1946 P017668

Miners at Creswell Colliery, Notts, smashed their output target forty-one times out of fifty-two in 1947. January 1948 P017716

Another coal mine at risk. Betws colliery manager Vince Rogers. August 1984 P017678

Miners at the coal face at Newstead in Nottinghamshire. October 1972 P017745

Pit ponies reaching the end of the road at the coal mine. April 1969 P017736

Safety lamp and meter for use in a coal mine. March 1979 P017735

Miners at Creswell Colliery, Notts, smashed their output target forty-one times out of fifty-two in 1947. January 1948 P017730

Coal Mines underground scenes. March 1946 P017830

Coal Mining Pit Ponies. March 1941 P017821

Coal Miners underground scenes. A miner pushing a cart loaded with coal along the track April 1936 P017831

Coal Mines underground scenes. Norton Hill Colliery, Somerset. Ernest Knowles, 40 years a miner, heaving coal. March 1946 P017838

A typical pit village street at High Rows, South Moor in 1900

A band of coal trimmers in about 1880. Their job was to level the coal on boats on the Tyne so they kept a balance. The large pointed shovels enabled coal to be shifted easily

Beaming miners leaving Ravensworth Colliery near Birtley after a Saturday morning shift in January 1951

Miner at work underground in a coal mine August 1984 P018140

Miners who took part in the BBC2 serial "germinal"
Miners who took part in the BBC2 serial " germinal" leaving the pit after their day shift. January 1970 P018137

Two men pushing a cart full of coal in a mine. July 1978 P018160

A five-man coal mine. No strikes or labour troubles at this mine. The new Speedwell level, the Forest of Dean. June 1945 P018156

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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.