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Miners working at the coalface, South WalesTwo miners, stripped to the waist, working at the coalface in a coal seam in South Wales
Coal miners in shaft lift, South WalesSeveral coal miners with blackened faces stand in the shaft lift at the end of their shift in a coal mine in South Wales
Miners Coming to WorkWelsh men and women mineworkers coming to work in the early morning
Markham Colliery, MiningA group of miners at Markham Colliery (Markham no.1/4) near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. It was near here, on July 31, 1973
Coal / Durham Pit PonyPitmen hewing the coal, South Durham : a pit pony waits to haul the coal away
National coal strike - demands of miners 1912National coal strike, to secure a minimum wage that lasted from February to early April 1912. This table shows how the wages differ per day in Great Britain and Ireland during 1910, of boys, youths
Gelli coalmine, Rhondda, South WalesView of the Gelli coalmine, Rhondda, South Wales. Date: 1935
Two miners in a narrow coal seam, South WalesTwo miners, one of them quite young, working in a narrow coal seam in a mine in South Wales
Usworth Colliery / 1881A general exterior view of Usworth colliery, showing the colliery buildings and a workers cottage, with an insert of the winding machine
Consett IronworksConsett Iron Works, county Durham - a spectacular sight at night. Note the railway for transporting the coal in the foreground
Miner and canaryStaffordshire coal miner gently holds the last canary to work down a British coal mine. Canaries were used to detect poisonous and dangerous gas in mines Date: 1986
Wrights Coal Tar Soap - WW1Advertisement for Wrights Coal Tar Soap from the Great War showing a soldier and his wife or sweetheart bidding farewell to each other
Bedwas Navigation Colliery, Monmouthshire, South WalesView of Lewis Merthyr Pit, Bedwas Navigation Colliery, Monmouthshire, South Wales. The colliery opened in 1913 and closed in the mid-1980s, after the Miners Strike
Coal miner filling truck, South Wales mineA coal miner (Billy Hurland) filling a dram (coal truck) at Baldwins Level (nicknamed Clog and Legging) in a coalmine near Pontypool in South Wales
Miner riding drams, Tirpentwys Colliery, South WalesA miner riding a journey of drams (coal trucks) at Tirpentwys Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales. Date: 1910
Cwmpennar Colliery, Glamorgan, South WalesView of Cwmpennar Colliery (also known as the Powell Duffryn Colliery), Mountain Ash, Glamorgan, South Wales
Marine Colliery, Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Gwent, South WalesView of the Marine Colliery, Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Gwent, South Wales. Date: early 20th century
Sketch map of Hook, Pembrokeshire, South WalesA sketch map of the village of Hook, including the various mining shafts of the colliery, on the Western Cleddau near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Wyndham Colliery, Nantymoel, Ogmore Vale, South WalesA pre-1914 image of the Wyndham Colliery, Nantymoel, Ogmore Vale, South Wales which opened in 1868. Date: circa 1900s
New Tredegar Colliery, Rhymney Valley, South WalesAn engine house damaged by subsidence at New Tredegar Colliery, Rhymney Valley, South Wales. This colliery suffered from many landslips and other geological problems, and eventually closed in 1930
Picking coal from waste tip during 1921 strike, South WalesThree men picking coal from a local colliery waste tip during the 1921 strike, South Wales
Riot at Mold in FlintshireA huge mob, assembled at the railway station at Mold in Flintshire, Scotland to protest against the imprisonment of miners, employees of the Leeswood Coal Company
St Georges Square, Pimlico, London - with a coal delivery (from the wagons in the middle distance) in operation
COAL MINE / PENITENTA penitent, so named because his clothing resembled that of religious orders, rids the air of explosive gas by setting fire to it. A dangerous task, that often ended unhappily
Painting by LesagePainting by French coal miner Augustin Lesage who was told by the spirits that they would see to it that he became a famous artist
Welsh Colliery / 1960Parc Colliery, at Cwm Parc in the Rhondda Valley
Miners in a Lift ShaftMiners about to descend for their shift underground at Lynemouth Colliery
Safety Lamps / 1826Diagrams showing the workings of Stephensons Lamp (1 - 4), and Davys Lamp (5, on the right)
COAL TRAINCoal train hauled by a 4-4-2 tank locomotive at the harbourside
PIT PONIES / 1853Working with horses in the Bradley Mine, near Bilston, Staffordshire [England]
Coal mining by G. H. DavisCoal mine working and outcrop production: how coal, so vital to every form of war industry, can be won from opencast veins at shallow depths. Date: 1944
Coal forest dioramaA diorama of a Carboniferous coal forest (354 to 290 million years ago) previously on display at the former Geological Museum which is now part of the Natural History Museum, London
Markham Colliery, MiningMarkham Colliery near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. A smiling coal miner stands in front of a production table notice, which states target, and actual outputs
Penrhiwceibr Colliery, Glamorgan, South WalesView of Penrhiwceibr (Penrhiwceiber) Colliery, Glamorgan, South Wales. The colliery closed in 1985
Bestwood Colliery, near Bestwood Village, NottinghamshireView of Bestwood Colliery, near Bestwood Village, Nottinghamshire. The colliery closed in 1967, but the surviving headstock and winding house, and vertical steam engine of 1873
Miners and owner, Hook Colliery, Pembrokeshire, South WalesA group of men at Hook Colliery, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. They are the current shift of miners plus the owner, standing near a wooden headframe connected to a mineshaft
Haulier and assistant, Baldwins Level, South WalesA haulier and his assistant, with a pit pony pulling a truck, at Baldwins Clog and Legging Level, near Pontypool, South Wales
Miners at the pit bottom, Tirpentwys Colliery, South WalesA group of miners at the pit bottom of Tirpentwys Colliery, near Pontypool in South Wales
Coal Narrow BoatsA pair of laden narrow boats, with their cargoes of coal, passing through a lock on the Grand Union Canal near Watford, Hertfordshire, England
At the Coal Face / 1869Two men mining for coal
Miner working in a coal seam, South WalesA miner, stripped to the waist, with a pick resting across his shoulder and a lamp in his hand, in a coal seam in South Wales
Poynton and Worth colliers library and reading room. Established on the estate of Lord Vernon in Poynton, the library operated on a subsidised subscription basis
Advert / Wrights SoapWrights Coal Tar Soap: Britains Might is (W)right
Pyne - BargemenTHAMES BARGE MEN Barges are an essential part of the transport system, bringing coal for fires, hay for horses, by river and canal
Wrights Coal Tar Soap advertisement, WW1Lucky Beggar!...Send a bar to YOUR soldier friend. Advertisement for Wrights coal tar soap with a soldier the envy of all his comrades as he is enjoying a wash with a whole bar sent to him from home
Winching men up from the coalface - Wales. Note the Davy lamp hanging off the belt of the man in the centre. Date: circa 1910s
Stackpole Quay, Pembrokeshire, South WalesScene at Stackpole Quay, near Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, with The Pride of Wales unloading coal and ready to load limestone
Markham Colliery, MiningEmpty train wagons wait to carry the coal away at Markham Colliery near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. It was here, on July 31, 1973
Housemaid Carries CoalsThe housemaid brings up a scuttle full of coal
View of Tirpentwys Colliery, Pontypool, South WalesView of Tirpentwys Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales
Welsh miner in coal mine pushing truckA Welsh miner, stripped to the waist, pushing a truck in a coal mine
Horse pulling coal delivery cartHorse pulling a coal delivery cart of Joyner and Sons with two tradesmen riding on the cart. Date: 1930s
Queen Elizabeth II visit coal mineQueen Elizabeth II dressed in protective white overalls to make her first descent into a coal-mine at Rothes Colliery, Fife, Scotland in 1958
Victoria Colliery, Ebbw Vale, Gwent, South WalesView of the Victoria Colliery, Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, South Wales
Retired coal miner Blaenavon, South WalesA retired coal miner sits with his mongrel dog at Blaenavon, South Wales. Behind them is the redundant Blaenavon coal mine
The Duke and Duchess of York - Durham Colliery visitThe Duke and Duchess of York (Later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) - visiting a Durham Colliery on 29th July 1936 - most likely the Glamis Pit at Kibblesworth Colliery
Chislet Colliery 1930SChislet Colliery was located next to the Canterbury-Margate road, Kent. Two shafts were first sunk in 1914. Despite surviving nationalisation in 1947, the mine closed in 1969. Date: 1930s
Coal Men 1960STwo coal men, young and old, lift heavy sacks of coal off their lorry. Date: early 1970s
Coal Mining OperationsMining operations, drilling and boring, showing equipment and cross-section of mine. Date: 19th century
Coal-mine in the Midlands in the 1790s featuring a Newcomen engine adapted for rotary motion motion and used a whimsey for winding up coal. Date: 1790s
Parus palustris, P. major, P. ater, P. cristatus, P. caeruleuPlate 10 from Archibald Thorburns first edition of British Birds, Vol.1 (1915)
Fossil trees in coal mineFossilised trees and plants found in a coal mine. Date: C.1870
Silhouette, Sending Coals to NewcastleSending Coals to Newcastle -- silhouette showing a mining landscape and three men carrying sacks of coal up a slope
Ferndale Colliery and Tylorstown, Glamorgan, South WalesView of Ferndale Colliery (also known as Blaenllechau Colliery) and Tylorstown, Rhondda Valley, Glamorgan, South Wales
Ocean Colliery, Nant Y Moel, Glamorgan, South WalesView of the Ocean Colliery (also known as Western Colliery), Nant Y Moel (Nantymoel), Ogmore Vale, Glamorgan, South Wales, with a mixture of sleet and smoke on a day of bad weather
Derelict Tirpentwys Colliery, Pontypool, South WalesView of the derelict Tirpentwys Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales. The foreground is littered with pieces of wood, including an empty coffin which has broken apart. The colliery closed in 1969
Elliot Colliery, New Tredegar, Rhymney Valley, South WalesGeneral view of the Elliot Colliery, New Tredegar, Rhymney Valley, South Wales
Llest Colliery explosion, Glamorgan, South WalesA group of men and boys waiting for news of miners trapped underground following an explosion at Llest (Lluest) Colliery, Pontyrhyl, near Bridgend, Glamorgan, South Wales
Hook Colliery Railway, Pembrokeshire, South WalesA view of the Hook Colliery Railway, a spur of the Great Western Railway which connected with Johnston Station, four miles away, in Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Govan Ironworks, GlasgowCharging a blast furnace at Govan Iron Works in Glasgow
Burnley Miners / 1956Miners coming off their shift, at Cape Bank Hall Pit, in Burnley, Lancashire
Woolwich Power Station, SE London, with coal barges on the River Thames. Date: circa 1950s
Advert for Wrights coal soap 1916Advertisement for Wrights Coal Tar soap, the soldiers soap suitable for all, from private to general. 1916
BUNKERs HILL MINE / 1875Bunkers Hill mine, in North Staffordshire, the scene of a fatal explosion on April 30th 1875. Date: 1875
John Smeatons water gin winding engine, 19th century.. John Smeatons design for a water gin (winding engine) for drawing coals from the pits, 19th century. Copperplate engraving by W
Ruhr Crisis / 1923The French forcibly take coal from the Ruhr when Germany defaults on reparations
Lancashire CollieryASTLEYs COLLIERY, Dunkinfield, Lancashire (England)
Stoking a SteamshipStokers at work in the hold of a coal-burning steamship
Mining Safety LampsSafety lamps, invented by Davy in England and modified by Mueseler, in use in a French coal-mine
Miners at the Coal Face Victorian period
Rotherham Main Colliery coal
South Kirkby Colliery early 1900s
Dinnington Main Colliery early 1900s
