Derbyshire Gallery

Markham Colliery, Mining

Markham Colliery near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. A smiling coal miner stands in front of a production table notice, which states target, and actual outputs. It was here, on July 31, 1973, that 18 coal miners lost their lives and a further 11 were seriously injured when a descending cage carrying the men to the pit face failed to slow down as it approached the bottom of the mine shaft

© Mary Evans Picture Library/HENRY GRANT

The King and Queen at Chatsworth

King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra as part of a shooting party at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. The King is seated at the front, second from left with Queen Alexandra behind him. Next to him on his left is the Duchess of Devonshire and next to her Princess Daisy (Henry) of Pless. Next to her, second from right is the King's mistress, Alice Keppel. Date: 1904

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

Holmewood Colliery, Heath Village, Mining

Village life in Heath, Derbyshire, England. A lone woman, a young girl on a tricycle with her father beside her, and a couple of men chatting. Behind them, the outline of Holmewood Colliery in the early morning sun. Holmewood Colliery closed in1970, due to the high cost of deep seam mining

© Mary Evans Picture Library/HENRY GRANT

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