Florence Colliery. Photographed by William Blake.
View of Florence Colliery, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Named after the Duke of Sutherland's daughter, the pit was opened in 1874 and was worked until 1990.
Footrail, Apedale, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A footrail or drift mine at Apedale, near Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Photographer: Herbert Ogden, Chief Area Surveyor for the National Coal Board in North Staffordshire.
Ford Green Road, Norton-in-the-Moors
The cameraman was on the corner of Adderley Road (left), looking south along Ford Green Road in Norton in the Moors. In the distance Ford Green Road continues uphill towards the Smallthorne roundabouts. ...
Fowlea Brook at Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent
Looking north along the course of the Fowlea Brook in Etruria. Off to the right are the furnaces of Shelton Steel Works and in the haze to the left, the winding towers of Wolstanton Colliery. The railway ...
Foxfield Colliery
The entrance to Foxfield Colliery on Whitehurst Lane, taken around the time of its closure in 1965.
Foxfield Colliery was situated in the Cheadle coalfield, where coal-extraction goes back to the seventeenth ...
Foxfield Colliery and War Memorial
The entrance to Foxfield Colliery on Whitehurst Lane, taken around the time of its closure in 1965.
Foxfield Colliery was situated in the Cheadle coalfield, where coal-extraction goes back to the seventeenth ...
Foxfield Colliery and War Memorial
The entrance to Foxfield Colliery on Whitehurst Lane, taken around the time of its closure in 1965. A view of the War Memorial with the derelict Foxfield Colliery in the background.
Foxfield Colliery ...
Foxfield Colliery, Dilhorne
A view looking towards Foxfield Colliery and its spoil heap taken looking north from Dilhorne. The houses are on Godley Lane. Foxfield Colliery was situated in the Cheadle coalfield, where coal-extraction ...
Foxfield Colliery, Dilhorne
A general view from the south of Foxfield Colliery.
Foxfield Colliery was situated in the Cheadle coalfield, where coal-extraction goes back to the seventeenth century. Although work started on sinking ...
Foxfield Colliery, Dilhorne (1880-1965)
Foxfield Colliery was situated in the Cheadle coalfield, where coal-extraction goes back to the seventeenth century.
Although work started on sinking the first shaft (752ft deep) at Foxfield in 1880, ...
Gate conveyors, Cannock Chase Colliery
Gate conveyors in series carrying coal through Park Seam. Wooden pit props can be seen on the left.
General view of the Alvecote Works
General view of the Alvecote Works, which were called Tamworth Colliery up until 1948. Coventry Canal and Tamworth Colliery Brickworks can also be seen. This photograph was taken from the drying shed ...
Generating house, Cannock area
A team of technicians are standing on the gallery, while three managers and two technicians stand near the engine.
Glebe Colliery, Fenton.
Glebe colliery was situated at Fenton, close to the town hall. The spoil tip from the workings can be seen today as a prominent grassy hill making up part of Glebedale Park. The colliery closed in 1964....
Glebedale Road Collieries, Fenton
The pit head gear and buildings of Glebe (Fenton) Collieries and Brickworks. This photograph was taken from Glebedale Road. Opening in 1865, the colliery was closed in 1964, soon after then photograph ...
Goldenhill Farm, Fenton
Goldenhill Farm was on the west side of Goldenhill Road, sandwiched between Ludbrook Road to the north and The Old Penny public house to the south. The house in the centre of the photograph was originally ...
Granflex Co Ltd works, Brick Kiln Lane, Stoke-on-Trent
A view north up the Fowlea Brook valley from Brick Kiln Lane area. In the foreground is the Granflex Roofing Co site. The company has been in Brick Kiln Lane since its foundation in 1949. In the far distance ...
Group of miners leaving Littleton Colliery
These photographs were taken on the last shift at Littleton Colliery in December 1993.
Three miners can be seen here walking through Littleton Colliery Pithead Baths. On the far right is Alan Key, ...