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Birchenwood Collieries Rescue Team, Kidsgrove
Birchenwood colliery opened in the 1890s, most of the coal being used for coke and other by-products. The colliery actually closed in 1932, but coke and other by-product production continued by using ...
Birchenwood Colliery
Birchenwood colliery opened in the 1890s, most of the coal being used for coke and other by-products. The colliery actually closed in 1932, but coke and other by-product production continued by using ...
Birchenwood colliery, Kidsgrove
1891-1932. Almost all the coal from this group of pits was used for coke and other by-products.
There was an explosion at the No. 18 pit on 18 December 1925 which killed seven men and seriously injured ...
Birchenwood Gas Producer
In 1909 a range of 13 Mond gas producers were installed at Birchenwood.
Before Natural Gas was discovered, Town Gas produced from coal was used. The process consisted of heating coal in enclosed retorts, ...
Birchmoor Colliery
The 'Cockspur' pit head buildings of Birchmoor Colliery can be seen here, which were closed down between 1970 and 1980.
Bird in Hand Inn and Brewery, Hilderstone,
The Bird and Hand Inn had its own malthouse and brewery. It was one of the last public houses in the county to brew its own beer. The Shelley family owned the Inn from 1819 until 1954. At the time of ...
Bird's eye view, Uttoxeter
An aerial view of Uttoxeter taken from the top of the Leighton Ironworks chimney near Spiceal Lane. In this view can be seen the Market Square, Congregational Church, Cattle Market and the chimney of ...
Birdseye view of Uttoxeter
View from the top of the Leighton Ironworks chimney near Spiceal Lane looking towards Buntings Brewery chimney.
Biscuit Placing, Shelley’s pottery, Longton
Pottery factory interior depicting a man bedding plates using a setter prior to placing in a saggar and firing.
The setter was a piece of kiln furniture that provided more support than bedding the ...
Black Eagle Brewery, Burton-on-Trent
A colour lithograph print of the Black Eagle Brewery owned by Messrs. Truman, Hanbury, Buxton & Co. The brewery was situated just off Station Bridge, bordering Derby Street. This print was produced ...
Black Eagle Brewery, Burton-on-Trent
The brewery, owned by Messrs. Truman, Hanbury, Buxton & Co. was situated just off Station Bridge, bordering Derby Street.
Black Gang men, United Lamp Black Works, Four Ashes
There were six Black Gang men who worked producing lamp black by burning creosote in three sets of burning chambers at the United Lamp Black Works, Four Ashes. They were assisted by four men who transported ...
Blacksmiths at Norton Colliery, Norton in the Moors
A blacksmith shoeing horses, believed to be at the smithy at Norton Colliery.
Norton colliery, Ford Green (1860-1977). This colliery was originally developed to supply the Ford Green furnaces after ...
Blacksmiths at Siemens Bros. factory, Stafford
Blacksmiths at the Smithy at Siemens Brothers Dynamo Works, Stafford in about 1905.
Siemens Bros. Electrical Engineering Works opened its Lichfield Road factory in 1903, after relocating from Woolwich ...
Blacksmiths Workshop, Bagnall's Engineering Works, Stafford,
W.G. Bagnall Ltd. was established in 1870 in Castle Street. Bagnall's first locomotive was produced in 1875, the company going on to produce machines for collieries and overseas plantations. Eventually ...
Blast furnace demolition at Shelton Bar steelworks
This picture shows the blast furnaces at Shelton Bar Steelworks in Stoke-on-Trent being demolished. Steel production at Shelton Bar ended in 1978 but the processing of existing steel continued in the ...
Blast furnaces, Congreaves Iron Works, Cradley Heath
Blast furnaces at Congreaves Iron Works, Congreaves Road, Cradley Heath. The British Iron Company set up its ironworks at Cradley Heath in 1825. By 1860 there were six blast furnaces on the site and ...
Bleak Hill Works, Cobridge
Bleak Hill works was at the bottom of Orgreave Street (previously named Bleak Street), off Waterloo Road. Warburton Street ran from left to right across the front of the works. Behind the works is the ...