Railway lines and colliery buildings, Lea Hall Colliery, Rugeley
This photograph shows the railway sidings nearing completion.
Lea Hall was the first colliery planned and sunk by the National Coal Board. The two shafts were started in 1954 and sunk to a depth ...
Royal Visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Birchenwood Colliery, Kidsgrove
King George V and Queen Mary visited Birchenwood Colliery on the second day of their tour of north Staffordshire. They had stayed overnight at Crewe Hall.
Birchenwood colliery opened in the 1890s, ...
Rugeley B Power Station
Oil on canvas. A view of Rugeley B Power Station with cottages in left foreground and Lea Hall Colliery far right. Signed, bottom right: 'George Busby 84'. In gilt wood frame, unglazed.
Artist: ...
Samuel Barlow Coal Co. trucks, Glascote, Tamworth
Five Ford Thames six-wheeler trucks belonging to Samuel Barlow Coal Co. Ltd. pictured at an unidentified colliery. the drivers are (from left to right): Jack Healy, Albert Taylor, Johnny Holmes, unknown, ...
Shaffalong Mine, Cheddleton
A view of the short-lived Shaffalong Mine at Cheddleton.
In 1904 James Meakin of Westwood Manor granted permission for boreholes to be dug to look for coal and iron on his land at Shaffalong, Westwood ...
Shaffalong Mine, Cheddleton
Offices of the Westwood Manor Coal and Iron Co. Ltd. at the short-lived Shaffalong Mine at Cheddleton.
In 1904 James Meakin of Westwood Manor granted permission for boreholes to be dug to look for ...
Shaffalong Mine, Cheddleton
A view of the short-lived Shaffalong Mine at Cheddleton.
In 1904 James Meakin of Westwood Manor granted permission for boreholes to be dug to look for coal and iron on his land at Shaffalong, Westwood ...
Shelton Bar and Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent
A view from Wolstanton Colliery looking towards Shelton Bar Iron and Steel Works. The pit head gear of Hanley Deep Pit is in the distance to the left.
Photographer: Herbert Ogden, Chief Area Surveyor ...
Shelton Bar and Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent
A view from Wolstanton Colliery looking towards Hanley Deep Pit and Sneyd Colliery. In the foreground are the Rolling Mills of Shelton Bar.
Photographer: Herbert Ogden, Chief Area Surveyor for the ...
Shelton Bar and Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent
A view from Wolstanton Colliery looking towards Hanley Deep Pit and Sneyd Colliery. In the foreground are the Rolling Mills of Shelton Bar.
Photographer: Herbert Ogden, Chief Area Surveyor for the ...
Shield winners outside Littleton Colliery
The shields are thought to have been awarded for inter-colliery sporting competitions. Left is Brian Mellor (Overman), right, Roy Metcalfe (Deputy).
Cannock and Huntington Collieries Company started ...
Sideway from Rookery Lane, Stoke-on-Trent
This was the view eastwards from Rookery Lane towards the Staffordshire Collieries and Iron works in Sideway. Alongside are the spoil tips of the coal and iron works. This is now the site of the Bet 365 ...
Silverdale Colliery pit head, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This picture of Silverdale Colliery pit head was taken in June 1976. At the time it was one of the few remaining tandem head gears in the country and had been in existence for over 100 years.
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Silverdale colliery tunnel, Newcastle-under-Lyme
This is an underground tunnel at Silverdale Colliery in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Silverdale, which ceased production in December 1998, was the last coal mine to close in the Potteries area.
This image is ...
Silverdale County Primary School Colliery visit
Pupils from Silverdale County Primary School on a visit to Silverdale Colliery in 1980. Included are Paul Middleton, Martin Evans and Alan Myatt.
Silverdale Colliery opened in 1830, to provide coal ...
Silverdale County Primary School Colliery visit
Pupils from Silverdale County Primary School on a visit to Silverdale Colliery 1980.
Silverdale Colliery opened in 1830, to provide coal for the Silverdale Ironworks. A mechanisation programme began ...
Sinking of the staple shaft, Littleton Colliery
View of miners with a sinking shaft underground. The round cage suspended by the cable is descending into the hole. The miner in front of the hole to the left is using a pneumatic drill. Both miners are ...
Sneyd Colliery and spoil tip from Sneyd Street, Stoke-on-Trent
Looking north from Sneyd Street towards the Sneyd Colliery spoil tip that ran alongside Leek New Road. Some of the winding gear is visible behind and to the left of the tip. Immediately in front of the ...