White barn Colliery, Knutton
A photo of the last portion of the White barn colliery at Knutton which was founded in 1800 by the Lawton family and demolished in 1902 by James Nind.
Whitfield Colliery. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide with a view of Chatterly Whitfield Colliery, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
This lantern slide appears to be one of a group used for a presentation or slide show by Blake entitled “Staffordshire ...
Wire Mill , Kinver
In the 19th century there were several forges manufacturing bar, rod and sheet iron in Kinver Parish. This mill, on Mill Lane was making iron and steel wire in 1968, but later changed to manufacturing ...
Wolstanton Colliery from Middleport, Stoke-on-Trent
This photograph was taken looking south down the Fowlea Brook valley. Ricardo Street is no more, mostly lying under Middleport Park. The two winding gear towers are clearly visible and running across ...
Wolstanton Colliery, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Pit head gear at Wolstanton Colliery, Newcastle-under-Lyme. The colliery was demolished in the late 1980s and a retail park now stands on the site. Wolstanton Colliery was opened in 1920 and was merged ...
Wolstanton Colliery, Newcastle-under-Lyme
A view of the working Wolstanton Colliery. The Colliery was demolished in the late 1980s and a retail park now stands on the site. The Colliery was opened in 1920 and was merged with Sneyd and Hanley ...
Wooden headgear at Chatterley Whitfield colliery
Before steel headgear, wooden headgear was normally used. This photograph clearly shows the wooden headgear at Engine pit, Chatterley Whitfield colliery.
The headgear is built for winding the cage ...
Wyrley No.3 Colliery, Great Wyrley
Opened in 1905, Wyrley No.3 Colliery was owned by William Harrison Ltd until 1947, when it was taken over and managed by the National Coal Board until 1963 when it merged with Mid Cannock Colliery. This ...