Hollington Quarry
John Stevenson (1844-1916) was responsible for re-opening Hollington Quarry after a long period of redundancy. Hollington Stone was used to repair stonework at Covent Garden Market, Ludlow Castle and ...
Hollington Quarry workers
Photograph of workers at Hollington Quarry. Hollington Stone was used to repair stonework at Covent Garden Market, Ludlow Castle and Dudley Castle. There were two quarries at Hollington run by the Stevensons, ...
Hollington Quarry workers
Workmen at Hollington Quarry. The man in the bowler hat at the front right is John Stevenson, standing with his wife Mary, nee Deakin, holding their daughter Margaret Daisy. The little boy in the wide ...
Holsten House, Pinnox Street, Tunstall
Holsten House in Pinnox Street was the home of Walter Sylvester who invented and patented the "Sylvester", a hand operated device, to help miners remove pit props in mines. It was also known as a "Dog ...
Horse and cart in a school playground, near St. Ann's Church, Chasetown
The cart's slogan "Coal helped to Win Victory" refers to the importance of the mining industry's effort in World War I. The man standing with the stick, and wearing a leather cap is George Willetts.
The ...
Horse drawn ambulance, Chatterley Whitfield
The horse-drawn ambulance seen here was purchased in 1913 and remained in service at Chatterley Whitfield Colliery until about 1930 when a motor ambulance replaced it.
Injured miners were taken to ...
Hot Lane and Sneyd Colliery tip, Burslem
A view north east from the top of Hot Lane with the spoil tip belonging to Sneyd Colliery and Brickworks on the right. Crossing the road is the cable of the aerial ropeway which connected the colliery ...
Hot Lane, Burslem
This is the view north east along Hot Lane from just beyond the loop Line railway bridge. In the background is the spoil tip of Sneyd Colliery and just visible, the aerial cableway used to move waste ...
House on Clanway Lane, Tunstall
The house in the photograph stood on Clanway Lane, now Adams Avenue in Newfield, Tunstall. In the background are the workings of Clanway Brickworks, adjacent to Clanway Farm. They were part of the Berry ...
Howlett's Firecaly pit, Cobridge
In the foreground is Howlett's fireclay pit and behind the lower slopes of Hanley Deep Pit spoil tip. The Bassey Mine Coal seam outcrops in the fireclay pit and was being worked alongside the clay. The ...
Howson's bottle ovens, Eastwood Works, Hanley
George Howson & Sons were manufacturers of sanitary ware at the Eastwood Works in Hanley. The company started in the 1860s and was finally sold to Armitage Shanks in 1966. The photograph shows the bottle ...
Hunslet narrow gauge locomotive
The 18 inch narrow gauge 0-4-0 locomotive "Jack" built in 1898 by the Hunslet Engine Company for John Knowles & Co., manufacturers of fire bricks and earthenware pipes at Newfields Pit, Ashby Woulds, ...
Huntley Earthworks. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape including a view of the earthworks at Huntley, Staffordshire. Taken on April 27th 1933.
Huntley Earthworks. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape including a view of the Earth Works at Huntley, Staffordshire. Taken on April 27th 1933.
Huntley Earthworks. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape including a view of the earthworks at Huntley, Staffordshire.
Institute Pit output record
This photograph was taken to commemorate a new output record at the Institute Pit.
Seated from left to right are: F.Lightfoot, foreman banksman; E.G.Mayer, pit bottom hooker; F.Pointon, winding engineman; ...
Inter-colliery Rescue Team, Chatterley Whitfield, Stoke-on-Trent
The Inter-colliery rescue team pictured at Chatterley Whitfield Colliery, Stoke-on-Trent. On the far left is Mr. Riley, far right is George Pierpoint.
Interior of lamp room, Lea Hall Colliery
Behind the lamps rows of switch gear can be seen in the background.
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 ...