Lea Hall Colliery
Two wagons are parked in front of the explosives store below the head frame.
Lea Hall was the first colliery planned and sunk by the National Coal Board. The two shafts were started in 1954 and sunk ...
Lea Hall Colliery canteen
This was the first colliery planned and sunk by the National Coal Board. The two shafts were started in 1954 and sunk to a depth of 1300ft (396m). The first coal was produced in 1960, and the colliery's ...
Lea Hall Colliery canteen
The dining area of the canteen.
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 of 1300ft (396m). The first coal ...
Lea Hall Colliery First Aid team
Members of the First Aid team 1980-1 each holding a silver cup. Second on the left is Steve Perrin, Middle: Richard Instone, Right: Richard Barber.
Lea Hall was the first colliery planned and sunk ...
Leacroft Colliery, Cannock
A postcard view of Leacroft Colliery which opened in 1874. It merged with Mid-Cannock Colliery in 1954 which in turn closed in 1967. Its location is now (June 2020) under the Poplars landfill site, Cannock.
The ...
Leek New Road at Daisy Bank Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent
Looking south west from close to the Daisy Bank Bridge along the A53 (Leek New Road) with Sneyd Green to the left and Holden Bridge in the centre distance. The photograph was taken from near Bellerton ...
Leek Road, Hanley
This photograph was taken from the Heath House Lane bridge over the Stoke to Leek and Biddulph branch line. The camera is looking south in what Bert Bentley described as "putrid light". On the left is ...
Letters on the Management of Shelton Mines 1 - from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
Unrest at Shelton Mines!
This booklet contains correspondence in the form of two letters between a mining agent at Shelton Mines and the mine owner's auditor of accounts.
The mining agent has come ...
Leycett colliery, Madeley
Closed in 1957. The main shaft had the most romantic name of any pit in North Staffordshire "the Fair Lady". The term the Fair Lady Pit originated from the reported sighting, by more than one person, ...
Leyland lorries, Hilton Gravel Company
Two Leyland lorries with solid tyres from the Hilton Gravel Company, belonging to Mr J.H. Allen of Stretton, Burton upon Trent.
Libel! - Handbill from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
In 1831 the Potters' Union came out in support of North Staffordshire's striking miners.
Speculation
Reports speculated that the potters were intending to follow the miners in striking for improved ...
Lightwood Road at Shooters Hills
Lime kilns, Froghall Wharf
Workmen extracting quicklime from the base of Froghall Lime Kilns and loading it onto narrowboats on the Caldon Canal at Froghall Wharf.
Limestone Quarries, Cauldon Low. Photographed by William Blake.
Landscape with a view of the limestone quarries at Cauldon Low.
Lion’s Den Caves, Common Plot, Stone
The Lion's Den caves were located in the north of Stone and were formed by quarrying for sandstone, leaving pillars to support the roof. The caves have been filled in since 1963 and the site is now a ...
Littleton Colliery First Aid and Rescue Teams
Members of Littleton Colliery First Aid and Rescue Teams dressed in suits and ties, with cups and trophies displayed on a table outside one of the colliery buildings. Standing behind the table, left to ...
Littleton Colliery Heading Team
The heading team standing by the cutting machine. The man leaning on the machine is Gary Kuzmic, next to him is Ern Walker, with John Williscroft in the middle. Jan Kalinski (Deputy), and Brian Allport ...
Littleton Colliery No. 3 Pit
Exterior view of Littleton Colliery No. 3 Pit, showing the headframe and general buildings, looking from stockyard. Alan Slade is towards the bottom of the steps leading up to the headframe.
Cannock ...