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Coal outcropping at Longton.
Photograph taken during the Coal Strike of 1926.
This photograph was probably taken from the East Vale /Meir Hay area of Longton. It’s the location of the much earlier Meir Hay Colliery. There were ...
Coal Ovens at Downing's Blurton Tileries, Stoke-on-Trent
The kilns had domed roofs with a separate chimney and were called downdraught ovens. There were 8 to 10 "firemouths" around the outside of each oven used to stoke the fires. The hot gases were drawn ...
Coal pickers at Wimblebury Colliery, Cannock
Photograph of coal pickers at Wimblebury Colliery, Cannock during the 1921 Coal Miner's Strike.
Wimblebury Colliery opened in 1872. In 1892 it was connected to the Cannock & Rugeley Colliery Company's ...
Coal Pickers Strike, West Cannock 2, Hednesford
Local miners, who were on strike, with their families illegally picking coal off the colliery waste tips. The strike lasted for 6 months.
West Cannock Colliery Company had 5 sites:
No.1 plant (pit) ...
Coal pickers, Cheadle
Coal pickers during the General Strike, Cheadle. During the General Strike outcrop pits were dug, about 4 feet square. This one was named Embrey's No.17.
Coal pickers, Chesterton
Coal pickers at Chesterton during the Coal Strike of 1912. They are scavenging for pieces of coal.
Coal pickers, Wimblebury
Following the Great War (1914-18) the British government returned the coal mines to private ownership on 31 March 1921 having taken direct control of the mines in 1916. The mine owners demanded that miners' ...
Coal picking at Apedale, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Miners strike in 1912 was one of the first nationwide strikes that was led by the newly formed Miners Union, who were demanding a national minimum wage. Many miners received no Union pay during the ...
Coal picking at Apedale, Newcastle-under-Lyme
The Miners' strike in 1912 was one of the first nationwide strikes that was led by the newly formed Miners' Union, who were demanding a national minimum wage. Many miners received no Union pay during ...
Coal Strike 1912. "Coal Getting." Photographed by William Blake.
Photograph of people picking surface coal from a steep quarry edge during the strike of 1912.
Coal strike at Florence Colliery in Longton
Coal mining strikes occured in North Staffordshire on a number of occasions during the twentieth century. This images shows people scavanging for coal on waste tips during the 1912 coal strike. Coal was ...
Coal Strike, Longton
A temporary tramway during the Coal Strike of 1926.
Coal strike, Longton
Loading coal during the Coal Strike of 1926. Photograph possibly taken at Meir Hay.
Coal strike, Longton
Photograph taken during the Coal Strike of 1926, showing a temporary tramway.
Coal Strike, Mar. 1912 "Gleaning coal From Old Pit Banks." Photographed by William Blake.
A picture taken in Stoke-on-Trent during the miner's strike of March 1912.
Men, women and children collect loose coal from the pit banks.
Coal Strike, March 1912. "Digging Coal out of Old Pit Mounds". Photographed by William Blake.
"Digging Coal out of Old Pit Mounds". People forage for coal during the strike during March 1912.
Coal Strike, March 1912. "Labour Works A Seam On Its Own Behalf." Photographed by William Blake.
Coal Strike, March 1912. "Labour Works A Seam On Its Own Behalf." Taken at Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Coal Strike, March 1912. "Men Cutting Surface Coal". Photographed by William Blake.
Photograph taken during the national coal strike of 1912. The men are foraging for fuel by cutting surface coal. Taken at Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.