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Coal Merchant's Shop Window, Stafford,

Coal mine workings Cheadle area

Possibly taken at a rise, an underground shaft driven upwards. This photograph was taken during the 1921 Miners Strike. During strikes, if miners knew where the coal seams outcropped, they would ...

Coal miners at Mid Cannock Colliery

This group of nine coal miners at waiting at the pit head for the 'kibble (bucket) to take them underground. To the side are two notices giving instructions on the use of the underground apparatus. The ...

Coal mining by hand

The men is this picture are using hand tools to remove coal from the rock face and are loading it into a wagon. As you can tell from the picture mining was hot, dark and claustrophobic work and the risks ...

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.