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The demolition of Wearmouth Colliery in October 1994
Murton Colliery produced its millionth tonne of the financial year in record time, beating the previous best by three weeks. January 1988
Unloading the tubs at Eltringham Colliery, Prudhoe. January 1949
The 75ft high coal washing tower at Bates Pit, Blyth just prior to demolition, February 1961
Harraton Colliery, December 1946
Eppleton Colliery in June 1952
Crowds watch the demolition of Westoe Colliery, South Shields in April 1994
Washington Colliery, County Durham, Britains oldest pit when it closed in 1968. It was due to become the centre of a pleasure park when this picture was taken in January 1971
A 1949 picture of the headgear and winding house at Lynemouth Colliery, Northumberland
Shilbottle Colliery in March 1977
A miner walks home from Ellington Colliery in February 1994
Langley pit lads in September, 1943
Ashton Collierys new bath opened. October 1952 P005142
Mining: Industry: "Britains Ugliest Beauty Spot": Blaenau FfestiniogMining: Industry: " Britains Ugliest Beauty Spot" : Blaenau Ffestiniog, a Welsh slate mining village, where the giat slag heads of Slate tower high above the roof tops
Collieries: Garswood Hall. August 1958 P005141
One of the underground men at work around Barnsley is Charles Greaves of Sciessitt in the Marjery Wood Colliery by the Aid of candlelight, too ! April 1947 P009830
Huge pile of coal at a a colliery. January 1941 P017675
Sign outside a coal mine which had saved from closure. June 1969 P018143
16 men working at the Hitwick Colliery in Coalville, Leicestershire. A train-load in a day! May 1946 P018215
These experienced women workers at the cleaning screens of Allerdale Pit, Great Clifton, West Cumberland. June 1949 P017795
Pit pony Robin takes his first look at the surroundings at Ladyshore Colliery which he last saw 14 months ago, held by blacksmith William Heaton (left) and Jess Taylor. January 1948 P017815
Coal Mining A man training a pony. for the pits. May 1936 P017818
Blinkered to protect his eyes, a pony canters up the shaft towards daylight and green grass at the Knowetop Mine in Lanarkshire, Scotland. January 1966 P017820
Louise tipping coal through a grid to a conveyer at an open cast coal working at blackburn, March 1944 P017824
Cliviger colliery, near Burnley. Albert Smith a Deputy walks the mile to the coal face. December 1952 P005136
Men about to go underground at the Gresford Colliery in Wrexham. March 1935 P017892
Miners give their pit ponies a clean. March 1941 P017819
Coal Mines under ground scenes: Workers at a pit in Manchester shovelling out coal from under the water. January 1948 P017834
Col. C. G. Lancaster, M. P. (Chairman of B. A. Collieries)Col. C.G. Lancaster, M.P. (Chairman of B.A. Collieries). Cutting the first sod to commence the sinking of the New Calverton Shaft at Calverton, Notts, today. January 1946 P018146
Miner at work in a coal mine. July 1977 P018151
Polmais Colliery in the village of Fallin, Scotland July 1984 P018150
Coal Miners boys. June 1942 P018192
A happy miner at his pit August 1947 P017731
A coal miner before the huge Bevercotes Colliery. Time office of the pit. December 1969 Z11710-002
Frank Clough (left) and Bobby Bell (Right) the two miners from County Durham pictures with Lion, one of the pit ponies appearing in the new film, on the set at Pinewood Studios circa 1950s
Frankie Clough, left, actor Leslie Sands, centre, and Bebby Bell on the set of Escape from the Dark circa 1950s
Pupils at a special training school for boys at Pelaw Main Betty Pit, near Birtley, learn about the care of pit ponies during a lesson given by W. Adamson in 1942
The light-up project was brought in to increase output from machines such as the one in the picture at Westoe Colliery in 1967
