Energy Collection

Picture shows the rock supergroup Humble Pie, photographer in August 1969. In the foreground is ex Small Faces singer and guitarist Steve Marriott

View of the new Dounreay Atomic Reactor near Thurso in Scotland Circa 1955

Owing to the diminishing coal supplies and bad weather, deliveries of coal to the housewife have been slowed down and many are trekking with prams and wheelbarrows to coal wharfs

Mr. Douglas Purser who runs his Ford 1, 600 c. c. Capri on Coal
Mr. Douglas Purser who runs his Ford 1, 600 c.c. Capri on Coal, is pictured shovelling anthracite into the burner. February 1975 75-01164

Residents of Birmingham queue with their prams at the Coal Merchants in Green Lane awaiting their allocation and hoping there is enough coal to go round following earlier shortages. 6th February 1954

Princess Diana visits the BP Forties oil rig in the North Sea, west of Aberdeenshire. The Forties Oil rig is often called Charlies Darling" Picture taken 3rd September 1985

General scenes of the construction of the Hunterson, a Nuclear Power Station. 1955 A809-001 Picture circa 1st MArch 1955

Lister Drive Power Station, Liverpool. 3rd June 1936

News by candlelight, and battery power. Radio Durham news reader John Pickles had to rig up a makeshift power supply when the station was hit by a power cut, 7th December 1970

Fuel Shortages, Corley, Birmingham, Tuesday 4th December 1973. No Petrol. Forecourt Empty

Fuel Shortages and Fuel Rationing Signs, Bearwood, Birmingham, Tuesday 4th December 1973. Supply Shortage. Sorry No Petrol

Elderly woman, drinking a cup of tea, by candlelight, Perry Barr, Birmingham, 11th February 1972

Coach and Horses, being used to beat the fuel shortage at Walton Hall, Walton, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, Wednesday 12th December 1973

Tina Turner in concert, Break Every Rule World Tour, NEC Arena, Birmingham, June 1987

Coal Mining underground scenes at Hucknall Colliery in Nottinghamshire. May 1972 P017832

Two men pushing a cart full of coal in a mine. July 1978 P018160

Operation Pluto (Pipe Lines Under The Ocean) where pipes were layed under the English Channel by which Allied Armies in Europe were nourished during WWII

The stockade of a restored coal mine in the Donets Basin region which was recently liberated by the advancing Red Army during the battle against the German Army on the Russian Front

Picture shows 2nd Engineer T Dorman and 3rd Engineer Hughes (Caption suggests he name is either E Hughes or W Hughes). They are in the engine room of The Ocean Vanguard Ship

Relics of great inventors, part of an exhibition at the Science Museum. Michael Faradays induction coil that he himself made. Kensington, London. 15th November 1929

A revolutionary car driven by sun power. Dr Charles Escoffery with his veteran car, showing the solar cells on the roof. Dr Charles Escoffery is a scientist from El Segundo, California

Children collecting their coal ration from a coal merchant near Birmingham City centre. 14th February 1940

Children collecting their coal ration from a coal merchant near Birmingham City centre. 14th February 1940

The winter of 1946 - 1947 Coal being loaded from the pit tubs onto waiting empty lorries at the Cannock and Leacroft Colliery at Cannock

Liverpool footballers Kevin Keegan and Steve Heighway eating their lunch by candlelight during the Three Day Week. 18th December 1973

The Powergen headquarters which has just won another design award. 25th September 1996

Manchester and Area electricity control room where all the power cut decisions are taken for Manchester and outlying areas. Mr A Dobson (standing) who is in charge. 8th December 1970

Hollicombe gasworks in October 1967

Labour Secretary of State for Energy Tony Benn pictured with bottle of oil. 16th June 1975

MP for Bristol South East Tony Benn smoking his pipe at the Labour Party conference at Brighton. October 1981

Mrs Elsie Hedley, pictured outside her space age home in Thetford, Glebe Village, Washington. The homes, designed with the intention of keeping energy consumption to a minimum

Power Cuts effect Public Houses, with patrons forced to drink by Candlelight, Newcastle, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear. 8th December 1970

Working by Candle light and Hurricane Lamps, The Journal Newsroom, staff cope with power cuts Newcastle, 12th February 1972

Shopping during Powercuts, James Taylor is able to keep his pharmacy open by using emergency lighting during power cuts, 2nd November 1977

Tea making during Power Cuts, 11th December 1970. In the kitchen, a spare car battery and headlamp bulb provide enough light to work in as water for the tea is boiled in an antique copper kettle on a

Fuel Rationing, customers limited to two gallons, Bearwood, Birmingham, Tuesday 4th December 1973

University Students, chopping logs, Cambridge Street, Birmingham, 22nd February 1972

Oldbury Newsagent, able to beat blackout and stay open by using a gas lamp, Birmingham, Friday 25th February 1972

Coal Dump, Northampton Street, Birmingham, Wednesday 9th February 1972

Scavenging for Coal, Hednesford, Staffordshire, Monday 31st January 1972

Christmas Trees, On Sale during blackout, being sold by candlelight, Market Hall, Birmingham. Monday 17th December 1973

Wine shop, still open during blackout, selling wine by candlelight, Priory Ringway, Birmingham. Monday 17th December 1973. Peter Dominic

Petrol pump in garden, for one enterprising Erdington Resident during fuel shortages, Birmingham, Thursday 13th December 1973

Diesel Fuel Queues, Corley Service Station, Birmingham, Wednesday 12th December 1973. Bond Worth Rivington Carpets

Petrol Station Forecourt, Perry Barr, Birmingham, 11th February 1972. Cosed

Reduced Service on Commuter Trains, due to power cuts, New Street Station, Birmingham, Monday 14th February 1972

Power Cuts at the offices of the Central Electricity Generating Board, Shirley, Birmingham, Tuesday 15th February 1972

Council Staff affected by power cuts, set up their offices in Town Hall, West Bromwich, Wednesday 16th February 1972

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