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Miners working at the coal face at the Frances Colliery in Scotland. 2nd March 1983
Richard Budge (centre) in the cage at Ellington Colliery
Wearmouth Colliery at a standstill after closure in November 1993
Miners leaving the cage after a shift at the re-opened Lynemouth Colliery. February 1967
The twin shafts of Morrison Busty Colliery, Annfield Plain in February 1971
A coal miner at Ellington Colliery in Northumberland sitting in the locker room after his shift November 1999
Coal miners John Derbyshire front and Vinc Higson give each other assistance to get clean in the pithead baths following a shift underground at Mosley Common Colliery Lancashire England August 1954
Women Coal screeners with soot covering their faces at Lyme Pit in Lancashire coming off shift wash in the pithead showers November 1948
The demolition of the 60-year-old Rising Sun Colliery, Wallsend in 1974
Miners leave the pit as the final underground shift leaves Bates Colliery, Blyth, May 1986
Ponies and their handlers at Greenside Colliery in 1932. It was claimed that the ponies were kept in better conditions than many animals on the surface. 24th December 1932
Coal Queen Arlene puts a stop to swear-words at the coal face. The 1, 800 pitmen at a Yorkshire colliery were on their best behaviour yesterday-for they were hosts to a coal queen
Ryhope Coal Companys new model mine for the instruction of boys at Oxclose, Durham. Here they are coming out of the drift mine
Arthur Scargill: Leader of the National Union of Miners Arthur Scargill at home with his wife. June 1980 80-03110-003
Staff and part time members of NCB Mines Rescue Station Ashington are to do a sponsored stretcher carrying for the South Atlantic Fund
Miners from the record breaking Brenkley Drift: Included are Mr. Joe Thomas, manager (right), Alan Wilson (centre foreground) and Danny Hogg (front right)
This 15 ton "Joy Sullivan continuous miner continous miner"This 15 ton " Joy Sullivan continuous miner continous miner" has been imported from the United States for experiments in British mines
Coal mines underground scenes at Norton Hill Colliery, Somerset. March 1946 P017668
Another coal mine at risk. Betws colliery manager Vince Rogers. August 1984 P017678
Miners at the coal face at Newstead in Nottinghamshire. October 1972 P017745
Coal Mining Pit Ponies. March 1941 P017821
Coal Mines underground scenes. Norton Hill Colliery, Somerset. Ernest Knowles, 40 years a miner, heaving coal. March 1946 P017838
Coal Mining underground scenes at Hucknall Colliery in Nottinghamshire. May 1972 P017832
Faceworkers Jim Watson, aged 56, of Parkside, Seaham and underground development worker billy Stephenson, of Winyard Street, Dawdon in the sauna at Dawdon Colliery
Beaming miners leaving Ravensworth Colliery near Birtley after a Saturday morning shift in January 1951
Stay-in strikers return. John James washes the back of his friend Arnold Moyle. February 1960 P018171
Two men pushing a cart full of coal in a mine. July 1978 P018160
A five-man coal mine. No strikes or labour troubles at this mine. The new Speedwell level, the Forest of Dean. June 1945 P018156
Nigerian tin miners at work during the Second World War. 30th January 1944
Young miners who have been unable to follow their trade training at the North East marine school as part of the munitions industry. 22nd November 1940
Mr Arthur Horner, (president) and other members of the South Wales Miners Federation Executive, with mobile canteens giving to the YMCA by the Federation. Picture date unknown
Members of the Russian delegation paid a visit to a colliery during their visit to South Wales. Seen here with Welsh students and colliery officials. 18th November 1942
Outlook film unit at present working on the film Blue Sear were extremely bot and busy today. They were engaged in pithead baths scenes and believe in leaving no stone unturned for good pictures
President of the National Union of Mineworkers Arthur Scargill speaks to miners at Worksop, Nottinghamshire. 5th January 1985
Arthur Scargill, President of the National Union of Mineworkers. 20th July 1990
Harnessing this pony at Ashington Colliery are some of the boys who are being trained under a newly instituted scheme. 17th June 1941
An instructor at the Government pit school showing Bevin Boys how to follow a seam of coal in Morrison Old Pit, Annefield Plain. 30th December 1943
Enrolling special constables during strike. London citizens rally to the call for volunteers. Pictured, special constables receive their armlets
Miners coming off shift at Hamstead Colliery, West Bromwich to the news that the mine is to close in 1965. 22nd January 1962
Miners soon after leaving work at Montagu Colliery, Newcastle, cast their votes at the Montague Miners Welfare Hall Polling Station, Newcastle
Proper training for boys joining the mining industry. Picture shows a class at the Easington Residential Training Centre being given a practical lecture on various types of pit lamps. Circa 1948
Cutting through 1, 140 foot high Manshead Hill was completed when the Mayor of Wakefield, Alderman Nathan Hutchinson J.P. fired the two final charges to complete the tunnel
The miners of Northumberland marched into Bedlington "their capital"for a dayThe miners of Northumberland marched into Bedlington " their capital" for a day, for the countys gala. The A crowd watched Cowpen and Crofton Colliery band. 14th June 1958
At the end of Marley Hills High Row, a pit heap and pit workings. 11th September 1952
A miner returns his lamp to the lamp room for the final time as the last shift at Cotgrave pit clocks off. Circa 1992
Queen Elizabeth watches work in progress during a visit to the alluvial diamond workings at Hangha in Kenema, an eastern province of Sierra Leone. 1st December 1961
Mr Joe Gormley (left) with George Rees, Vice President of South Wales Area National Union of Miners at the Lady Windsor Colliery, Ynysybwl, Wales 21st January 1975
The rescue team at Hanham Colliery, Gloucestershire before the end of World War 1
