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I live near and worked at Hatfield Main Colliery. These are from
my own collection of photographs.
Hatfield
Hatfield
Main Colliery
The first of many...
Hatfield
Main Dawn
A misty morning.
Panoramic
View
Hatfield Colliery on a snowy day.(229k)
Use the scroll bar or the arrow keys to pan across the image.
The following were taken at Hatfield during the troubled summer
of 2001
Landsale-Main
Offices
Stockpile
& Main Offices
Wagon
loading bay
Night
Lights
Night
2
No1
Shaft & Coal Prep
No1 Headgear
at dusk
Coal
prep plant 1
Coal
prep plant 2
Coal
prep plant 3
Workshops
Stock
Yard
Inside the Winding House
Winding
House
No1
Winding engine 1
Winding
engine and gauge
Winding
engine controls
Winding
drum
Winder
operator
No1
Winding engine 2
Power
/ generator house 1
Power
/ generator house 2
Power
/ generator house 3
Other Collieries
Thorne
1
Thorne
2
Ricall
Gascoigne
Wood drifts
Gascoigne
Wood entrance
North
Selby 1
North
Selby 2
Stillingfleet
Wistow
These are some of the earliest pictures of Hatfield Main
Aerial
view
Building No.1
headgear
First
sod ceremony 1
First
sod ceremony 2
Pre
pit-head-baths
Hatfield
Main Colliery
Hatfield
Pit Club
Steam
winding engine
No.2 pit
bottom (old)
No.2 pit
bottom (new)
North East
Paddytrain
Dawn & Dusk at Hatfield
Dawn
May 1986
Dusk
August 2005 1
Dusk
August 2005 2
Dusk
August 2005 3
Dusk
August 2005 4
Dusk
August 2005 5
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Stuart Tomlins
The following photographs were sent to me by Stuart
Tomlins of the Shropshire Mining Trust.
Stuart has traveled the length and breadth of Britain, recording
images of the last moments of doomed collieries as their surfaces
were demolished and crushed .
Bersham
1
The Shropshire Mining Trust acquired Bersham and set up a museum
which is open to the public
Bersham
2
Some of the original colliery buildings, including the headgear,
are still intact at the site of the former mine.
Bersham
Winding Engine
The Trust has also managed to save and restore some of the machinery
from the colliery.
Ollerton
1
In March of '84, Ollerton was the first major picket attended by
the Yorkshire Area's flying pickets. We were pushed and battered
by police as the Notts men demanded to go to work.
Ollerton
2
The result of not remaining a unified union. The UDM sold out to
the Tories and this was their reward...
Ollerton
3 - Twisted and torn
Ollerton
4 - A winding engine is all that remains amid the rubble.
Clipstone
1
The headgear at Clipstone, a remnant of the Notts mining industry.
Clipstone
2
Another view of Clipstone's headger.
Daw
Mill 1
- Daw Mill
2 - Daw
Mill 3
Three views of this Coventry mine.
Ellington
The last of the North East's pits.
Ellington
2
The No.2 winding engine at Ellington.
Harworth
Once the Doncaster based home of RJB Mining, Harworth is now under
the control of UK Coal.
Houghton
Main 1
-- Houghton
Main 2
Two views of this colliery's headgear.
Kiverton
Park
My memories of Kiverton Park are of misty mornings and police on
horseback. This photograph shows the colliery during happier times.
Markham
Once the pride of the Derbyshire coalfield
Markham 2
The demise of Markham
Penalta
Pit top buildings at Penalta Colliery
Point
of Ayre (POA)
Shafts 1 & 2
POA
3
POA Number 3 shaft
POA 4
Pumps? at POA
POA 5
This portion of the POA headgear was retained to serve as a memorial
for all who gave their lives to the mine.
Rossington
Another of UK Coal's troubled coal mines.
Silverwood
A building disappears in a cloud of smoke and dust.
Welbeck
Looks like this was taken in the mid-70s, during the time of British
Coal.
Various
Collieries
A collection of various mining views in Yorkshire
Donated by Richard Walker.
Hatfield
& Thorne
Unusual views from Hatfield and early views of Thorne, from Bill
Lugson
Annesley Colliery
Three excellent photographs, donated by John Burrage:
Annersley
1
Annersley
2
Annersley
3
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Other Donated Images
Please see above for list of those who have contributed to this
collection of photographs..
Bettws (Deep) Mine
This small colliery is located in the Bettws Mountain, which is
near the villages of Ammanford and Bettws in the beautiful Welsh
countryside of Carmarthenshire.
Bettws
Colliery Landscape
Bettws
Colliery
Blenkinsopp and Wrytree
Blenkinsopp and Wrytree coal mine which are both connected underground
are located in the village of Greenhead, two miles from the town
of Haltwhistle, halfway between Newcastle and Carlisle on the A69.
James Findlay says he is taking as many photographs as possible
before the pit is closed later this year.
Blenkinsopp
1
Mine
car - signpost
*** Update***
Blenkinsopp is now closed.
This is a small selection from the huge photographic record assembled
by James Findlay & Peter Bridges.
The last days of Blenkinsopp
Penalta
In 1939 Penalta earned the European Record for windings of coal
in a single week. Penalta ceased production and was closed in 1991
Penalta
downcast 1
Penalta
downcast 2
Penalta
upcast 1
Penalta
upcast 2
Ricall - The Selby Complex
Ricall Colliery is located a couple of miles to the north of Selby
and just east of the A19 York road.
These photographs were taking during the sinking of the shafts and
show the platform, from which the men worked, and the shaft sinkers
themselves. Does anyone recognise any faces?
Ricall
shaftesinkers 1
Ricall
shaftsinkers 2
Rossington
Rossington is located some 5km south east of Doncaster, and was
taken over by RJB Mining in 1994.
The mine has recently had a turbulent time due to man-management
relations.
Mayday
Parade
Rossington
memorial dedication 1
Rossington
memorial dedication 2
Rossington
memorial dedication 3
Rossington
memorial dedication 4
Rossington
memorial dedication 5
Rossington
headgear
Rossington
2000
Rossington
2000_2
Tower
Tower Colliery, established in 1864, is located near the village
of Hirwaun, in Glamorgan, South Wales.
Tower Landscape
Tower
headgear
New Stubbins
Many thanks to Alg L. for these pictures and information.
Some details.
Cutting
the first sod
Stubbin
headgear 1
Stubbin
headgear 2
Stubbin
headgear 3
Stubbin
headgear - Sinking the shafts
Building
the pit top
Frickley, Manvers & Corton Wood
A collection of photographs, sent to me by Phil Dyson, ex-Frickley
& Manvers blacksmith.
Frickley & Manvers
Markham
Main
Armthorpe, Doncaster
All that remains of No 2 Shaft
Photograph - Gray from Armthorpe
Manvers
Coking Plant
Andy Ashworth sent us this panoramic view
of the demolition of the Manvers Coking Plant
Martyn from Pooley sent these pics of Baddersley
and a group photo of miners at Pooley:
Baddersley
1
Baddersley
2
Baddersley
3
Baddersley
4
Pooley
Group
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