Florence Colliery, Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
View of a "modern pit head." Taken at Florence Colliery, Nr. Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
This image was used for a presentation or slide show by Blake entitled “Staffordshire Pottery.” ...
Florence Colliery, Normacot
Photograph taken from Watery Lane, looking south-west. Florence Colliery, named after the the Duke of Sutherland's (the colliery owner) daughter, the pit was opened in 1874 and was worked until 1990. ...
Florence Colliery. "Working Own Seam". Photographed by William Blake.
People picking their own coal from a surface seam during the coal strike of 1912. Taken at Florence Colliery, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Named after the Duke of Sutherland's daughter, the pit was ...
Florence Colliery. Photographed by William Blake.
View of Florence Colliery, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Named after the Duke of Sutherland's daughter, the pit was opened in 1874 and was worked until 1990.
Florence Colliery. Photographed by William Blake.
View of Florence Colliery, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Named after the Duke of Sutherland's daughter, the pit was opened in 1874 and was worked until 1990.
Florence Colliery. Photographed by William Blake.
View of Florence Colliery, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Named after the Duke of Sutherland's daughter, the pit was opened in 1874 and was worked until 1990.
Florence Colliery. Photographed by William Blake.
View of Florence Colliery, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Named after the Duke of Sutherland's daughter, the pit was opened in 1874 and was worked until 1990.
Food collection at Weston Coyney, Stoke-on-Trent
The miner's strike of 1984 - 1985 saw many families suffer great hardship as striking workers lost all their pay and benefits. Food collection and distribution points like this one at Weston Coyney were ...
Footrail near Gill Bank, Goldenhill
This abandoned footrail (or footrill or adit) was just south of Woodstock Road west of Gill Bank. A footrail was a horizontal or gently sloping passage leading into a shallow mine usually on the side ...
Foraging for coal, Longton
Men foraging for coal during the 1926 coal strike.
Fowlea Brook at Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent
Looking north along the course of the Fowlea Brook in Etruria. Off to the right are the furnaces of Shelton Steel Works and in the haze to the left, the winding towers of Wolstanton Colliery. The railway ...
Fundraising at Walthamstow Market, London 1984.
During the miner's strike of 1984 - 1985 many women became involved in the struggle and attended protests, raised money, manned picket lines and collected food. It was common during the strike for people ...
Fundraising at Walthamstow Market, London 1984.
During the miner's strike of 1984 - 1985 many women became involved in the struggle and attended protests, raised money, manned picket lines and collected food. It was common during the strike for people ...
General Meeting of the North Staffordshire Coal Masters - A notice from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
In this notice, 32 North Staffordshire mine owners outline their unity with regard to two pressing issues.
Wages
At this time, miners were attempting to secure an increase in their wages by forming ...
Glebe Colliery, Fenton.
Glebe colliery was situated at Fenton, close to the town hall. The spoil tip from the workings can be seen today as a prominent grassy hill making up part of Glebedale Park. The colliery closed in 1964....
Glebedale Road Collieries, Fenton
The pit head gear and buildings of Glebe (Fenton) Collieries and Brickworks. This photograph was taken from Glebedale Road. Opening in 1865, the colliery was closed in 1964, soon after then photograph ...
Granflex Co Ltd works, Brick Kiln Lane, Stoke-on-Trent
A view north up the Fowlea Brook valley from Brick Kiln Lane area. In the foreground is the Granflex Roofing Co site. The company has been in Brick Kiln Lane since its foundation in 1949. In the far distance ...
Gravel pits, Star and Garter Road, Lightwood
The bonfire stack in the distance had been erected to celebrate the Coronation of King Edward VII.