84/85 – The Longest Year

84/85 – The Longest Year

Reflections on the 1984-85 miners strike in the Notts coalfield with exhibits from the 84/85 Longest Year exhibition at the National Coalmining Museum for England.

On Behalf of the People – NCB 75th anniversary

On Behalf of the People – NCB 75th anniversary

Fig. 1: Vesting Day celebrations at Gedling Colliery, Nottinghamshire, NCB East Midlands Division No. 6 Area.  Photo Credit – Coal Authority. On Behalf of the People: Seventy-Fifth anniversary of the Nationalisation of the British Coal Mining Industry – The East...
Gedling Colliery – The Pit of Nations

Gedling Colliery – The Pit of Nations

Gedling Colliery, sunk in 1899, closed thirty years ago on 8th November 1991. Because of its diverse post WW2 workforce it became known locally as The Pit of Nations.

Pit Canaries End of an Era

Pit Canaries End of an Era

Figure 1: Coal Miner underground with a pit canary. Canaries in Coal Mines End of an Era Twenty-five years ago, in February 1996, the use of canaries in British collieries came to an end following the 1995 Escape and Rescue from Coal Mines Regulations. The phasing out...