Backbone / A Clean Slate

Backbone / A Clean Slate

Backbone, a digitally immersive experience by Award Winning film-maker, Meloni Poole, re-examines her 2000 film, A Clean Slate, 25 years on about the miners at Annesley Bentinck Colliery. It premieres later in 2026.

A Brief History of Annesley Colliery

A Brief History of Annesley Colliery

Fig. 1: Annesley Colliery in January 1982 during demolition of the Coal Preparation Plant as part of the Annesley-Bentinck Concentration Scheme. Photo Credit: MuBu Miner. A Brief History of Annesley Colliery (1865-2000) Annesley Colliery and the Older Concealed...