A former coal miner is looking for a public space to take his private collection of mining memorabilia. Roger Monks, 86, started work at Allerton Bywater Colliery in Castleford aged 15 and retired to ...
While searching for the catalog numbers for mining lamps, a collection manager discovered an impressive photo archive shot in 1884 As a collection manager at the National Museum of American History, I ...
The depth, the dark, and the dangers inherent in mining created a uniquely dangerous working environment for the miner. Miners faced death from collapsing mines, oxygen deprivation, and haulage ...
A light is to be shone on the North East's mining past with the help of a £300,000 Lottery grant. Beamish Museum, in County Durham, is building a lamp cabin in its Colliery Village to house the museum ...
Lighting has played a critical role in the safety of underground coal and metal mining for several thousand years. Challenges in an underground mine environment include dust, confined spaces, surfaces ...
A COLLECTION of miners' lamps will put on display by a group that preserves the region's mining history. The Durham Miners Heritage Centre, based at Nevilles Cross Social Club, in Durham City, will ...
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