Welcome to the UK's largest and most comprehensive website concerning the history of coalmining - including a searchable database of over 164,000 recorded accidents and deaths....

 

Ashton-in-MarkerfieldNational Database of Mining Deaths in Great Britain compiled by Ian WinstanleyNational Database of Mining Deaths in Great Britain compiled by Ian WinstanleyMines location maps in Great Britain and the Isle of Mann1842 Royal Commission ReportColliery Scrapbook

A day in the life of...

A day in the life of Tommy Shotton, a coal miner in 1939, working onthe night shift from midnight to 8.00am. His life was typical of that ofmany thousands of coal miners of his time.

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