The Rose And The Dragons

The Rose And The DragonsSigned print 38cm x 28cm Robert Olley Artwork Reproduction of these images without the express permission of the copyright holder is a violation of The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and copyright infringements will be prosecuted.

"If there was a problem inbye at the coal face and all the conveyors were running empty or halted

'It is best to prepare for the days of necessity'

The final production shift came up from the shaft bottom 31st May 1968

The wick pricker was bent back and there was a small amount of  oil in the oil pot

"Twenty minutes mid shift was the allotted time for bait when all the machinery became idle

both could be purchased from the canteen

moved into the middle of the trunk

'Better no rule than cruel rule'

'It is easy to despise what you cannot get'

Parliament compelled all coal owners to have two shafts for every pit

set out to locate the coal wagons

"In the 1800 & 1900s the men and boys of whole families worked down the same mine and when disasters occurred