North Shaft at Easington Colliery - coal was brought to the surface here in 11 ton skips.. 04/03/90
A new book recalls the pit ponies that worked underground in the coalfields of Northumberland and County Durham
Looking towards the old winding house for the Castlereagh Shaft, with the gable end of the compressor house just behind. 1991
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See a stunning collection of images by John Bulmer, a pioneer of colour photography who captured the beauty of 1960s northern England
See a stunning collection of images by John Bulmer, a pioneer of colour photography who captured the beauty of 1960s northern England
Pit Ponies Pip (right) and Flash (left) in the Pit Village with their handler Tommy.
Image 6 of 27 from gallery of krakani lumi / Taylor and Hinds Architects. Photograph by Adam Gibson
Pit ponies and handlers, probably Murton Colliery, 1970's. As with a lot of our archive photographs, sometimes we don't always know the full information so if you can offer any further information or fill in any gaps, please do! Date: 1970s Photo Number: 58177 From the Beamish Collections.
Droom Van Helderheid (A Clear Dream) describes the history of visual identity, design agencies and modernism in the Netherlands from 1960 to 1975. The book features KLM, PAM, AH, NS, DSM, PIT, Total Design and Tel Design. Taiwanese leading graphic designer Wang Zhi-Hong designed the book as Taiwanese edition. Pages: 31
Circa 1980
Bill McKeand - the first man to reach the Busty Seam and Tom Swinburn the first to reach the Brockwell seam. Two rescuers of the West Stanley disaster. The West Stanley pit disaster was caused by an explosion and claimed the lives of 168 men and boys. You can read more about it here. Date: 1909 Photo Number: 6531 From the Beamish Collections.
It’s a rich part of our history. And while the Durham collieries may be gone they are not forgotten.
The winding towers at Dawdon. 20/07/91
Bearpark Colliery. 387 likes. Bearpark Collery, Durham
Completed in 2017 in Mount William, Australia. Images by Adam Gibson, Jordan Davis. This Standing Camp (krakani lumi or place of rest) in Tasmania’s North East National Park is for the Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania. The site...
In the build-up to the Miners' Strike of 1984, Rae was commissioned to develop this portrait of Easington Colliery in County Durham. He worked with the writer Paul Rutishauser.
