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Miner using coal pick in main coal seam, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Miner preparing to lift tub back onto way or rails in roadway to/from the coal face, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Two miners, Teddy Wright and Joe `Blackie' Elmes sitting at coal face holding picks, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Five miners at meeting station, the kist, it was from here that a deputy would place his men Back row: Mollie Barrass, Wilf Snowball [apparently a good dancer at competitions], Tommy [or Tony] `Tucker' Nelson (ex. Sunniside and Billy Row) Front row: Tommy Hutchinson and unidentified Photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Two miners, Jim Hall and John Lister, with windy pick and shovel, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Miner with coal pick lying in very narrow (Ballarat) coal seam, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Two miners, Joseph Robinson and unidentified, `bait time' at coal face in yard seam; naked lights being used, pre-nationalisation, 1948 Photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Deputy, Jim Westgarth, sawing timber at rail junction, with tub in background, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Hewer, possibly Albert Brown or Charles Turnbull, in yard, 3/4 or main coal seam, using hand pick, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Two miners at coal face, in 4 foot high seam so probably the main seam, with shovel, hand pick, mell hammer, bait tin and water bottle, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Miner, Redvers Gristwood, using coal pick in narrow coal seam, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Miner, Billy Adamson, kneeling using hand pick, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Miner, Mr. Gibson hand putter, pushing coal tub along rails, Harvey Drift/seam, 1942 Photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery

Three miners sitting at coal face, John Corner, Raymond Varley, Arthur Corner, with windy pick and shovel, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s Note carbide lamp hanging from pit prop

Miner using windy pick, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Four miners, including (left) Cliff Sherry (right) Norman Allinson, in 'caunch', photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Two miners sitting on `hunkers' i.e. squatting in tramway, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s Left possibly George Willie Siddle

Miner probably a rolleywayman, wearing hard hat with cap lamp, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Miner, Tommy Masters of Stanley Crook, sawing pit props, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Six miners in building on surface, including fourth from left Albert Nelson of Sunniside, with candle and carbide lamps, so safe side of pit and before nationalisation, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Three miners underground, Ikey Pattison, Raymond Hewitt and Edward Siddle, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Four miners, Ralph Westgarth ex. Sunniside, Bobby Welsh, Billy Ramshaw and Jim Butterfield, sitting in barrow way, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s Note pipe or conduit hung from roof supports

Four miners, left to right Cliff Sherry ? and Fred Jobson and 3 pit ponies underground, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Five miners in landing (i.e. passing loop) for tubs, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s Back row right Bob Harrop of Crook or Alan Howarth Front row middle Ralph Westgarth of Sunniside

Miner, Tom Charlton of Sunniside, sitting on rockfall, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Three miners by tramway switch, Jimmy Wilkinson of Sunniside with cigarette, Billy Millburn or Tommy Nelson of Sunniside with lamp and pipe, Matty Irwin with midge? lamp, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Five miners trying to re-rail a tub at a landing, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s Second left a Crook Man Right Tony Johnson of Sunniside

Hewer, sitting on cracket in Yard or Main Coal seam, at start of shift as he is not black with dust, using pick with candle on adjacent pit prop, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Miner, Albert Brown, sitting at coal face using pick, with candle on nearest prop, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Five miners sitting next to junction in tubway, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s Left to right: Kit Edwards, Dick Adamthwaite of Roddymoor, unidentified, John Corner?, Tommy Masters?

Miner, Ralph Westgarth, with pit pony pulling tub, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Two miners at coal face, George Alderson Clark and Albert Blackett of Sunniside, with picks, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Two miners sitting underground, right Herbert Hunt, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Two miners sitting on `hunkers' i.e. squatting in tramway, Albert Brown and Jimmy Underwood, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Four miners sitting on `hunkers' i.e. squatting in tramway: Albert Brown, Raymond Hewitt, Jimmy Underwood and Tom Storey, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Underground stables, Abe Fletcher colliery horse keeper with pit pony, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s Note limewashed masonry walls and no props supporting roof

Miner, Alf Short, and pit pony pulling tub, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Pony putter, possibly Herbert Branford, and pit pony showing harness, Harvey Drift, 1942 Photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery

Miner, Cliff Sherry, with pit pony standing to one side of tramway, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Miner, Billy who lived at Crook, kneeling in [apparently] main coal seam, with pick propped up beside him, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Four miners in barrow way, note naked flames and piping, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s Left to right: unidentified, Billy Johnson, Joe Lowther, Billy Dixon of Watergate, Crook

Two miners sitting with pit pony, Matty Shepherd and Billy Johnson, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Two miners squatting in tramway, Norman French and Edward Siddle (smoking), photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Deputy, Ralph Reed, at telephone near an electric hauler, note bell, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Deputy/Shotfirer, Frank Sillet, with wire and detonator canister, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Three miners, Edward Siddle, Ike Pattison and Raymond Hewitt, on tubway, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Miner, Ned Billings, and tub at seam, juction in tramway, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s Note tools

Miner 'knocking up', placing pit prop in position in caunch, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Deputy's Kist or meeting place, Jack Lyle of Stanley Village who was killed in a shotfiring accident, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s Note masonary walls, bells, telephone, seating, old carbide lamp hanging at side

Miner hewing coal with pick; bottom 'canch' of stone, coal face above, shovel propped up, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Deputy Jack Stamper of Stanley, at Kist, writing at table, wearing cap lamp but also has safety lamp, saws and pick propped up, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Miner hammering pit props in place, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s Note low seam in background , normally blown out to extend height of tunnel to prepare to tubway, electric lamps being used therefore after 1948

Two miners, possibly Pompey Jordan of Stanley Village, and George Anderson Clark, sitting with pit pony, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Eight miners at meeting station, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s Back row: Roy Dolphin, Chuck Whitton, Tommy Hutchinson or Tommy Nelson, George Tinkler Front row: Nat Smith, John Stephen Briggs, Alf Harker, Wilf Adamson.

Miner with safety lamp used by deputies to test for gas at the coal face, using a tram to transport timber to the face, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Five miners sitting in tubway with midgy lamps, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s Back row: George Siddle of Wooley Terrace, Stanley Front row: Pompey Jordan of 26 Stanley Crescent, Stanley, Norton Walker, of Mount Pleasant, Stanley, Joe Howarth, John Jones

Five miners sitting in tramway or barrow way, carbide lamps being used so before 1948, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s Back row: Cliff Sherry, Ed Pedalty Front row: unidentified, unidentified, Wilf Snowball, Matt Shepherd

Three miners, Joe Jewell, unidentified and Ted Dawson, on tramway junction, with saw and midgy lamps, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Three miners, Tommy `Tucker' Nelson, Wilf Snowball smoking a pipe, Nat Smith, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Wagonwayman, Billy Dixon, using carbide lamp with pick at incline terminal, Harvey drift, 1942 Note pick and bell; sign is for incline signals used in hauling tubs Photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery

Miner, Jim Taylorson, putting pitprop in place (timbering up), photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Miners, Matt Shepherd and Billy Collingwood, at site of collapsed roof, taking a break, with picks, tub in background, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Miner standing at coal face, with shovel and pick, canch of stone then canch of coal above, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Miner hewing at coal face in a very low seam, with candles for light, implies pre-1948, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Six miners at underground station, whitewashed brick walls, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s Back row: unidentified, `Billy' Norman Allyson, George Reed Front row: Cliff Sherry, Les Wright, Jack Smith

Miner lying in narrow coal seam, 2 foot high, either Ballarat or Harvey seam, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s Holes above timber contain chocks to stop stones falling onto the timber and breaking it

Miner lying in narrow coal seam, Tommy Fothergill in the Harvey Drift in 1942 or Albert Brown in the Ballarat seam, hewing with a pick by candle light, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery

Two miners, Roddymoor residents, eating bait, left Joseph Robinson, photograph taken by Alf Tulip, Roddymoor Colliery, 1940s

Underground Images: A Photographic Recollection of Roddymoor Miners, c. 1945 , compiled by Bob Abley, ARB Publications, 98 Durham Road, Spennymoor, 2001 The publication was produced to accompany an exhibition of the photographs, as in D/Ph 409/1 and explains some of the images