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Photocopies and photographs

Reference: D/Ph 404 Catalogue Title: Photocopies and photographs Area: Catalogue Category: Other Records Description: 

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Catalogue Description

Records given:

9 January 2007 Acc: 3325(D)

Durham County Record Office
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DURHAM
DH1 5UL

Catalogue Contents

Ref: D/Ph 404/1

Copy photograph showing the entrance to Shotton Colliery, n.d.
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/2

Copy photograph of Shotton Colliery, 1954
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404 /3

Copy photograph showing the demolition of Shotton Colliery chimney, c. 1972
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/4

Copy photograph of a prize pit pony, 1960
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404 /5

Copy photograph of miners, captioned: 'Last shift Shotton Colliery', 1972, Includes: Thom Mathieson, Jim Pritchard, Ron Scullion and Ged Short
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/6

Copy photograph of a steam engine captioned: 'Shotton 'Tanka', n.d.
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/7

Copy photograph of three workmen with the engine Shotton 'Tanka', n.d.
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/8

Copy photograph of Shotton 'Tanka' in the process of transferring to another colliery, n.d.
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/9

Copy photograph of Shotton 'Tanka' in the process of transferring to another colliery, n.d.
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/10

Copy photograph of workmen, captioned: 'Pleased to see 'Tanka' go', n.d.
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/11

Copy photograph captioned: 'Bob Kettle - area safety officer offering money to miners for ideas on 'Safety at Work'', n.d.
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/12

Copy photograph showing pit shafts at Shotton Colliery, c.1972
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/13

Copy photograph captioned 'Pithead', c.1972
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/14

Copy photograph of ventilation house and upcast shaft, Shotton Colliery, c. 1972
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/15

Copy photograph of a view of Shotton Colliery, c.1972
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/16

Copy photograph of the colliery yard and washery, Shotton Colliery, c. 1972
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/17

Copy photograph of the washery and lamp cabin, Shotton Colliery, c.1972
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/18

Copy photograph of workmen at Shotton Colliery captioned: 'The last day at work', 1972
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/19

Copy photograph of workmen at Shotton Colliery, captioned: 'Fitters and Blacksmiths', c.1972
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404 /20

Copy photograph showing Syd Barnes houses and Shotton Colliery in the background, n.d.
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/21

Copy photograph of the winding engine, made by Markham & Co. Ltd., Chesterfield, in Shotton Colliery, n.d.
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/22

Copy photograph showing the winding engine at Shotton Colliery, n.d.
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/23

Copy photograph showing winding engineman Mr. J. Atkinson, Shotton Colliery, n.d.
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/24

Copy photograph of Pat Carr and Jim Evans in Shotton Colliery pit baths, c. 1979
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/25

Copy photograph of four boys, Billy Tindle, Billy McCullar, Percy Dyer, and Ellis Young, with miners' lamps, Shotton Colliery, c.1919
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404 /26

Copy photograph of a young boy underground driving a pony, pulling a tub, n.d.
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/27

Copy photograph of the coal-face conveyor, n.d.
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/28

Copy photograph of the coal conveyor belt, n.d.
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/29

Copy photograph of the main conveyor belt, n.d.
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/30

Copy photograph of the coal face shearer, c.1972
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/31

Copy photograph of two workmen with the shearer, 1972
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/32

Copy photograph of a workman changing picks on the face shearer, c.1972
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/33

Copy photograph of the face conveyor and stall cutter, 1972
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/34

Copy photograph showing coal-face supports, c.1972
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/35

Copy photograph of the underground locomotive at the shaft bottom, with Harry Baron and Jim Pritchard, c.1972
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/36

Copy photograph of the underground locomotive and man-riding set, c. 1972
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/37

Copy photograph of Jim Nicholson, locomotive driver, at the shaft bottom, c.1972
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404 /38

Copy photograph of men travelling on the man rider at the end of the shift, c.1972
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404 /39

Copy photograph of Peter Briggs drilling, 1972
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404 /40

Copy photograph of Mr. Hudson, long wall driller, 1952
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/41

Copy photograph of Edmond Hall preparing to fire the caunch [part of the roof or seam of coal to be removed], n.d.
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/42

Copy photograph of caunch men, 1972
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404 /43

Copy photograph showing workmen in an area of the mine with buckled girders, 1972
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/44

Copy photograph showing a workman timbering the entrance to the coal face after it had collapsed, n.d.
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/45

Copy photograph of a workman in the low face, n.d.
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/46

Copy photograph showing four workmen underground in Shotton Colliery, captioned: 'Overmen and Deputies', n.d.
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/47

Copy photograph showing six workmen underground in Shotton Colliery, captioned: 'Overmen and deputies', 1972
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/48

Copy photograph of four workmen captioned: 'Overmen and miners', 1972
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/49

Copy photograph captioned: 'timber leaders walking in-bye', n.d.
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/50

Copy photograph showing four workmen with ponies captioned: 'timber leaders, J. Pritchard, G. Connor, G. Langley', 1972
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/51

Copy photograph of a miner with a pit pony underground, captioned: 'timber leader', 1972
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/52

Copy photograph of the horse keeper and ponies in the underground stables, n.d.
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/53

Copy photograph of Jim Evans taken underground in Shotton Colliery, 1972
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/Ph 404/54

List of men and boys killed at Shotton Colliery from 1900 to 1963, c. 1963
(1 paper)



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