End of an era.
An era which has been on the decline for a number of decades. An era that made Britain truly great. An era that saw many prosperous moments. An era that couldn’t sustain itself.
The era I’m talking about was Industrial Britain and the closure of Kellingly Colliery, the last deep level mine in the UK not only signifies the end of the UK coal industry, but puts a final end to the great industrial times Britain used to know.
1. External with one of the two winding towers.
Coal.
The life-blood of the industrial revolution was mined in great quantities from the plentiful seams throughout the North of England. Powering everything from a blacksmiths forge to the immense power stations that are now seeing out their final days, coal was solely responsible for powering the industrial past of the UK.
It’s no surprise then, that the decline of the coal industry and the downturn in heavy industry have gone hand-in-hand. No longer do we need to burn vast quantities of highly-polluting fuels, so the closure of the last coal mine is the final milestone of Industrial Britain. A point where we can look back at everything we have achieved, and celebrate the greatness of Britain. A moment to look to the future with wonder. Britain may have had a change in direction, but we are still world leaders in many, many sectors. We develop modern techniques and move with the times. It may be a sad day for the workers of Kellingly, but with a nod of respect to the past, we see the future of the nation in this closure and look towards a bright, clean future.
Long live Britain.
We've already seen the coal conveys, now let's have a proper look around
On with the pics....
Visited with @SpiderMonkey.
2. Masses of coal conveyors
3. Winding towers
4. The "Big K" workers entrance
5. Workers entrance
6. The cafe area provided us with nice chilled refreshments
7. Locker rooms
8. Locker rooms
9. Miners clothing
10. Showers
11. Lamp charging area
12. Each lamp still has the miners name displayed
13. Clocking in cards
14. Search yourself
15. Workers shaft entrance
16. Workers shaft entrance
17. Shaft 2 head - where the coal reaches the surface
18. Shaft 1 railway truck entrance
19. Shaft 1 railway
20. Locomotive at shaft 1
21. Locomotive
22. Comfy controls
23. Winding gear at the top of winding tower 1
24. Winding gear electric motor
25. Winding house No. 1
26. Winding house control room and wheels
27. Winding house control room
28. Maintenance/porn room
29. Tanks
30. The site viewed from winding tower
An era which has been on the decline for a number of decades. An era that made Britain truly great. An era that saw many prosperous moments. An era that couldn’t sustain itself.
The era I’m talking about was Industrial Britain and the closure of Kellingly Colliery, the last deep level mine in the UK not only signifies the end of the UK coal industry, but puts a final end to the great industrial times Britain used to know.
1. External with one of the two winding towers.
Coal.
The life-blood of the industrial revolution was mined in great quantities from the plentiful seams throughout the North of England. Powering everything from a blacksmiths forge to the immense power stations that are now seeing out their final days, coal was solely responsible for powering the industrial past of the UK.
It’s no surprise then, that the decline of the coal industry and the downturn in heavy industry have gone hand-in-hand. No longer do we need to burn vast quantities of highly-polluting fuels, so the closure of the last coal mine is the final milestone of Industrial Britain. A point where we can look back at everything we have achieved, and celebrate the greatness of Britain. A moment to look to the future with wonder. Britain may have had a change in direction, but we are still world leaders in many, many sectors. We develop modern techniques and move with the times. It may be a sad day for the workers of Kellingly, but with a nod of respect to the past, we see the future of the nation in this closure and look towards a bright, clean future.
Long live Britain.
We've already seen the coal conveys, now let's have a proper look around
On with the pics....Visited with @SpiderMonkey.
2. Masses of coal conveyors
3. Winding towers
4. The "Big K" workers entrance
5. Workers entrance
6. The cafe area provided us with nice chilled refreshments
7. Locker rooms
8. Locker rooms
9. Miners clothing
10. Showers
11. Lamp charging area
12. Each lamp still has the miners name displayed
13. Clocking in cards
14. Search yourself
15. Workers shaft entrance
16. Workers shaft entrance
17. Shaft 2 head - where the coal reaches the surface
18. Shaft 1 railway truck entrance
19. Shaft 1 railway
20. Locomotive at shaft 1
21. Locomotive
22. Comfy controls
23. Winding gear at the top of winding tower 1
24. Winding gear electric motor
25. Winding house No. 1
26. Winding house control room and wheels
27. Winding house control room
28. Maintenance/porn room
29. Tanks
30. The site viewed from winding tower
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