Follow us exploring an abandoned Staffordshire Coal mine ,
Documenting the relics of the Dying Industry that is still alive in Many people’s Memories...
At its peak, the British coal industry employed over a million men and was one of the most important industries in the UK. Transport, power and related industries were all heavily reliant on coal. Even in the mid-1960s,
British Rail was still running on coal power (steam). In the 1970s. Coal was Britain’s lifeblood, and without it, the economy could come to a standstill.
The decline of the British coal industry started after the
First World War. But was accelerated after the Second World War, and in particular, after the miner’s strike of 1984...
19 авг 2024