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Zollverein
Die Zeche Zollverein, auch „Eiffelturm des Ruhrgebietes“ genannt, war ein von 1851 bis 1986 aktives Steinkohlebergwerk in Essen. Benannt wurde sie nach dem 1834 gegründeten Deutschen Zollverein. Sie ist heute ein Architektur- und Industriedenkmal. Gemeinsam mit der unmittelbar benachbarten Kokerei Zollverein gehören die Schachtanlagen 12 und 1/2/8 der Zeche seit 2001 zum Welterbe der UNESCO. Zollverein ist Ankerpunkt der Europäischen Route der Industriekultur und Standort verschiedener Kultureinrichtungen sowie der Folkwang Universität der Künste.
The Zollverein colliery, also known as the "Eiffel Tower of the Ruhr area", was a hard coal mine in Essen that was active from 1851 to 1986. It was named after the German Customs Union founded in 1834. Today it is an architectural and industrial monument. Together with the immediately adjacent Zollverein coking plant, shafts 12 and 1/2/8 of the colliery have been part of the UNESCO World Heritage since 2001. Zollverein is the anchor point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage and the location of various cultural institutions as well as the Folkwang University of the Arts.
Die Zeche Zollverein, auch „Eiffelturm des Ruhrgebietes“ genannt, war ein von 1851 bis 1986 aktives Steinkohlebergwerk in Essen. Benannt wurde sie nach dem 1834 gegründeten Deutschen Zollverein. Sie ist heute ein Architektur- und Industriedenkmal. Gemeinsam mit der unmittelbar benachbarten Kokerei Zollverein gehören die Schachtanlagen 12 und 1/2/8 der Zeche seit 2001 zum Welterbe der UNESCO. Zollverein ist Ankerpunkt der Europäischen Route der Industriekultur und Standort verschiedener Kultureinrichtungen sowie der Folkwang Universität der Künste.
The Zollverein colliery, also known as the "Eiffel Tower of the Ruhr area", was a hard coal mine in Essen that was active from 1851 to 1986. It was named after the German Customs Union founded in 1834. Today it is an architectural and industrial monument. Together with the immediately adjacent Zollverein coking plant, shafts 12 and 1/2/8 of the colliery have been part of the UNESCO World Heritage since 2001. Zollverein is the anchor point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage and the location of various cultural institutions as well as the Folkwang University of the Arts.
Zeche Hannover
Innovation und Geschichte erleben in der Burg für den Bergbau
Mit ihrem wuchtigen Malakowturm erinnert die Zeche Hannover in Bochum an eine Burg aus dem Mittelalter. Erbaut wurde sie Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts. Innovativ war die Fördertechnik, die hier erfunden wurde. Sie ist noch heute weltweit im Einsatz. In der Maschinenhalle dreht sich bei Schauvorführungen die große Treibscheibe der Dampffördermaschine von 1893. Sie ist das älteste Exemplar, das man im Ruhrgebiet am Originalstandort sehen kann.
Hanover colliery
Experience innovation and history in the castle for mining
With its massive Malakow tower, the Hannover colliery in Bochum is reminiscent of a castle from the Middle Ages. It was built in the middle of the 19th century. The conveyor technology that was invented here was innovative. It is still in use worldwide today. In the machine hall, the large traction sheave of the steam hoist from 1893 rotates during demonstrations. It is the oldest example that can be seen in the Ruhr area at its original location.
The valley of the River Dane and the chimney of Danebower Colliery. The chimney stands 8m tall and is 1.3m wide at the base, the colliery was abandoned in 1922.
Garrett No 414 shunts against the rickety backdrop of the Hwange Colliery infrastructure.
How long would those white overalls remain in their pristine condition? Management must have known there would be ‘visitors’ to the colliery that day.
Zimbabwe. June 2018. © David Hill.
Zeche Hannover
Innovation und Geschichte erleben in der Burg für den Bergbau.
Mit ihrem wuchtigen Malakowturm erinnert die Zeche Hannover in Bochum an eine Burg aus dem Mittelalter. Erbaut wurde sie Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts. Innovativ war die Fördertechnik, die hier erfunden wurde. Sie ist noch heute weltweit im Einsatz. In der Maschinenhalle dreht sich bei Schauvorführungen die große Treibscheibe der Dampffördermaschine von 1893. Sie ist das älteste Exemplar, das man im Ruhrgebiet am Originalstandort sehen kann.
Hanover colliery
Experience innovation and history in the castle for mining.
With its massive Malakow tower, the Hannover colliery in Bochum is reminiscent of a castle from the Middle Ages. It was built in the middle of the 19th century. The conveyor technology that was invented here was innovative. It is still in use worldwide today. In the machine hall, the large traction sheave of the steam hoist from 1893 rotates during demonstrations. It is the oldest example that can be seen in the Ruhr area at its original location.
The Foxfield Railway is a preserved standard gauge line located south east of Stoke-on-Trent. The line was built in 1893 to serve the colliery at Dilhorne on the Cheadle Coalfield.
Zeche Hannover
Innovation und Geschichte erleben in der Burg für den Bergbau
Mit ihrem wuchtigen Malakowturm erinnert die Zeche Hannover in Bochum an eine Burg aus dem Mittelalter. Erbaut wurde sie Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts. Innovativ war die Fördertechnik, die hier erfunden wurde. Sie ist noch heute weltweit im Einsatz. In der Maschinenhalle dreht sich bei Schauvorführungen die große Treibscheibe der Dampffördermaschine von 1893. Sie ist das älteste Exemplar, das man im Ruhrgebiet am Originalstandort sehen kann.
Hanover colliery
Experience innovation and history in the castle for mining
With its massive Malakow tower, the Hannover colliery in Bochum is reminiscent of a castle from the Middle Ages. It was built in the middle of the 19th century. The conveyor technology that was invented here was innovative. It is still in use worldwide today. In the machine hall, the large traction sheave of the steam hoist from 1893 rotates during demonstrations. It is the oldest example that can be seen in the Ruhr area at its original location.
Chatterley Whitfield Colliery is on the northern outskirts of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, UK. It is the largest remaining colliery site in the UK. In its productive period, it was the largest mine in the North Staffordshire Coalfield. It was the first mine in the UK to produce one million tons of coal in a year. It is now an Ancient Scheduled Monument. Unfortunately, the guided tours which used to be available no longer take place.
Coal Mining Museum. Wakefield. Thank you for the private tour and photographs! For this shot I was my hands and knees, camera swinging around my neck, trying to crawl after this miner! Fun times x
The first day with sunshine in 2022 - in the late afternoon on the rubble dump in Herten. Something strange light today ;-)
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100x outdoor adventures #19
The very short 'descent' from the top of the old (now long closed) Weetslade Colliery, an example of Newcastle's history as a major producer of coal. This is about half way through one of my new nine-mile routes offering a good view in all directions.
Taking on water alongside the now closed RMU Đurdevik colliery on Bosnia-Herzegovina on 26th February 2015 was Đuro Đaković 1956-built Yugoslavian 0-6-0 tank No.62-111, a design based on the 'S100' Class USA tank. The chain-smoking driver was taking a break between positioning wagons under the loader, having earlier collected a rake of forty empty gondola wagons from the Zivinice exchange sidings some 5 kilometers distant along a neglected branch line. This activity came about due to the Dubrave opencast mine and its loader being out of action following an earthquake and the subsequent urgent requirement for coal demanded by the Tuzla power plant. The emergency steaming of this loco could quite possibly have been its last, and it certainly wasn't in good shape on this occasion.
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The coal is taken down from Banburgh colliery to the washery at Manvers. Beautiful and rural, this is typical of the areas in the UK where coal seams are found. The towns are built around the coal mines, they live their lives and apart from the inherent danger of working in a volatile and dangerous environment far below ground nothing much changes. Until the mine closes.
There is no income, there are no jobs to fall back on and there is no money to spend in the towns shops pubs clubs and cafes. It is a disaster for several generations to come at least. As I climbed up a flat roofed brick hut to take this, two young lads on pushbikes asked me if I had come to take photos because the mine was closing. Of course I had, but I was too embarrassed to tel them that. I don't feel sad about the passing of old locomotives, the trains stay, they just change. A4's for Deltics for High Speed trains and on it goes. Each generation knows what they liked when they were young and look back with fondness at it. Nostalgia. For me that is just the passing of time but here there is something else, I feel very sad to look at these. So much more has been lost here, lives and communities have been taken apart and left to deal with the aftermath as best they can, and many can't.
March the 30th 1989.
18.7.2014.
Beyer Paecock 0-4-ST No 1827 gets away from Foxfield Colliery and slogs up the 1-25 bank with a rake of mineral wagons.
The buildings and iconic 'winding wheels' of Lewis Merthyr colliery are one of the few remaining examples from coal mining in south Wales.
Lewis Merthyr was established in the 1870's. A number of mine shafts were created, the deepest being just over 320 metres. Employment at the mine peaked in the 1930's at over 1600 people.
In the early 1900's, there were over 600 deep mines in the area. The last mine closed in 2008. Lewis Merthyr is now one of just 2 south Wales mines preserved as heritage sites, with activities including guided tours underground.
the last few remains of the so called "Harald-shaft", closed since 1931 - colliery Kalkgrub, former anthracite mine
I could barely make out the colliery when I arrived, and visibility didn't get any better while I was there. Volunteers have created a beautiful nature reserve. Unfortunately I barely had a glimpse of it and had to surprise a lady hiding in some bushes picking sloe berries for directions to find my way out through the fog!
Pleasley Colliery is a former English coal mine. It is located to the NW of Pleasley village which sits astride the River Meden on the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border.
The colliery is located to the NW of Pleasley village which sits astride the River Meden on the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border. It lies 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Mansfield and 9 miles (14.5 km) south of Chesterfield. From the south it commands a prominent position on the skyline, although less so now than when the winders were in operation and both chimney stacks were in place. The colliery is situated at about 500 ft (152m) above sea level and is aligned on a NE-SW axis following the trend of the river valley at this point.
The grounds are now a nature reserve consisting of footpaths and lakes. The colliery underwent renovation and is now a mining museum
And no, I'm not referring to my forthcoming trip to the dentist (well hopefully not). Instead a carpet of valerian and a brightly coloured class 20 cab provide the colour.
Veteran class 20's 20118 and 20901 are seen edging out of the sidings at the former Kellingley Colliery site. The rake of wagons had been stored for some time so care was needed to ensure that nothing had seized. The 6Z20 stock move would convey the wagons from Kellingley Colliery - Chaddesden Sidings. Quite what they will be required for next I don't know.
the last few remains of the so called "Harald-shaft", closed since 1931 - colliery Kalkgrub, former anthracite mine
5th September 1985
47332 nears Whitehaven with coal from Lakeside Colliery to Fiddler's Ferry power station on the penultimate day of operation, after which it was transported by ship to Bidston
The former colliery at Pleasley, Derbyshire. Now a Local Nature Reserve and Country Park with an impressive range of wild orchids to be seen.
Part of the nature reserve and country park surrounding one of the pit heads and chimney of Pleasley Colliery, Derbyshire
The fireman of Andrew Barclay 0-4-0 saddle tank, works no.1219 built in 1910, climbs aboard after setting the points at Beamish colliery.
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Upper: Andrew Barclay 0-4-0 saddle tank 'King' (Works No.1448 built in 1919) shunting Haig Colliery, Whitehaven, as Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0 saddle tank 'Stanley' propels wagons up to Ladysmith Washery from the north end of the colliery on 22nd June 1972. Haig Pit, the last colliery in the Cumberland coalfield, ceased production during May 1984, after a working life of 66 years. The winding gear and adjacent winding house dominating the right background survive today as part of the Haig Colliery Mining Museum. The area occupied by the wagons in this view is now a business park. The wonderful view from the clifftops here to Scotland, the Isle of Man and beyond remains virtually unchanged, apart from a recently installed wind farm in the Solway Firth.
Lower: The the site of the former Haig Pit, which closed in 1986 as the last working pit in the Whitehaven area. The winding engine house and headgear are being restored to their former glory and is now open as the Haig Colliery Mining Museum. This is the view on 12th April 2011 of the course of the track-bed and colliery sidings once serving Haig colliery with the washery at Ladysmith. At this time it had been established as a museum, an independent, volunteer-led initiative aimed at preserving the local mining history and serving as a community resource. It was housed within the remaining winding engine house, which was declared a scheduled monument in 1998. One of the two large steam winding engines had been restored to working condition, and numerous artifacts were on permanent display. These exhibits helped to illustrate the life of the local miners and the social history of the area. The museum underwent repairs in 2014 and reopened in February 2015 after a 2.4 million refurbishment. Despite attracting more than the expected 15,000 visitors, financial difficulties sadly led to its closure in January 2016.
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