Mining Landscapes

The final two of The National Lottery Heritage Fund Scotland and University of Stirling series of eight family Coalscapes events (ecology, geology and art workshops) are confirmed and ready to book nip to
7. 👉 https://www.mining-landscapes.org/news/coalscapes-family-event-7-lochore-meadows-fife
8. 👉 https://www.mining-landscapes.org/news
Fir an overview and links the preliminary timetable is now confirmed with links see
https://www.mining-landscapes.org/news/coalscapes-family-fun-workshops-announcing-the-preliminary-timetable

A pair of Dowty pit props part of the permanent mining display on loan from the South Derbyshire Mining Preservation Group at Visit Conkers in the heart of the National Forest, near Ashby, Leicestershire.

Walking a section of the disused Severn Valley Railway so as not to be confused with the live steam trains renamed Leapgate Old Railway Walk. The branch on the right opened in 1940 to carry the coal to Power Station, . Yep Catherine is back down in the English Midlands.

Two more of series of 8 family Coalscapes events (ecology, geology and art workshops) are confirmed and ready to book

👉 5. https://www.mining-landscapes.org/news/coalscapes-family-event-5-summerlee-museum-north-lanarkshire

👉 6. https://www.mining-landscapes.org/news/coalscapes-family-event-6-prestongrange-museum-east-lothian

To see all 8 nip to https://www.mining-landscapes.org/news/coalscapes-family-fun-workshops-announcing-the-preliminary-timetable

The mundane and often overlooked legacy of the domestic coal hearth - the ash box recess. This utilitarian hatch spotted

The day the Union of South Africa adorned the Borders Railway, passing the Lady Vic with moody clouds overhead, not dissimilar to the day we're having today in fact.
Still an awesome sight and a sad loss to the rails.
I'm seriously considering pulling together a big collection of the steam engine shots I've gathered on the Borders Railway and doing a limited run or similar. I like these old engines.
Anyways, here be old 60009 - Union of South Africa tooooooooot!

Two more of series of 8 free family Coalscapes events (ecology, geology and art workshops) confirmed and ready to book
👉3. Doon Valley Railway East Tuesday 14th July nip to
https://www.mining-landscapes.org/news/coalscapes-family-event-3-doon-valley-railway-east-ayrshire
👉 4. National Mining Museum Scotland Wednesday 15th July nip to https://www.mining-landscapes.org/news/coalscapes-family-event-4-the-lady-victoria-colliery-newtongrange

Bit of a long shot: would the person who wrote the long write up on piecework and colliery checkweighers (presumably in response to the blog ‘Douglas Water: The Defiant Village’ via our website but left no contact details please get in touch.

Image: A checkweigher at work at the Clover Gap mine Kentucky (1946). Russell Lee, US National Records and Archives Administration. In the public domain. Sadly couldn’t find a UK picture.