In pictures: Mining in Britain over the last century
The closure of the UK's last deep coal pit Kellingley Colliery signals the end of a once proud and powerful industry.
Here is a look back at mining in Britain over the last century from pit ponies to picket lines - and even a visit from the Queen.
Workers cheer as Edward, Prince of Wales, visits the Insoles Colliery in Cymmer, Wales in 1919. Credit: PATwo miners drill into a coalface in 1924. Credit: PAWorkers eat their lunch next to pit ponies in the 1920s. Credit: PAVolunteers seal off a fire at Creswell Colliery near Worksop, Notts, where 80 miners lost their lives in 1950. Credit: PAThe Queen visits Rothes Colliery in Fife in 1958 where she spent an hour underground. Credit: PAScenes at Saltley Coke Depot in Birmingham, 1972, as miners tried to close the doors during their strike. Credit: PARiots during the year-long miner's strike of 1984. Credit: PANational Union of Miners President Arthur Scargill, who was instrumental in organising the miners' strikes of 1974 and 1984. Credit: PAMiners from Wistow Colliery in North Yorks celebrate being Europe's top coal productivity pit in 1993. Credit: PA
