The National Database of Mining Deaths and Injuries in Great Britain	The database covers deaths and some injuries in coal, metalliferous and shale mines and quarries in Great Britain and Ireland. At present it contains over 120,000 names from 1850 to 1972. NB. There is new material added on a monthly schedule.
1842 Royal Commission Reports	CHILDREN IN THE MINES Transcripts of the Royal Comission Reports, on the working conditions of children and young persons in the coalfields of Great Britain, 1842.
COLLIERY SCRAPBOOK	A growing collection of paper clippings and pictures to which Fionn has applied his considerable artistic talents. List of material on Fionn's site
Mining Disasters in Great Britain	An account of over 1,000 indidual mining disasters in which five or more lives have been lost in Great Britain from 1640 to 1978.
LISTS OF MINES	UK Mines 1869, 1880, 1908, 1918,1938, 1945 NOW COMPLETE Dec. 2004
MINES LOCATION MAPS in Great Britain and the Isle of Man	Maps showing the location of mines with 'old mines' marked.
A DAY IN A MINERS' LIFE	A sequence of photographs from 'Picture Post' 1939, that describes a day in the life of a miner from the north east at work, rest and play.
MINING ART	A collection on mining art in paintings, drawings, photographs and sculpture. Just follow the link to see the image.
WOMEN and the PITS	Before the 1842 Royal Commission reported, women worked down the mines. Later they worked on the surface and in recent years supported their miner husbands during bitter strikes only to emerge as a strong political force to keep the mines of Britain open. This site is shared with my friend Leah Ryan to whom I am eternally grateful for sharing the load also BAL MAIDENS Women in the pits.
Books on Mining History	Books by Ian Winstanley and Lancashire history and other books.
Out of print MINING TEXTS and BOOKS	A list of books that are available as PDF files on CD. Many interesting and historical texts that are out of print.
A GLOSSARY OF MINING TERMS	As used in the north-east of England in 1841.EXPLANATION of TERMS generally is use among Colliers of the WEST RIDING of YORKSHIRE 1841 and found in the foregoing Descriptions. Added January 2000 As used in the north-east of England in 1841. HARRY TOOTLES MINING DICTIONARY Added April 2000
MINING PRINTS	A library of contemporary prints of Victorian mining disasters which can be downloaded.
MINERS' LAMPS	A selection of modern and replica working oil lamps and CARBIDE LAMPS for sale.
POETRY CORNER	A selection of original mining poems and others
A COLLECTION OF POEMS INSPIRED BY MINING DISASTERS	Verses written as 'Penny Ballads' to aid disaster funds and gravestone inscriptions. August 2001
Catalogue of Abandoned Mines 1928	The catalogue indicates the position of the mine entrance and an indication of the area worked underground.
MINING VIDEOS	Coal mining in Lancashire particulary in Bickershaw colliery and Standish near Wigan produced by Cliff Reeves, the last winding engineman at Bickershaw.
PARKSIDE COLLIERY EMPLOYMENT LIST 1993	List of names of most of the final workforce at Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows. Added May 2004
COAL MINING in ASHTON-in-MAKERFIELD	Information and images of the collieries that were once the life blood of town. Added April 2004
BOLD PHOTOGRAPHS and Images taken when the colliery was being demolished	A collection of verified photographs taken underground at Bold colliery, St Helens, Lancashire. Added June '05
FREE DOWNLOADS on MINING TECHNOLOGY	Mine monitoring for safety and health and The measurement of Air Flow in British Coal Mines: A historical review. Added July '05

NEWSPAPER TRANSCRIPTIONS

An ongoing project transcribing old newspapers from the Merseyside area, continually updated, with a page on mining accidents, mines etc.