Coal Mining Prints - The Long Wall Fillers

Coal Mining Prints - The Long Wall Fillers46 x 26cm signed print "The basic idea of long wall coal mining was developed in England in the 17th century. The coal would be undercut along the length of coal face then removed as it broke away and timber props inserted to control the fall of the roof behind the face. This low tech method remained basically unchanged until 1900 when machinery was introduced to this form of coal mining and a rubber conveyor belt ran parallel to the face. Other

Brown Ale and fags that tear your throat out he is a happy man

keys left in doors and indeed doors that could be left open

The conveyor belts moved at around 3 miles per hour and at points such as the loader end mesh guards were fitted

I pretended to be filling in a crossword puzzle while doing rapid sketches of the activity in the foyer

For a long while the issue of the battle was uncertain

Signed print 59 x 10cm

but you can't make it drink' are some of the proverbs that make up this interesting print

Treasured possessions

30pm he had not returned to the shaft bottom

saws and wood planes that had been carefully looked after by their former owners

And with two

into the clean side