Tipping coal from hopper in a coal mine

Coal falling down a shute in a coal mine

Pneumatic coal drill operating in a coal mine. (Distant perspective)

Pneumatic coal drill operating in a coal mine. (Close perspective)

Coal falling into a hopper

Filling retort with coal from hoppers. 1971

Raking coal in hopper

Open coal fire, shovelling coal into rubber hod

Open coal fire, shovelling coal into metal hod

Emptying hod of coal into grate

Filling plastic coal hod

Filling plastic coal hod

Close up - coal burning in grate

Hand coal packing - pedal operated hopper - cloth sacks filled, loaded onto lorry

Computerised coal packing - plastic sacks filled, sealed, stacked

Signals for coal haulage conveyor belt

Very quiet lochside mixed woodland atmosphere in afternoon, waves lapping, occasional coal lit, wind in trees

Coal Tits, two pairs displaying to each other on territorial boundary

Railway Goods Yard, raking coal in hopper

Railway Goods Yard, coal tipped from hopper

Railway Goods Yard, coal tipped from hopper

Paddle Steamer: Built 1940, horizontal steam engine, loading coal from quayside trucks.

Paddle Steamer: Built 1940, horizontal steam engine, loading coal from quayside trucks.

Gasworks, retort nodding to keep coal running evenly

Gasworks, filling retort with coal from top hoppers

Coal Hopper, raking coal in hopper

Emptying hod of coal into grate

Filling a plastic coal hod. (Twice)

Open coal fire, poking fire and adding coal

Open coal fire, shovelling coal into a rubber hod

Open coal fire, shovelling coal into a metal hod