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As we have seen even the smallest colliery village wherever it may be in the Rhondda Valleys has its own park. This one looks more suited to the youngsters of the area with its swings and slide.

The railway was originally worked by a water-balance system, but this was eventually replaced with colliery winding equipment.

Local collieries included Howe Bridge, Gibfield, and Chanter. Howe Bridge was closed by the NCB in 1957; Gibfield followed in 1963, and Chanter in 1966.

In 1954 the NCB sank its first pit in the country at Lea Hall, Rugeley.The colliery opened in July 1960; most of its output went by conveyor direct to nearby Rugeley, a power station.

Elsecar was one of the many collieries which formerly existed in the South Yorkshire coalfield around the village of Hoyland.

In the 1950s Seaham handled coal traffic from Seaham, Dawdon and Vane Tempest collieries, which between them were producing about 2.5 million tonnes a year and employing around 5000 men.

The colliery opened in July 1960; most of its output went by conveyor direct to nearby Rugeley, a power station. Lea Hall closed in December 1990.

Coal from nearby collieries was occasionally loaded onto boats here.

Royston is another former colliery town north of Barnsley.

The North Staffordshire area of the National Coal Board included such collieries as Chatterley Whitfield, Norton & Biddulph, Silverdale,Wolstanton, and Trentham.

Pretty soon, Stewart was in dispute with the port authorities at Sunderland over handling charges for coal from his Rain collieries.

The town was full of woollen mills and corset factories, and was surrounded by numerous collieries. Later, the town became a centre for 'fancy' goods such as cords, velveteens, and fine woollens.

This view shows a virtually-deserted High Street in the undistinguished former colliery town of Normanton, three miles north of Wakefield in South Yorkshire.

The North Staffordshire area of the National Coal Board included such collieries as Chatterley Whitfield, Norton & Biddulph, Silverdale, Wolstanton, and Trentham.

Coal from Kellingley Colliery also travelled this route up to the power station, which has been on the riverside since 1927.

Its name comes from the Stanley Massey family who owned nearby Ness Colliery. It is now Stanley House.

Demand for steam coal caused collieries to be developed, and over a million tons of coal were mined annually.

The tips in the background have now all been landscaped, and the distant chimney belongs to the number Nine Colliery, which closed in the 1920s.

Nearby Boldon Colliery was sunk between 1866 and 1871, and it was substantially deepened under NCB ownership.

Colliery owners, dissatisfied with increased costs at Cardiff, decided to open a dock at Barry, and built it between the mainland and Barry Island.

New Rossington, a village lying to the south of Doncaster, was created when the colliery was sunk into the rich South Yorkshire coalfield.

The town was full of woollen mills and corset factories and was surrounded by numerous collieries. Later, the town became a centre for 'fancy' goods such as cords, velveteens and fine woollens.

On the right is the Barbecue restaurant, originally Bonville's Court Colliery Office. Following a fire in 1913, the building was reconstructed.

On the right is the Barbecue restaurant, originally Bonville's Court Colliery Office. Following a fire in 1913, the building was reconstructed.