YORKSHIRE MAIN COLLIERY

Management and general office at the colliery.

Bentley colliery miners celebrating the first million tons of coal to be mined at the pit in 68 years, taken in 1992. the last time bentley mined a million tons was in 1924.

Mine workers Bibb and Lyle celebrating the million tons achivement in 1992.

More celibrations at the end of the shift.

Manager Gilbert Wilson decends the lamproom steps after thanking the miners for their efforts.

Face manager Steave Brookes on Parkgate T31s.

Parkgate overman Roger Grant.

Manager Gilbert Wilson and chargeman John Wheeler on T31s

T31s gate men Kevin Genders and Dave Hollis.

Pargate roadway repair men Andy cole and Dean Newcombe.

T31s machine man Roy Gowing.

Ko6s face men in the swallow wood seam. Tony Slater, Pete Wright and shaun Bowes.

Ko6s chock man Brian vernon and face man Stuart Blanford.

Ko6s gate repair man Darrel cook.

Shaun Bowes and overman Jimmy Hodgkiss on swallow wood Ko6s face.

Mick Christian at the controls of the remote BJD ace machine on T31s.

Bentley winders Henry Miller and Greta Norton.

The british coal flad flies from the baths tower.

 Early pictures of Bentley colliery.

Thanks to Graham smith for sending in the next two pictures of Bentley colliery taken in 1993 just before closure.