Coal Mine (1946)

Calverton Colliery, Nottinghamshire. Miners arriving to work at coal mine. Lift cage loaded with miners descending. Miners and officials gathered at top of mine, panning to shaft wheel turning. First sod cut at new Calverton Colliery by Colonel C. G. Lancaster. Various shots of the buildings on mine grounds. Note - date found in the old file 11/01/1946. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.