Shaft Gallery

Coal miners in shaft lift, South Wales
Several coal miners with blackened faces stand in the shaft lift at the end of their shift in a coal mine in South Wales

Japanese warrior woman with naginata
Japanese warrior woman with a large Naginata. A naginata is a pole weapon that was traditionally used in Japan by members of the samurai class

View at Wheal Coates tin mine, St Agnes, Cornwall
View at Wheal Coates former tin mine, on the cliff top between Porthtowan and St Agnes, north coast of Cornwall, showing the Towanroath Shaft Pumping Engine House. Date: circa 1980s

Sketch map of Hook, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A sketch map of the village of Hook, including the various mining shafts of the colliery, on the Western Cleddau near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Miners and owner, Hook Colliery, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A group of men at Hook Colliery, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. They are the current shift of miners plus the owner, standing near a wooden headframe connected to a mineshaft

Miners in a Lift Shaft
Miners about to descend for their shift underground at Lynemouth Colliery

New Cooks Kitchen, Illogan, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Chappels (engine) shaft at the 406 level. This shows a typical Cornish kibble, with curved sides to prevent snagging, which has been hoisted from below by an air winch

Total hip replacement, X-ray
Total hip replacement. Coloured frontal X-ray of a female pelvis with a total hip replacement (white, lower right). The replacement hip consists of a ball and shaft

Mycenae - the Lion Gate
The Lion Gate at Mycenae. This early citadel was extensively excavated in the mid 19th century by Schliemann, who dug the Royal shaft graves, finding many treasures

Advert for R. Waygood & Co. lift makers 1898 Advert for R. Waygood & Co
Advertisement for R Waygood and Co. Lift Makers (by appointment to H M the Queen) specialising in Electric, hydraulic and Belt Driven lifts for all buildings. Date: 1898

Nude Danae by Jean Straker
A woman reclining on a bed is captured in a shaft of light. A nude study by photographer Jean Straker inspired by the painting Danae by Rembrandt which appeared in his art photography book

Severn Tunnel Diver
The brave diver Alexander Lambert descending the shaft into the flooded tunnel. In Fleuss diving gear, he closed the headwall door and prevented further flooding

Newark-On-Trent
The tall shaft of the old Market Cross, Lombard Street, Newark, Nottinghamshire, where you can have a tea or enjoy Hovis at the Beaumont Cafe or stay at the Robin Hood Hotel

Italy. Pompeii. Temple of Apollo. Marbles altar, ionic colu
Italy. Pompeii. Temple of Apollo. Marbles altar and Ionic column built to hold the sundial. In the background. stairs and two fluted Corinthian columns

New Cooks Kitchen, Illogan, Cornwall. Late 1800s
Solitary miner at 234 level. Photographer: John Charles Burrow (1852 - 1914)

With a felling axe, Harry ( Heathfield ) the Hedger of Charing, Kent, has cut off the stumps of a hedge he previously trimmed. 6 February 1951 TopFoto

Eyelash mite tails, SEM
Eyelash mite tails. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the tails (pink) of three eyelash, or follicle, mites (Demodex folliculorum), protruding from a human hair follicle

Tholos Tomb / Mycenae
Schliemann dubbed this majestic building the Treasury of Atreus but the capstone-topped ashlar corbelled masonry is actually that of a Tholos tomb

General View, Dolcoath Mine, Camborne. Early 1900s
General view looking east with the Eastern shaft cutting the skyline in the centre. Photographer: John Charles Burrow

Cornish tin mining, 19th century
Cornish tin mining, 19th-century artwork. Miners working in a shaft in a tin mine in Cornwall, UK. Many such excavations were near the coast and extended out under the sea for nearly a kilometre

Schliemann at Mycenae
Schliemanns excavations at Mycenae. The famed shaft graves are pictured in the middle circle, with Schliemanns large scale excavations on the right

COAL GOING UP / 1910
Tubs of coal arrive at the bottom of the lift shaft, ready to be hauled up to the surface, at the Clay Cross mine at Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Shafts of light at dusk over Wrynose pass and the Coniston hills from Ambleside, Lake District, England, UK. September 2015

Quincy Copper Mine, Hancock, Michigan - Shaft No.2
Quincy No.2 mine shaft (with the old hoist house at right) at the Quincy Copper Mine, Hancock, Michigan. This amazing structure was eventually replaced with the steel structure at the site today

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Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) adult, standing in shaft of light, England, august (captive)

Miners / Lift Shaft / 1855
Landing at the bottom of the shaft in a mine in Northumberland, England

Shaft sinking record at Boulby Mine. 1971

Interior of St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, 1924-1926.Artist: Thomas Kent
Interior of St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, 1924-1926. The building of St Magnus Cathedral began in 1137, with additions made over the following three centuries

Construction of the Kilsby Tunnel on the London & Birmingham Railway, 8 July 1839. Artist: John Cooke Bourne
Construction of the Kilsby Tunnel on the London & Birmingham Railway, 8 July 1837 (1839). Robert Stephenson (1803-1859) was appointed chief engineer of the London & Birmingham Railway (LBR)

Sunset over Loch Tay in the Scottish highlands, UK
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La Chapelle du Val de Grace, Paris, France, 1829. Artist: Benjamin Winkles
La Chapelle du Val de Grace, Paris, France, 1829

Interior of a coal mine, 1862. Underground scene in a mine, showing a miner winning coal, while a wagon full of coal is being hauled along rails to the bottom of the pit shaft by a pony

Gold Mine Headgear - Witwatersrand (East) - South Africa. Date: circa 1910s

Queen Elizabeth II visiting Geevor Tin Mine, Cornwall
Queen Elizabeth II visiting the Geevor Tin Mine at Pendeen, Cornwall, to see the Victory Shaft development, 28 November 1980. Date: 1980

The Victor Monument. Belgrade. Serbia
Pobednik (The Victor). Built by Ivan Mestrovic to commemorate Serbian victories in the First Balkan War and the World War I. Kalemegdan Fortress. Belgrade. Serbia

2500 BC Egyptian carpenter drilling into a chair by twisting a bow string around a shaft, side view
History, Africa, Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Carpenter, Making Chair, Bow Drill, 2500bc, Ancient History, Archers, Arrows, Bows, Drilling, Machines, Shaft, Sitting, String, Twisting, Weapons

Raising the Great Bell for Westminster Clock-Tower 1858
Officially known as the Great Bell but better known as Big Ben, the huge bell fifteen tons in weight was on its side with not a spare inch either end

The Mersey Tunnel - under the River Mersey between Liverpool and Birkenhead - interior and associated structures - The Ventilating Shaft at Pier Head, the Junction Chamber

Greece. Delphi. The Athenian Treasury. 510 to 480 B.C
Greek Art. Greece. Delphi. The Athenian Treasury. Built in Parian marble. Its construction ranging from 510 to 480 B.C. The metopes are reproductions. The originals are kept in the museum of Delphi

Sunset at Wheal Coates tin mine, St Agnes, Cornwall
Sunset at Wheal Coates former tin mine, on the cliff top between Porthtowan and St Agnes, north coast of Cornwall, showing the Towanroath Shaft Pumping Engine House. circa 1980s

Horse-drawn horse box
A horse-drawn horse box on a street, with a man in charge wearing jodphurs

Elevator shaft of the Washington Monument, Washington, D.C. 1922 (b/w photo)
5615486 Elevator shaft of the Washington Monument, Washington, D.C. 1922 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45)

Inside the well DP076385
Dover Castle, Dover, Kent. Interior view of the well room in the castles Great Tower, looking down into the well

Shadows in a London square
Shafts of sunlight and deep shadows on a winters morning in a square in Central London. Date: circa 1950s

Oliver Shaft, Bisbee, Arizona, USA
Oliver Shaft, Calumet & Arizona Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, USA. Date: circa 1900s

Horse and cart in a field, Roseland, Cornwall. Date: circa 1960s

New York Worlds Fair - Trylon and Perisphere - Promo card Date: 1939

Great Coal Strike, South Wales, 1921
Great Coal Strike in South Wales, 1921 - pit head with shafts covered. 1921

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