General view from SW.
ML 4040
Description General view from SW.
Date c. 1966
Catalogue Number ML 4040
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 358653
Scope and Content General view of Lady Victoria Colliery, Newtongrange, Midlothian The Lothian Coal Company sank the Lady Victoria shaft in 1890. The head of the company, the Marquess of Lothian, named the pit after his wife. The pit was designed to use the best working practices of the time. This is a general view of the colliery. It operated its own engineering workshop, making much colliery equipment, and repairing the wagons and locomotives. The National Coal Board continued this tradition after 1947. Coal became very important during the 19th century. It was used to produce the steam to power factories, railways and ships. It played a vital role in the Industrial Revolution. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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