Karl Jarratt worked underground as a miner in the Selby coalfield at the Whitemoor mine. As cameras were forbidden for safety reasons he would take down an sketch book and recorded dozens of scenes of working life down the pit. This is just a small sample.
Boring shot holes,Tank Slit 1986
Whitemoor mine 624s face 1992. Salvaging hydraulic props
Making stub heading for area borers
Transporting materials on 630s face tail gate. Whitemoor 1995. drawn in biro
- Ref no
- R2G/coal/
- Archive
- York Greenways
- Theme
- Coalfield
- Decade
- 1980, 1990