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Pochin Colliery, film negative
Cornwell, John (Mr)
(Photographer (of original))
unknown
(Photographer (of original))
Black and white film negative of a photograph showing a miners' train at Pochin Colliery platform. The Tredegar Coal Company developed reserves at Pochin about three miles south of Tredegar in the 1880's. Most of the work force lived in Tredegar and were taken to and from work in a collier's train specially used to cater for the dirty clothes of the pitmen. It's arrival at Tredegar was accompanied by clouds of dust as the several hundred colliers got out. The scene shown is at the colliery end of the shift as workmen prepare to travel home.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
2014.45/198
Historical Associations
Association Type: Colliery
Place: Pochin Colliery
Creation/Production
John Cornwell was a freelance photographer who took many photographs of collieries, mostly in south Wales and the English Midlands, both underground and on the surface, during the 1970s and early 1980s. He perfected a method of underground photography using the standard colliery lighting and was able to photograph coal faces, roadways, shafts and equipment with amazing clarity. In addition to photographing working mines he also recorded abandoned mine workings, above and below ground.
John Cornwell was also well respected in the broader field of industrial archaeology. He published a number of books on Welsh and English collieries.
The copyright of his south Wales images are now owned by Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales.
Role: Photographer
Role: Photographer (of original)
Period: 20th century, late
Acquisition
donation, 13/6/2014
Measurements
Length
(mm): 100
Width
(mm): 125
Techniques
Film negative (black & white)
Film negative
Negative
Material
Film (photographic)
Location
In store
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