KELLINGLEY

Series

Series Name

Mining Review 13th Year

Issue

Issue No.

1

Date Released

Sep 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1KELLINGLEY
2. 2SMALL COAL
3. 3FRESH WATER
4. 4OVER-MEN

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

BFI synopsis: Progress report on the building of what will be the most modern colliery in Europe, situated in Yorkshire
NCB Commentary - 2 1/2 thousand feet beneath this land near Pontefract in Yorkshire lie 200 million tons of virgin coal. To reach it a new colliery, Kellingley, is being built. Designed for an output of 6 thousand tons a day by 1964 it will employ some 3 thousand men.
Site preparation started in 1957. Temperature readings are taken at intervals. Mr. William Sales, Chairman of the North Eastern Division of the National Coal Board, came to lay the foundation stone of the Administrative Block.
With the appropriate words and using the appropriate tools he made sure that the stone was well and truly laid.
For the first time no temporary buildings or sinking winders are to be used. That headstock is permanent and will be part of the most modern colliery in Europe.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Mining; Town and country planning

Locations

Yorkshire; England

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases   Used for synopsis
Film User   Vol.14 No.160 February 1960, p82.
The National Archives COAL 32   /12 Scripts for Mining Review, 1956-1960

Credits:

Production Co.

Documentary Technicians Alliance

Sponsor

National Coal Board