South Tyneside History
Title | Pit Pony |
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Reference Number | STH0001523 |
Photographer | Unknown |
Town or Village | South Shields |
Date | Circa. 1970 |
Original Format | Black and White Photograph |
Period | The 1970s |
Copyright | South Tyneside Libraries |
Further Information | Pit pony stables underground. 70,000 ponies were working in British pits in 1912. In 1951 the number was 15,500 and by 1970 it had fallen to 1,500 |