Photograph Albums

Wheatley Hill History Club has a comprehensive collection of photographs. These are available sorted into the following albums as below. Higher resolution versions of these photographs together with fuller captions were originally available for purchase on two separate CD-ROMs.

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• The Colliery (95 photographs)
  • Views of the Pit (29)
  • Colliery workers (32)
  • Retained Fire Service and Civil Defence Rescue Team (14)
  • Band and Banner (20)
• The Village (120 photographs)
  • Views of the village (13)
  • Front Street (23)
  • The Cinema (11)
  • Housing (20)
  • The 'Store' - Sherburn Hill Co-op, Thornley Road (14)
  • Shops (28)
  • Farms (11)
• Sport (36 photographs)
  • Bowls (9)
  • Cricket (4)
  • Football (18)
  • Tennis (1)
  • Miscellaneous - billiard, boxing, and running (4)
• Pubs and Clubs (22 photographs)
  • Working Men's Club (12)
  • Soldiers' and Sailors' Club (3)
  • Public houses (7)
• Religion (47 photographs)
  • Church of England (30)
  • Primitive Methodists (10)
  • Wesleyan Methodists (5)
  • Spiritualist (1)
  • Good Templars (1)
• Women's Groups (27 photographs)
  • Women's Institute (5)
  • Mothers Club (8)
  • British Legion (Women's Section) (14)
• Other Groups (26 photographs)
  • Drama (5)
  • Scouts and Guides (15)
  • Over Sixties Club (6)
• Miner's Hall and Welfare (5 photographs)
  • Miner's Hall (1)
  • Welfare Park (4)
• Special Occasions (20 photographs)
  • Sports Days (10)
  • Royal Celebrations (4)
  • Holidays (6)
• Miscellaneous (15 photographs)
  • People (15)