In the Low (1946) | BFI National Archive

[@bigoldgrizzly]

An old man now, with knackered knees, back, hands and just about everything else, but i never regret my choice to go down the pit. I worked in seams from 30 to 48" most of my time and there was no better comradeship in all the world ..... I miss it still.. I recently bought a 350lb [[150kg] anvil that was 'taken into protective custody' ;

[@brianknowles1727]

Those props and W bars are really heavy and they make it look easy.

[@bigoldgrizzly]

No cranes or forklifts down the pit, but basic mechanics a lot of guile and a couple of colliers could shift anything. ..... a skill that used to be known as 'Pitmatics'

[@glyngibbs9489]

Love the Cholmondley-Warner commentary

[@Bob-nu3xe]

did 32 years the dust, noise and smell I will never forget

[@rosewhite---]

Is that one solid slab of rock over the conveyor operator's head or was it coal? Which colliery was this one with four shafts?

[@robnewman6101]

Keep Calm and Carry on.

[@ypaulbrown]

love this sort of film.....

[@timtim8468]

How'd these men in the off here react to tech and gadgets of our day?

[@gunner678]

Anyone else see the bren gun carrier?

[@davidclark3603]

All the British coal mines will reopen. All the foreigners are either running out, or, they haven't invested in modernisation and countries like India, China etc. Are all in trouble!. They're short! And what is left is too expensive to mine. British coal is the finest in the world and we have loads of it. A new pit is being dug in Cumbria and there was no opposition, only tree huggers! Coal will be Britain's biggest industry, again!

[@rosewhite---]

Pit plan is still being tossed around and unlikely to see fruition for 20 more years!

[@rapman5363]

😂😂😂😂

[@gunner678]

I agree with you 100%. Biggest mistake in our history to stop our independence in coal and steel production only trumped by brexit. But I agree, welsh anthracite will see the light again along with other coal fields.

[@tooleyheadbang4239]

1:23 ...and cheap tin trays.

[@davidlee6720]

bet the posh commentor never done a hard days graft in his life!

[@caerleon87]

Probably flew aircraft and got shot at in the war instead

[@BlackRose-vi2yg]

I don't know about then but now anything made in Britain does not even work. High price and bad quality