Ancient photos of West colliery !

Photos of Friedrich Heinrich colliery in the 1950s - part 2 !

On this page you can find various photos of the area of Friedrich Heinrich colliery in the 1950s. Additionally you can get an impression of the situation during an apprenticeship at that time.

Special thanks go to Armin Mesenhol for sending and explaining the photos to me.

Please click on the photos' small versions in order to enlarge them and to get the corresponding background information. ATTENTION: The pictures' explanations can now be found UNDER the large versions.


The sign of the 50th anniversary of the colliery.	A map of the town and the colliery.	In this map there are the different shafts.	An aerial photograph.


Friedrich Heinrich colliery from far away.	The lake Pappel in front of the colliery.	The winding tower of shaft 1.	This is the winding tower's inside.


The operator's place of the winding machine.	The two winding machines in the tower's head.	Another view of the winding machines.	The view from the winding tower on the city.


The wheel of another winding tower.	This winding machine is driven with steam...	...and this one uses electricity.	Miners on their way from and to the shift.


Miners after their shift at the pit bank.	In Friedrich Heinrich colliery's dressing room.	The coal dust has to be washed away !	The showers for the younger miners.


From where the processing plant is controlled.	The machines' hall for the entire colliery.	Very large corridors for the cables and wires.	The beautiful administrative building.


Large and long conveyors at the track system.	The colliery's entire cokery.	Fresh coke after that it was produced.	A lot of steam during the extinguishing.


Standing on the cokery's batteries.	A detailed photo of the cokery's batteries.	This machine empties the batteries.	A view into the colliery's processing plant.


A view down on the practice gallery.	The colliery's new apprentices.	At first they get the usual miners' dress.	Then they are tought the fundamentals.


Physical education is very important, as well.	For that reason the colliery had sports grounds.	The training of the colliery's workmen.	In the miners' vocational school.


The entire Friedrich Heinrich colliery.	There is a lot of steam.	Friedrich Heinrich colliery at night.	A beautiful photo of the colliery.


The colliery's cokery at night.	The entrance to the colliery at night...	...and during the day, as well.	The view from the Eyller hill.


The material for Hoerstgen shaft.	The sinking tower at shaft 4 - Hoerstgen.	The same tower at night.	Shaft 3 of Friedrich Heinrich colliery.