Coal worker, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire

Coal worker, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire

Photograph taken February 1993 © Crown copyright.NMR ref: BB93/08516

For some people traditional ways of life continue into the present. This woman shovels coal much as generations before have.

Location

Gloucestershire Forest of Dean

Period

1990s (1990 - 1999)

Themes

Interior showing women and girls at work. The majority are seated at tables preparing fruit. Others are standing at a wooden shelf to one side sieving fruit. In the foreground are tubs of apples awaiting preparation.

Women at Work

Tags

work worker women coal tradition industry clothing 1990s (1990 - 1999)