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Drill. Photo courtesy of Woodhorn Colliery Museum
 
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Woodhorn Colliery: Drill

This type of drill was used to bore holes along the top of the coal seam, which were then filled with explosive and shot to bring down the coal.

Listen to Jim Slaughter as he describes the driller's work and look at a miner's photograph of a driller at work and the shot being loaded in 1940.

From here you can see a video clip of the driller at work and an explosion, a still image of the driller, or browse the archive. 		 
PREHISTORIC BURIALROMAN PERIOD FARMANGLO-SAXON ROYAL PALACEMEDIEVAL VILLAGEMEDIEVAL CASTLEPOST-MEDIEVAL LEAD WORKINGTWENTIETH CENTURY COAL MINE