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Woodhorn Colliery: Banner
This is a banner from the Ashington Group of Collieries. It dates to the 1920s and is probably the earliest surviving
example from Northumberland. It was made by the renowned George Tutill Studios.
The imagery on the banner is typical of the early twentieth century and will not have been unique to this banner, as
the pictures were chosen from Tutill's catalogue. Such banners are first recorded in the North East in the 1830s and
have their origins in trade societies of the 18th century. They were regularly paraded at open air meetings, such as
the annual miners' picnic in Northumberland and the miners' gala in Durham. They were an eyecatching and brightly
coloured focus for groups of miners.
You can find more
information about banners on the BBC History website.
Browse the archive or learn more about the organisation of
the mining industry.
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