The Industrial Revolution, coal mining, and the Felling Colliery Disaster. From around 1750 to 1850, the Industrial Revolution changed life in Britain. It was a very important period in British history. During this time, factories were built, to produce goods such as textiles, iron, and chemicals on a large scale.

The 1842 Commissioners' Report Showing Measurement of Collier . The work that children did in the mines was very dangerous and the fact that there were often few safety rules resulted in many serious injuries and deaths. Children's health was also affected by the constant damp, draughts and coal dust. Ordinary people ate a limited diet ...

Coal mines in the Industrial Revolution were deeper than ever before. Before the 18th century, coal was mined from shallow mines. However, as the Industrial Revolution gained speed, demand for fuel rapidly increased. Before the Industrial Revolution, there were two different types of mines: bell pits and drift mines.

Industrial work during the nineteenth century was often hazardous. Nowhere was this situation more true that in coal mining. By the 1860s some anthracite coal mines in northeastern Pennsylvania had reached as much as 1,500 feet into the earth. Miners reached these depths with technologies that, by later standards, would seem primitive.

Examples of Industrial Revolution Working Conditions. Due to a high unemployment rate, workers were very easily replaceable and had no bargaining power with employers. There was an increase in population and landowners enclosed common village lands, forcing people from the country to go find work. Wages were very low, women and children ...

Mining Dangers: Traditionally mines were operated on small scale focusing on coal near the service however as the demand increased as did the need to find more coal. Mines therefore began to get deeper. As they began to get deeper they were flooded with groundwater which made working conditions difficult. The coal was cut by hand with a pick-axe.

Before the Industrial Revolution, two types of mines existed: drift mines and bell pits. Both were small-scale coal mines and the coal which came from these type of pits was used locally in homes and local industry. However, as the country started to industrialise itself, more and more coal was needed to fuel steam engines and furnaces.