Fife’s mining heritage has all but vanished. Just a few memorials remain to honour the generations of men who worked underground howking coal – one of the toughest jobs imaginable.
These photos from our archives capture the people who worked at the coalface and supported them, and will bring back many, many memories for people across the Kingdom.
25. Fife mining memories
Willie Clarke addressing a mock picket outside of the Frances Colliery to mark 30 years since the miners strike Photo: WALTER NEILSON