England at Work

Farrier in Fore Street, St Just, Cornwall Mr Jelbart attends to a horse outside his smithy in Fore Street. The man in boots with a tie and fob may own the horse. Other youths look on. 19 August 2009 - 2 May 2010

Museum of Cannock Chase, Valley Road, Hednesford, Staffs, WS12 1TD

This exhibition, using images from the recent publication ‘Work’ offers a glimpse into the working lives of people from the 1860s to the mid 20th century. Featuring occupations as diverse as ship building, and marmalade making, the exhibition will be enhanced by a complimented display of photographs from the St. Barbe collection to provide a local angle.

Changing Landscapes

Rudland Rigg Spoil Heaps, North Yorkshire These spoil heaps on open moorland are the remains of an 18th-century colliery.

19 September 2009 – 3 January 2010

Woodhorn Museum, QEII Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9YF

Coal formed the backbone of Britain's Industrial Revolution. At the height of the industry's prosperity in 1913 2,600 pits employed 1.1 million men. By nationalisation in 1947 this figure dropped to around 1,000 and in 1992 just 50 pits remained. Now there are only four deep mines left in operation. This collaborative exhibition between the NMR and the National Coal Mining Museum for England offers case studies of coal mines from six English regions showing colleries as working sites and new photographs to show th changes since the industry's demise.