NCB national Coal Board Surveyor orange jacket, hanging up at head of a coil mine, colliery, South Wales, UK

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
2JAGDAFFile size:
57.1 MB (2.5 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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5472 x 3648 px | 46.3 x 30.9 cm | 18.2 x 12.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
25 May 2022Location:
Blaenafon, Torfaen, Pontypool, South Wales, Cymru, UK, , NP4 9XPMore information:
. Photographed at Blaenafon, Torfaen, Pontypool, South Wales, Cymru, UK, , NP4 9XP in 2022, this detailed editorial image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The subject captured here is NCB national Coal Board Surveyor orange jacket, hanging up at head of a coil mine, colliery, South Wales, UK. A broader reading of the photograph includes period detail, industrial transport, engineering history, contemporary social history, visual archive, public realm, historical comparison, everyday life, regional identity, manufacturing heritage, industrial archaeology, labour history, former production site, and social history. From a 2025-onward perspective, embodied carbon and brownfield redevelopment are closely linked to this subject, alongside the reuse of former industrial land and buildings. For later comparison, the photograph preserves local activity and public use at Blaenafon, Torfaen, Pontypool, South Wales, Cymru, UK, , NP4 9XP, details that may look very different after replacement signage. The photograph additionally reflects archival record, heavy-industry heritage, historic freight equipment, changing land use, changing streetscape, documentary photography, production infrastructure, and manufacturing landscape. Details involving hanging, Board, Wales, orange, and national make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within Blaenafon, Torfaen, Pontypool, South Wales, Cymru, UK, , NP4 9XP, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The setting also helps illustrate embodied carbon and the reuse of former industrial land and buildings within the specific setting of Blaenafon, Torfaen, Pontypool, South Wales, Cymru, UK, , NP4 9XP. Image 2JAGDAF also remains a dated record of Blaenafon, Torfaen, Pontypool, South Wales, Cymru, UK, , NP4 9XP.