Washhouse Changing Area steel grate dust settled across the decaying

dust settled across the decaying floor as light falls through gaps in the roof

Dense vines have reclaimed the facade of a timber-frame dwelling in Yubari

the former workers' health centre for the Shimizusawa coal mine

Rows of beehives sit in open paddock on land that once carried the rail spur and surface workings of Elrington Colliery

Washhouse Changing Area steel grate dust settled across the decayingThe changing area of the Elrington Colliery washhouse, where underground miners came off shift and returned to the surface world. Part of a facility that served the mine's workforce across its 32 years of coal production, from 1930 until closure in December 1962. Part of the Elrington Colliery series.