Vesting Day - Wheatley Hill (whea0032)
Vesting Day - Wheatley Hill
Photograph showing a crowd of men, women and children standing with a fence behind them, beyond which the roofs of terraced houses can be seen; the members of the crowd are wearing overcoats and hats; the photograph has been described as Vesting Day, Wheatley Hill; Vesting Day was 1st January 1947 when the coal industry was nationalised
Date: 1947
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