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Lady Victoria Colliery, Newtongrange, Midlothian
The Lothian Coal Company sank the Lady Victoria shaft in 1890. The head of the company, the Marquess of Lothian, named the pit after his wife. The pit was designed to use the best working practices of the time.

This is a view of the colliery from the south-west. The brick-built chimney and the pit-head gantry are clearly visible. Railway trucks are waiting to be loaded with coal.

Coal became very important during the 19th century. It was used to produce the steam to power factories, railways and ships. It played a vital role in the Industrial Revolution. This photograph was taken in 1966.

Ravenscraig Steelworks, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, was built by Colvilles Ltd, 1954-57. It was closed in 1992 and has now been completely demolished. This photograph was taken in 1991.

Hunterston 'A' Nuclear Generating Station, North Ayrshire, photographed in 1989. This was one the earliest and most efficient of a group of gas-cooled 'Magnox' nuclear power stations that was built in the UK in the 1950s and 1960s. It was closed in the mid-1990s, and decommissioning work has been occurring since then.

Shipbuilding at John Brown's shipyard, Kilbowie, West Dunbartonshire, photographed in 1959. Ships were one of Scotland's best known exports throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, and John Brown's were particularly famous for producing ocean liners such as the 'QE2', as well as the Royal Yacht Britannia. Much of the yard was demolished in 2003.