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A pair of miners boots are left outside Kellingley Colliery as Miners, union members and the local community take part in a protest march from Knottingley Town Hall to the Miners Welfare Center marking the end of deep coal mining in Britain on December 19, 2015 in Knottingley, England. Kellingley Colliery closed yesterday. The last deep mine in Britain began production in 1965. Its closure will complete a carefully managed two-year plan for the UKs deep mines. This has been implemented by UK Coal with financial support from the British government. It follows a long period of difficult trading conditions largely due to low international coal prices. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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