Right a copper lamp check used at haig colliery, west cumbria. Recordings visited the colliery on 12th april 1990, to make a record of the last steam winding engine still working in the midlands, only to discover that the mine was officially due to close at 12 noon, that day. My great grandfather was a charles smith and was injured at gedling around the 1910s20s. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. Nov 01, 2001 memories of shotton colliery paperback 1 nov 2001. Wright book published privately by the author, pages. Moira war memorial, built in about 1920, was erected by local employers to commemorate their fallen colleagues and, is in essence, a corporate war memorial to the employees of the moira colliery company ltd. This company were the major colliery owners in the western basin of the leicestershire coalfields. The mine was first sunk in 1871 by the colliery owners checkland and williams to a depth of 205m 672 feet. From when work started in 1925 to the pits closure in 1997, 77 people died at the pit. Below i give a thread on my blog which currently contains 24 items about easington colliery. Atkinson left whitwell colliery although retaining his role as agent to the shireoaks colliery company to manage.
Welcome to the markham colliery story mine the story mine, is a project supported by heritage lottery fund and derbyshire county council to unearth and share stories from markham colliery. If any members of this facebook group remember those days, there is a facebook group 1980 gcvi south derbyshire youth band exchange 40th anniversary group made recently to share other pictures and memories. Donisthorpe spoke on anarchism at a conference organised by the fabian society in 1886. See all books memories of grimethorpe read and share your memories of grimethorpe itself or of a particular photo of grimethorpe. Weve taken a a look back through our archives at a lost industry. The musicians, most of whom worked at the colliery fulltime, perfected their skills through competition. See more ideas about old photos, family history book and coal mining.
Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. Red telephone box situated in shortheath, almost opposite house number 151. The main reason for the fluctuations in population at shotton in the 19th. Recording of the last working steam winding engine in leicestershire. Nov 12, 2019 donisthorpe colliery was near ashbydelazouch, leicestershire in the english midlands. New houses, whitehaven an letter dictated by mrs meehan in 1992 about living in the new houses at whitehaven which were demolished in the 1940s i was born in a house in the middle row of these houses 79 years ago, so i hope you will excuse me if the punctuation and spelling are a. This is not intended to be an exhaustive history of the company, but an indication of the changes of ownership and the links between companies and directors in those companies. The colliery remained closed for 23 years until its reopening in 1900 by the horden coal company. Colliery photos john cornwell was a freelance photographer who took many photographs of collieries, mostly in south wales and the english midlands, both underground and on the surface, during the 1970s and early 1980s.
After nationalisation in 1947, ifton colliery became one of the more profitable collieries of the national coal board in the north wales coalfield. Prior to its closure i spent nine months documenting the site, the buildings and the people and have created an archive of images recording the pit in its final days. See more ideas about coal mining, family history book and old photos. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Bilsthorpe colliery was a colliery in north nottinghamshire. It was formed in 1917, as a leisure activity for the workers at the colliery, by members of the disbanded cudworth colliery band. Family friendly village pubrestaurant in the heart of donisthorpe. A footpath to the right of the line followed the course of a branch line which once led to another colliery at gresley wood and a little further along was the site where, in the 1960s, the ncb built a test track for its underground locomotives. At the more modern measham colliery, the area available for coal extraction the take was limited to the north by the workings of donisthorpe colliery. A rare copy of this has now been found and is available to the first buyer. These pictures show what it was like to work in a coal. The primary school in easington colliery near durham opened in 19 and could accommodate children. The new owner worked the colliery to a small extent but the colliery had been run down, so much so, that the new owner sued lord donington. Whitwell colliery whitwell local history group homepage.
The main coalfield lies in a ten mile square area centred on ashbydelazouch, extending across the county boundary. Synopsis recording of the last working steam winding engine in leicestershire. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. Donisthorpe woodland park is a 36hectare former colliery site in the national forest. When first employed at a pre 1947 colliery, each miner was issued with a lamp check.
Fosdick and was known as fitzwilliam hemsworth collieries ltd. It closed in the late and has stood empty ever since. Westthorpe colliery memorial killamarsh heritage society. Photographs of desford coal colliery on the mining history web site uk. Information, photographs and plans for silverhill coal mine on the mine exploration web site uk.
Hunlokes lease the company were to sink shafts to the blackshale seam and establ. While we stayed in the area we were put up by families of the youth band members, many of whom had family working at the mine. An introduction to collecting colliery checks, tallies. To come back to the colliery page after viewing a video, click on the x in the lower right side of the video screen.
Grimethorpe colliery band the worlds most famous colliery band. The anatomy of a coal mine daw mill colliery 1957 20 the complete history of the last coal mine in warwickshire the complete directory of over 5800 collieries colliery names and pre 1947 owners. The outward appearance did not correspond with the lives of the residents. Shaun talked with great pride about his love of the grimethorpe colliery band and his familys strong connections to the colliery pit. Gray mountain by john grisham, fall of giants by ken follett, faith, hope, and ivy june by phyllis reynolds naylor, how gre. Eventually, oakthorpe colliery became part of donisthorpe colliery and was used as a service shaft by donisthorpe. Photo albums album ifton oswnpi23 ifton colliery commemorative project. Over 600 links to other industrial archaeology pages these links will open a new tab or window and take you out of the i. Football club history database donisthorpe colliery.
The grimethorpe colliery band was formed in 1917, as a leisure activity for the workmen at the colliery. I am researching my family history and have a story family member relating to gedling colliery, nottingham. Horden colliery, which was sunk in 1900 mainly for the purpose of working undersea coal, is situated on the coast at the village of horden, 15 miles south of sunderland. Shotton and shotton colliery durham records online library. In 1929 my grand father, samuel crofts was a deputy at halls colliery stanton when the roof collapsed and buried two men. Donisthorpe colliery northern mine research society. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far.
Grimethorpe, the mining village that hit rock bottom then. Highly respected at the colliery and within the local community. Westhorpe colliery coal mine information and photos. These pictures show what it was like to work in a coal mine in leicestershire. Easington colliery family history book history books schools out forever photo studio lighting school chairs a classroom school photos closed doors. Mar 03, 2015 grimethorpe, the mining village that hit rock bottom then bounced back. The people who lived there in the 1930s, had little to make a comparison. Donisthorpe woodland park leicestershire country parks. Williamthorpe colliery sk 4656 427666 the wingerworth and hardwick colliery company. The national archives is the uk governments official archive. In addition, i have three articles covering its history between 1899 and 1935 which appear in the 2011, 2012 and 20 annual editions of the journal of the north east labour history society. The grimethorpe colliery band is a brass band, based in grimethorpe, south yorkshire, england.
To the east the take was cut off by the boothorpe fault whilst to the south and west the seams outcropped. I was wondering if you could point me in the right direction as to where i could find records of employment, etc. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of grimethorpe. When the pit was operating the village had two post offices, five public houses, and 14 shops including a coop store now the scout centre, a vg store, two butchers, a baker, a general store, a betting shop and a chip shop. Just learnt the the komatsu 455 dozer in the images shown was owned by ryan plant in wales and was transported to donisthorpe to be used in the fleet of machines used to reclaim the old donisthorpe coal mine site which as you all know now is the forest trails and housing estate after new street. Up to 1904 it also had the names of hemsworth colliery co. The donisthorpe colliery officially closed at 12 noon on thursday 12 april 1990 the day the recording wa made. Buy british ants, their life history and classification on free shipping on qualified orders. From 1890 to 1936, the same manager was responsible for both whitwell and steetley but in 1936,mr h. However, the workings were on very steep gradient and the seams liable to spontaneous combustion with underground fire a constant problem. K6 was the first red telephone kiosk to be extensively used outside london, and many thousands were deployed in virtually every town and city, replacing most of the existing kiosks and establishing thousands of new sites. Our vision is to lead and transform information management, guarantee the survival of todays information for tomorrow and bring history to life for everyone. All the images below are links to anthracite related videos on you tube. Lunchtime crowds in glasgows george square were treated to free dance show by the performers of wasteland dance troupe, a high energy theatre marking the 25th anniversary of the demolition of grimethorpe colliery in south yorkshire and 30 years since the rise of the uk rave culture.
A fairly detailed history of kilburn colliery can be found in the book which was written and published by myself in 2011 entitled for good men, denby drurylowe colliery 18391968. Shows the steam engine in operation, plus views around the now demolished pithead and surface buildings. Their life history and classification 1915 donisthorpe, john kelly on. A gentleman of the first degree and a devout practising christian.
Buy point of ayr colliery by mostyn history preservation society isbn. This did not overcome the difficulties and the colliery was sold in march 1903 to a new donisthorpe company which put the concern under the control of the moira colliery co. As the coal measures lay in a basin the angle of dip was quite variable. By 1890 the company were looking for new mining leases and one was purchased for a large amount of coal by one of the company owners john chambers. Wordsworth donisthorpe leeds, 24 march 1847 shottermill, 30 january 1914 was an english barrister, individualist anarchist and inventor, pioneer of cinematography and chess enthusiast. Browse 19 photo books on grimethorpe and the surrounding area. This privately published book collects together memories and personal accounts from people who lived, worked and grew up in donisthorpe during the second world war, and it provides a fascinating insight into what. The early colliery was operated by means of three shafts, and was further developed throughout the c19 and the first half of the c20.
It was initially financed by the colliery, a sister company, and a welfare fund set up by the miners themselves. I have completely sold out of copies but a very few may still be available from limited outlets, namely. Our library is accessible to all, and we have supernova screen reading software, a large keyboard and trackerball available. It produces some 4,200 tons of coal per day from the five quarter, main coal, low main and hutton seams, giving employment to 2,711 persons underground and 862 on the surface. Photographs of donisthorpe coal mine on the mine exploration web site uk. Language english country great britain medium video.
Moira war memorial, ashby woulds 1467396 historic england. The first one, richard enos jones, was the longest serving 25 years. Thoresby colliery, the last pit in nottinghamshire, closed in july 2015 bringing to an end over 900 hundred years of mining in the county. Snibston colliery, non civil parish 1018472 historic england. Westthorpe colliery stood on green lane, killamarsh from 1923 to 1984. Snibston colliery was first developed in 18311832 by the celebrated engineer george stephenson and his son robert, working in partnership with joseph sanders and sir joshua warmsley. Such directories list coal company names against the mines they owned, colliery addresses, numbers of staff employed, output details, seams worked and other invaluable information.
We offer a wide variety of services, events and facilities for you and your family to enjoy. The company wanted to establish a new colliery at williamthorpe which was to raise 4,000 tons of coal daily. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. Historic and archive photos of desford coal colliery. You are welcome to use this album for uploading photographs of donisthorpe. By the 1950s a steel headgear and an electric winder had been provided. The owner of south kirkby colliery and featherstone main a major j. The colliery year book and coal trades directory is invaluable for its list of mines, particularly in the 1920s. Head timekeeper at donisthorpe colliery sadly passed away today in hospital whilst receiving treatment for another condition unfortunately fell to the corona virus. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Originally used in about the mid to late 1800s solely as a lamp receipt and a booking in and out for work, it later became part of a general safety checking procedure.
Priestly described shotton colliery as the ugliest place he had ever visited. In 1935 the k6 kiosk number six was designed to commemorate the silver jubilee of king george v. Grimethorpe photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Adding to the pressure it was also the first time that the band and shaun had actually performed together, as the album had been recorded in separate studios. The site has been restored and now supports 20 hectares of beautiful mixed woodland and 3km 1. British ants, their lifehistory and classification. Beyond here was swadlincote colliery which closed in 1965. The lea park maurice lea was used to present 4 miners with certificates from carnegie trust fund along with. Tony gluchowski poses for the last ever photograph to be taken at bilsthorpe colliery. Samuel t stewart has written several books on local social and industrial history, listed on this web page, which mainly focus on coleorton. Information, photographs and plans for westhorpe colliery coal mine on the mine exploration web site uk. All books purchased which need to be posted will be subject to an additional charge for post and packaging at cost. The hardwick colliery company was formed in 1830 from the wingerworth coal company and sank lings colliery on williamthorpe road in 1840 which produced top hard coal until its closure in 1896. Feb 12, 2009 in 1997, tony gluchowski was the man that put the seal on 70 years of mining history at bilsthorpe.