Various shots of the bevercotes colliery with a large shoot and train arriving. Information, history photographs current and archive and documents for bevercotes colliery coal mine. The top hard seam was reached in 1867 and like all other pits in the leen valley, this seam was the basis for the mines operations for the next 50 years or so. The consett iron company opened new coke ovens at westwood in 1872 and made a series of boreholes in the chopwell district, before beginning full scale mining from two shafts at the northern end of the village. Moorgreen colliery, near eastwood, said the men at the colliery were violently opposed to the picketing which, he added, was against the num rule book. The main mine began as a pair of tunnels into the hillside in the barnsley bed seam. Bickershaw colliery, lancashire ian winstanleys scrap book. Generations of families worked down the north easts pits it was the industry on which the regions prosperity was built. Pendlebury colliery, usually called wheatsheaf colliery after the adjacent public house, was a coal mine operating on the manchester coalfield after 1846 in pendlebury near manchester, then in the historic county of lancashire, england. Miners there stood at the forefront of the fight against pit closures and the national miners strike of 198485.
Woolley grange community pages woolley colliery history. Oddly enough though only a short stub leading to boughton is shown on the latest nls map. Police have closed down an illegal rave in north nottinghamshire. Various shots of the bevercotes colliery with a large shoot and train. The village grew with the development of the colliery. May 02, 2006 but paul, and his old comrade taff king, also from bevercotes colliery were deadly serious, and attempts to land coal in the centre of norwich along the rivers and canals were headed off at the pass. Bevercotes colliery coal mine information and photos. Annesley colliery was sunk between 1865 and 1867 by the worswick family from leicestershire. Information, photographs and plans for bevercotes colliery coal mine on the mine exploration web site uk. Photos of bevercotes colliery coal mine upload archivehistoric photos. But paul, and his old comrade taff king, also from bevercotes colliery were deadly serious, and attempts to land coal in the centre of norwich along the rivers and canals were headed off at. Looking around there were dozens of shafts m plus deep, most are in the lancashire coalfield. During the great strike in 1984, catherine was one of the few female official picketers when she joined her husband in the fight to stop the pit closing. The colliery the lady victoria colliery, home of the national mining museum scotland, was opened in 1895 as scotlands first superpit.
View all attractions near bevercotes pit wood on tripadvisor. Jul 07, 2017 calverton colliery was the very first new mine to be sunk in britain after the second world war, production starting in the early 1950s. Several coal seams outcrop in the hillside so coal was probably mined thereabouts for many years before that but only on a small scale until railway transport began. Aug 27, 2018 police have closed down an illegal rave in north nottinghamshire.
After becoming a mum to five children, catherine joined bevercotes colliery herself, working in the canteen. British rail opened a fourmile singletrack branch to the new bevercotes colliery in 1961, linking it to the network at boughton junction. Reids handy colliery guide and directory for the counties of northumberland, durham, yorkshire, cumberland and westmorland. Bevercotes colliery opened in 1965 and closed in 1993, so the branch line built to serve it had a useful life of around 28 years. The 1984 85 miners strike has now passed into history but, twenty years on, we look back at. Richard wood to num, november 1960, notts num minute book 1960, the. Calverton colliery was the very first new mine to be sunk in britain after the second world war, production starting in the early 1950s. Bevercotes is a hamlet and civil parish in the bassetlaw district of nottinghamshire, england, about six miles south of east retford and five miles northeast of ollerton. Photographs from as far back as 1895 show nottinghamshires mining history. This photograph was taken by the rev fw cobb 18721938, who was rector of eastwood from 1907 to 1917. This transformed chopwell into a thriving mining community.
What is happening on the picket lines is absolutely disgraceful. Amos, david 2012 the nottinghamshire miners, the union of. The colliery consisted of three pits, the first sod for which was cut on the 4th of june 1873. If you are the originator holder of this photoitem and would prefer it be excluded from our community, contact us here for removal.
Bevercotes colliery, nottinghamshire darren haywood, photo. Bevercotes colliery coal mine information and photos aditnow. Polmaise was the first pit out on strike, on 21 february 1984 two weeks before the national strike began and among the last to return to work. Exploring the disused railway of bevercotes colliery youtube. Bevercotes colliery was the first fully automated mine. Long top shot of the train moving with wagons full of coal. It is also a reminder that real history is often made by ordinary people. Other new mines soon followed, including the sinking of. It was 5 miles long from a junction near ollerton colliery sidings and had 12 bridges and an unlined tunnel through the sandstone about. Ncb collieries england northern mine research society.
Modern methods at bevercotes colliery 1965 youtube. Members of the warsop vale local history society and other warsop vale veterans provided other contributions included in the book. The population remained less than 100 at the 2011 census and is included in the civil parish of bothamsall. Modern methods at bevercotes colliery british pathe. Discover the story of coal mining at the 1900s colliery. All mine exploration and mining history photographs of bevercotes colliery coal mine on the mine exploration web site uk. The brinsley colliery site has now been landscaped and turned into a picnic area. Nottinghamshire coalfield mansfield area northern mine. Unlike parts of south yorkshire this area has very few workable coals above the barnsley or top hard coal. Crossing and passing beneath bridges, through a 350 yard long tunnel as eventually we meet the site of the former bevercotes colliery. Clipstone colliery, mansfield, nottinghamshire the. Media in category bevercotes colliery the following files are in this category, out of total. Two miles east of mansfield in nottinghamshire lies a twentiethcentury village.
Bevercotes colliery north nottinghamshire area the. It ceased production in 1981 and now serves as an example of one of the best preserved victorian collieries in europe. The book closes with a full copy of the warsop vale1946 electoral roll. Woolley colliery mine was working from at least the early 1850s. At least 1,000 houses are proposed at gamston airport and the. Admin, first time ive ever posted on one of these forum thingies, so ignore the poor grammer, some additions to your notts pits. Jun 07, 2012 doug became a coal miner in 1974, working at bevercotes pit for the next decade. Bevercotes starts production in 1961 robert bradley.
These great pictures are displayed courtesy stuart tomlins. All the images below are links to anthracite related videos on you tube. Various shots of the miners getting the train wagons in position to receive coal from the chute train is underneath it. Other unique coal mining memorabilia on ebay includes british coal parker pens, record production tankards, commemorative medals and medallions, and decorative plates. Memories of work and community before the collieries closed are embedded within. The gathering, at bevercotes colliery, just north of ollerton, appears to have started late on saturday night, august 26. To come back to the colliery page after viewing a video, click on the x in the lower right side of the video screen.
In july a new railway was finished to the mine, built by thomas fletcher and co. The headstocks appear at the start of the film of the book, which in 1960 won. Bevercotes stuart tomlins collection of photographs. Two new villages to be built near retford as part of plan to. This paper examines the interrelations of memory, history and belonging among former coal miners in the north nottinghamshire coalfield surrounding mansfield, uk, an area of complex and contested memories and histories. Photographs of bevercotes colliery coal mine on the mining history web site uk.
According to the 2001 census it had a population of 28. Bevercotes closed 1993, after 36 years robert bradley. The site on which the museum stands was once at the heart of. Doug became a coal miner in 1974, working at bevercotes pit for the next decade. Discover the story of north east mining at the 1900s colliery. Then in 1911two coal shafts were sunk by the bolsover colliery company ltd, bringing rufford colliery into being, as the pit expanded so did the village of rainworth. But paul, and his old comrade taff king, also from bevercotes colliery were deadly serious, and attempts to land coal in the centre of norwich along the rivers and canals were headed off at the pass.
All records point to the clock face colliery in lancashire at 1400metres. Off the b6387, bevercotes, newarkontrent, nottinghamshire installed on the access road leading to the former bevercotes colliery are a number of stanton 6b 25 ft concrete columns, all fitted with early revo c723s lanterns. It was closed temporarily between january 1962 and august 1965, and saw its last train on 18th june 1993. Barrow colliery the friends of hemingfield colliery. Former bevercotes colliery site, newark on trent, nottinghamshire. Short lived railways that were built post war page 3. Located in bevercotes to the north of ollerton, the colliery was, alongside cotgrave colliery, one of two new collieries opened in the county of nottinghamshire in the 1960s. Bevercotes shane philips collection of photographs. Reminisce about the mining trade and its history with ebays impressive selection of colliery pit checks and boys clubs badges. The headstocks appear at the start of the film of the book. British pathe also represents the reuters historical collection, which. The headstocks appear at the start of the film of the book, which in 1960 won an oscar for cinematography. Established by the bolsover colliery company by the early 1920s, new clipstone, located just west of the original village of old clipstone, served the then new clipstone colliery.
The line featured a 350yard bore known locally as mummies tunnel, but correctly titled boughton brake. The population remained less than 100 at the 2011 census and is included in the civil parish of bothamsall see also. Bbc bradford and west yorkshire history the strike. Miners resistance to colliery closures begins to weaken. Until the sinking of rufford colliery, rainworth consisted of a couple of farms, several small homesteads, and a pub. Studies recurrently emphasise the critical role played by memory in the production of belonging in the context of deindustrialisation. In 19, the year of peak production, 165,246 men and boys worked in durhams 304 mines. A few pre1998 papers on nottinghamshire mining have been listed by brook and griffin gives an overview of the prenationalised industry there. In the book, john mccormack tells the story of polmaise colliery in stirlingshire. Two new garden villages are set to be built near retford as part of plans to erect a staggering 6,630 new homes across the district.
Bevercotes colliery nottinghamshire sunk in 19541958 by the national coal board was closed on. Bevercotes colliery, nottinghamshire hansard, 1 august 1966. From 30 to zero a history of nottinghamshires coal mines. North of england institute of mining and mechanical engineers. This results from a mixture of seam thinning and erosion.
The land for the colliery was leased from lord savile the tophard and other coal seams were under a portion of. Perhaps the map was made in the middle of its construction. The colliery was closed in 1993 and turned into a nature reserve miners strike 19845. Jan 30, 2019 two new garden villages are set to be built near retford as part of plans to erect a staggering 6,630 new homes across the district. Belonging, memory and history in the north nottinghamshire. Miners resistance to the colliery closure programme faded. Historic and archive photos of bevercotes colliery coal mine. Closed or retained document, open description record opening date.
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