Yorkshire main colliery history books

Apart from general memories of specific mines and strikes, the most recent general books are goodchilds west yorkshire coalfield and williamss images of yorkshire coal. The south yorkshire junction railway was a railway which ran from wrangbrook junction on the main line of the hull and barnsley railway to near denaby main colliery village, south yorkshire. Previously under rylands main colliery whose pit head was immediately to the south, the workings were developed and renamed barnsley main colliery. Those who have only heard of the place as a mining settlement could well believe the name grimethorpe or grimey as it is known locally, is a victorian invention like dickens coketown in hard times.

This new and fascinating history book concentrates on the houghton main colliery in the dearne valley in the south yorkshire coalfields. Oaks 361 fatalities, britains worst pit disaster and swaithe main 143 dead. Jun 28, 2007 emley moor colliery, which is on johns list, closed in 1985 and they were still longwall handfilling at that time. That year it was the last colliery in the uk to use a steam locomotive on its sidings. The wharncliffe silkstone colliery, sometimes referred to as pilley colliery as it was established in the village, was a large and longlived concern. Shaw who lived at purston hall took over the colliery in 1906. North of england institute of mining and mechanical engineers. Taking its name from the title of its largest mineral. Published by beamreach publishing, the 680page book takes in history. It reached the barnsley seam at a depth of 905 yards in july 1911, however this was on a fault. In the period that we now call the industrial revolution mining disasters wrecked the lives of thousands of south yorkshire families and devastated entire communities.

T his book will be of interest to past and present residents, students of local history and the mining industry. During a day of dramatic developments, the national coal board abandoned the yorkshire main colliery at edlington, near doncaster, and accused. It was first dug in 1873, with the first coal being brought to the surface in january 1876. After 109 years of coaling operations, the mine was closed in may 1985. Coal mining once dominated parts of yorkshire and this book commemorates the industry at its height during the years either side of the first world war. The former prince of wales colliery in pontefract, west yorkshire closed in 2002.

Cool and unusual things to do in south yorkshire atlas obscura. The sinking of the colliery was commenced in 1911 by the manvers main colliery company of wathupondearne. This time the fatalities would eventually number 361 and the pits name would be burnt into the history books as the colliery where the greatest loss of life occurred in a english coal mine. The barnsley area was particularly hardhit during the middle decades of the century with major mining accidents, usually great explosions of firedamp occurring, for example, at lundhill colliery 189 men and boys killed. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Grimethorpe, the mining village that hit rock bottom then. Yorkshire main colliery pete started work at markham main for three months underground training having left school three weeks before.

Key dates in the history of hatfield main colliery part of adge covells stainforth 2001 web site. Fryston colliery closed in 1985, and a barrel washer was set up to clean coal at wheldale. Both photos below were very kindly sent in by peter tuffrey a writer of books about yorkshire the photo below is thurcroft main colliery no 1 downcast shaft is on the left of the photo, this was a typical type of head gear with the winding wheels side by side. Nomenclature, depth, and thickness of the main coal seams found at sharlston information derived from goodchild 1988. New millerdam colliery, which isnt on johns list closed in 1981 and as far as i recall that was still an handgot pit as well. Grimethorpe, the mining village that hit rock bottom. Coal has been mined from shallow seams and outcrops since medieval times and possibly. In 19, as the mine came on stream, a new company yorkshire main colliery ltd was formed to run it. Yorkshire main colliery and new edlington waterstones.

A little history in the 19th and 20th centuries, nearly every colliery, or coal mine, in the u. Mar 03, 2015 peter haig, trustee, grimethorpe colliery band. In 1984, the yorkshire area had a total of 56 collieries. The colliery was created by the staveley coal and iron company, which bought land in edlington and leased the right to exploit the coal. Buy yorkshire main colliery and new edlington from waterstones today. The village was built to house the workers who moved into the area on the sinking of the yorkshire main colliery. Grimethorpe photos, maps, books, memories francis frith.

They kept workers out of trouble, and were a matter of civic pride for local. See more ideas about coal mining, small fishing boats and cheap beach decor. This was reconstituted as the yorkshire main colliery 1923 ltd and worked until 1937, when the colliery became part of the doncaster amalgamated collieries ltd. Yorkshire coalfield northern mine research society. Nov 19, 2019 barnburgh main colliery was a coal mine situated on the outskirts of the village of barnburgh, about two miles north of mexborough in the dearne valley, south yorkshire, england. Sharlston colliery r site, n sharlston west yorkshire. It was the scene of a major incident in 1907 when seven miners died. Pontefracts prince of wales colliery remembered in housing. The husker pit flooding of 1838 in which 26 young girls and boys were killed shocked victorian. Hamsterley colliery war memorial cross stands in a garden to the north of the main road through the village, opposite axford terrace.

The last deep coal mine was kellingley colliery which closed on friday 18 december 2015 signalling the end of deep coal mining not only in yorkshire but in britain as a whole. In 1939, the company operated 45 coke ovens and brickworks and supplied coke oven gas directly through the sheffield gas grid company limited. List of collieries in yorkshire 19842015 wikipedia. Used coal mining in lunesdale, an introductory study into the history of coal mining in the valley of the river lune and its tributaries in north west england. In 1972 wheldale was the last colliery in yorkshire to use pit ponies. The new colliery, originally known as edlington main had a name change in september 1911. T his book will be of interest to past and present residents, students of local history and the mining industry and anyone with a general interest in the doncaster area. The firm also sold graded coke to individual homes under the trademark. It was released on feb 3rd 2014 and can be obtained from uk or from any book shop or via amazon books, including. A memorial in coal country commemorates the victims of an alltoopreventable mining disaster.

See more ideas about easington colliery, coal mining and family history book. Brooke, and after leaving a message of sympathy at the colliery offices, which was duly posted up, proceeded. In 1870 joshua willey from hoyland leased land from the earl of wharncliffe and sank two shafts of what he called willey new colliery to the southwest of the village north of carlton road down to the woodmoor seam at the shallow depth of only 40 yards. Photos of yorkshire main colliery coal mine upload archivehistoric photos. Winding wheel installed as a monument in edlingtion. These are selected lists of new or additional collections that. Barnsley archive and local studies department the national. This story is extracted and reformated from the writing of notes for john buckingham pope by owen pope a descendant of the pope family owners of collieries at altofts. South yorkshire junction railway project gutenberg self. Hatfield main colliery part of adge covells stainforth 2001 web site. Altofts and its relation with my family ratcliffes and martins. My site about the coal mine which i worked at in edlington, hundreds of pictures and lots of information. The book forms a fitting souvenir to a now vanished industry following the closure of the last yorkshire colliery in 2015.

The story relates to my own family on my fathers side. Not to be confused with the south yorkshire joint railway. West yorkshire archive service, wakefield the national. Efram was my grandmothers second husband, her first husband was called john mulliner. It covers most of south yorkshire, west yorkshire and a small part of north yorkshire. Doncaster by the rush to exploit the deep coal reserves that lay beneath the country estates of the landed gentry.

The first sod of the upcast shaft at the new pit had been dug in july 1905, but the whole pit was finally closed in 1983, and demolished by 1987. A history and development gives a good general overview, with some detail. Barnsley main colliery south yorkshire, england atlas. It was nominally an independent company sponsored by the denaby and cadeby colliery company but was worked by the hull and barnsley railway. The site of the mine has been converted into a woodland. New book about all 7 yorkshire coal mines yorkshirelive. Carlton had two collieries, both of which had eventful histories. To challenge a government that, as a matter of policy, was bent on destroying the publicly owned mining industry, with little regard for the economic and social consequences on local. Barrow colliery was a coal mine in worsborough, south yorkshire, england. Manvers main collieries limited was registered in 1899. In common with many other mines, it suffered a disaster in 1931 when 45 miners were killed after a gas explosion. Yorkshire main colliery coal mine information and photos. The tall stone cross is raised on a low bank with to the north a rake of steps leading down onto the lower lawn.

Yorkshire main colliery northern mine research society. Small residential colonies were built near the new collieries, existing rural villages expanded, new satellite villages were established and completely new mining. Eddie downes, coauthor of the book yorkshire collieries 19471994. It owned collieries in barnborough and wathupondearne in yorkshire. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. Durham mining communities must have a facebook account to log in elemore colliery website. As kellingley colliery coal mine closes in north yorkshire this week, marking the end of centuries of deep coal mining in britain, we take a look at historical photos from the 20th and 21st centuries.

The exposed coalfield outcrops in the pennine foothills and dips under permian rocks in the east. The earliest parts of the winding house and shaft top building appear on a 1906 ordnance survey map. Bentley colliery was a coal mine in bentley, near doncaster in south yorkshire, england, that operated between 1906 and 1993. Discover hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in south yorkshire, england from the birley spa bathhouse to barnsley main colliery. The edlington yorkshire land and development company limited, and the partnership which preceded it, was responsible for building a substantial part of the colliery village of new edlington between 1909 and about 1922. I was born in batley in the west riding, but moved with my parents in 1947 to grimethorpe. Apr 08, 2016 a new housing estate built on the site of a former colliery is to have three roads named in memory of its heritage. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. The map below was made in 1928 and it shows thurcroft main colliery well established. Fosdick and was known as fitzwilliam hemsworth collieries ltd. National association of mining history organisations.

The brickworks have now gone and a housing estate has taken its place. Hamsterley colliery war memorial, non civil parish. A brief mining history yorkshire mining museum publications by schofield, john isbn. A doncaster historian has released a new book based on the history. South yorkshire coalfield wikimili, the free encyclopedia. In 1982 wheldale produced a recordbreaking output of 500,000 tonnes. The new colliery, originally known as edlington main had a name change in september 1911 and became yorkshire main. The south yorkshire coalfield is so named from its position within yorkshire. Sinking of the first shafts commenced in 1853, and winding of coal from the pits as a separate unit ended in 1966.

Carlton colliery a welsh mining community in yorkshire. Buckingham pope, chairman of the denaby and cadeby colliery company, arrived from london at 1, and just before his grace the archbishop of york had motored over from wentworth in company with the hon. It details the development of each colliery and adjacent colliery village in the years. Discover barnsley main colliery in south yorkshire, england. Click on page one to start viewing the site top right if you wish to leave a message please click on the picture below or use the guest book tab. The owner of south kirkby colliery and featherstone main a major j.

Coordinates yorkshire main colliery was a coal mine situated within the village of edlington, south west of doncaster, south yorkshire, england. Colliery locos arent exactly something that ive really had an interest in but i do know from the number of times whilst searching websites for particular colliery names ive tripped up over many websites that follow colliery loco history, that there has to be something out there to help your mate. Cadeby pit disaster 1912 the story conisbrough and. Information, history photographs current and archive and documents for yorkshire main colliery coal mine. The remains of hemingfield colliery outlive its younger sibling, elsecar main colliery which was just down the road. History of oaks colliery and barnsley main colliery by kind permission of eddie downes author yorkshire collieries. North of england institute of mining and mechanical. These ruins are a monument to the regions industrial heritage, and the site of englands worst mining tragedy.

Fedjeladoum publishing yorkshire mining history books. This is not intended to be an exhaustive history of the company, but an indication of the changes of. Gary calton barnsleyborn peter haigh, 70, an administrator for the national coal board at the colliery from 197894, points out the. Sharlston colliery reclamation site, new sharlston, west yorkshire. Our vision is to lead and transform information management, guarantee the survival of todays information for tomorrow and bring history to life for everyone. If you are an archivist or custodian of this archive you can use the archive update form to add or update the details in discovery. Barnsley main colliery south yorkshire, england atlas obscura. A history of the regions former coal mining communities. Yorkshire main colliery coal mine information and photos aditnow. Cadeby pit disaster 1912 the story conisbrough and denaby. T his is one of a series of books illustrating the spectacular transformation of the rural area around the south yorkshire town of doncaster by the rush to exploit the deep coal reserves that lay beneath the country estates of the landed gentry.