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Jul 09, 2011· The sinkers of No. 1 Colliery had to penetrate about 35 yards of hard strata (chiefly limestone) before they found the first seam of coal, which was 41/2 inches thick. They delved down 260 yards, and passed through seventeen seams of coal before they reached the Main Bright measure which is now being worked, and which is some 20 yards above the ...

Photos of the Past. Tibshelf Look at photos that show Tibshelf as it was prior to Second World War and indeed earlier. Photographs of the village as it now, and which will be posted on the site later will show how much, or how little Tibshelf has changed.

PHOTO: Cotes Park Colliery and Farm. In 1868, mineral rights were leased by the company to exploit two coal seams (named the Bottom Hard and Main Soft) which ran under the Outseats Estate at Alfreton. They were leased from William and Joseph George Wilson. The lease was dated 3 July and ran for a period of 30 years.

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In recent years British Coal and the local council cooperated in reclaiming the old colliery spoil heaps and unused railway land, creating a network of footpaths and country parks between Tibshelf and surrounding villages. These provide access for the public to .

A German Zeppelin raider dropped 2 small bombs near to Pleasley colliery in 1916 but there was no injury reported. It was thought that the incident was a practice raid. George Hill Undermanager at Tibshelf received 3 gold sovereigns (£3) per week salary, plus £18 War bonus for the year ending 1916 amounting to £174, plus house and coal supply.

Deep Navigation Colliery was a coal mine in South Wales, that operated from 1872 until 1991.. Located next to the codeveloped village of Treharris in the borough of Merthyr Tydfil, on development it was the deepest coalmine in South Wales Coalfield by some 200 yards (180 m). Producing the highest quality steam coal, it powered both the Cunard passenger steamers RMS Mauretania and RMS ...

The Senghenydd colliery disaster, also known as the Senghenydd explosion (Welsh: Tanchwa Senghennydd), occurred at the Universal Colliery in Senghenydd, near Caerphilly, Glamorgan, Wales, on 14 October explosion, which killed 439 miners and a rescuer, is the worst mining accident in the United Kingdom. Universal Colliery, on the South Wales Coalfield, extracted steam coal, which .

Information, photographs and plans for Backlane (Tibshelf) Coal Colliery on the mine exploration web site AditNow ... (0 photos) Last updated April 17 th 2014 by LeeW: Photographs Of Backlane (Tibshelf) (0 photos) Last updated April 17 th 2014 by ...

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Before the coming of the deep mines in 1868, coalmining was done on a relatively small scale and the Blackwell area was better known as a centre for domestic framework knitting of hosiery. 1868: The Babbington Colliery Company opened the first deep mine at Tibshelf "Bottom Pit".

1903 – 28 th March, a large fall of coal in South Bulli Colliery near the Corrimal Colliery boundary, caused a large flow of water up to 5 ft. deep to occur. (Barrier Miner, 28/3/1903) 1903 – Henry Harrigan, carpenter, is severely injured while working in the daylight tunnel.

The Brandy Bottom Colliery is located on the South Gloucestershire coalfield in the parish of Pucklechurch, and is the site of a 19th century steampowered colliery. It lay on the line of the Dramway, the horsedrawn railway that was used to haul coal from the Coalpit Heath area either to the River Avon near Keynsham or to Bristol, and which ...

Brookhill Colliery, Pinxton. This colliery was at the side of Pinxton Wharf, the extension of the Cromford Canal to this site being privately funded a long time ago to send coal along the canal. The colliery owner I believe also owned the famous Pinxton China factory so these products were also possibly distributed this way? More Photos of Pinxton

Jan 12, 2014· In South Wales,in the old days in the big mines and up to the last in Smallmines,the majority of roadway supports were either Flats if the roof was good,or Notched timber pairs. Was notching timber pairs ever used in other parts of the coalfield other than South Wales and the FOD,as i`ve never seen any photos showing this method anywhere else?

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Jan 23, 2011· Coal, Colliery and Mining Forum. Winding Engines, Ropes and Shafts. shaft filling. ... There''s even a couple of photos of a Yorkshire pit bottom after one shaft has been filled. ... About 35 years ago Cumbria County Council took over the old Oatlands Colliery () site at Pica, near Workington, for reclamation. ...

Tibshelf Bottom Pit was situated around the ponds at the end of the Five Pits Trail, and as formally known as Pts 1 2. Another view looking towards the Church from over the old Church...

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This photo was probably taken from the Great Central Railway bridge over Newton Road, probably dates from the very early part of the 20th century. Note the loaded coal wagons in the sidings, no doubt the product of Tibshelf''s two collieries, or maybe Silver Hill and Butcher Wood which t heline also served. The view is looking towards Tibshelf.

Tibshelf (2) Bestwood Coal and Iron Co Ltd: Bestwood (3) Digby Colliery Co Ltd: Calverton Digby Gedling 5. Barber Walker and Co Ltd: Brinsley Selston Harworth High Park Moorgreen Watnall 6. Bolsover Colliery Co Ltd: Clipstone Mansfield Rufford Thoresby 7. Cossall Colliery Co Ltd: Cossall 8. Newstead Colliery Co Ltd: Blidworth Newstead 9 ...

Sep 14, 2017· It became in the 1980''s the ''largest colliery complex in Europe'' (outside of Coal House, Doncaster) Coal from pit was wound at until it was eventually coupled with an upgraded shaft. The nearby Ireland Colliery was eventually was eventually coupled to and their coal was also wound from Shaft.

The colliery is also served by sidings from the Tibshelf Pleasley line of the Midland Railway which passes under the Great Central to the south of Tibshelf Town station. The station was sited at the end of a deep cutting some 200 yards south of the High Street and access to the station was along a steep road on the down side and a path on the ...
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