Until the sinking of rufford colliery, rainworth consisted of a couple of farms, several small homesteads, and a pub. 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. Bevercotes starts production in 1961 robert bradley. Modern methods at bevercotes colliery british pathe. The 1984 85 miners strike has now passed into history but, twenty years on, we look back at. What is happening on the picket lines is absolutely disgraceful. Perhaps the map was made in the middle of its construction. Bevercotes colliery, nottinghamshire darren haywood, photo. Nottinghamshire coalfield mansfield area northern mine. After becoming a mum to five children, catherine joined bevercotes colliery herself, working in the canteen. Bevercotes colliery coal mine information and photos aditnow. It is also a reminder that real history is often made by ordinary people.
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. Police have closed down an illegal rave in north nottinghamshire. Bevercotes colliery coal mine information and photos. Woolley colliery mine was working from at least the early 1850s. The village grew with the development of the colliery.
This results from a mixture of seam thinning and erosion. Miners there stood at the forefront of the fight against pit closures and the national miners strike of 198485. Information, history photographs current and archive and documents for bevercotes colliery coal mine. Richard wood to num, november 1960, notts num minute book 1960, the. Generations of families worked down the north easts pits it was the industry on which the regions prosperity was built. Looking around there were dozens of shafts m plus deep, most are in the lancashire coalfield. North of england institute of mining and mechanical. Modern methods at bevercotes colliery 1965 youtube. Discover the story of north east mining at the 1900s colliery. 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. 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.
At least 1,000 houses are proposed at gamston airport and the. Ncb collieries england northern mine research society. Oddly enough though only a short stub leading to boughton is shown on the latest nls map. Long top shot of the train moving with wagons full of coal. 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. These great pictures are displayed courtesy stuart tomlins. British pathe also represents the reuters historical collection, which. Media in category bevercotes colliery the following files are in this category, out of total. The brinsley colliery site has now been landscaped and turned into a picnic area.
Discover the story of coal mining at the 1900s colliery. Crossing and passing beneath bridges, through a 350 yard long tunnel as eventually we meet the site of the former bevercotes colliery. Former bevercotes colliery site, newark on trent, nottinghamshire. Other unique coal mining memorabilia on ebay includes british coal parker pens, record production tankards, commemorative medals and medallions, and decorative plates. Other new mines soon followed, including the sinking of.
Bevercotes colliery was the first fully automated mine. The headstocks appear at the start of the film of the book. Bevercotes shane philips collection of photographs. The headstocks appear at the start of the film of the book, which in 1960 won an oscar for cinematography. Bickershaw colliery, lancashire ian winstanleys scrap book. Woolley grange community pages woolley colliery history. Clipstone colliery, mansfield, nottinghamshire the. 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. Members of the warsop vale local history society and other warsop vale veterans provided other contributions included in the book. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 28. A few pre1998 papers on nottinghamshire mining have been listed by brook and griffin gives an overview of the prenationalised industry there. All the images below are links to anthracite related videos on you tube. In 19, the year of peak production, 165,246 men and boys worked in durhams 304 mines. 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.
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 colliery was closed in 1993 and turned into a nature reserve miners strike 19845. 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. Two new villages to be built near retford as part of plan to. Calverton colliery was the very first new mine to be sunk in britain after the second world war, production starting in the early 1950s. Various shots of the bevercotes colliery with a large shoot and train. The population remained less than 100 at the 2011 census and is included in the civil parish of bothamsall. Various shots of the bevercotes colliery with a large shoot and train arriving.
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 headstocks appear at the start of the film of the book, which in 1960 won. 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. Information, photographs and plans for bevercotes colliery coal mine on the mine exploration web site uk. From 30 to zero a history of nottinghamshires coal mines. The line featured a 350yard bore known locally as mummies tunnel, but correctly titled boughton brake. Unlike parts of south yorkshire this area has very few workable coals above the barnsley or top hard coal. Reids handy colliery guide and directory for the counties of northumberland, durham, yorkshire, cumberland and westmorland. Historic and archive photos of bevercotes colliery coal mine.
The population remained less than 100 at the 2011 census and is included in the civil parish of bothamsall see also. To come back to the colliery page after viewing a video, click on the x in the lower right side of the video screen. 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. Photographs from as far back as 1895 show nottinghamshires mining history. It was closed temporarily between january 1962 and august 1965, and saw its last train on 18th june 1993. Exploring the disused railway of bevercotes colliery youtube. Studies recurrently emphasise the critical role played by memory in the production of belonging in the context of deindustrialisation. This photograph was taken by the rev fw cobb 18721938, who was rector of eastwood from 1907 to 1917. 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.
Two miles east of mansfield in nottinghamshire lies a twentiethcentury village. Jun 07, 2012 doug became a coal miner in 1974, working at bevercotes pit for the next decade. Miners resistance to colliery closures begins to weaken. North of england institute of mining and mechanical engineers. Bevercotes stuart tomlins collection of photographs.
Belonging, memory and history in the north nottinghamshire. Bevercotes closed 1993, after 36 years robert bradley. The land for the colliery was leased from lord savile the tophard and other coal seams were under a portion of. Short lived railways that were built post war page 3. The book closes with a full copy of the warsop vale1946 electoral roll. 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 hansard, 1 august 1966. Amos, david 2012 the nottinghamshire miners, the union of. Barrow colliery the friends of hemingfield colliery. It was 5 miles long from a junction near ollerton colliery sidings and had 12 bridges and an unlined tunnel through the sandstone about. 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. The main mine began as a pair of tunnels into the hillside in the barnsley bed seam. Photographs of bevercotes colliery coal mine on the mining history web site uk.
Closed or retained document, open description record opening date. British rail opened a fourmile singletrack branch to the new bevercotes colliery in 1961, linking it to the network at boughton junction. Miners resistance to the colliery closure programme faded. Bevercotes colliery nottinghamshire sunk in 19541958 by the national coal board was closed on.
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. 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. The gathering, at bevercotes colliery, just north of ollerton, appears to have started late on saturday night, august 26. In the book, john mccormack tells the story of polmaise colliery in stirlingshire. 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. All records point to the clock face colliery in lancashire at 1400metres.
The site on which the museum stands was once at the heart of. Memories of work and community before the collieries closed are embedded within. Doug became a coal miner in 1974, working at bevercotes pit for the next decade. Admin, first time ive ever posted on one of these forum thingies, so ignore the poor grammer, some additions to your notts pits.
This transformed chopwell into a thriving mining community. 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. All mine exploration and mining history photographs of bevercotes colliery coal mine on the mine exploration web site uk. Reminisce about the mining trade and its history with ebays impressive selection of colliery pit checks and boys clubs badges. Photos of bevercotes colliery coal mine upload archivehistoric photos. View all attractions near bevercotes pit wood on tripadvisor. The colliery was opened in the 1960s, meaning that these installations are probably the sites original roadway lights. Bbc bradford and west yorkshire history the strike. 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 colliery the lady victoria colliery, home of the national mining museum scotland, was opened in 1895 as scotlands first superpit. Annesley colliery was sunk between 1865 and 1867 by the worswick family from leicestershire.
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