Posters created by the pupils to show information found from record office sources. Langwith lies just west in the district of bolsover, derbyshire, from nether langwith, in fact the two villages adjoin. Langwith colliery north derbyshire sunk 18761880 closed after 99 years robert bradley. Lynne crummack help i am writing a creswell memorial book after. Parish history edit edit source upper langwith is an ancient parishin the county of derbyshire. This can be interpreted as boundary or bright brook. Langwith colliery paddy train from just outside pit bottom that took men on their way to the clowne seam. The victoria county history of derbyshire two volumes were published in the early 20th century, volume i 1905 and volume ii 1907 before a cessation of vch activity in the county. 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. Forgot the south derbyhire pits, netherseal 18551947, reservoir 18511947, bretby 18721962, swadlincote 18521965, church gresley 18121967, granville 18231967, measham 18501986, cadley hill 18601988, rawdon 18211989 and donisthorpe 18711990. The latter work has been published in mining history from 2002 onwards, predominantly by heathcote.
Initially the shafts were sunk to the lucrative top hard seam at a depth of 300 yards and a link to langwith colliery underground was planned some 4. A photographic history of mining in south wales britain in old. Langwithand neighboring colliery,s public group facebook. Various events take place throughout the year including walks, talks and exhibitions. Historic images of the collieries of the west midlands coalfield, showing the surface workings, colliery buildings, engines houses and head frames, loading screens and banks, drifts, levels, shafts, railway connections, sidings and colliery owned wagons, underground scenes and groups of miners, from the counties of worcestershire, shropshire, staffordshire and. The paddy train was in the main bright seam so at the end of the paddy road men would go a little way then go up the drift to clowne seam, to assist going up the drift there was metal walking sticks that connected to the haulage rope and took the strain of walking up. Shirebrook west was actually on the eastern edge of the village.
A book looking at the background and history of this line and then a trip along the route looking at all the structures and engineerig along the way. The reason for the choice of a mine in this particular area was the success of the langwith mine in the working of the prolific top hard seama seam of high quality coal some 6ft thick. Work formally restarted in 2002 and between 2005 and 2010, vch derbyshire was part of the englands past for everyone project. Prior to the intense and swift development of the colliery at the turn of the 20th century, shirebrook, even as late as 1872 it was little more than a chapelry of the larger. Above is a 1975 view of langwith station showing two passing expresses that were diverted due to relaying work at tapton junction in chesterfield. Mar 30, 2014 founded in 2006, historum is a history forum dedicated to history discussions and historical events. His majestys factory the story of the secret munitions factory behind langwith colliery in ww1. The country park was the location of langwith collierys waste tip. Photos of langwith colliery coal mine mine exploration. The colliery the lady victoria colliery, home of the national mining museum scotland, was opened in 1895 as scotlands first superpit. Shirebrook north railway station is a former railway station in langwith junction, derbyshire, england. Langwith whaley thorns heritage centre, volunteers will again be present with our stall at the rear of the main marquee 7th september 2019. The colliery is affectionately known as summit locally as the colliery was based on the summit of the railway and former tramway which runs between pinxton and mansfield.
Langwith cotton mill, the story of a lost village and industry. The memorial initially came about following a millenium history project on the pit by christine kidger in 2000. Upper langwith, derbyshire genealogy familysearch wiki. This includes cotton mill and his majestys munition factory. In the distance is langwith colliery and its spoil heap. Apr 10, 2019 langwith whaley thorns heritage centre, volunteers will again be present with our stall at the rear of the main marquee 7th september 2019.
I was born in langwith in february 1930 at 8 moorfield lane. Colliery meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. At last i have visited mansfield library and immediately found the report of my grandfather, robert arthur cutts death, in the mansfield chronicle and advertiser for the 3rd september 1925. Langwith colliery and its disputes with the war department. Warsop vale local history society, 1 leeming close, market warsop, mansfield, notts. Battery loco at betteshanger ian winstanleys scrap book. Upper langwith is an ancient parishin the county of derbyshire langwith upper, a parish in the district of mansfield and county of derby. Enoch jones, land lord of the railway inn was injured at langwith colliery 1904. Shirebrook colliery operated in the town until april 1993. Family history research dropin services and consultations. It is on the b6407, and close to the a632 road, between mansfield and bolsover. Photographs of langwith colliery coal mine on the mine exploration web site uk.
Also for sale will be our history books about the local area. When larger, more powerful engines were introduced, the n6s were mainly used for worked trips from the collieries at spinkhill, oxcroft, creswell and langwith to the mansfield concentration sidings. Information, photographs and plans for langwith colliery coal mine on the mine exploration web site uk. Admission is free and the centre is open wednesdays, saturdays and sundays from 10am 3pm. Georges display is on at derbyshire record office until the end of april. Preceding station disused railways following station palterton and sutton line and station closed midland railway doe lea branch rowthorn and hardwick. Oct 20, 2018 coverage in both the books is excellent and to the usual middleton press standardsthe details visible of the colliery equipment etc. I remember having my haircut at the shop at the bottom of pit hill. Founded in 2006, historum is a history forum dedicated to history discussions and historical events. Shirebrook south, shirebrook colliery sidings and shirebrook north have been closed for many years. Before building started for a secret munitions factory at langwith in september 1915, the area was already home to langwith colliery owned by the sheepbridge coal. The river poulter which rises near scarcliffe in derbyshire, england is a tributary river of the. Langwith junction is a product of the railway age which adapted the local naming convention, langwith maltings is not a formally defined community, but sees itself as a distinct entity. It ceased production in 1981 and now serves as an example of one of the best preserved victorian collieries in europe.
Langwith colliery derbyshire, rp postcard postmark shirebrook mansfield 1912. First world war langwith colliery and its disputes with the war department. The picture is taken from the scrap yard entrace or old colliery carpark, almost at the top of pit hill on the right before the pit baths by gareth crew 09072019 yes, langwith colliery. This is a database of over 164,000 records containing the details of coalmining accidents and deaths in the uk. The central vignettes show two models of miners lamp, the davy, left, which was the more popular, and the clanny. Coalmining representation in the heritage sector of the. Administrative biographical history the sheepbridge coal and iron company limited bought land and mining rights for land near nether langwith on the derbyshire and nottinghamshire border from earl bathurst in 1873. 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. Shirebrook west closed in 1964 but reopened in 1998 as plain shirebrook. The lady victoria colliery, home of the national mining museum scotland, was opened in 1895 as scotlands first superpit. Cuckney cofe primary school, history, accessed 20100621. Langwith upper, a parish in the district of mansfield and county of derby. Derbyshire coalfield derby area in places the eastern edge of the coalfield extends into derbyshire and members of the peak district mines historical society have recorded workings there.
Whaley thorns was a product of the coal age, but only locals know where nether langwith ends and whaley thorns begins. A list of books for sale includes the history of langwith written by our historian tony warrener. Shirebrook colliery pit derbyshire check token framed birthday gift memento. All the images below are links to anthracite related videos on you tube. John then became the parish church of the new united parish. Coalmining accidents and deaths the coal mining history. Exhibition british colliery 238 application of the 342 harvey alfred 448. Some names are shown as witheld this is for reasons of data protection and relates to all records of people injured since 1950. The workforce was roughly evenly divided during the strike of 198485, which led to deep community divisions between strikers and workers, and briefly earned the nickname the belfast of england. I went to whaley thornes infants school and started in the reception class in 1935, the teacher being miss smith, who had taught not only some of the pupils parents. Unfortunately st marks was pulled down due to problems with the building. The sheepbridge coal and iron company limited bought land and mining rights for land near nether. According to david mills in a dictionary of british placenames, the area was first named in records in 1202 written in old english as scirebroc. Looking back in the history books, an earlier attempt to combine the parishes had been made in 19241926, but was apparently vigorously opposed.
Shirebrook is a town in the bolsover district of northeast derbyshire on the border with nottinghamshire, england. Includes over 400 photograps and has 26 pages dedicated to the calow branch and 26 pages dedicated to the markham bolsover colliery branches. Metal ballot box used by miners at the colliery belonging to the national union of mineworkers, c. The sheepbridge company had in operation four pits as mentioned at norwood, dunston, nesfield and sheepbridge on the works but it was a need for more coal as there had been an upturn in the demand for local coal and therefore greater profits sought for the company that made them sink langwith 18761880 and glapwell collieries on an 84 year lease at a price of. It had previously been linked underground to nearby pleasley colliery. Bentley colliery disaster, 20th nov, 1931 a question from patricia.
Our community welcomes everyone from around the world to discuss world history, historical periods, and themes in history military history, archaeology, arts and culture, and history in books and movies. Information, history photographs current and archive and documents for langwith colliery coal mine. Langwith colliery institute, langwith colliery institute silver band, langwith colliery welfare, langwith miners welfare band, langwith miners welfare silver prize band, langwith mw band. We will run our mammoth tombola os and 5s much loved by all. Langwith colliery coal mine information and photos aditnow. All books purchased which need to be posted will be subject to an additional charge for post and packaging at cost. Photos of langwith colliery coal mine upload archivehistoric photos. A selection of pictures on please be kind enough to ask for the owners permission if you wish to use their pictures.
To come back to the colliery page after viewing a video, click on the x in the lower right side of the video screen. Val smeeton was ellis williams, who died in the marine colliery disaster, of 75. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Derbyshire coalfield derby area northern mine research. Langwith photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Seaham colliery, county durham, england, showing the head gear above the shaft, and work in an active coal seam. Family history in langwith i have a photograph taken about 1950 of myself about 4 years old on a three wheeler bicycle with my parents next to the garage and opposite the gate hotel. Free uk delivery on book orders dispatched by amazon over.
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