Derbyshire coalfield chesterfield area northern mine. Glapwell colliery closed in the 1970s and the site is owned by a private. The once very busy glapwell colliery closed in the 1960s and was demolished to be replaced by an industrial estate. Nb the village information above is taken from the the derbyshire village book, written by members of derbyshire federation of womens institutes and published by countryside books. The other collieries were shireoaks, steetley originally manor pits, darfoulds, clowne southgate and harry crofts near kiveton. Traffic between bolsover and glapwell colliery ceased. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. And so began glapwell s first excursion into the ncel, but the start of the 199697 season brought yet another change in management, waller stepping down in favour of graham gladwin who had been with the club for the previous five years as a player and on notts countys books in the late 70s. Had ceased to be used by any significant traffic after the closure of glapwell colliery.
Atkinson left whitwell colliery although retaining his role as agent to the shireoaks colliery company to manage. It is in the ward of pleasley and in the county of derbyshire. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone. Swanwick colliery, swanwick somercotes local history society. History about glapwell including the plug and feathers. I have found on my shelf the colliery year book and coal trades directory for 1947. A fairly detailed history of kilburn colliery can be found in the book which was written and published by myself in 2011 entitled for good men, denby drurylowe colliery 18391968. Doe lea colliery was privately owned and operated until its closure in the 1990s. The population is 1496 people, of which 733 are male and 763 are female. Petition launched against proposal to infill site at former glapwell. Derbyshire coalfield chesterfield 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. Download team app now and search for glapwell colliery cc to enjoy our team app on the go.
Plus the old tub railway bridge from the pit to the model village new bolsover. Information, photographs and plans for glapwell colliery coal mine on the mine exploration web site uk. 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. Click on the link below to view countrysides range of other local titles. The colliery used two main shafts and later the bramley vale drift was developed in 1954.
Glapwell colliery closed down on 30th june 1974 after 90 years. Colliery disaster which killed 80 was a tragedy beyond. See more ideas about old photos, family history book and coal mining. Derbyshire coalfield chesterfield area northern mine research. Fosdick and was known as fitzwilliam hemsworth collieries ltd. Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Pleasley derbys family notebooks 4 rel to mining history and sketch book. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. The latter work has been published in mining history from 2002 onwards, predominantly by heathcote. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Pressure from the residents of bramley vale led to one being built and opened on 1 september 1892 as glapwell. Glapwell colliery closed in the 1970s and the site is owned by a. In clapwell, liefric had one carucate of land to the geld. Easington colliery family history book history books schools out forever photo studio lighting school chairs a classroom school photos closed doors. To access all the features of this site you need to log in or sign up. This is not intended to be an exhaustive history of the company, but an indication of the changes of ownership and the links between companies and directors in those companies. The latter work has been published in mining history from 2002 onwards.
Some names are shown as witheld this is for reasons of data protection and relates to all records of people injured since 1950. Information about disasters within the uk mining industry durng which 5 or more miners died. Derbyshire coalfield derby area northern mine research. Glapwell colliery 1958 derbyshire coalfield the top. Whitwell colliery was one of five collieries, which were originally owned by the shireoaks colliery company limited. Glapwell is located in north east derbyshire between the nearby towns of chesterfield 7 miles and mansfield 5 miles, although the nearest town centre is that of bolsover 3 miles to the north. As with so many mines in the area it was the stanton iron company that acquired the pleasley park mineral rights in 1871 and soon after this began to sink the shafts necessary to get at the coal. Glapwells written history began in norman times when the village is mentioned in the doomsday book. Mine exploration forum view topic uk mine exploration forums midlands glapwell colliery coal mine mine exploration, photographs and mining history for mine explorers, industrial archaeologists, researchers and historians mine explorer and mining history videos on youtube connect with other mine explorers on facebook. Glapwell colliery sunk 1882 bramley vale drift part of glapwell williamthorpe colliery sunk 1905. Glapwell colliery was one of the new top hards collieries of the sheepbridge coal and iron company in an era when the country required good coking and steam coal. The once very busy glapwell colliery closed in the 1960s and was demolished to. A mining village amber collection chatterley whitfield colliery uk coal mine.
Whitwell colliery whitwell local history group homepage. The colliery is actually sited in ault hucknall but was named after the nearby village of glapwell, a village which at this time only constituted 18 houses, some nearly 500 constructed throughout the life of the pit. Playcricket, glapwell colliery cc, this website and the sub sites attached to it use cookies. A b rief summary of the proceedings of the court of inquiry. This is a database of over 164,000 records containing the details of coalmining accidents and deaths in the uk. I have completely sold out of copies but a very few may still be available from limited outlets, namely the book shop, 5. In 1086, the book notes that serb holds this for william peverel. Glapwell is a former railway station in glapwell, near chesterfield, derbyshire, england. There is an excellent description of the farm contained in the 1920 catalogue of the sale of the glapwell estate. Glapwell colliery coal mine information and photos aditnow. The first one, richard enos jones, was the longest serving 25 years. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing.
Glapwell parish council welcome to the village of glapwell. Last of the track leading into bolsover colliery from the coalite and going in to the pit or straight onto ramcroft and glapwell. Skip the hassle of advance planning and let a guide take care of arranging your tour of york and the lake district on this 5day experience, a stressfree choice for families and firsttime visitors. Part of the stockley lane site on the old glapwell colliery site which is subject to a planning application of land fill, as seen from the palterton. Glapwell nurseries chesterfield 2020 all you need to. 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. Coalmining accidents and deaths raleys maps, poems and.
The owner of south kirkby colliery and featherstone main a major j. The line was opened without ceremony on 1 september 1890, but no station was built at glapwell. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. See all books memories of blackhall colliery read and share your memories of blackhall colliery itself or of a particular photo of blackhall colliery. Glapwell is a village located either side of the main a617 road in north east derbyshire, between the towns of. Glapwell colliery closed in the 1970s and the site is owned by a private company manufacturing industrial fencing. There eight villans have 6 ploughs serb now holds it glapwell colliery closed in the 1970s and now the eve trakway company owns the land. This is not intended to be an exhaustive history of the company, but an indication of. Up to 1904 it also had the names of hemsworth colliery co.
From 1890 to 1936, the same manager was responsible for both whitwell and steetley but in 1936,mr h. It is a village of 1,467 residents, situated on a hill adjoining the village of bramley vale. Glapwell and bramley vale collieries closed in 1974. Welcome to the markham colliery story mine the story mine, is a project supported by heritage lottery fund and derbyshire county council to unearth and share stories from markham colliery. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Information, history photographs current and archive and documents for glapwell colliery coal mine. Lines and sidings at glapwell colliery taken out of use. When the coal industry was nationalised in 1947, there were 68 collieries in derbyshire. The primary school in easington colliery near durham opened in 19 and could accommodate children. Context the station was built by the midland railway on the circuitous barrow hill to pleasley west line 3 known as the doe lea branch, because it ran for much of its length along the valley of the river doe lea.
The regular monday night shift at creswell colliery began much as any other on the evening of september 25, 1950, with jokes and general chatter as. Glapwell colliery closed in the 1970s and now the eve trakway company owns the land. Arranging transfers and accommodation in a country youve never visited before can be a stressful and difficult task. Books about blackhall colliery area browse 15 photo books on blackhall colliery and the surrounding area.
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