Grassmoor colliery history books

Until the colliery closed in 1970, the main employment in the village was coal mining with about 90% of the men working at the grassmoor colliery. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of grassmoor. The latter work has been published in mining history from 2002 onwards, predominantly by. We have also indexed the names mentioned in the bargains. Historic and archive photos of grassmoor colliery coal mine. Old avenue colliery was located in the junction where it joined the midland mainline. The extracts from these bargain books have been transcribed by john stark as part of his family history reseach. Opposite grassmoor primary school is barnes park and. Derbyshire coalfield chesterfield area northern mine. Grassmoor lagoons were formed in spoil tips at the former grassmoor colliery, which operated on the site from the 1840s until its closure in 1967. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. By the late 1930s ten of the countys collieries, including markham colliery, had pithead baths. 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. It has a post and money order office under chesterfield.

Colliery photograph from the collection of bill skevington. Browse and buy a vast selection of industrial history mining books and collectibles on. When british coal opened the avenue coking works nearby, it used the lagoon area to treat waste liquid from the coking works. The former collieries had a long death, with deep mines gradually being replaced by. Grassmoor training centre was once a typical working colliery like so many thousands more like it in the uk. Grassmoor colliery north derbyshire sunk in 18781879 as grass moor by. The perils of the miners pit head baths derbyshire. Nov 02, 20 you can clearly see the line running from the mainline on the left, over to grassmoor colliery on the right of the picture another blog post soon to be written. Pits of derbyshire winders as far as i am aware most of the winders in the area were drum winders with the exception of warsop, shirebrook and possiby ireland. In the late 1940s the ministry of fuel and power decided that every pithead bath should have an attached medical centre. Anyway happy to help with any info, but book now out of print. Photographs of grassmoor colliery coal mine on the mining history web site uk.

School logbooks are clearly a fabulous resource for historical. On the 8th december at chesterfield judge proctor made awards to the dependants of the 14 miners killed in the grassmoor colliery accident. Total national output was 2,612,000 tons 1705 most shafts were 7 to 8 feet in diameter and up to 360 feet in depth. Please note that these are not full transcriptions of the bargain books. Information, photographs and plans for grassmoor colliery coal mine on the mine exploration web site uk. The grimethorpe colliery band is a brass band, based in grimethorpe, south yorkshire, england. When the coal industry was nationalised in 1947, there were 68 collieries in derbyshire. To come back to the colliery page after viewing a video, click on the x in the lower right side of the video screen. The appropriate civil parish is called grassmoor, hasland and winswick. Grimethorpe, the mining village that hit rock bottom. Two dates of closure are mentioned in this article.

Pre was occupation was a pony driver at grassmoor colliery. Derbyshire coalfield derby area northern mine research. Uk coal, who owned and maintained the mine, were waiting for a contract to make it worth investing money to open up a new seam. The first baths in derbyshire were opened at grassmoor colliery in december 1929. Grassmoor colliery closed in 1971 and other local pits had all closed by the mid 1980s. The colliery we know as grassmoor colliery was founded around 1846 when alfred barnes returned to the area from journeying abroad. The lady victoria colliery, home of the national mining museum scotland, was opened in 1895 as scotlands first superpit. Shop industrial history mining books and collectibles abebooks. Derbyshire times and courier reports are articled in two books which record the local. John has very kindly allowed us to reproduce the extracts here. Grassmoor class of 1916 what the school logbook tells us about everyday. Mr ralph frederic gibbons, of old tupton has died at ashgate hospice, aged 75. When i started preserving the history of a few of the collieries and ironworks that i.

Whilst grassmoor is mentioned in the doomsday book, there is little else. An explosion occurred on the 19th november, 1933 when a number of local men lost their lives. Owned by the grassmoor co 1896 employing around 2,200 men 1923 employing around 2,800 men 1933 employing around 1,470 men 1947 employing around 1,600. He was instructed by his father to set work in progress to sink collieries on land at grassmoor which his father had purchased. Grassmoor colliery was chosen to house the north derbyshire area training centre for miners. Grassmoor colliery coal mine information and photos. Old avenue colliery posted on november 2, 20 by oxcroftjunction for those who have read previous posts on my blog youll know i occasionally i like to delve into the not too distant past and look at a bit of rail history, usually this stems from time spent staring at old maps and pointing at things whilst my better half nods at me. All books purchased which need to be posted will be subject to an additional charge for post and packaging at cost. Grassmoor, temple normanton, 1854, august, 1950, merged with williamthorpe. The latter work has been published in mining history from 2002 onwards, predominantly by heathcote.

Normallv 268 men are employed iti the pit, but as it was sunday only 31 were underground when the explosion occurred. Grassmoor, a village in the parish of hasland, derbyshire. In places the eastern edge of the coalfield extends into derbyshire and members of the peak district mines historical society have recorded workings there. Grassmoor, derbyshire genealogy heraldry and history. The first shaft was sunk in 1846 and officially opened in 1880 by mr barnes. Discover how your ancestor spent their school days in these fascinating and detailed records. After closure the up platform was demolished but the track remained in regular use for coal traffic. Coal mining a general history timeline durham in time.

Derbyshire coalfield chesterfield area northern mine research. Ration books were issued they had to register at a shop to receive their food. Grassmoor photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Fretwell 1700 two thirds of the national coal output was produced on the banks of the rivers tyne and wear. It was formed in 1917, as a leisure activity for the workers at the colliery, by members of the disbanded cudworth colliery band. Sep 27, 2017 the first baths in derbyshire were opened at grassmoor colliery in december 1929. Harworth colliery was a coal mine in the bassetlaw area of north nottinghamshire it was abandoned in 2006 due to troubles at the seam. Samuel t stewart has written several books on local social and industrial history, listed on this web page, which mainly focus on coleorton. Buy point of ayr colliery by mostyn history preservation society isbn. Each of the eleven widows had an award made in her favour of. John moore perkins welcome tupton local history society. Grassmoor is a village in derbyshire, england, approximately three miles to the south of. Given the information available it is likely that john perkins was entitled to the victory medal, also called the inter allied victory medal. Grassmoor class of 1916 what the school logbook tells us.

Harry dymond obituary chesterfield, derbyshire derbyshire. The perils of the miners pit head baths derbyshire record. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. Remains of aspen colliery, associated beehive coking ovens. The population of this civil parish at the 2011 census was 3,360. A lifelong resident of the local area, mr gibbons was a maths teacher at tupton hall school for 21 years until his.

Report on the causes of and circumstances attending the explosion which occurred at grassmoor colliery, derbyshire, on the 19th november, 1933. Coal mining a general history timeline by ernest t. When the colliery closed in1970, it was decided to keep it open has a training centre for training would be miners in the chesterfield area. Mining history colliery index shaft cross sections.

It ceased production in 1981 and now serves as an example of one of the best preserved victorian collieries in europe. Centre possibly a pre 1947 steel and blue enamelled check with a highly convex surface from whitwick colliery, leicestershire. An underground connection had been made to transport the coal to no2 pit. Grassmoor colliery training centre community facebook. Grimethorpe, the mining village that hit rock bottom then bounced back. The grassmoor colliery complex was developed in an area which had for many years been worked by small enterprises. The parents of oscar harper and the farm bailiff of the grassmoor colliery. The upstanding remains of the colliery include two stonebuilt engine beds situated in the northern part of the monument and the buried remains of two capped mineshafts in the eastern part of the monument. This is not intended to be an exhaustive history of the company, but an. All the images below are links to anthracite related videos on you tube. Illfated colliery conveys kings sympathy to stricken families fourteen men were killed and four slightly injured in an explo near chesterfield, derbyshire. Mr harry dymond of grassmoor has passed away at the heights care home, old tupton, aged 70 years. Grassmoor colliery, which operated on the site from the 1840s until its closure in 1967. During this time, large amounts of coal tar sludge from the works settled.

Description, summary disasters names local collieries credits. Grassmoor formerly housed many miners, however all of the local mines in the area have been closed since the mideighties. There is also creative writing from the class of 2016 and responses to their discoveries. The items they received were lard, butter, and tins of dried eggs meat cheese extra. Coal mining at aspen is thought to have commenced in the early 19th century and continued until the colliery closed in 1930. The colliery was still in production until the early 1960s. Three totally different designs of colliery pay checks. Plant provided a major source of local employment until its closure in 1993.