In 1973 a further attempt at mechanisation was overtaken by the colliery’s closure as a result of the Lofthouse inrush. The colliery closure that started the strike was at Cortonwood in South Yorkshire. Were they illegally removing a barrier pillar, if so then advanced boring wouldnt have been carried out anyway or was it just a case of extreme bad luck being in the wrong place at the wrong time? Examples of this type of mass transfer were Lofthouse and Manor Colliery men went to Wistow Mine and Newmarket and Park Hill Colliery men went to Riccall Mine. www.stanleyhistoryonline.com/Lofthouse-Colliery-Disaster.html. Watch Queue Queue Lofthouse Colliery Action Group. A Funny Thing Happened on The Way To The Face. Welcome Guest. He was asked to go help at Lofthouse. The colliery closures progressed and miners from many parts of the country transferred to the Selby Mines. This resulted in a huge mix of men, from different areas as diverse as Scotland, North East, Wales and the Kent Coalfield, all working in the Selby Mines. Dont know if this is in the correct thread but does anyone know where I would be able to get any photos of the rescue operations at Lofthouse in 1973? Walton Colliery, 1979. Books and Papers, Reviewed or For Sale, Items For Sale. He also helped the mines inspector recover the body of Mr Cotton. I cant remember the angle but i think it was 20 degrees up and out at the top of the drivage and 20 degrees out and down at the bottom of the drivage. A phased closure of the older collieries in the North Yorkshire Area was planned alongside  a recruitment plan of local people. Please Login or Register. Park Hill Colliery, 1982/83. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. When seven men died in the Lofthouse Colliery disaster 40 years ago only one body was recovered. The Selby Complex of mines was a huge project involving many aspects. A coal plough was tried on a face in the Blocking seam in the early 1970s, but it quickly proved unequal to the task. Deputies, for the shaft sinking, were the first staff to be transferred to the sites. With the referance to Small Mines And Advanced boreing.In the 80s I was at Coed Talon Colliery a small mine in North Wales. All rights reserved. This video is unavailable. The list below is not exhaustive but contains the main pits used to staff all the Selby Mines with closure year. Click here to remove banner ads from this forum. When the men were transferred, transport was made available for the men by using coaches. Old Collieries On Western Edge of The Notts Coalfield. The same day as the disaster we stopped cutting coal at Gomersal and are team were put on stand by if needed,also we started to drill holes in some of the gates to see if we had gone under or over any old workings. Below is a film made around the time the first miners were transferred to the Selby Complex to work at Wistow Mine. Advance boring would have saved 4 lives in South Wales last year,coming up this weekend. As places became available at Selby, miners transferred from the Barnsley area. Change ). It comprises a mixture of habitats, including lowland heathland, and supports a rich variety of wildlife. Some of the transferred miners moved to live nearer the new mines in the villages in and around Selby. The first men to be transferred were the Deputies / Shotfirers to supervise the contractors during the shaft sinking operations. As the Gascoigne Wood Spine Tunnels progressed and shafts were sunk at the five individual sites men were needed to staff the mines. Other men would use their own vehicles, often sharing the driving due to large amounts of overtime being worked. Having worked at Riccall Mine and having one of the Deputies, on my shift, who supervised the shaft sinking contractors, I acquired some information about the shaft sinking supervisors deployed at Riccall Mine, who all transferred from Walton Colliery,  in 1978 when sinking commenced. Clifton Colliery, No6 Area, Notts Division. What was the cause of Gleision? Lofthouse Colliery, 1981. Stillingfleet, Riccall and Whitemoor Mines were staffed in that order with North Selby Mine being the last to be staffed. Peckfield Colliery, 1980. This documentary film was made in 1982, two years before the Great Miners Strike in 1984 / 1985 and contains interviews with two miners and their wives talking about the difficulties of the transfer and living in the new area, in a village near to Selby. Saville Colliery, 1985. Rothwell Colliery, 1983. Before its closure in 1981, Lofthouse Colliery was not only a nationally known pit it was the lifeblood of the local community.Using this GPS-triggered app you ... the disaster at Lofthouse colliery in 1973 when an inrush of water from old workings killed seven miners. if I remember rightly there is a propper name given to the method.named after the bloke who devised it,,,i'll be chomping at the bit now till i can remember it. The individual mines were  developed over a prolonged period of time and staff were required as the project progressed. ... he helped research and write “The Last Pit in Leeds” which was published to mark the pit’s closure in 1992. ( Log Out /  Lofthouse Colliery started producing coal on 31st December 1877 then multitude of rail sidings were built initially by the Great Northern Railway to access the Colliery to aid the speedy export of coal and distribute it round the country. The strike's aim to preserve miners' jobs was not met as colliery closures continued. After the Great Miners Strike, collieries closed at a very fast pace. Glyn Edwards at work underground at Lofthouse in the aftermath of the disaster in 1973. ( Log Out /  These men were released from individual collieries before they closed and were experienced in shot firing, used during the sinking process. ( Log Out /  needed to to provide the staff, from existing collieries, to ensure the pits had experienced supervisors, miners, craftsmen and management to run the new mines. Ackton Hall Colliery, 1985. Before its closure in 1981, Lofthouse Colliery was not only a nationally known pit it was the lifeblood of the local community

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