It is in the ward of pleasley and in the county of derbyshire. Glapwell colliery closed in the 1970s and the site is owned by a private company manufacturing industrial fencing. Neolithic stone age settlements were near dene holme, crimdon dene, in an area above the caves at blackhall rocks and the nearby coast road. Glapwell colliery closed in the 1970s and the site is owned by a private. View topic glapwell colliery coal mine uk mine exploration. Lines and sidings at glapwell colliery taken out of use. Swanwick colliery, swanwick somercotes local history society. The latter work has been published in mining history from 2002 onwards. The latter work has been published in mining history from 2002 onwards, predominantly by heathcote. The top photo shows the bowlerhatted, mr greensmith, standing at the top of the shaft, from which coal was raised in a large bucket by means of a horseoperated jenny wheel. 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.
Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. Glapwell nurseries chesterfield 2020 all you need to know. Traffic between bolsover and glapwell colliery ceased. 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. Arranging transfers and accommodation in a country youve never visited before can be a stressful and difficult task. Garw ffaldau colliery the last pit in the garw valley has 1,065 members. The population is 1496 people, of which 733 are male and 763 are female. History about glapwell including the plug and feathers. Ian has been extracting the names of fatalities from the mines inspectors reports and other sources for quite some time and has a database of over 90,000 names covering the whole country.
In 1086, the book notes that serb holds this for william peverel. In 1960 glapwell had a workforce of 2,606 and had two managers, namely. Full text of history, topography, and directory of. In 187072, john marius wilsons imperial gazetteer of england and wales described glapwell like this. The shafts were then used for pumping purposes and man riding. Chris upton thorseby colliery book launch and exhibition. For anyone interested in this time of industrial history this book is a comprehensive guide. Dec 05, 2014 this treasure dates from between 1248 and 1261. Atkinson left whitwell colliery although retaining his role as agent to the shireoaks colliery company to manage. In 1963 ncb coal products opened a pilot plant south of the colliery for the production of homefire briquettes. The colliery guardian and journal of the coal and iron.
The village is also the birthplace of former page 3 bird jo guest, who was many a young blokes wet dream during the 1990s and among her many followers who drooled at the sight of this blonde bombshell. Glapwell colliery coal mine information and photos aditnow. Glapwell colliery closed down on 30th june 1974 after 90 years. An indenture of lease dated 11 july 1873 made between brabazon hallowes and the sheepbridge coal and iron company limited whereby the latter had the leased mineral rights to top hard seam of coal under hallowes land subject to rents and royalties for a period of sixty years. Derbyshire coalfield chesterfield area northern mine. When the coal industry was nationalised in 1947, there were 68 collieries in derbyshire. This is not intended to be an exhaustive history of the company, but an indication of the.
This section gives a brief overview of the history of pleasley up to the time of the opening of the colliery. To access all the features of this site you need to log in or sign up. Then we met mr parkhouse hospitality john, who entertained us in the new hospitality suite with refreshments. 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. The site on which the museum stands was once at the heart of. Pleasley parish circa 1845 jst the land in this area is fertile and well drained, with the rivers carving picturesque and attractive gorges through the magnesian limestone bedrock. Reids handy colliery guide and directory for the counties of northumberland, durham, yorkshire, cumberland and westmorland. In 19, the year of peak production, 165,246 men and boys worked in durhams 304 mines. 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. Ben wall wallsend mining disaster 1835, what happened to cuthbert. Above and below photographs of the old high moor colliery at killamarsh, which operated between 1831 and 1909. Anne caine my grandfather, george rimmington, was killed at glapwell colliery nov 28th 1918. Nearly 500 houses were built during the life of the mine.
Colliery disaster which killed 80 was a tragedy beyond. Glapwell colliery has now closed, but its spoil heaps and surrounding area have been landscaped to blend with the surrounding countryside. I have found on my shelf the colliery year book and coal trades directory for 1947. A very important source of information is the coal mining history resource centre on ancestry compiled by ian winstanley. Full text of history, topography, and directory of derbyshire. Download team app now and search for glapwell colliery cc to enjoy our team app on the go.
It is an agreement between abbot walter and the canons and their parishioners in glapwell concerning the repair of the chancel of the chapel there. In the financial year 196364 glapwell produced 884,282 tons at an o. In clapwell, liefric had one carucate of land to the geld. Andrew james family history research my grandfather was a miner at either worksop or warsop colliery mike smith job beresford. There are 16 memories of blackhall colliery to read. To be sold at the greyhound in higham 2 undivided 3rd parts of 3 closes near oldfield gate in the parish of shirland late in possession of mr thomas clay of higham deceased containing about 15 acres and also 6 other closes called park closes in the parish of shirland containing 29 acres all tithe free. Swanwick new first sunk in 1914 and went through all of the seams down to 50 metres below black shale. Discover the story of north east mining at the 1900s colliery.
Born and bred at glapwell and still living here, love the place, sadly many people come from other area. If you are buying anything from the internet, visit. On arrival, the 3 chaps on the gate gave us a kind welcome and a free programme and wouldnt charge me to go in. Had ceased to be used by any significant traffic after the closure of glapwell colliery. Information, history photographs current and archive and documents for glapwell colliery coal mine. The village grew with the development of the colliery. The once very busy glapwell colliery closed in the 1960s and was demolished to be replaced by an industrial estate. The colliery was the second of the bolsover company collieries and shafts of 445. 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. Garw ffaldau colliery the last pit in the garw valley. It is said that the colliery was sunk on its site because the hallowes family, who lived a glapwell hall at that time, refused the company permission to sink where the originally wanted because they did not want to have the outlook from the hall spoiled by pit chimneys, smoke and pitheads.
Goldthorpe colliery northern mine research society. Glapwell is thought to be a traditional saxon settlement. The first one, richard enos jones, was the longest serving 25 years. Derbyshire coalfield chesterfield area northern mine research. After originally playing as the young vanish fc in the midtolate 1980s, the club played for the first time as glapwell fc in 1989 when they joined the national league system for the first time playing in the central midlands football league division one. Pilsley, north east derbyshire wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Grimethorpe, the mining village that hit rock bottom.
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. The name is derived from the celtic clun for a river. Henry lodge ltd began sinking two shafts for a new goldthorpe colliery soon after the construction of the dearne valley line by the l. North of england institute of mining and mechanical. Read and share your memories of blackhall colliery itself or of a particular photo of blackhall colliery.
Glapwells written history began in norman times when the village is mentioned in the doomsday book. Information, photographs and plans for glapwell colliery coal mine on the mine exploration web site uk. If you are an archivist or custodian of this archive you can use the archive update form to add or update the details in discovery. As a child living in blackhall my lasting memory is playing on the beach with my sister margaret. Generations of families worked down the north easts pits it was the industry on which the regions prosperity was built. The deaths of 80 derbyshire miners inside creswell colliery was a tragedy beyond imagination. History of glapwell, in bolsover and derbyshire map and. A brickworks using shale from the colliery was built in 1879. Apr 29, 2015 glapwell colliery, known locally as the glappy mine opened in 1882, with seam workings stopping in 1973 before fully closing the following year.
Glapwell nurseries chesterfield 2020 all you need to. Glapwell has a parish council and its district authority is bolsover. On closure of the drifts in 1970 and prior to glapwell collieries closure in 1974 the colliery produced 400,000 tons of saleable coal per annum. Science report abandoned mines and the water environment iii foreword for the past fourteen years our three organisations have worked together to deal with the one of the more visible pollution legacies of britains industrial past. Jul 01, 2002 glapwell colliery has now closed, but its spoil heaps and surrounding area have been landscaped to blend with the surrounding countryside. The colliery guardian and journal of the coal and iron trades, volume 140. Whites gazetteer, in 1857, records staveley works, 1 mile e. Swanwick common first sunk in 1903 to the waterloo seam. The black shale seam was mined at a depth of approximately 359 metres.
Acresford wesleyan methodist church acresford, leicestershire. 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. This is so each piece could be been kept by the one of the two parties to the agreement. 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. Blackhall colliery and village history by dru trenholm early history people had lived in the blackhalls area for centuries. Barrow hill railway station is a former railway station in the village of barrow hill in northern derbyshire. Jul 02, 2018 colliery disaster which killed 80 was a tragedy beyond imagination. Glapwell is a village located either side of the main a617 road in north east derbyshire, between the towns of. Glapwell is a village and civil parish on the a617 road in the bolsover district of north east derbyshire, between the towns of chesterfield and mansfield. Gary calton barnsleyborn peter haigh, 70, an administrator for the national coal board at the colliery from 197894, points out the. Glapwell is a village and civil parish on the a617 road in the bolsover district of north east derbyshire, between the towns of chesterfield 7 miles and mansfield 5 miles. Glapwell colliery sunk 1882 bramley vale drift part of glapwell williamthorpe colliery sunk 1905. Whitwell colliery whitwell local history group homepage.
Colliery disaster which killed 80 was a tragedy beyond imagination. A first class mixed farm together with oldfashioned residence, set of farm buildings and cottage known as glapwell lane farm, in the parishes of glapwell and scarcliffe, now let on a yearly march 25th tenancy to mr. This transformed chopwell into a thriving mining community. From 1890 to 1936, the same manager was responsible for both whitwell and steetley but in 1936,mr h. Oct 27, 2019 it is mentioned in the domesday book as clune. Glapwell worked the clowne, dunsil, first waterloo, deep hard and low main seams. Discover the story of coal mining at the 1900s colliery.