Bentinck colliery history books

Lord william george frederick cavendishscottbentinck 27 february 1802 21 september 1848, better known as simply lord george bentinck, was an english conservative politician and racehorse owner, best known with benjamin disraeli for his role in unseating sir robert peel over the corn laws. National coal board, records of collieries deposited in. The project is using both oral history and archival research. Our vision is to lead and transform information management, guarantee the survival of todays information for tomorrow and bring history to life for everyone. Apart from a short period in 199495 the colliery remained in production for 5 years until final closure by midlands mining ltd in january 2000. Snibston colliery, locally known as snibo, is situated in the heart of the former leicestershire coalfield in the town of coalville. Miners at new hucknall and bentinck became the first in the. Annesley bentinck colliery ltd opening hours 2020 the. Historic photographs of bentinck colliery coal mine. Buy coal mining and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay.

New chapter in the history of old king coal derbyshire times. Reclamation, treatment and utilization of coal mining wastes, edited by a. The colliery was linked with bentinck at the time and the closure of annesley bentinck ended deep mining in the ashfield region of nottinghamshire. Deep hard became the next seam to be worked to the south, east and west of the colliery. William bentinck, 2nd duke of portland, of whom next. My only recollections of bentinck was the training centre, where i took my final trade practical tests in 1968, and the pub down the road where we had a wet lunch, much to the annoyance of our instructorexaminer. Jul 30, 20 history of railways in northumberland this refers to the pre1974 boundaries of northumberland, after which north tyneside council became an independent local authority. The colliery was linked with bentinck at the time and the closure of annesleybentinck ended deep mining in the ashfield region of nottinghamshire. On behalf of the people north of england institute. National coal board, records of collieries deposited in the. Nottingham history down the mine first impressions bbc.

They are constructing their first commercial power plant on the old bentinck colliery site at kirkby in ashfield in nottingham and have planning consent for a further four power plants. Combined tipping and opencast coal scheme at bentinck colliery. 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. But froggy, as he was known, loved the colliery to his bones, and when. On 1st march 1925 the station was renamed kirkby bentinck. News of the disaster, including some graphic descriptions of the fate of the men, appeared in the nottingham press later that day. Population figures in 1846 mentioned 46 inhabitants. Bentinck is a place north of bolsover, in derbyshire, england, comprising two rows of terrace.

Rose heyworth colliery a history 1874 to 1986 out of. Information, photographs and plans for bentinck colliery coal mine on the mine exploration web site uk. The competent persons appointed by the manager under section 66 of the coal mines act to make. It is located near two motorway junctions of the m1, j29a and j30. Bentinck is near shuttlewood and stanfree and located on woodthorpe road to mastin moor. William john cavendishbentinckscott, 5th duke of portland, styled, from 1809 to 1824, lord john bentinck, from 1824 to 1854, marquess of titchfield, and from 1854 till his death duke of. He has been credited for significant social and educational reforms in india including abolishing sati, suppressing female infanticide and human sacrifice and ending lawlessness by eliminating thuggee which had existed for over 450 years with the aid of his chief captain, william henry sleeman. I believe it was 1968 when all coal was transported up the new drift instead of being hoisted in the cages. The rose heyworth colliery was sunk in 1874 under the directorship of mr lawrence heyworth managing director of the south wales colliery company. Bentinck colliery 1991 beulah library roll f41 youtube. Bentinck colliery coal mine information and photos aditnow. Authors have mined a rich seam of history to piece together the story. In 1988 the colliery officially became the annesleybentinck mine. Bbc news the company file black day for historic pit.

Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The station served a thriving mining community with bentinck colliery served by a branch from the great central. Its closure came following the previous yearlong miners strike over pit closures and defeat of the national union of mineworkers by margaret thatchers conservative administration. Photographs of bentinck colliery coal mine on the mining history web site uk.

John has very kindly allowed us to reproduce the extracts here. Bentinck, derbyshire news newspapers books scholar jstor. He served as governorgeneral of india from 1828 to 1835. It is also close to chesterfield and the city of sheffield. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. We have also indexed the names mentioned in the bargains. In places the eastern edge of the coalfield extends into derbyshire and members of the peak district mines historical society have recorded workings there. Please note that these are not full transcriptions of the bargain books.

Jun 28, 2007 admin, first time ive ever posted on one of these forum thingies, so ignore the poor grammer, some additions to your notts pits. Bentinck, duke of portland nottinghamshire history. Bentinck is a place north of bolsover, in derbyshire, england, comprising two rows of terrace houses, a park, and some garages. Doc a brief history of annesley colliery 1865 2000 david amos. Coal mining a general history timeline durham in time. William john cavendishbentinckscott, 5th duke of portland, styled, from 1809 to 1824, lord john bentinck, from 1824 to 1854, marquess of titchfield, and from 1854 till his death duke of portland, using as his signature scottportland. The extracts from these bargain books have been transcribed by john stark as part of his family history reseach. Durham mining museum owners of bentinck west hartley colliery. She survived him, and was buried at titchfield, march 17367. Mining miners colliery pit plate pye hill no1 pye hill no2 colliery memorabilia. There were two other stations within a short distance and after ww2 passengers were in decline. The duke of portland married, by licence, at chiswick, 9 june 1704, lady elizabeth noel, eldest daughter and coheir of wriothesley baptist, 2nd earl of gainsborough. Coal was reached in the top hard seam in 1867 at a depth of approx 420 yards. Coal mining a general history timeline by ernest t.

Find out all details about annesley bentinck colliery ltd, listed on coal category in nottingham, united kingdom. They are constructing their first commercial power plant on the old bentinck colliery site at kirkby in ashfield in nottingham and. Buy point of ayr colliery by mostyn history preservation society isbn. On 30th june 1915 there was a serious accident at bentinck colliery, kirkbyinashfield, killing nine men 1 and injuring seven. Pithead buildings at annesley survived from many different periods and included an attractive lattice headframe and a prominent a on the upcast. Of the 110 men and boys below ground at the time, 30 men died. In january 1999, it was announced that midlands mining plc was intending to close annesleybentinck colliery by the end of the year, due to geological problems and adverse market conditions. The family is related to the british royal family via queen elizabeth the queen mothers maternal cavendishbentinck line. David was a miner at annesley colliery, which later become annesleybentinck. Harold larwood appears in several of the signing on books that survive from the. Bickershaw colliery lancashire, easington colliery durham, prince of wales colliery yorkshire, annesleybentinck colliery nottinghamshire, markham colliery derbyshire, barony colliery ayrshire, tower colliery cynon valley, and point of ayr colliery flintshire. Old rope splicing tool pit colliery mining miners pit memorabilia. Bentinck colliery photographer unknown two of my uncles were miners. Colliery explosion near accrington, north lancashire, england, november 1883.

Sep 24, 2008 proposals have been submitted by the waste management company, the waste recycling group, for part of the old bentinck colliery site, between kirkby in ashfield and selston, to be turned into a. Derbyshire coalfield derby area northern mine research. Islandshire, norhamshire and bedlingtonshire were enclaves of durham until 1844. The villagehamlet was built in the 19th century to house the local miners from the colliery at shuttlewood. The colliery finished production in 1983 but remained in situ for receiving coal from whitwick and south leicester collieries until they both closed in 1986. Memorial to the closure of bentinck colliery the headstock winding wheels and memorial plaque. The main employer of the village up until a few years. Nottinghamshire history county pedigrees 1910 bentinck. On december 20th 1985 the rose heyworth colliery was sadly closed and was officially woundup on the 1st january 1986. Although there are few pits left in nottinghamshire just a couple of decades ago they were still one of the main sources of employment in the county. A brief history of mining around standish includes details of robin hill drift mine. For many it was a case of leave school one day, head down the pit the next. The main picture shows an injured miner pitman brought to the surface and his anxious wife rushing forward to greet him.

A map of shuttlewood dated 1898 shows the brick and tile yard situated on woodthorpe road, now in the vicinity of woodthorpe close, the travellers rest public house, the chapel and the school that was later in. All the images below are links to anthracite related videos on you tube. Engraving from the illustrated london news london, 17 november 1883. The latter work has been published in mining history from 2002 onwards, predominantly by heathcote. Annesley bentinck colliery ltd opening hours 2020 the time now. Doc a brief history of annesley colliery 1865 2000. Last seam to be accessed was the parkgate seam, below the tupton, low main. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Production will end in october and all 386 workers will be made redundant.

History of railways in northumberland this refers to the pre1974 boundaries of northumberland, after which north tyneside council became an independent local authority. Bbc nottingham history down the mine first impressions. Oral history information sheet university of wolverhampton. The book will feature a significant part of the regions main industries. William henry cavendishbentinck gcb gch pc, known as lord william bentinck, was a british soldier and statesman. Iti energy has developed a patented gasification technology to convert treated municipal house waste into renewable energy in the 2mw range. Pit loses productivity battle business the guardian. Forest tavern, a twominute walk from his home in bentinck street. A highly detailed old map of langton colliery and bentinck colliery, nottinghamshire, in 1939, shows individual houses and gardens etc.

Manage your membership book for events member community. There was a goods yard on the down side of the line to the west of the station. You are welcome to use this album for uploading archive or historical photographs of bentinck colliery. Maypole colliery disaster with links to pictures of the the disaster memorial plus what is left of the pit today. The company already owned cwmtillery colliery the south wales colliery and the first coal raised at rose heyworth colliery was in 187677, though may well have been later as it is not. 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. Annesley colliery 1865 2000 nottinghamshire coalmining. Most are available as freeofcharge downloads from his website details and content.

It is a very sad day, said the pits technical director andrew purcell. Memories of a nottinghamshire coalfield is a book by david bell that, among other things. Information, history photographs current and archive and documents for bentinck colliery coal mine. Midlands mining, which was set up in 1996 by four directors of the pit with the aid of venture capitalists. Coal mining around abram a brief history jack nadins lancashire coal mining site. Jun 30, 2018 on 30th june 1915 there was a serious accident at bentinck colliery, kirkbyinashfield, killing nine men 1 and injuring seven. The time now provides annesley bentinck colliery ltd full information. In 1972 and 1974, when annesleys men went on strike, mr frogson became a local hero on the picket line. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Framed water coloured print illustrated london news 1878. Fretwell 1700 two thirds of the national coal output was produced on the banks of the rivers tyne and wear.

Nottingham history local history down the mine first impressions. Annesley colliery was sunk between 1865 and 1867 by the worswick family from. We are organising our oral history porject around eight pits. Annesley bentinck colliery in ashfield, nottinghamshire, which mainly supplies coal to power stations, has been losing millions of pounds and has become uneconomic, according to management. In 1988 the colliery officially became the annesley bentinck mine. Hartley colliery disaster, illustrated london news, 1864. The worswicks from coleorton in leicestershire developed the colliery on the estates of the chaworthmusters family from annesley hall. A scarce copy of this biography of lord george bentinck by benjamin disraeli. Rose heyworth colliery a history 1874 to 1986 out of the. Britains oldest colliery, annesley bentinck, near mansfield, nottinghamshire,will close by the end of october with the loss of up to 400 jobs, its owner announced yesterday. Proposals have been submitted by the waste management company, the waste recycling group, for part of the old bentinck colliery site, between kirkby in ashfield and selston, to. In january 1999, it was announced that midlands mining plc was intending to close annesley bentinck colliery by the end of the year, due to geological problems and adverse market conditions. Bentinck kirkbyinashfield mining disaster 1915 page 2.

The sinking of the twin shafts at annesley colliery commenced on 1st january 1865. Shop from the worlds largest selection and best deals for colliery memorabilia. Its members have served in the armed forces and as ambassadors and politicians, including governor general of india and prime minister of the united kingdom. Historic and archive photos of bentinck colliery coal mine. Bentinck gasifier fsd field systems designs limited. I started bentinck colliery as a fitter age 20 in 1979. Seaham colliery, county durham, england, showing the head gear above the shaft, and work in an active coal seam. 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 case study approach allows the project to explore the details of community life and also the similarities and differences between coalfields. 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. But during the miners strike of 198485, all but 52 of annesleys 800 men abandoned the num, joined nottinghamshires conciliatory union of democratic mineworkers udm. Newcastle upon tyne has been independent since the 1400s. The bentinck family is a prominent family belonging to both dutch and british nobility.