On the actual duedil site under book value if the cursor is placed on middle of the graph line it shows a book value at 30 mar 2000, 2 months before peter lawwell resigned, at 6,635,000 gbp. Monktonhall colliery was one of the scottish superpits, designed to exploit the deep limestone coals of the midlothian basin, into which was sunk an extraordinary 900m shaft an inverted munros depth. Miners face stark choice as debts threaten cooperative. School photo 1 sports menwomen,etc thurcroft village photos 1.
Last night, alex bennett, who worked at monktonhall colliery in midlothian. This place lies nearly in the heart of the parish, a little to the south of the esk river. Information, photographs and plans for monktonhall coal colliery on the mine. Figure 23 monktonhall colliery underground roadway.
The london scottish where i twice won the mcleod medal and british airways with whom i travelled the world. When the coal industry was nationalised in 1947, there were 225 collieries in scotland. The village grew with the development of the colliery. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. A stunning book of thenandnow photographs gives a unique insight into how a.
The corner of the millerhill station building is seen bottom left. This rather ramshackle and poorly secured looking structure is the cap for no. Morton is an ancient anglosaxon settlement with a roman connection, which also has the distinction of being mentioned in the doomsday book of 1086. This transformed chopwell into a thriving mining community. However the company was in very bad straits, as well examine below, when he left the sinking ship and it appears he jumped just before the ship went down. Scran is the online learning image and resource service with over 500,000 culture and history resources to search, collect and use. The second tower can be seen in the background of this photo. Book shops shop around bookstores bibliophile book lovers discovery literature around the worlds adventure. These include a book entitled, scottish collieries, which is an account of the growth. At the same point on the cash graph, the value is zero. Alexander and mowbray stenhouse, of whitehill, near edmontone. Peter lawwell and the scottish coal deep mine company. A subsequent workers buyout of the mine in the face of privatisation.
Monktonhall colliery was one of the scottish superpits, designed to exploit the deep limestone coals of the midlothian basin, into which was. It serves personal education for home users, nursery, primary, elementary, secondary and high schools, libraries, colleges and universities, and the community. Oaks colliery, which was one of the largest coal mines working the barnsley area in south yorkshire coalfield, mined a seam that was notorious for. Monktonhall colliery was abandoned in 1997 and blinkbonny mine adit was sealed in 2003 so bringing to an end a long history of deepmining of coal within the coalfield. Miners demand apology for ruthless way they were treated during. 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. The trackbed straight ahead was the waverley route. Monktonhall colliery the history of photography in. Monktonhall colliery, near dalkeith in midlothian was designed to exploit the deep limestone coals of the midlothian basin. Opencasting has continued at various sites since then including blinkbonny, oxenfoord, gourlaw and newbigging farm. A visit to the site of the former colliery at monktonhall on the outskirts of edinburgh. Collieries, communities and the miners strike in scotland. Class 56 56125 runs round its train load of coal that it has just collected from monktonhall colliery in october 1993. The database behind this mapping arose from a much larger project, by mike gill, to establish a database of british collieries.
Minor marks to black boards, otherwise very good condition in good dustjacket rubs to edges and corners. Other bands ive played with include monktonhall colliery, g2 world champions. Miner john millar, march 1974 glad to be back at monktonhall colliery after a. 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. Available in oklahoma and surrounding states for weddings, funerals, parties, corporate and military events. Closed in 1997 and since demolished, it will be the. David wilton started learning at the age of 6 under the instruction of pm willie whyte in montrose r. Collections trust biographies national mining museum. Scotlands most fully realised integrated deep coalmine complex. Dates in brackets indicate the date that the colliery. Miners demand apology for ruthless way they were treated. Scotlands lost coal mining industry it was dark and dangerous work but was the lifeblood of hundreds of communities across scotland for generations. This mine is ours modern lives modern landscapes fraser.
Fretwell 1700 two thirds of the national coal output was produced on the banks of the rivers tyne and wear. Monktonhall colliery, located on the west side of millerhill yard, seen from the south in 1987. You are welcome to use this album for uploading archive or historical photographs of monktonhall. The midlothian coalfield is a coalfield in southeast scotland situated immediately to the east. David adams, overseer to the edmonstone colliery, in the occupation of messrs. The protective steel doors and walls around the top of the shaft are designed to seal the shaft, protecting the flow of downcast air from the adjacent fan house into the mine. Published in association with the scottish mining museum, mining the lothians features many photographs from the museums extensive collection. Funeral home services for james are being provided by bonnyrigg funeral directors bonnyrigg. The strike is down in history as the most damaging single industrial. The midlothian coalfield is a coalfield in southeast scotland situated immediately to the east and southeast of edinburgh. Following period as manager of monktonhall colliery moved to british coal.
Photos of monktonhall coal colliery upload archivehistoric photos. Media in category former coal mines in scotland the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Here is one of the two towers for the lifts that took miners 3,000 ft underground, at monktonhall in two minutes by a lift. Monktonhall mineworkers ltd, the cooperative of miners who last year each put up pounds 10,000 to lease and reopen an abandoned british coal colliery near edinburgh, now have only a matter of weeks to make up their minds if they are prepared to relinquish control in return for badlyneeded cash. 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. Miners walk from longannet colliery following its closure in march 2002. He soon begun solo piping lessons with walter drysdale, competing successfully in the junior solos circuit until progressing into the senior level at 17. The lifts were doubledecker and able to carry 60 miners on each deck. James milligan passed away in bonnyrigg, midlothian. One of the last photos taken of the pit yard and winding gear, the red brick building to the right of photo was a new fan house and drift, completed just prior to the mine being closed. Miners demand apology for ruthless way they were treated during yearlong national strike 30 years ago. Represented british coal on various ecsc experts committees on health and safety, including the working party on rescue, mine fires and explosions. Historic and archive photos of monktonhall coal colliery. Central scottish coalfields northern mine research society.
Nook colliery was a coal mine operating on the manchester coalfield after 1866 in tyldesley, greater manchester, then in the historic county of lancashire, england the collierys first shaft was sunk to the rams mine at 455 yards in 1866 by astley and tyldesley coal and salt company to exploit the middle coal measures of the manchester coalfield. Prior to this kirsty completed a ma hons in scottish historical studies at the. Nevertheless, it was one of the most successful ncb superpits. It is geologically continuous with the east fife coalfield beneath the firth of forth though the undersea coal reserves have only been partly exploited. Mr mcalpine said that monktonhall colliery which was being developed, but was not producing coal was inextricably linked with bilston glen and there was now no customer willing to accept its. Railscot, a history of railways with an emphasis on scottish railways. In may 1997, monktonhall colliery limited mcl, midlothian became insolvent and was put in liquidation which put 300 miners on the slag heap. Though the pit broke records for productivity, it scarcely recovered from the political traumas of the miners strike. Woolmet colliery, between danderhall and newton villages on the southeastern outskirts of edinburgh was sunk in 1898 by the niddrie and benhar coal company, later being nationalised into the national coal boards lothians area. In recognition of the essential restrictions and measures imposed by the scottish and uk governments, we have closed all sites, depots and offices, including. It began in 2003, partly in response to a suggestion by alison henesey, then librarian at the yorkshire coal mining museum, that it would be. I also enclose fivepage photocopy of article about the history of the monktonhall colliery 19551996. Miner john millar, march 1974 glad to be back at monktonhall. Miner david mcilwaine showers after a shift at monktonhall colliery.
Monktonhall colliery pipe band the national piping centre. The line to the right line leads into monktonhall colliery to the north. It ceased production in 1981 and now serves as an example of one of the best preserved victorian collieries in europe. These incredible salt mines are like another world beneath our feet. Monktonhall colliery you may copy, display, store and make derivative works for personal use or use solely within an educational institution by staff and students, under these conditions. Coal mining a general history timeline durham in time. It was one of the wettest pits of the national coal board ncb era, water causing major problems both during its sinking and its operation. It produced house, steam and shale coals with peak production reached in 1963. It is situated within easy reach of some of the most outstanding countryside. There were undersea workings extending from prestonlinks colliery. The lady victoria colliery, home of the national mining museum scotland, was opened in 1895 as scotlands first superpit. Powerful images capture yearlong protest our team of enthusiastic volunteers aim to preserve and record the history and industries of the apedale valley and the surrounding communities. Study into the potential for deep geothermal energy in. From 1955, two shafts were sunk at monktonhall, both over 3,000 feet deep, and production commenced in january 1965.
Monktonhall coal colliery information and photos aditnow. The pos twar history of british coal mining is nothing if not ironic. Grimethorpe, the mining village that hit rock bottom. Coal mining yorkshire uk 1970s pithead use the check boxes. I have five pits at present in operation and the numbers employed underground do not exceed 300, comprising men, women, and children. Coal chief seals fate of bilston glen heraldscotland. Monktonhall colliery plan showing surface layout no. Seven seafield, bogside, castlehill, solsgirth, monktonhall, bilston glen and killoch had been established since the nationalisation of coal in 1947. Edmonstone colliery childrens employment commission 1842.
Coal mining a general history timeline by ernest t. Search the history of over 421 billion web pages on the internet. Photos 2 thurcroft main colliery and village web site. The village, which was never more than a miners row, was demolished during the construction of monktonhall colliery, in 1953, and millerhill railway marshalling yards, in 1957. Adamsrow was built around 1792, on the site of a small settlement known as cuffabout. Excepting polkemmet, these were the seven largest employers in the scottish coalfields, following the closure of cardowan in august 1983. Peter lawwell was a director of monktonhall colliery ltd. Waverly mining monktonhall colliery local business. Gary calton barnsleyborn peter haigh, 70, an administrator for the national coal board at the colliery from 197894, points out the. Collieries of the british isles northern mine research. Monktonhall, a village, in the parish of inveresk, county of edinburgh.