Golborne colliery history books

Approximately 900 persons are employed at the colliery, of whom 760 work underground. An information site for wigan folk and expats includes forums, pictures, news and more. Soon half of britains 187,000 miners had downed tools including men from golborne colliery and the other pits in the wigan coalfield like bickershaw, parkside. A look back at one of the uks biggest colliery disasters, golborne, 18 march 1979 we use cookies to ensure we give you the best experience on our website. Full access to all collections is a privilege of bufvc membership. Licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of legacy recordings.

The official report on the disaster was made by mr. An explosion of firedamp occurred in the plodder seam at the colliery when ten men died and one was seriously injured. Information, photographs and plans for golborne coal mine on the mine exploration web site uk. Golbourne colliery explosion, golbourne, 1979 northern.

Before they are no longer in existence i thought we should have a record. However in the early days of parkside,they did a lot of exploration work towards the golborne south area, which golborne itself was still. Derek ezra, lord ezra, former chairman of the national coal board, who has died aged 96, was a remarkably successful public sector businessman in what now seems like a. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Two seams, in descending order, the crombouke and the trencherbone, are being worked by the advancing longwall method. Bbc manchester history the death of mining in wigan. Early history edit a settlement at golborne has existed since at least the time of the domesday book.

Buy the the golborne colliery disaster by andrew bullen from waterstones today. The the golborne colliery disaster by andrew bullen. Golborne colliery remembered in pictures and music. Bee gees new york mining disaster 1941 live in las vegas, 1997 one night only duration.