Below i give a thread on my blog which currently contains 24 items about easington colliery. By august 1832 snibston was reported as producing a tonnes per week most of which went to leicester. Many areas of the building have been left almost completely as they were when the coal mine was closed in 1985 after more than 150 years of coal extraction and it was the first time many of the. In 1963 ncb coal products opened a pilot plant south of the colliery for the production of homefire briquettes. Easington colliery, clan castle, family history book, history books, village photography, coal miners, time pictures, north east england, sunderland easington colliery 63395 seaton bank 4. Unfortunatelly is was closed when i visited but i believe there is a lot of the above ground colliery buildings still standing and open. Snibston is an area east of ravenstone, north west leicestershire, in the english midlands. At the heart of the country park is the grange nature reserve. At the main entrance to the site on spring lane, swannington is a small wheel mounted on a plinth which formed part. Snibston country park leicestershire country parks. If your ancestor was involved in the management of a colliery you may be able to find him in published colliery directories, e.
Colliery customs services and international tracking provided. The colliery was further developed throughout the c19 and c20 until its closure in 1986. Otherwise you may have to search the records for a number of collieries. Ravenstone, leicestershire wikimili, the best wikipedia. A little history snibston colliery was opened in 1832 by george and robert stephenson who had been contracted to build the leicester and swannington railway, but saw the opportunities for development of the coalfield. Originally rural, part of snibston was transformed into a coal mining village by the opening of coal mines by the snibston colliery company in the early 1830s.
The main coalfield lies in a ten mile square area centred on ashbydelazouch, extending across the county boundary. Margaret annable information on derek norman frearson, killed at snibston 1949 aged 19 shaun chapman cube pit ventilation shaft, felling, gateshead john fretwell creswell colliery chimney ian quincey shirebrook colliery alan andrews retired miner studying degree in art and mining book related project. In 1992 the site became a heritage and science discovery park but this closed in 2015 and the site remains closed 2018. This is what snibston colliery in coalville looks like. How historic snibston colliery site in coalville will be. It was probably in 1849 that they decided to sink a large new colliery a short distance to the northwest of st. Miner sam kirk is emotional but the men are generally resigned to the end and even the num can see no future for a. Snibston part 1 a leicestershire colliery survivor. The snibston colliery ground is a cricket stadium based in the town of coalville, leicestershire.
Granville pit closed in 1979, bringing to an end more than 700 years of coal mining in the area which became telford. Locomotive shed at snibston colliery history in structure. The early colliery was operated by means of three shafts, and was further developed throughout the c19 and the first half of the c20. The snibston collieries were commenced in 1831 by george and robert stephenson. The grounds include the former colliery spoil heap which has been reclaimed to form woodland and an open rough grassland area. The population is included in the civil parish of ravenstone with snibston. This is a database of over 164,000 records containing the details of coalmining accidents and deaths in the uk. This industrial part of snibston was subsequently subsumed into the developing town of coalville, though small rural areas of snibston survive.
Snibston colliery the life of sir joshua walmsley chapter vii. The clipstone colliery headstocks, europes tallest coal mining headstocks at over 200 feet, stand abandoned. It was the success of the railways to speed up the transportation of coal that enabled the coal industry from west leicestershire to thrive, which enabled the opening of the pit at snibston. The grounds of snibston discovery park form a mini country park covering over 40 hectares of mixed habitats. Established in 1831 by george stephenson and his son robert, snibston colliery was one of three coal mines sunk that helped create the town of coalville. Messrs platts of oldham, the textile machinery makers, who needed coke for their iron works, sank a new pit and at. Gerald booker hi do you have any detail about spitehill colliery. Collectable mining memorabilia badgespatches for sale ebay. Many areas of the building have been left almost completely as they were when the coal mine was closed in 1985 after more than 150 years of coal. Ravenstone is a small rural cluster village with a population of 2149, 2 situated just off the a511 road between coalville and ashbydelazouch, in north west leicestershire, and within the national forest, england. Snibston colliery first developed in18311832 by george and robert stephenson working in partnership joseph sanders and sir joshua warmsley.
Coal gave the leicestershire town of coalville its name and way of life so there is sadness in the air as the national coal board announces the closure of snibston colliery. Miner sam kirk is emotional but the men are generally resigned to the end and even the num can see no future for a pit where the reserves are exhausted. It has, in the past, been used by leicestershire as an outground and has held 9 games in total. It may have been the end of another colliery on the 16th december 1983 but 29 years later on 17th december 2012 trailus was launched. Snibston colliery railway sidings and pit head in background. See more ideas about old photos, family history book and coal mining. It has also known as the north west leicestershire miners welfare centre, and is the home of snibston grange cc. Winding wheel at snibston colliery coalville leicestershire uk which closed in 1983 and is now part of snibston discovery museum snibston discovery park, coalville, leicester. Snibston colliery was first developed in 18311832 by the celebrated engineer george stephenson and his son robert, working in partnership with joseph sanders and sir joshua warmsley. Still and silent in the village of clipstone in nottinghamshire, england since they. Clipstone colliery headstocks clipstone, england atlas. From the 2011 census the population was included in the civil parish of ravenstone with snibston contents.
The shafts were then used for pumping purposes and man riding. A brief history lesson on snibston colliery wildgoose. History snibston colliery was first developed in 18311832 by the celebrated engineer george stephenson and his son robert, working in partnership with joseph sanders and sir joshua warmsley. So the history of snibston colliery and the railways are intertwined. The former mine site in coalville is to have a new cafe as part of the existing century theatre. Snibston colliery is now open to the public as snibston discovery park.
Watch closure of snibston colliery online bfi player. Buy colliery memorabilia and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. The mine closed in 1880, reopened in 1892 and finally closed in 1895. As you can see to the right is the actual snibston logo that we use on the trailers. The population of coalville according to the census was 26,156. Former colliery leics gb uk museum transport mining coal day out attraction touri snibston discovery park, coalville, leicester. A brickworks using shale from the colliery was built in 1879. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. In the 1700s the hospital was built behind st helens church, and later used as parish, and reading rooms, and demolished in the mid 60s. Snibston colliery was one of three coal mines sunk in the 1820s and 1830s that helped create the town of coalville in northwest leicestershire. Some names are shown as witheld this is for reasons of data protection and relates to all records of people injured since 1950. Snibston no 3 colliery coal mine information and photos.
Great savings free delivery collection on many items. The masterplan divides the snibston site into three zones the colliery heritage area and wheelwrights workshop zone 1. In 1850 the snibston colliery co opened their third mine at this site next to the railway line. Coalmining accidents and deaths the coal mining history. Part of the park is snibston grange local nature reserve. Snibston colliery was created by the famous engineers george and robert stephenson and produced coal continuously from 1833 to 1983.
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