The site has been transformed from a derelict colliery and coke works to a major mixed use development, including the xscape indoor ski, cinema and leisure complex and factory outlet retail centre. It lies on the pontefract line, operated by northern, 12 miles 19 km south. The national coal mining museum of england is currently hosting the rugby league cares rugby league heritage on tour exhibition. The colliery we know as grassmoor colliery was founded around 1846 when alfred barnes returned to the area from journeying abroad. In 1978, the coke works ceased operation and the colliery was later closed in 1986.
Every page goes through several hundred of perfecting techniques. Mar 27, 2015 the first deep mine colliery, wheldale, opened in 1868 followed closely by the sinking of the merefield colliery in 1869, which later became the glasshoughton colliery. When his parents, albert edward and hannah were first married they lived at beighton, near chesterfield, where leslie was born on the 9th january 1903. Historically in the west riding of yorkshire, to the north of the town centre the river calder joins the river aire and the aire and calder navigation. During the first half of the 19th century the main industries in boldon were stone quarrying, brickmaking, tanning and brewing but during the later half of the century the demand for coal increased enormously so the harton coal company sank a coal shaft in the area in 1866 and built houses for the workers thus creating a new village of boldon colliery.
Castlefords history dates back to roman times, archaeological evidence points to modern day castleford being built upon a roman army settlement which was called. My interest lies with a gentleman called alfred burrowswilson, quite often it is shortened to burrows or wilson, who died of. Allerton bywater 18751992 st johns 18761973 park hill 18771982 east ardsley 18711968 middleton broom 19111968. Glasshoughton is a neighbourhood of castleford in west yorkshire, england, that borders on pontefract. Jun, 2008 the only surviving colliery buildings today are the overmens houses on bridge road first built in 1874. In 1869 the merefield colliery was sunk merefield later became the glasshoughton colliery.
The national coal mining museum for englands forthcoming art exhibition the pit at the end of the road, features the art work of local castleford artist michael milner. It had glassworks before castleford and it supplied most of the coal for castlefords industries until the big, modern pits opened at wheldale, fryston and glasshoughton itself from the late 1860s. Fryston colliery village from 1903 barbaras web site. The area to the north of the railway line, 67 hectares in total, was formerly occupied by glasshoughton colliery in the west and glasshoughton coking works to the east together with some associated colliery spoil tips, railway sidings and areas of undeveloped land. The seaside community of easington colliery will this weekend unite to mark the 60th anniversary of a pit disaster one of the blackest days in county durhams mining history. Fpcr have provided multi disciplinary environmental and design services on this exemplar regeneration project for over 20 years. Gary calton barnsleyborn peter haigh, 70, an administrator for the national coal board at the colliery from 197894, points out the. Ncb collieries england northern mine research society. Information, photographs and plans for cronton coal mine on the mine exploration web site uk.
A reliable reference for the collieries and railway systems around castleford and at a nice midrange price. Kellingley colliery, sunk between 1958 and 1962, closed in december 2015. It is home to the xscape indoor ski slope and leisure centre, the junction 32 outlet shopping village initially called freeport, a diy superstore, a hotel, several pubs and a number of fast food restaurants, which. Glasshoughton colliery, leeds road, castleford, circa 1980s now the site of the xscape complex. You can find historic photos around shotton colliery, county durham.
The first deep mine colliery, wheldale, opened in 1868 followed closely by the sinking of the merefield colliery in 1869, which later became the glasshoughton colliery. Demand for the new station was seriously underestimated by metro. My interest lies with a gentleman called alfred burrowswilson, quite often it is shortened to burrows or wilson, who died of his injuries in leed infirmary. The pit was sunk on land at the north end of the town between 1823 and 1827 and expanded to become houghtons biggest source of employment. When the coal industry was nationalised in 1947, there were 156 collieries in yorkshire. Robert secured a job as deputy at the new glasshoughton colliery near castleford. It opened on saturday 1 august and the audience of almost 100 people heard david hinchliffe, mike stephenson, neil fox and myself. Ideas geneology organization family history book for 2019 besides being a valuable resource for genealogy and family history research, public birth records. The grassmoor colliery complex was developed in an area which had for many years been worked by small enterprises. Accident at glasshoughton colliery december 1927 i am trying to find any details of an accident that happenned at glasshoughton colliery in december 1927.
A good basic book for the enthusiast historians library. Memories of the pit village brought to life in local artist michael milners evocative depiction of. It was just before dawn on may 29,1951, that a pit explosion wiped out the lives. The town contains a junction 32 multistore shopping village and the xscape leisure complex, both in the glasshoughton suburb at the south of the town. Life was hard for the miners, coal strikes against cuts in wages, together with poor working conditions and. Jun 28, 2007 dodworth 1987 between 19857, only redbrook shaft operated known as redbrook colliery emley moor 1985 ferrymoor 1985 merged with south kirkby frickleysouth elmsall 1993 fryston 1985 gascoigne wood 2004 glasshoughton 1986 goldthorpe 1994 grimethorpe 1992. My fathers family first lived in fryston village in 1903. For most of the nineteenth century glasshoughton was a separate village with an economic, social and religious life of its own. Buy history of castleford first edition by wilders, david isbn. Sheffield manpower 761 ug 161 surface orgreavesheffield 1283 336.
Set as homepage create an instant website customise this website information pack cover address book area map this microportal is built on the 2day. Life was hard for the miners, coal strikes against cuts in wages, together with poor working conditions and pay took their toll, but the spirit of. Yorkshire coalfield northern mine research society. Grimethorpe, the mining village that hit rock bottom. His name was leslie victor saunders and his nickname was sandy. Glasshoughton railway station serves glasshoughton, castleford in west yorkshire, england. Glasshoughton colliery, leeds road, castleford, circa now the site of the xscape complex. In order to keep wollaton villages poor law rates a kind of early welfare down, lord. The appropriate wakefield ward is called castleford central and glasshoughton. The south yorkshire coalfield, a history and development by alan hill isbn 0752417479 page 79 the photo taken in 1980 yorkshire miners part of britain in old photographs series by brian elliott isbn 0750929995 page 120 photo believed taken around 1920. Glass houghton coal colliery information and photos. After nationalisation in 1947, ifton colliery became one of the more profitable collieries of the national coal board in the north wales coalfield. A selection of pictures on please be kind enough to ask for the owners permission if you wish to use their pictures.
If you havent seen the exhibition, there couldnt be a better place to visit. So far this story has been about welshmen not yorkshiremen. Castleford is a town in the metropolitan borough of wakefield, west yorkshire, england. Memories of the pit village brought to life in local. The selby coalfield, britains newest, closed on october 26th 2004 when riccall colliery stopped coaling, but no complete history of this project has been written. A beautiful image painted by artist michael milner, this scene is one of many mining scenes by michael this can be purchased as a large print only standard size 16 x 12 ready to mount and frame in a standard stock frame usually mounted to 20 x 16 or a ready mounted print in a 14 x 11 mount for. The diagram depicts a cross section of three different kinds of mines, along with structural elements of the underground shaft and slope mines. Historic images of the collieries of the yorkshire coalfield, showing the surface workings, colliery buildings, engines houses and head frames, loading screens and banks, drifts, levels, shafts, railway connections, sidings and colliery owned wagons, underground scenes and groups of. Opening on 2 february the exhibition captures the nostalgia surrounding milners personal recollections of coal mining. For example, passenger journeys in 200809 were forecast to be 50,989 but were actually 5,279. It is located near to the xscape indoor ski slope and leisure complex near castleford, all of which occupy the former site of glasshoughton colliery which ceased winding coal in 1986. The team sighted a body some seven yards further in bye before they withdrew. September 24th 2011 marked the 30th anniversary since houghton colliery closed.
The only surviving colliery buildings today are the overmens houses on bridge road first built in 1874. The family settled in and named their home tredegar after the town in wales. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. However, the workings were on very steep gradient and the seams liable to spontaneous combustion with underground fire a constant problem. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. See more ideas about coal mining, small fishing boats and industrial flooring. Ackton hall, allerton bywater, allerton main, fryston, glasshoughton, ledston luck, peckfield, prince of wale. This is one of our bread and butter books which are reliable sellers as people who visit our railway at embsay and bolton abbey are very much from the manchester leeds west yorkshire and still have vivid memories of the coal industry. Fryston colliery followed in the early 1870s and fryston village was built to house the miners in 1890. Grimethorpe colliery mining print pit coal colliery etsy.
Miners and rugby league at the national coal mining museum. Stanley history online lofthouse colliery disaster. Historic images of the collieries of the yorkshire coalfield, showing the surface workings, colliery buildings, engines houses and head frames, loading screens and banks, drifts, levels, shafts, railway connections, sidings and colliery owned wagons, underground scenes and groups of miners. Glass houghton and castleford collieries limited, glass houghton, 1933. Amenities and entertainment xscape in glasshoughton, castleford carlton lanes shopping centre. Information, photographs and plans for glass houghton coal colliery on the mine exploration web site uk. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. History for most of the nineteenth century glasshoughton was a separate village with an economic, social and religious life of its own. Glasshoughton in castleford, west yorkshire was once home to a thriving colliery and coke works with the majority of its closeknit community being economically and socially dependent on these industries. Click for black and white archive photos of shotton colliery and the shotton colliery area. Photo from wikipedia glasshoughton is a neighbourhood of castleford in west yorkshire, england, that borders on pontefract.
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