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Post by John on May 30, 2009 17:29:19 GMT -5
Trev and a couple of other ex Clifton blokes who stop by, fill in a few names for me for the website.
Here's a couple of Overmen who's names came to me a couple of days back.
Ron Ironmonger.
Joe Tar ( Dave Blakes Uncle.)
Both Overmen
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Post by John on Jun 6, 2009 8:12:41 GMT -5
George Henry Potts. Nightshift Senior Overman.
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Post by tjsw on Sept 30, 2009 0:54:57 GMT -5
ken kirk dayshift overman
trev
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Post by John on Sept 30, 2009 8:51:09 GMT -5
Keep them coming Trev! I posted Ron Ironmonger, should be Iremonger.
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Post by oliveoil on Aug 28, 2010 9:08:54 GMT -5
Hi there, I'm wondering if any of you on here can help me...? I am the grand daughter of a clifton pit miner who sadly died in 1973 before i was born. His name was Miguel Gonzales, and I think he was known as 'Spanish Mick' to his work friends. He worked first we think in a pit in Coventry after the war, and then moved to nottm with my gran in the early fifties and worked at clifton pit til it shut and he got sick with emphaseamia in 1967 i think... I'd love to know if any of you remember him, ive seen on some web blogs all the lists of miners and their nick names, but couldn't spot his name... he was quite a character and I'm sure because of how he looked (being very dark and tanned) would be remebered amongst his work mates? so if anybody has any info, id love to hear back via here. He was actually an exile from the spanish civil war and used to be a miner in spain in the thirties, but we're not sure where from. so this research about him, is trying to piece together parts of his past and understand the route he took from spain fleeing franco to end up working in coventry and then nottm... any help you guys on here can give me will be hugely appreciated... i know some of his colleagues turned up at his funeral in wilford hill crematorium in 1973, if you remember going to that then let me know.... thanks so much  Olivia |
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Post by anthony on Sept 7, 2010 15:32:50 GMT -5
Old names clifton Albert phipps overman 15s jacky newall shotfirer 15s left hand 1956.big Harry Stevenson night overman.
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Post by anthony on Sept 7, 2010 15:35:07 GMT -5
Nick Rollo deputy 8s nights
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Post by John on Sept 7, 2010 16:56:42 GMT -5
Old names clifton Albert phipps overman 15s jacky newall shotfirer 15s left hand 1956.big Harry Stevenson night overman. Jeeze that's a name I haven't heard mentioned in years Tony!! Harry Stevenson! When I went to work at the Beeston Boiler Company as a maintenance lecko around 1972, I had to stay on days until I learned how the auto foundry plant operated. We'd lost air pressure this particular day, and I went down to the compressor house to find out why. Lo and behold there was Harry, I sorted our air pressure problem out and stayed for a short chat with him. Turns out when Clifton finally finished he'd had enough of mining and got a job as a compressor operator at BBC. That was the last I ever saw of him as I went on regular nights maintaining the plant. |
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Post by John on Feb 10, 2013 10:17:05 GMT -5
Mr Bill Clements Colliery Manager.
Mr Dennis Ward Under Manager in Charge.
"AC" Arthur Cluroe Surface electrician.
"DC" Don Church Surface electrician
Bob Shelton Surface electrician.
Dave Watson Nightshift assistant Chargehand Electrician
Charlie Watchorn Face Overman.
"Ali" Anderson. Training Officer.
Alan Dixon. Underground electrician.
Lol Adcock Electrical Engineer in Charge.
Russ Claxton Assistant Engineer in Charge.
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Post by tygwyn on Feb 10, 2013 19:46:36 GMT -5
Hi there, He was actually an exile from the spanish civil war and used to be a miner in spain in the thirties, but we're not sure where from. so this research about him, is trying to piece together parts of his past and understand the route he took from spain fleeing franco to end up working in coventry and then nottm... any help you guys on here can give me will be hugely appreciated... i know some of his colleagues turned up at his funeral in wilford hill crematorium in 1973, if you remember going to that then let me know.... thanks so much Olivia Olivia, Sorry i missed your post, Asturias region of Northern Spain was the major Mining area,it was where Francos forces put down the Miner`s Strike of 1934,costing the lives of thousands,and the pathway to the Civil War. Many Spanish Miner`s came to work in the UK in this period,i don`t know much about the Spanish Miner`s who went to work in the Midlands,but there were large numbers in South Wales,esspecially at Abercrave and Seven Sisters Collieries. |
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Post by smshogun on Jun 28, 2014 14:30:02 GMT -5
Brian Payne - electrician.
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Post by John on Jun 28, 2014 15:03:01 GMT -5
Brian Payne - electrician.
An old mate of mine was an electrician from 1950 to 1960, four years before my time, he is Frank Blair, his Dad was a switch man during my time right up to closure, Frank Blair snr. Grand old feller, drank with him and his wife at my local many an evening.
Graham Jones was an apprentice same time as me as was Brian Draper, who now is music director of the Bestwood Black Diamonds brass band.
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Post by John on Jun 28, 2014 15:07:36 GMT -5
Dave Smith, electrician
Brian "Chippy" Lee, transferred from Cotgrave, then left Clifton in a hurry...Electrician.
Alan Starr...electrician.
Bill and Tommy Shaw...electricians.
Dave George, electrician, runs an electrical contracting company, probably retired now.
Ernie Gerrard, electrician, came to Clifton after Wollaton closed.
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Post by smshogun on Jun 29, 2014 8:06:35 GMT -5
Think he may have been a mech/Elec John, he transferred to Cotgrave.
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Post by John on Jun 29, 2014 8:37:50 GMT -5
Think he may have been a mech/Elec John, he transferred to Cotgrave. |
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Post by John on Jun 29, 2014 12:12:10 GMT -5
Bob Grainger, Assistant Elec Engineer in Charge.
Tommy Atkinson, Assistant Elec Eng.
Russ Claxton, Assistant Elec Eng.
Terry Lacey, afternoon Elec Chargehand.
Arthur Asquith, surf elec.
Bill Blain, U/G elec...Used to crack us all up, he only paid for his women, used to relate his weekends in great detail....
Doug Brompton, U/G elec.
Bill Smith, U/G elec.
Alan Starr, U/G elec, died in a motor cycle accident.
Maurice "Mo" Morley, U/G elec, migrated to Rhodesia.
Freddie Matterson, surface elec.
Peter "Plonk" Harrison, surface elec.....
Bill Lucas? nickname "looney or Lumen" Long story...LOL
Trev Shaw, U/G elec, Son of Bill Shaw and Nephew of Tommy Shaw...Sadly passed away a couple of years ago, lived in Canada for many years.
Elec Aprentices.
Yours truly John Waudby.
Graham Jones.
John Flinders.
Dave Blake, last time I saw him was at British Gypsums East Leake Plant.
Brian Draper.
Kenny Bexton.
Alan Dixon, last couple of years as electrician, went on to be an electrical engineer, last I heard of him was at Pye Hill Colliery, his Sister seems to think he was Manager there in it's latter days.
Bob Shelton, last couple of years as surface elec.
Mick Woodward.
Roger Trapp.
Miners.
Harry Warren.
Brian Pegg.
Caught up with both of them at BG's Marblaegis mine a couple of years after Clifton closed. Brian was a shotfirer and Harry a miner at Marblaegis.
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Post by alupin1 on Oct 23, 2014 10:38:50 GMT -5
I was an Apprientice Fitter at Clifton 1964-67 after which I went to College full time. Clifton had closed by the time I had finished. I remember many of the names recalled on this site. Do you wish me to add any others I remember. They will be mainly from the Mechanical Staff. I worked underground after the first year spent a Hucknall No1 Training Centre.
If I remenber any other interesting information where should I post it?
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Post by John on Oct 23, 2014 12:01:35 GMT -5
I was an Apprientice Fitter at Clifton 1964-67 after which I went to College full time. Clifton had closed by the time I had finished. I remember many of the names recalled on this site. Do you wish me to add any others I remember. They will be mainly from the Mechanical Staff. I worked underground after the first year spent a Hucknall No1 Training Centre. If I remenber any other interesting information where should I post it?
There is a section on Clifton, just read through and place information you have on the pit there.
I went on nights regular after I was 18, did a few months of shifts after my 18th birthday, 1965, then requested to go on nightshifts as I couldn't get out of bed for the day shifts. I worked under Ken Goodhall. Towards the very end of the pits life I requested to go back on shifts, then transferred to Cotgrave in early 68. |
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Post by alupin1 on Oct 24, 2014 17:06:33 GMT -5
Can't remember many names as pushing 50 years ago.
Stan Whitham, Underground Mechanical Engineer.
Trevor Savior, UG Shift Chargeman.
Johnny Gooding, Mech Apprentice. John was my best mate. Went on to work fo Boulton installing their pumps and tanks around the UK. Eventually emigrating to S Africa. Visited him a couple of years ago.
Norman Hornibrook, chock fitter. Moved to Cotgrave.
Gordon .... was the greaser the the cable belt and bunker at the bottom of the drift.
Another thread mentions a guy working at Wollaton Hall Industrial Musem. This is Geof... who was a blacksmith at Clifton , his father was the forman blacksmith.
Geof is in fact a member of the Arkwright Society which build and maintain the industrial exibits. He has started a section on mining, imparticular Clifton. There is photos of Clifton Pit and one of its Fire Team with the members names.
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