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Post by colly0410 on Jan 3, 2013 9:08:20 GMT -5
I've just found a video that may be of interest. It's on you tube, it's called: "Black Diamonds" (1932) - filmed at Bestwood Colliery Nottingham. I was searching for Bestwood Black diamonds band but found this as well! Hope everyone has a good new year.  |
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Post by John on Jan 3, 2013 9:30:41 GMT -5
I've just found a video that may be of interest. It's on you tube, it's called: "Black Diamonds" (1932) - filmed at Bestwood Colliery Nottingham. I was searching for Bestwood Black diamonds band but found this as well! Hope everyone has a good new year.
If you copy the address of the video and paste it here, highlight it then click on the "youtube icon" the video will be viewable in your post. |
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Post by colly0410 on Jan 3, 2013 10:19:49 GMT -5
I tried to join the Black Diamonds when I first moved to Bestwood because there were lots of pretty girls in it, but they soon twigged on that I had zero musical talent & no longer required my presence. The name Brian Draper rings a bell with me, probably the same chap. I'll get my Wife Sue to do the pasting when she come back from her line dancing, she's better at it than me. |
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Post by shropshirebloke on Jan 3, 2013 10:39:23 GMT -5
If it's any help here's the address:
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Post by dazbt on Jan 3, 2013 13:35:41 GMT -5
If it's any help here's the address: Sorry, but Bestwood's not claiming this one nor the following 4 episodes of it, this is the original Black Diamonds filmed in various South Yorkshire collieries. The Bestwood Black Diamonds is something else and filmed quite a few years later ............ the Bestwood copy can be seen here; www.britishpathe.com/video/black-diamondsMy grandfather was in the original film and would turn in his grave to think that someone suggested that he had worked in Notts. |
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Post by John on Jan 3, 2013 13:41:58 GMT -5
Eeee, thees reet too lad...
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Post by colly0410 on Jan 3, 2013 14:12:01 GMT -5
Eh Daz I'm half Yorkshire because my Mam was from Sheffield, I'm half Derbyshire because my Dad was from Langley Mill, & I'm half Nottinghamshire because I was born in Nottingham. javascript:add("%20;D") javascript:add("%20;D")
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Post by dazbt on Jan 3, 2013 14:12:54 GMT -5
Eeee, thees reet too lad... Arr know that, thar knows that, mi grandfather knew that, but ar tharr sure thi Trepanner's an heavy duty wun? ;D |
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Post by John on Jan 3, 2013 14:15:50 GMT -5
Eeee, thees reet too lad... Arr know that, thar knows that, mi grandfather knew that, but ar tharr sure thi Trepanner's an heavy duty wun? ;D |
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Post by dazbt on Jan 3, 2013 14:33:39 GMT -5
Arr know that, thar knows that, mi grandfather knew that, but ar tharr sure thi Trepanner's an heavy duty wun? ;D That'll be it then ;D |
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Post by dazbt on Jan 3, 2013 14:41:40 GMT -5
Eh Daz I'm half Yorkshire because my Mam was from Sheffield, I'm half Derbyshire because my Dad was from Langley Mill, & I'm half Nottinghamshire because I was born in Nottingham. javascript:add("%20;D") javascript:add("%20;D") The ultimate dilemma ............. three legs and only two wellies !!  |
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Post by shropshirebloke on Jan 3, 2013 14:48:43 GMT -5
Surrey Mon (that's old Shropshire speak) - I know how your Grandfather would have felt - I was frequently accused by a ginger-haired Scottish Deputy dwarf of being....Yorkshire  Still, at least he didn't call me a Southerner... |
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Post by John on Jan 3, 2013 15:11:59 GMT -5
Surrey Mon (that's old Shropshire speak) - I know how your Grandfather would have felt - I was frequently accused by a ginger-haired Scottish Deputy dwarf of being....Yorkshire Still, at least he didn't call me a Southerner... ;D |
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Post by John on Jan 3, 2013 15:12:57 GMT -5
Well it sez so on the AB book it's in... That'll be it then ;D
You mean the flippin books wrong?? |
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Post by John on Jan 3, 2013 15:16:09 GMT -5
I think the best one was when I wouldn't short the signals out on a conveyor, the signal cable had got pulled out of a box...
"You're an effing good electrician, but you're so effing awkward"
Oh well, if anyone had got hurt, my neck would have been the one on the block... ;D
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Post by dazbt on Jan 3, 2013 16:48:03 GMT -5
You mean the flippin books wrong?? I never said or even suggested that J |
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Post by dazbt on Jan 3, 2013 16:57:38 GMT -5
Surrey Mon (that's old Shropshire speak) - I know how your Grandfather would have felt - I was frequently accused by a ginger-haired Scottish Deputy dwarf of being....Yorkshire Still, at least he didn't call me a Southerner... Surry, Surri, Surrey all used in Yorkshire speak as well shropshirebloke .... from old English form of Sir. "Heyup Surri" is a standard form of greeting arournd these here parts, or at least it used to be, afore "Hey Bro" replaced it. Don't worry too much about the Wee Scotty's comments, they are often guilty of overstating things. |
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Post by John on Jan 3, 2013 17:06:02 GMT -5
You mean the flippin books wrong?? I never said or even suggested that J  |
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Post by dazbt on Jan 3, 2013 17:11:45 GMT -5
I never said or even suggested that J Well, don't become un-worried too quickly ............  |
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Post by shropshirebloke on Jan 3, 2013 17:18:52 GMT -5
Thanks Daz, but "surrey" round our way means "pardon?" - either "I didn't quite catch what you said", or, said slightly more aggressively "what did you say?"
...one nation divided by a common language!!
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Post by colly0410 on Jan 3, 2013 17:46:08 GMT -5
When I lived in Kirkby-in-Ashfield the older blokes said "ayup-serry," while in the Nottingham area it was more "ayup-me-duck." At work the young-uns say "yo-bro." |
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Post by dazbt on Jan 3, 2013 17:46:47 GMT -5
Thanks Daz, but "surrey" round our way means "pardon?" - either "I didn't quite catch what you said", or, said slightly more aggressively "what did you say?" ...one nation divided by a common language!! Ah, now I understand what you meant, in English the word is 'Sorry', but not to worry, English isn't the easiest of languages to pick up, I know other foreigners often have similar difficulty, only us Yorkshire types seem to have a natural grasp of it, although some Geordies come close to speaking it it at times. |
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Post by shropshirebloke on Jan 3, 2013 17:51:12 GMT -5
Us Shropshire lot are half Welsh so don't expect us to speak English quite the same as the rest of you ;D
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Post by John on Jan 3, 2013 18:05:52 GMT -5
When I lived in Kirkby-in-Ashfield the older blokes said "ayup-serry," while in the Nottingham area it was more "ayup-me-duck." At work the young-uns say "yo-bro."
There were a few in Nottingham used the term "surry" too "Na then surry" There was a thread on the Nottstalgia site on that terminology, where it came from etc..
Just an addition, my Sister lives just "down the road" from Kirkby, at mucky Hucknall. |
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Post by colly0410 on Jan 4, 2013 6:06:20 GMT -5
There were quite a few stocking & sock factory's in Kirkby, I worked at S. Eden & sons for a while, but it was so boring I left.
There's a plaque in Kirkby claims to be the highest point in Notts, there's also one in Huthwaite also claiming to be highest. Every now & again there's an argument in the local paper about it.
Mucky Hucknall is still the same, I've lived here for 14 years. Where the pit used to be there's a: Tram & Train station, Tesco, Aldi, Iceland, Argos, Kennelgate, Home Bargains & houses & flats. Some of the streets are named after coal seams e.g. High Main Drive, Ashgate Road ect..
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Post by John on Jan 4, 2013 8:09:15 GMT -5
I remember the Tesco store from when we were over there around 20 years back. My Sis used to live not too far from where the old Linby Colliery used to be.
Odd, all those years back when I started with the NCB I did my first year at Portland Road college week about with the training centre at the old No1 pit.
Then we too our practical tests at Bentinck training centre in 1968.
I can remember we were instructed NOT to visit the pubs at lunchtime!! Yeah right....LOL
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Post by John on Jan 4, 2013 8:14:33 GMT -5
To get near back on topic, I recall an underground visit to Bestwood during my underground training.
The Instructor took our group to see the top of the Lancaster Drift and the bottom. Although we didn't ride the drift manrider!!
I don't recall the number of the face, but we were taken to the tailgate ripping lip of a face, glad we weren't allowed on it, it was the lowest face I've ever seen in real life.....Makes one wonder how the NCB ever made any money to operate seeing very low faces.
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Post by smshogun on Jun 13, 2014 20:05:04 GMT -5
Bloody hell Daz, you obviously went to school in Langley Mill judging by your maths, by my reckoning 3 X 1/2's makes 1.5.
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Post by dazbt on Jun 14, 2014 3:10:33 GMT -5
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Post by smshogun on Jun 14, 2014 13:28:53 GMT -5
Profound apologies Daz, had another Daz rattling in my ear while I was posting, meant Colly.
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