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Post by cosmiccactus on Sept 17, 2015 11:21:41 GMT -5
Hi guys, new to the forum but I've been lurking about for a long time. I have found the forum informative and interesting and a time a trip down memory lane. I worked at Frickley from leaving school until just before the strike. I have a huge interest in geology and fossils and I dealt miss the opportunity to study both first hand as I once did while underground. So perhaps this forum might be able to offer help and advice on both subjects. I'm also interested in the history of local pits so maybe I could find answers to many of questions relating to that
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Post by dazbt on Sept 17, 2015 15:45:43 GMT -5
Hya cosmiccactus (great name), welcome onboard, what year did you start at Frickley? I worked there a few times on shearer breakdowns in the mid 1960s, on one occasion being involved in a "snowball fight" between half naked men in the middle of a working longwall face, not many places in the world that that could have happened !! ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png)
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Post by cosmiccactus on Sept 18, 2015 1:56:52 GMT -5
Hiya fax, thanks for the reply, I started. Towards the back end of 1978. I did my training at markh main . After training I was on the stock yard for s few weeks before going down the little pit ( shaft on) after a while freezing my nada off I went down the big pit where it was warmer lol
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Post by cosmiccactus on Sept 18, 2015 2:00:19 GMT -5
Would anyone know where I might find maps of underground workings at both pits at Frickley , preferably with maps and or information of how they relate to surface topography? When driving around the local area I often wonder what roadways and units are under my feet
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Post by John on Sept 18, 2015 5:18:56 GMT -5
Would anyone know where I might find maps of underground workings at both pits at Frickley , preferably with maps and or information of how they relate to surface topography? When driving around the local area I often wonder what roadways and units are under my feet The Coal Authority, Berryhill. Mansfield, Notts.
The abandonment plans don't show individual roads though, just the extent of mine workings.
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Post by cosmiccactus on Sept 19, 2015 6:54:24 GMT -5
Thanks for that John. Would the coal authority also have geology and surveyors reports for Frickley ?
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Post by John on Sept 19, 2015 10:59:42 GMT -5
Thanks for that John. Would the coal authority also have geology and surveyors reports for Frickley ? Can't offer much input on those two items, geology might come under the BGS at East Leake, can't help on surveyors reports, you could ask the Coal Authority, if they don't have them, they might be able to point you in the right direction.
A tip that might save you a search fee for the abandonment plans you are after, on their site is a list of the abandonment plan numbers for each of the seams worked at each pit, do the search yourself, then place the order for them, I gather the search fee is pretty stiff.
You could also purchase the DVD/S which cover all collieries in the UK, in part or as a set. Copies of the plans used to run out at 12 pounds each, plus a hefty search fee, plus VAT shipping and handling, might be cheaper in the long run to buy the DVD.
Years back, about 14, when I first contacted them, they were in the process of digitizing all the plans, they did say they would publish them on line, but so far that hasn't happened.
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Post by cosmiccactus on Sept 19, 2015 15:45:11 GMT -5
Thanks again mate, I'll do the search myself and see what I come up with...
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Post by merlin on Sept 25, 2015 14:13:19 GMT -5
you talk about dvds on mine plans where to get them and how much
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Post by John on Sept 25, 2015 15:37:44 GMT -5
you talk about dvds on mine plans where to get them and how much The Coal Authority in Mansfield.
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