Author: Paul

Hemingfield Colliery Hemingfield Colliery, also known as Elsecar Low, is a historic coal mine located in South Yorkshire, England. It was part of the extensive South Yorkshire coalfield

Elsecar New Colliery The Elsecar New Colliery was established around 1795 by Earl Fitzwilliam to the south of Elsecar Workshops. The colliery was part of a broader effort

Kiveton Park Community Woodland The former Kiveton Park Colliery site has been turned (like many others) has been turned into a Community Woodland. Here are a few Photos.

Shireoaks Colliery Memorial The Shireoaks Colliery Memorial was dedicated on Monday 3rd May 2020, the colliery itself having been closed in 1990. Shireoaks Colliery was known as the

If you are looking for a good source of information about mines, and not just coal mines we would recommend a visit to the website of the Northern

If you live in or are visiting Wales (not the small village in South Yorkshire !) Then do give the National Coal Museum in Wales a visit, also

Have you ever wondered what it was like Mining Coal? Well, I have a number of friends who worked in both the Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire Coal Fields, they