Great channel Michael. My Grandfather worked at Sacriston Colliery in County Durham...He worked there from 1929 until 1964... It sadly closed in 1985 and it ripped the heart out of the community...The village never recovered to this day. Thank you so much Margaret Thatcher you heartless old cow. Would you please do a video called Sacriston Colliery Remembered for me, please... Kind regards Brian
My late Dad is the Training instructor in the white overcoat 30 seconds in, filmed at the Training centre/Workshops, The buildings still stand today. I myself had 4 happy years working underground at AB middleton seam 87/91
Great to see some pictures of this I was only born in 1987 never really saw any of this . Andy i think you are my first boss if I’ve got the right person or Kingsley anyway. Some good laughs at that firm all over the uk and Ireland
Is that why the street in the new millennium village is called Middleton Road (or street,I'm not sure),I'm also from a mining family, both my grandads were miners and my dad too,but my maternal grandad was at sharlston pit,and paternal side were at allerton bywater I do believe. Roy Silverwood is my dad's dad and I believe he was foreman or deputy, I remember having our coal fire and hearing mum or dad shovelling coal into the metal bucket every morning early hours to get it warm for when we got up! From the coal shed.I then moved to whitwood 3 years ago ( another mining village) and my elderly next door neighbours still have a coal fire and its nostalgic hearing them go to the coal shed in the morning, lots round here complain about the pollution but I love it,and miss it so much.
Nice selection of photos & videos .. I worked here, did 2 years underground then 13 years in the stockyard. I've also got a video of the pit on here, I took it 18 months before it closed so please check it out 👍
Great channel Michael.
My Grandfather worked at Sacriston Colliery in County Durham...He worked there from 1929 until 1964... It sadly closed in 1985 and it ripped the heart out of the community...The village never recovered to this day. Thank you so much Margaret Thatcher you heartless old cow.
Would you please do a video called Sacriston Colliery Remembered for me, please... Kind regards Brian
I remember walking through this abandoned site as a ten year old roughly 92. Hate how much this country has changed. Nice video
I agree .I don't think I will ever get used to the pits not being here anymore. I used to work at Askern pit as an underground loco driver.
My late Dad is the Training instructor in the white overcoat 30 seconds in, filmed at the Training centre/Workshops, The buildings still stand today. I myself had 4 happy years working underground at AB middleton seam 87/91
Great to see some pictures of this I was only born in 1987 never really saw any of this . Andy i think you are my first boss if I’ve got the right person or Kingsley anyway. Some good laughs at that firm all over the uk and Ireland
@@drbrownwings5720 sorry wrong Andy.
Is that why the street in the new millennium village is called Middleton Road (or street,I'm not sure),I'm also from a mining family, both my grandads were miners and my dad too,but my maternal grandad was at sharlston pit,and paternal side were at allerton bywater I do believe. Roy Silverwood is my dad's dad and I believe he was foreman or deputy, I remember having our coal fire and hearing mum or dad shovelling coal into the metal bucket every morning early hours to get it warm for when we got up! From the coal shed.I then moved to whitwood 3 years ago ( another mining village) and my elderly next door neighbours still have a coal fire and its nostalgic hearing them go to the coal shed in the morning, lots round here complain about the pollution but I love it,and miss it so much.
Thanks for the video. My Dad worked at Allerton Bywater until it closed in 1992.
Fantastic video Michael, thank you so much for sharing.
My grandad Dennis webb worked there
Nice selection of photos & videos ..
I worked here, did 2 years underground then 13 years in the stockyard.
I've also got a video of the pit on here, I took it 18 months before it closed so please check it out 👍