Rooley Moor, A Bank holiday walk around some of the old Coal mining remains

Rooley Moor has always been a fascination of mine so we set off to spend the day exclusively working on drone footage for up coming videos but alas technology got the better of us.
That wasn't going to stop us and so we enjoyed the day checking out the old mines and planning some future videos. It maybe only mobile phone footage but we still have some fascinating information and scenery to share with you

[@Gillmeister2465]

Absolutely fantastic video Clive, thanks for sharing old miner 😊

[@briandearden7585]

Another interesting video from Clive. Keep em coming please.

[@martinjf467]

Back in the mid to late 70s Rooley was a regular motorbike trials venue. I used to go up to watch competitions quite often!

[@JamesBarlow-t1e]

Great vid Clive.

[@LancashireLarks]

Morning Clive. Nice video to start my morning. ☕️

[@musictom2]

I live in Henry Heys house on Royds road. I believe he owned a colliery as well as his quarry but I don't know a lot about him. Great video and SO much knowledge. Thank you.

[@rossendalecollieries7995]

Yes your right, they ran collieries for many years up at Hall Cowm for the coal for their quarries. Henry first went to live at Rakehead when he moved from near Ewood Bridge, he lived at Rakehead farm for many years

[@peteroldham2358]

Enjoyed this and I learned something. On a Map a coal pit means something different to a Colliery . Opposite my farm house there was a Colliery shown on the 1830's to1880 OS map but nothing I can see is left, but an interesting project.

[@cliveseal1557]

Thanks for that Peter. i got told that off a surveyor....it was his best guess and makes sence.
I know some marked ' coal pit' were used intermittently so Tennant who had rights off the landlord, could get coal for their own use. So used a couple of times per year with maybe a windlass for winding ( imagine Jack and Jill winding at the well)
Where is your farm? Is it local?

[@peteroldham2358]

@@cliveseal1557 Norden, shown as Lane Side 687 above sea level

[@Gillmeister2465]

Hey Clive was there any coal mines in Colne east Lancashire, because im sure years ago I went on a motorbike ride and im sure we went from Kirkby Lonsdale (devil's bridge) through Colne and if my memory is still ok we went down a road i think was coal pit lane 😊