The Coal Mining Heritage of Heanor in Derbyshire.

The Derbyshire town of Heanor has been a former coal mining town for fifty-years. When Ormonde Colliery closed in September 1970 it brought an end to deep coal mining in this part of Derbyshire. The remaining coal miners in the region became 'industrial gypsies'. This short video commemorates the coal mining heritage of the region.

[@MakeAllThingsBeautiful]

Thanks so much for posting MuBu, Collieries that used to employ so many and worked for so long maybe 2, 3 or more generations of families working there, many suffering injuries or paying with their lives and besides precious videos like this to remember them, completely forgotten, your doing a great job well done. Shame about the American Adventure as well in a much differant sort of way.

[@mubuminer1086]

We're currently putting a coal mining arts & cultural project together called 'Longwall, Landscape & Legacies: The Coal Mining Memorials of the East Midlands' of which the Heanor district is one of the five case studies. A digital tour will link the regions coal mining heritage to the arts, literature & tales of local coal mining folklore.

[@stephenparkin9855]

thought it was no.5 area same as NCB fishing club?

[@mubuminer1086]

It was NCB East Midlands No5 Area. It was me probably having a senior moment!