Forum: Shilbottle and Newton on the Moor
21-02-2014, 01:26 PM
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Forum: Widdrington
11-12-2013, 06:43 PM
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Location
First I have heard of this, any idea of it's location?
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Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift.
11-12-2013, 06:31 PM
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Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift.
04-12-2013, 10:03 AM
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Old Shaft
When walking down the road from Red Row towards the sea there is a footpath to the left with a large stone with a sign on it saying something about the site of a shaft or possibly drift, a couple of...
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Forum: Shilbottle and Newton on the Moor
30-01-2013, 11:42 AM
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Whittle drift
Doesn't look very secure does it? Just wondered where you found the original pics? I half expected the water to have reached the top by now unless they still pump from somewhere.
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Forum: Shilbottle and Newton on the Moor
29-01-2013, 11:46 PM
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Replies: 151
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The drift
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=whittle+colliery&view=detail&id=62926A5C26F6B0AFFE4FCE3DFFA9C41EC78DCB22
link to a picture of the drift in 2000 it says
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Forum: Shilbottle and Newton on the Moor
29-01-2013, 11:45 PM
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Tanky
http://www.flickr.com/photos/adogriff/4406734899/
Link to a picture of a Tanky passing the Blacksmiths and fitters shop
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Forum: Shilbottle and Newton on the Moor
29-01-2013, 11:30 PM
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Local wildlife
Anyway I bet the local wildlife is thriving now, can anyone else remember "The Rabbit Catcher" with his Rabbit snares and fishing lines.
He used one of the dead rabbits jaws to bite Taffy the...
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Forum: Shilbottle and Newton on the Moor
29-01-2013, 11:22 PM
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Replies: 151
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Bottom side and top side
Was it not 1 west winnings were the bottom side and 2 west the top side. I remember they carried on with Y63 maingate and holed onto the loco road and eventually put a manrider belt down Y64 so we...
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Forum: Shilbottle and Newton on the Moor
29-01-2013, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 151
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Old drift
Is that drift just at the mine entrance gates next to where the wagons got loaded (landsale)
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Forum: Shilbottle and Newton on the Moor
29-01-2013, 10:59 PM
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Forum: Shilbottle and Newton on the Moor
29-01-2013, 10:54 PM
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Replies: 151
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Air doors
Geordie was still in the Loco shed when the doors were automated, me and Adrian were the apprentices on the 8am shift so got sent with Bob a bit, I think John Trotter had a bit to do with the doors...
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Forum: Shilbottle and Newton on the Moor
29-01-2013, 05:08 PM
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Replies: 151
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Whittle plans
It's the first time I have viewed the colliery plans in relationship to the surface map. Brings back memories. I served my time as an Apprentice Electrician there and did my face training on Y63 and...
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Forum: Shilbottle and Newton on the Moor
29-01-2013, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 151
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Philip Barnes
Looking at previous posts worked out you must have been one of the Barnes brothers, a Pipeman, Faceworker and Electrician. I know Nick was living in Northseaton but not seen him for years. Les was...
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