whittle colliery
les is doing ok had hip replacement still at thropton, 2 men working on loco road Davy Jones as you said and norman. 1west winnings low side belt road shilbottle holed though behind y58 bunker, Y63 m/g holed onto top side belt road about y22 i remember rideing bottom belt up. i remember y64 m/g used as tail gate for y65 supplys went up the gate on a peice of belt fixed on a hauler rope, passed all the middler prop's keeping the roof up. Was the gas comming out of the mine not Stobswood baths wear Don Tollet died after Stobwood open cast started. Whittle drift don't look that sealed off .
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