Reminisce about the mining trade and its history with ebays impressive selection of colliery pit checks and boys clubs badges. We offer a diverse range of activities including talks, lectures, planned visits and walks each year. The landscape of the manor was much changed in the c19th and first half of the c20th by coal mining with winding gear, open cast working and piles of waste never far from view. This brought the long history of coal mining in the. Baggeridge colliery my curiosity was aroused because of the proximity to my own area that these men had lived, and they worked at baggeridge collier y which was. The earl of dudleys railway abebooks shop for books, art. The bricks were manufactured using local etruria marl clay from a nearby quarry, and colliery shale. The closure of baggeridge colliery by austin moseley baggeridge colliery was in a location which is overlooked directly from the rear of my house in sedgley. This is a database of over 164,000 records containing the details of coalmining accidents and deaths in the uk.
Part 1 transactions of the biddulph historical society, 1970, pp. There tour was sadly marred by the death of two of the visitors. All books purchased which need to be posted will be subject to an additional charge for post and packaging at cost. Coal mining west midlands cn tower 1920s urban history country city building. Some names are shown as witheld this is for reasons of data protection and relates to all records of people injured since 1950. Baggeridge country park south staffordshire council. Sedgley developed from a village into a town after world war i when thousands of residential and commercial properties were developed across the area by the council and by private developers. Early days at baggeridge colliery blackcountryman, 1. Black country miners enlisted as tunnel builders at the somme.
This is not intended to be an exhaustive history of the company, but an indication of the changes of ownership and the links between companies and directors in those companies. Interesting characters, names, facts, events, and places. Colliery guardian, 1950 coal mines and mining 443 pages. Information, photographs and plans for baggeridge coal mine on the mine. It ceased production in 1981 and now serves as an example of one of the best preserved victorian collieries in europe. In its heyday baggeridge colliery employed 3000 men producing 12,000 tons of coal a week, and many workers were from gornal where coal mining was a way of life for many. Its tracks ran to dudley, old hill, cradley heath, himley, baggeridge colliery, kingswinford, and ashwood basin. Baggeridge colliery in staffordshire in 1940s england.
Originally part of the earl of dudleys himley estate, coal mining operations began on the site in 1902, with the opening of the baggeridge colliery. I well remember in 1968 when the pit finally closed. Sedgley, staffordshire genealogy familysearch wiki. Nigel provides a fascinating insight into the workers and working of the big four collieries of sandwell park, hamstead colliery, baggeridge and hilton main. Sedgley west 1900 old ordnance survey maps the godfrey. Durham mining museum earl of dudleys baggeridge colliery ltd. Situated on the doorstep of the black country, baggeridge country park was once the site of baggeridge colliery and part of the original himley estate of the earls of dudley. It is the move away from coal that led to the closure of ironbridge. Baggeridge colliery in staffordshire in 1940s england stock. Welcome to the home of all thats cool and interesting when it comes to our fascinating world. The baggeridge colliery was an enterprise of the earls of dudley, whose ancestors had profited from mineral extraction in the black country area of the west midlands for several centuries. William arnold fell out of the cage whilst riding the shaft, dragging mr.
Nov 16, 2019 baggeridge colliery was a colliery located in sedgley, west midlands england. The site of baggeridge colliery, adjacent to gospel end village and more than a mile west of sedgley village centre, was significant since it was just. In 1918, over 750 were employed below ground, in 1923, 1200 people were employed at the colliery, of these were employed underground, by 1933, 550,000 tons were produced annually. The nearest major town is dudley, approximately five miles eastwards. Dad was the last manager of baggeridge colliery and i have an original of this. The upper photograph shows a view across the manmade bag pool. Pit accidentgeorge mills, a miner in timmins colliery, gornalwood, was at work at the bottom of the pit, doing repairs to the shaft, and on the skip ascending, loaded with ironstone, a piece fell and caught the poor fellow on the head, causing a severe fracture of the skull. Killingworth high pit aka killingworth colliery in tyneside, north england, is where, in 1814 george stephenson, enginewright at the colliery, built his first locomotive blucher with the help and encouragement of his manager, nicholas wood, in the colliery workshop behind his house dial. The closure of baggeridge colliery by austin moseley. Many pre1900 buildings in sedgley survive to this day. The national coal board and stories of coal mining were as much part of. Mar 03, 2014 some of the history of the black country, explored through words and pictures.
Samuel t stewart has written several books on local social and industrial history, listed on this web page, which mainly focus on coleorton. These are the words of the unnamed miner who is caring for the ponies underground at baggeridge colliery in sedgley. Note the stack of the nearby baggeridge brick company started in 1936 by the earl of dudley using colliery waste and adjacent etruria marl for brick making. My dad, eric williams, was the last manager of baggeridge colliery when it closed in 1968. Brickmaking dates back more than 80 years at the site. To some maybe, but my dad, eric williams, was a bevin boy coal miner who made coal mining his career after nationalisation of the coal mines in 1947 to become under manager at chatterley whitfield colliery and later manager of hamstead, baggeridge and highley collieries. A treatise on bookkeeping and business forms, volume i 1.
Features include sandyfields, whites wood, gospel end, netherby house, cotwallend house, baggeridge colliery, askew bridge branch. Feb 03, 2014 it was once part of the earl of dudleys baggeridge colliery where bricks were made as a sideline to mining operations. Swindon is a village and civil parish located in staffordshire, just outside the west midlands conurbation. The black country is a part of the west midlands to the north and west of birmingham but traditional definitions of where it. This is not intended to be an exhaustive history of the company, but an. Here are 21 things you may not know about the black country. On wednesday november 6th 1878, a party of the north staffordshire institute of mining and mechanical engineers visited sandwell park colliery. Sedgley expanded rapidly during the early part of the 20th century, partly in response to the development of the nearby baggeridge colliery, despite a depletion in raw materials and a general decline in industry.
However, some include a significant amount of historical information about the neighbouring villages of griffydam, peggs green and swannington. The lower is a view from toposcope hill, a manmade feature, formed from an old pit bonk and reclamation earth moving. Sandwell park colliery 1878 north staffordshire coalfield. Maps of staffordshire facsimile of 1900 ed by dunphy, angus isbn. Some of the history of the black country, explored through words and pictures. Baggeridge colliery in sedgley, dudley, was the last pit in the black country. Mines, mining and collieries, lower gornal, sedgley, black. If a man looks after his pony hes got a real good friend. The black country is a region of the west midlands in england, west of birmingham, and commonly refers to all or part of the four metropolitan boroughs of dudley, sandwell, walsall, and wolverhampton. Local history family history russian proverb birmingham digital art crown country black birmingham alabama baggeridge colliery.
Future of historic baggeridge brickworks site looks picture. After its closure in 1968 26 the colliery was bought by seisdon rural district council, and later granted country park status in 1970. Coalmining accidents and deaths the coal mining history. Arithmetic with practical questions and examples by colliery engineer co. As industry continued to decline, much of the area became redeveloped, with residential suburbs now dominating the landscape.
Other unique coal mining memorabilia on ebay includes british coal parker pens, record production tankards, commemorative medals and medallions, and decorative plates. Baggeridge colliery, lower gornal, sedgley, black country. Coal mining in the biddulph area up to the end of the 19th century. This auction is for a medallion issued by the black country society to mark the closure of baggeridge colliery in 1967. Most of the houses in sedgley were built in the 1950s and 1960s, in response to the development of baggeridge colliery which closed on march 2, 1968. South staffordshire wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Information, history photographs current and archive and documents for. Formerly the baggeridge colliery and part of the original himley estate of the earls of dudley, the site has been transformed into 150 acres of attractive country. The brick works at baggeridge in sedgley were once part of the earl of dudleys baggeridge colliery ltd, producing bricks as a byproduct of the mine in 1936.
It has now been transformed into a beautiful area of secluded parkland covering 150 acres, which provides a wonderful habitat for numerous species of wildlife and for. The colliery the lady victoria colliery, home of the national mining museum scotland, was opened in 1895 as scotlands first superpit. Baggeridge country park, west midlands a beautiful area of. Warsop vale local history society, 1 leeming close, market warsop, mansfield, notts. I had previously visited the pithead one sunday morning with a friend and some of the men at the. It is has a design of the colliery on the front and picture of william, earl of dudley who funded the opening of the colliery on the back. The book relates the history of the long gone black country collieries which were considered to have one of the finest beds of coal in the country. The books are also available through various outlets and through this website to anyone interested in the history and industry of the black country. Colliery history the baggeridge colliery was an enterprise of the earls of dudley, whose ancestors had profited from mineral extraction in the black country area of the west midlands for several centuries. They include queen victoria primary school 1897, all saints church 1805 10 and the early 19th century courthouse, now used as a public house. Exhibition british colliery 238 application of the 342 harvey alfred 448. In 1918, over 750 were employed below ground, in 1923, 1200 people were employed at the colliery, of these were employed underground, by 1933, 550,000 tons were produced. It was once part of the earl of dudleys baggeridge colliery where bricks were made as a sideline to mining operations.
It comes in a velvet plush case and with a booklet giving the history of the colliery. Underground mining for coal has a long history in the area, but the last working pit at baggeridge closed in 1968. History of brandon colliery 18561960 moran, laurie on. Old photos of sedgley, west midlands browse nostalgic, historic local photos online. Cn75gn from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Baggeridge coal mine information and photos aditnow.
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