mick2me 3,033 Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 Just up the road from Linby, wasn't Newstead in the NCB number 4 area, North Notts anyone? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob237 89 Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 Didn't Newstead come under Eastwood, No 5? Area?????? IIRC, No 1 Area was Duckmanton (Derbys), No 2 Area Bolsover, No 4 Area was Edwinstowe, No 5 Area was Eastwood, No 6 Area was Bestwood, No 7 Area was Coleorton (Leics) The No 6 Area pits were: Calverton, Gedling, Hucknall 1&2, Linby, Cinderhill/Babbington, Clifton, Radford & Wollaton, Bestwood and Cotgrave. Cheers Robt P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 Didn't Newstead come under Eastwood, No 5? Area??????IIRC, No 1 Area was Duckmanton (Derbys), No 2 Area Bolsover, No 4 Area was Edwinstowe, No 5 Area was Eastwood, No 6 Area was Bestwood, No 7 Area was Coleorton (Leics) The No 6 Area pits were: Calverton, Gedling, Hucknall 1&2, Linby, Cinderhill/Babbington, Clifton, Radford & Wollaton, Bestwood and Cotgrave. Cheers Robt P. Not sure Rob, thats why I put a question mark behind it. Yep, I did my surface/underground and advanced apprentice training at Hucknall number 1 pit. It still had the old grate used to "furnace ventilate" it when I did my underground training there. I believe the furnace was still used into the early 1950's! My old pit, Clifton, still had the Waddle steam fan, though not in use, but the brick housing was still in place! What a lot of history pulled down and lost forever! When I did my U/G training, we had two trips to Bestwood, where I recall being shown the portal of the Lancaster Drift! I still recall looking down the well lit road. We were taken to the T/G of the lowest face at Bestwood too, but were'nt allowed on it, I think it was around 20 inches or less in height. Although, a well "weighted" 36 inch high face isn't to be sniffed at when you have to drag a heavy toolbag the length of it! I used to shorten the strap on the bag and hook it round my neck! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted April 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 I am sure that it was either Annesly or Newstead that Our careers teacher (Spungin) from Trent Bridge took us down in 1967-8? What's this Furnace ventillation? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 I am sure that it was either Annesly or Newstead that Our careers teacher (Spungin) from Trent Bridge took us down in 1967-8?What's this Furnace ventillation? I wonder if thats the same Spungin that taught me and two of my Uncles at Huntingdon Stree Mick. Short chubby bloke with glasses and Jewish? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 I think his Christian name was Joe, but been a long time ago now. He used to teach us goegraphy and a couple of other subjects. He's sit at his desk and do some "wood burning". He was an artist. A grate furnace was an inset at the top of the shaft usually where they would light a fire, hot air rises so draws the air out of the pit. Had it's drawbacks though!! Especially if there was a lot of methane in the air it drew out of the pit.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted April 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 You mean Him... See topic TB Senior Old block 2002 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted April 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 He tought RE and was careers teacher at Trent Bridge secondary, 63-68 when I was there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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