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    The former Lancashire Mining Museum @ Buile Hill, Salford

    The Grade II listed building in Buile Hill Park, Salford and steeped in local history, has stood derelict for 14 years and was once the home of… Read more “The former Lancashire Mining Museum @ Buile Hill, Salford”

    October 11, 2018 by Astley Green admin

    Howe Bridge & Boothstown Mines Rescue Stations

    HOWE BRIDGE MINE RESCUE STATION Howe Bridge Mines Rescue Station was the first mines rescue station on the Lancashire Coalfield opened in 1908 in Howe Bridge, Atherton,… Read more “Howe Bridge & Boothstown Mines Rescue Stations”

    March 2, 2018 by Astley Green admin

    The Bevin Boys 1943 -1948

    Bevin Boys were young British men conscripted to work in the coal mines of the United Kingdom, between December 1943 and March 1948. Chosen by lot as… Read more “The Bevin Boys 1943 -1948”

    November 9, 2017January 18, 2018 by Astley Green admin

    ‘ No Carols This Christmas ‘. The Pretoria Pit Disaster 21st Dec. 1910

      The Hulton Colliery, owned by Hulton Colliery Company, was situated close to Atherton, about eleven miles to the west of Manchester, consisting of four distinct collieries… Read more “‘ No Carols This Christmas ‘. The Pretoria Pit Disaster 21st Dec. 1910”

    October 22, 2017 by Astley Green admin

    Who knocked up the Knocker Upper ?

    Until the 1970s in some areas, many workers were woken by the sound of a tap at their bedroom window. On the street outside, walking to their… Read more “Who knocked up the Knocker Upper ?”

    September 7, 2017 by Astley Green admin

    Dolly Disappears. Strange disaster at Abram Colliery

      One hundred and fifty feet below an empty field between Abram and Platt Bridge lies a monument to the victim of the Wigan Coalfields strangest mining… Read more “Dolly Disappears. Strange disaster at Abram Colliery”

    August 13, 2017August 14, 2017 by Astley Green admin

    Miners Tally Checks

      The use of Pit Checks is believed to have commenced in Britain c.1860/70 and continued into the 1980/90s when they were eventually replaced by the introduction… Read more “Miners Tally Checks”

    August 11, 2017August 12, 2017 by Astley Green admin

    Ormerod Detaching Hook

    Edward Ormerod (2 May 1834 – 26 May 1894) was an English mining engineer. Edward Ormerod (sometimes Ormrod) was born on 2 May 1834 in the village… Read more “Ormerod Detaching Hook”

    July 6, 2017July 7, 2017 by Astley Green admin

    When Women Wore the Trousers.

    Laura Barton explores the little known story of a pioneering group of women who unknowingly challenged conventional notions of femininity and their working roles. The Pit Brow… Read more “When Women Wore the Trousers.”

    June 28, 2017 by Astley Green admin

    The 1922 Heath Robinson Calendar for Atherton Collieries.

    In 1921  Fletcher Burrows & Company commissioned W.Heath Robinson to produce the 1922 Calendar for the Atherton Collieries. It consisted of 2 sizes, A3 for businesses and… Read more “The 1922 Heath Robinson Calendar for Atherton Collieries.”

    June 26, 2017 by Astley Green admin

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      • COVID19 – Policies and Procedures
      • Collectors Local colliery OO gauge wagons
      • Pit Whistle Newsletter July 2019
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      • Collectors Local colliery OO gauge wagons
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      • Fred Dibnah’s headgear coming to the Lancashire Mining Museum
      • Lancashire Mining Museum on Peaky Blinders
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