Crazy how similar wigan and barnsley dialect is

My grandad Trevor Gardner went in that pub for years.

Remember looking at that signal box 30 odd years ago holding my dads hand as we walked into tarn asking if i could go inside....here i am living in Japan for the past 10 years. I could never imagined where does all the tine go? Its an oddly sad video for me think i preferred the old Barnsley.

Thanks for this video, love it My grandad was a railway signalman in Worsbrough all his life……he died 1960 His name was George Copley

That signalman at Woodhead had no respect for that lever frame,throwing the levers back like that wasn't on.

DISGRACE is the right word...the Miners were screwed from their inception at the coal face ...their main role...to earn vast profits for the rich...who never went away after Nationalisation...they simply waited and boded their time in the wings...ready to swoop in like vultures after carrion at the right moment...which came when Thatcher destroyed the industry

Flying Scotsman Huddersfield to Cleethorpes was 1969 I was on it with two other cleaners from Dinting. Paul Devine (rip) and Ged Cleary. A fantastic day out. On the way back, Paul and I dared each other to go through the corridor tenders. The inspector saw us, Oh shit we're in for it now. He waved us on come on lads. We were 15 I've been hooked on steam ever since.

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It was a great pleasure to meet you and get your book on 06.10.,on Beatles Tour. Thank you again, George from Romania.

A great piece of Barnsley history, so glad it was found and you saved it for future generations.

Please change your music too these videos

Is that a Vauxhall Calibra at 1:39?

Lots of white people in these videos, not enough racial diversity...

Great documentary and very sobering to think how many died in Barnsley pits and yet many of the pits don't even have a marker.

Hi Dave Were you an electrician at Barrow Colliery by any chance ?

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Just as I remember it

It was lovely 2 minutes into your video to see my Mum Gloria Goldsborough . She was thrilled when she saw it today. Both Mum and Dad still live in Worsbrough.

You need to do another one now

Fabulous so happy you saved him.

Love davexx

Hi! Just found this video. My grandma used to have the hairdresser's next door to Gordon Denton on Agnes Road. Great memories!

Finally completed buying all their three 45's last weekend!

Cynth from barnsleyxx

And Tu fab bandxx

Hope this lad is ok I would love is otogreaf bless him what a drummerxx cynth from barnsleyxx

They were greatxx

What a band they were fabxx loved themxx

What a handxx fabxx

Great Video, would love to go in "King Arthur's Castle", all my family worked down the pits.

Used to go on the Barrow WMC trip when a worra kid ,great memories

Thank for this video, I have no affiliation with miners but am fascinated with mines and miners (was in the Royal Engineers so there is something there) To me the miners kept this country going . Thank you again and respect to all miners and their family’s.

Hi Dave could I possibly use some of this footage for my video ? With a credit ?

As my cousin mentioned above, the lady with the cigarette was our grandmother, May Needham. Their stall was next to Herbert Warner, who's stall appeared twice, at the beginning with the gold bought sign, and with the Leeds United picture. He was a big fan and actually had the FA cup on his stall when Leeds won it in 1972. We have a picture of our mam holding it. My mam and uncle had a material stall opposite Roseby's. Roseby's, or at least the name, became a nationwide business, of warehouses, before going out of business a few years ago. My brother and I would come with mam, in the school holidays, and go to the pictures at the Odeon. Happy days, and great to see my grandma again. Thanks.

There is a Austin A35 van in the colour part of the video and there is a letter C at the end of the number plate.That is a 1965 registration.

Spencer Gibbons, guitar player in the group, has written a book “some of us didn’t make it”…a rollicking read

Looks a rite fookin shithole !! Probably still is !

Think the horses were in regents park

I'm one of the few survivors from the Rotherwood days. Working the Woodhead Route was a real privilege. It used to cost one shilling in electricity to haul a train to Manchester. We had a fantastic time until we closed on the 18 July 1981.

Another fantastic dive into local history by Dave and his team . First class as always . my Grandad was one of the poor paddys who blasted their way under the pennines in 1952

I buy owt was on Doncaster Rd not on Agnes RD

7:03. My grandad ( Ken sheard) this is behind the Royal Arms pub on Wakefield road

False teeth story 😁😁

I sent this to my Dad who was brought up in Barebones. He's 91 now and tells some wonderful stories of growing up there. Rich with characters. He loved the video. Thank you

Thanks Dave, brilliant video 👍 My mum was born a Brigger in 1942. I'll show this to her...

Thanks for putting this up Dave. That lady at 16.33 is my Grandma. She had a heart of gold and would always ask my Grandad for a Park Drive. They lived in Sheffield but used to stand Barnsley markets on Wednesdays. Sadly they passed away in mid 80's. Brought tears to my eyes seeing her again. I'm now in my mid 70's.

Great video, miners unsung hero’s who really built Britain.

Great video- my ancestors lived in John Street and Wilson Street when they got married at Holy Rood Chapel in 1851

Well I am sat here in Australia and I have just gone down the biggest memory lane trip - my dad Brian Watkin was there with the men, we lived in Woolley Colliery, surrounded by good people, the Mine and the most beautiful bluebell woodlands, those were the days! God I miss this place still, so much love and respect for you all, I remember mum volunteering at the soup kitchen and helped to co write a book called living in the pit yard during these times... God bless Xx

This , or part of it can't be 1959 , the film begins with a wolseley 16/60 ,which replaced the tall finned 15/60 , in 1962 , also spotted cortina MK1s also 1962 , nevertheless a great film .