1992 Cleggs People - Barnsley Yorkshire Mining Heritage Trail

Michael Clegg follows the Yorkshire Mining Heritage Trail around the Barnsley area inc Monk Bretton Priory; Graham Noble BMBC interviewed about the new Trail; ex miners interviewed fishing at Worsbrough Reservoir; 91 year old Mr Willis interviewed at Elsecar; Jim Marsden of Darfield interviewed about the Trail in front of Houghton Main Colliery and in Darfield Churchyard about Ebenezer Elliott; Jack Wood interviewed at Silkstone about the Huskar Pit Disaster

[@ericlackford6718]

So pleased to see my old friend alive and well as he was back then. Happy memories.

[@kane211]

I was born 92 I would think most if not all those people will be gone now god bless them

[@StephenThickett]

A fantastic programme.

[@haydenbretton2990]

They demolished our village colliery The North Gawber Colliery Mapplewell and refuse to erect half of a headgear wheel to span the gateway to our village recreation ground. No doubt scrap was of more value than a memory. One sad story about mining is still kept a secrete or never mentioned, "The fate of an injured or retiring pit pony", perhaps one day their story will be told, alas, but we doubt it. I lived next to a pit pony field 1940's & 50's, we knew all their names, some were show ponies, we even had one pony that won the All England Pit Pony Champion Cup at the Royal Yorkshire Show held in Wakefield. It was never talked about of their fate, but it was address in the House of Commons in 1952 with a shocking report.

[@leer798]

That moustache was never ok 😂

[@nialloneill5097]

You grow strong, or quickly withered, in those days!

[@bfc-lv3zf]

Barnsley fc and barnsley mian and over coal mines in barnsley makes the town barnsley

[@kristianbrady7481]

The Miners united will never be...........

[@peteri8924]

Why does this presenter talk like he is slightly slow in mind. I live in Yorkshire and have never heard anyone talk in such a strange way.