Field Study. The Grand Old Blenkinsopp Colliery Northumberlamd

[@keithrimmer3]

Thank you Clive for that wonderful history lesson, I hadn't realized just how big an area those pillar and stall workings covered It's mind-boggling the work carried out with picks and shovels under there

[@rossendalecollieries7995]

thers an awful lot of workings under there, and on the other side as well, its a fascinating place

[@isusey]

Thanks for that brilliant information

[@grahampartridge9335]

Another great video. We've taken to piping KZbin through the TV on a Saturday night and your video's are a favourite 👍. Much more enjoyable than standard TV.

[@spenstrangward5126]

Just joined you fantastic channel as i live in great Harwood .. ive only lived her 18 years but im amazed the amount of coal mining thats went on around here.. looking around now you wouldn't have a clue it was here.. theres a old pit near great Harwood golf club theres some old buildings there .. might make a good video for you..

[@rossendalecollieries7995]

Thanks for your encouragement. I will have a look into what those remains are at GT Harwood...long time since I've been, we used to camp at Bowley when I was in the scouts

[@spenstrangward5126]

@@rossendalecollieries7995 if you walk on the footpath to the railway viaduct the remains are on your left hand side about half a mile before the bridge..

[@adamrussell7978]

Excellent Clive... 😎👍👍👍

[@davycrockett36]

I dont think blenkinsop was mechanized before Budge bought it. I know they had a roadheader when it shut because it ended up at Hatfield, which Budge had recently purchased.

[@whelanj600]

I have a photo of my uncle Jack Morton and two miners underground, when he was manager at Blenkinsopp in 1975 after he left the NCB. I can email to you if you wish.

[@stevenbridges]

My Dad has info on this you might be interested in. Let me know if you want me to put you in touch 😃

[@rossendalecollieries7995]

Hi Steven. I certainly would be interested in talking to your Dad.Thanks Clive

[@stevenbridges]

@@rossendalecollieries7995 You should add a contact email to your about page, that way he can email you. It's difficult to paste email addresses in comments without it flagging as spam.

[@rossendalecollieries7995]

@@stevenbridges Hi Steve. Ye your right. I will have to pay some more attention to the headers [e-mail]

[@JamesBarlow-t1e]

Nice one Clive

[@patriot6251]

Brampton has a property called Craw Hall wonder if it's any connection

[@MrShotlighter]

Those wheels on the Blenkinsop plan were probably unpowered "jig wheels", with the coal worked to the raise, from what you guessed to be the haulage level.

[@cliveseal1557]

Yeh your probably right...self acting incline ir justs a brake. Those things weren't introduced into Lancashire untill 1860's. On the plan of the George pit, near the Gairs there is a horse wheel underground and I think that will predate Bkenkinsopp

[@briantaylor8366]

another good un pal.