The long lost hidden coal mines of Barnsley Part Two by Dave Cherry

The Barnsley singer, author and film historian Dave Cherry continues in his search for the old coal mines of the town in this second part of his fascinating documentaries.
He researches nineteenth century maps and archive film to locate the pits.
Dave finds one in the middle of a golf course, another behind a town centre pub and others at the side of roads and railways.
With the help of drone camera footage he visits the surrounding mining villages to research the many disasters that blighted the high fatality coal industry.
Music is 'Barnsley Lass' ©davecherry2012 and 'Halo in the Sky'©davecherry2006

[@davidclark3603]

Superb, again!

[@stevenvamplew7145]

great film mate,my dad wa deputy at grimethorpe and my grandad was at the old brierley colliery ,god bless em all

[@markbrockway3114]

Fascinating Dave. Thank you for taking the trouble to produce and share this amazing history of the mines in the Barnsley area. Grandfather was Deputy at Darfield Main and Wombwell Main. Just amazing to see your videos. Sincere thanks to you and everyone who assisted you.

[@CharlesTimothy-en7to]

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.

[@DaveCherry]

oh thanks for your kind comments-cheers Dave

[@captainblack8584]

Well done, Dave. Very interesting piece of work. My Dad was the last electrician at Wharncliffe Woodmoor. He shut the power off in 1966. A photo exists somewhere of him, the colliery manager and Roy Mason (I think) that was featured in the `Barnsley Star' along with an article about the closure. (I know this is way beyond the time frame you're looking at though) My Grandfather (just in passing) was undermanager at Barnsley Main, he left just a few months before the explosion. He entered in the M&Q book that he had detected methane and was summoned to the office to retract the entry. This he did not do, so was asked to `leave' the employment of the mine. He wrote a poem about the incident, (he had quite a few poems published locally in his native Scotland) but this one, we could not show anyone really, as names of people involved were mentioned. Hope you manage to get around to doing some more of these, they are very good. Best Wishes.

[@Tommy-xu6gg]

I love what pops up in the KZbin feed! Really enjoyed this! Few more to have a look at too!

[@kane211]

Was talking about pits with my grandfather today! Great video thanks again Dave 👌

[@annegrange8166]

Great film, Dave! I love the way you've used the Ian McMillan poem - and the Barnsley countryside looks lovely in the spring.

[@scaleop4]

interesting stuff man. live right next to manvers. in wath.

[@gordonmckenzie926]

Thanks again. A fascinating series. One cannot notice that like the battlefields of the Western Front, it doesn't take nature very long to reclaim the land.

[@DaveCherry]

Cheers Gordon . I agree except where the land has been reclaimed by industrial estates. Who would have thought that the Dodworth muck stack has now 3 very profitable hotels? The conspiracy theory is the public owned land went for virtually nothing to private owned real estates. Was it planned like this all those years ago? Ta for your kind comments. Dave

[@excelents]

Love the drone footage !

[@DaveCherry]

Ha ha. Got a standing ovation today at the 'World Premier' at St Pauls at Old Town. They were all saying 'How did you film that? Cheers for everything

[@richardhuddleston3347]

Don't know if it helps you Dave but the bloke at 7'58" looks just like ACF Assinder, Managing Director of New Monkton c1937, as pictured in Life In The Yorkshire Coalfield book.

[@Thetrios_667]

Is there any mines in Yorkshire abandoned you can still get into i done a lot of abandoned mines in Canada

[@fuascailt32]

Any vids on old pits up Stainborough and Hood Green way Dave??

[@a11csc]

1 thing a dunt undastand is why this channel is low on on subs it should be up there with the greatest

[@admiralcraddock464]

You need to tone the music down a bit. Much of the interesting info given by others was unintelligible