YORKSHIRE MAIN COLLIERY

MANY THANKS TO KEITH BUTCHER FOR SENDING IN THE FOLLOWING PICTURES OF DENABY AND CADEBY COLLIERIES. THE TWO MINES WERE JOINED UNDERGROUND IN 1968 AFTER DENABY WAS CLOSED.

The first pictures show scenes of the strike in 1970-71

Mining trainees at the mine 

Miners leaving the cage at the pit top

On his way to the lamp room.

Cadeby colliery.

Taken during demolition

Plan of the railway sidings

 

Denaby colliery

One of the last steam trains crossing the viaduct over the river Don on its way to the mine.

Denaby and Cadeby home coal team.

Fishing club presentation taking place at Denaby miners welfare.

Boxing club competition at the welfare

Denaby miners welfare club.

Denaby main canteen.

The colliery football team.

The pit baths

The colliery after closure.

Underground at the mine in the 60s

coal barge at cadeby or denaby

 

 

The streets of Denaby.

Cadeby disaster.

Denaby crossings.

Denaby and cadeby main coal wagon ticket

Cadeby colliery head gear.

Cadeby colliery pit workers in 1915

Denaby main colliery.

Cadeby coal barge.

Denaby colliery road ways.

Cadeby colliery pit workers 1920

This photo was taken at the Denaby Main Hotel nicked named the !! Drum
!! were all the miners used to call for a drink after a hard days shift
at Denaby and Conisbrough Collieries the photo of the Fishing Club
Presentation was taken about the late 50's early 60's.
Photo names, Back row Bill Alan. Joe Callagher. Colin Andrews. Cap
Green. Eric Ward.Bill Turner. Albert Walton. Bottom row Jim Croot. Jim
Sharples. and the Landlady Mary Flather and Landlord Sid Flather.