A Brief History of Bestwood Colliery 1872-1967
Bestwood Colliery was one of the largest collieries in the Nottinghamshire coalfield. The preserved veritical winding engine and Gothic engine house can be visited on Saturday’s from 10am to 12 noon.
Nottinghamshire Coal Queens
Coal Queen competitions at local and regional level were popular in the post 1947 nationalised coal era in Britain with a national event taking place from 1969 – 1983.
The 1950 Creswell Colliery Disaster – 75th anniverary
Eighty miners were tragically killed at Creswell Colliery on 26th September 1950 as a result of an underground fire at a conveyor transfer point.
Nottinghamshire Miners Galas: A Mine-craft the Prequel project case-study
Blog about the Nottinghamshire Miners Gala (1950-1983) which was one of the case studies for the 2023-24 Nottingham Trent University heritage project, Mine-craft the Prequel: The Photographic Story of East Midlands Coal.