These images supplied
by Mr P Jones of Snedshill.
Any reminiscences of life
in the Granville Mine would be appreciated. Please make an entry in the guestbook.
"I
liked the pictures.
My Granddad
- Jim Cotterhill from Wrockwardine Wood worked at the Granville until (I assume)
WW II (he died in 1960 in his eighties).
My Uncles
Jack and Bill Cotterhill both worked at The Granville - Jack was an engineer
in the mine. I think Bill drove a crane.
Any history
you have that mentions them would be most interesting."
Greg Jones
Gregory.Jones@Virgin.net
Left:
In the Lamp Room. Having collected their lamps, and safety lamps if they were
entitled, the men queue at the deployment window for the supervisor to allocate
them the place of work. 20 - 35 men would work on one face. They carried personal
tokens stamped with their paycheck numbers to hang on the board before they
went underground. This provided a tally of who was present at the face.
Below:
At the coal face. Workers manually adjust the safety chocks which were powered
by water. The chain guides the cutting machine
Above:
Men in the 'man-machine' taking them from the bottom of the shaft (pit bottom)
to the loading bay, after which they would walk to the coal face in the particular
'district' where they were working that day.
Right:
Fred Jones and John McCall adjust the supports holding up the coal face roof,
1977
