Gedling Colliery, in the Nottinghamshire coalfield, closed thirty-years ago in early November 1991 due to deteriorating geological conditions in the Main Bright seam.
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When did the pits shut?
Pit closures announced
On 6 March 1984, the NCB announced that the agreement reached after the 1974 strike was obsolete, and that to reduce government subsidies, 20 collieries would close with a loss of 20,000 jobs. Many communities in Northern England, Scotland and Wales would lose their primary source of employment.
When did Bentinck pit close?
Annesley-Bentinck: Final Closure January 2000
In January 1999 Midlands Mining announced that Annesley – Bentinck Colliery would finish production early in 2000.
When did Creswell pit close?
1991
In 1947 the National Coal Board took over all the company’s collieries and worked Cresswell until it closure in 1991.
How many pits were there in Nottinghamshire?
Headstocks have come to symbolise coal mining communities and coal production. Thirty-five years ago there were some twenty-five pits in operation across Nottinghamshire, each one (with the exception of the fully-enclosed tower winders) clearly identified by the sight of the headstock wheels turning.
When did the last pit close in England?
December 2015
The last operating deep coal mine in the United Kingdom, Kellingley colliery in North Yorkshire, closed in December 2015. Most continuing coal mines are collieries owned by freeminers, or are open pit mines of which there were 26 in 2014.
What year were the power cuts in the 70s?
To reduce electricity consumption, and thus conserve coal stocks, the Conservative Prime Minister, Edward Heath, announced a number of measures under the Fuel and Electricity (Control) Act 1973 on 13 December 1973, including the Three-Day Work Order, which came into force at midnight on 31 December.
When did Boldon pit close?
24 June 1982
Opened 1862, closed 24 June 1982. It was opened by the Harton Coal Company, and owned by the National Coal Board from 1947.
What was the last pit to close?
January 26 2005 will go down in history as the day when the last pit in the north-east announced it was closing, in a flood of controversy.
When did edlington pit close?
1985
The first shafts for the colliery were sunk in 1909, and coal continued to be produced at Edlington until the mine shut in 1985.
When did Goldthorpe pit close?
Coal mining took place in the Goldthorpe area from the 17th century, with the opening of a colliery in 1678 (Smith 2002). This mine was developed further as Marsden’s Goldthorpe Colliery in 1770. The site closed in 1783 but was re-opened as Goldthorpe Colliery in 1909. The mine closed in 1994.
When did golborne pit close?
1989
On 18 March 1979 there was a methane explosion at the town’s colliery caused by an electrical spark, which took the lives of ten miners. Of the eleven present, only one survived. The colliery closed in 1989.
When did Clifton pit close?
Main pits were in north of township: Lowther Pit, with coke ovens at Coldfitz Wood, and William Pit. Mining continued until after nationalisation: Clifton colliery closed 1959.
What is the oldest pub in Nottingham?
Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem
Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem is a Grade II listed public house in Nottingham which claims to have been established in 1189, although there is no documentation to verify this date.
When did Sherwood pit close?
Sherwood Colliery Pit has 96 recorded deaths from 1902 until it closed in 1992.
Who closed the pits in the UK?
Clement Attlee’s Labour government closed 101 pits between 1947 and 1951; Macmillan (Conservative) closed 246 pits between 1957 and 1963; Wilson (Labour) closed 253 in his two terms in office between 1964 and 1976; Heath (Conservative) closed 26 between 1970 and 1974; and Thatcher (Conservative) closed 115 between 1979
Are there any mines left in Britain?
Glynneath, South Wales. Selar is one of Celtic Energy’s coal sites situated in the small town of Glynneath in South Wales. It excavates approximately 3.5 million tonnes of anthracite coal, with reserves of more than one million tonnes still to be mined.
What was the deepest pit in England?
The World’s Only Polyhalite Mine | ICL Boulby > How Deep is Boulby Mine? Our mine here at ICL UK is the deepest mine in the UK and the second deepest mine in Europe. It takes around seven minutes to be taken to the bottom of the mine in the man shaft elevator, and the temperature reaches highs of 40 degrees.
How much unmined coal is left in the UK?
The United Kingdom has proven reserves equivalent to 1.9 times its annual consumption. This means it has about 2 years of Coal left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).
When was the last blackout in UK?
One of the last big power cuts, in August 2019, hit a million customers’ electricity supplies, and caused chaos for rail, road and air commuters.
What year was electricity in all homes?
Thanks in great part to FDR’s Rural Electrification Act of 1936, by 1945, 85 percent of American homes were powered by electricity, with virtually all homes having electricity by 1960.