Mine in Altofts, Yorkshire

[nadiawalton]

BRILLIANT!
Thanks 

[tomkin]

Hi Nadia,
              You might find this site very interesting.
              www.pitwork.net/stocks.htm
 there are loads of photographs of general interest and an account of the
explosion at Altofts in1886. Even photo's of the mines
rescue team.
Tomkin

[dennford]

Found this

Date:         Sat, 6 Jan 2001 17:13:17 +1300
Reply-To:     "The mining-history list." <[log in to unmask]>
Sender:       mining-history <[log in to unmask]>
From:         "O. J. & K. L. Pope" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      POPE & PEARSON LTD
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;

Hi List,
I am a new member.
You probably will not hear much from me as I have joined the list to gather information about my GGGG grandfather Samuel POPE and his brothers Richard, John Buckingham and Thomas who were involved in coal mining at Altofts and other sites in Yorkshire from around 1830.
They lived in London after shifting from Newton Abbot in Devon.
As well as mining they were involved in shipping, exporting and distributing coal and bricks.

Owen POPE
Nelson
New Zealand.
www.owenpope.com
Scheduled for launch Monday 5 March 2001

here is the link

http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A2=ind01&L=MINING-HISTORY&P=R1673&I=-3


                                            Denn

[bianca1978]

dom pedro pit also fox pit and west riding pit all round altofts there were also glasshoughton pit fryston pit sharlston prince of wales collery in castleford we were a big mining community more likely if they lived in altofts they would work at one of the first 3 i mentioned but there was a lot around good luck

[wildgoose]

My uncle Chuck SPINK use to work at St Johns.

[nadiawalton]

My Gt Gt Gt Grandfather William Sykes worked there in the 1870's.
William died 12/12/1882 at St Johns Colliery, Newland, Normanton, Yorks.
(Death cert here)
It says “fall of coal and bind upon him while at work in Stanley Main Pit. Instant Death.”
An inquest was held into his death (inquest here) and it was recorded as accidental death.
The fall of the coal happened at about 11 o clock that morning and his body wasn't found until half 7 that evening!
Wondering if anyone knows if there are any old photographs of the mine?

[bianca1978]

for any photos i have put up a post all about castleford

good luck

[wildgoose]

Wasn't there also a mine at Loscoe?

[Scottie8]

Yes there was an Altofts colliery near Normanton, I believe it was originally Pope and Pearsons colliery. It's past my bedtime here in Oz but I shall return to this thread tommorow if I get a chance, there is sure to be more info on it.
                                          Denn

You seem to know a lot about this mine.

My Grandfather John Scott was killed in this mine on 25th July 1947. He was caught in a disk of a coal cutting machine. I am trying to find out anything about him at the time of his death or anyone who might of known him.
I am still unfortunately still looking for his place of rest.

Scottie