grandad wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
grandad wrote:
They never found ours!
Yes they did, at Asfordby right under Belvoir Castle, whose one-time owner was a pit owner but never knew what was under his gaff...
So tell me, how many tonnes of coal did they get out of the pit before they closed it and blew everything up?
Asfordby is a good 10 miles from Belvoir Castle. the Castle has been owned by the same family for generations.We lived at the castle when I was born. My dad worked for the Duke.
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Since coming into production in April 1995, Asfordby has produced 1.5 million tonnes of coal.
A coal field can easily be 10 miles from a pit shaft
I remember the "No mining in the Vale" campaign, they cited possible subsidence under Belvoir castle as a good reason not to mine
It was the loss of mineral rights that didnt please the lord of the manor
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Re: Lincolnshire.
Post by cornirog on Jul 28, 2010, 2:50am
The Vale Of Belvoir Coalfield is a rich area of Coal stretching into Lincolnshire. The Duke of Rutland fought hard to stop new mines opening in the Vale at Saltby, Hose and Asfordby. There was a Public Enquiry that refused the main Colliery plans by the NCB, but allowed a new mine at Asfordby. This was on the very edge of the Coalfield next to a Steelworks (Holwell).
Many Leicestershire and Notts lads transferred to Asfordby after the shafts were sunk in 1986-7. (A lot of Cotgrave lads came after the outcry of the 1992 pit closure controversy.)
The mine closed in 1997 after severe geological problems. These were caused by massive igneous sills that caused cyclical weighting issues similar to those experienced in Selby in her early days.
I was the deputy on 101's when we had a massive inrush of water and lost the face. Fortunately we didn't lose any men...but it was very close!Re: Lincolnshire.
Post by admin on Jul 28, 2010, 7:17am
I wonder if the Duke would have fought hard had he owned the mineral rights like his grandfather had??
That must have been scary being on a face with an inrush!! Any idea where the water came from???Re: Lincolnshire.
Post by wheldale on Jul 28, 2010, 11:30am
I remember from coal news that there was loads of development carried out before production, many records set. Must of been a well set out pit. I also remember a retired deputy from Donisthorpe telling me that British Coal knew about problems with the strata above the coal seam but took a chance on it.
Shame the governement did nothing to help the pit, or do you think it was worth more closed? Bet UK coal made a fair bit of cash from the land, I think its a buisness park now?Re: Lincolnshire.
Post by cornirog on Jul 28, 2010, 1:33pm
Your dead right on the mineral rights.......... We would have been able to open all 4 pits........
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