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Hi
As a young girl in the 50 and 60s I remember my Grandad bring up the ponies during the holidays. My grandparents lived opposite in the houses right at the top near the ginnel which separated them from the railway line Annesely where at 14? My dad started on the foot plate of the engines eventually driving the Scotsman and the Mallard. Do you have any records of miners if so my grandad was called Albert Knowles? I can’t give you more info as our family are not forth coming about the past but I believe Grandad looked after the ponies in the years before he retired. Could you please advise?

Cathy Farrow(nee Knowles)
Cathy

Hi,My name is Andy Brown I worked as surface worker then underground during the early 80's at Baddesley colliery. I have seen the input on your site by Walter Fowler and both myself and my father Les Brown have fond and humerous memories of Walter who was our gaffer. We have set up a mobile mining museum which travels the Steam Rallies and Charity events of the UK and are now attached to the British Coal Mining Museum at Caphouse Colliery in Wakefield.

We come from 6 generations of miners and are using our spare time and money to educate and bring about an awareness to the public of the value of the miner.

We have recently been asked to put on an Exhibition at Nuneaton Heritage Centre on Mining from our area and thought it would be nice to ask Walter if he would like to be involved or he might like to come to one of our events and to re-live those old days.

If it is at all possible to send us an e-mail address for him it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for a Great Site
Andy

Email to Walter on it's way
Fionn

Hi there,

My dad John Armour, was a mines rescue worker at Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. He died aged 45 of lung cancer just after retiring.

I play in a band, and have written a song dedicated to Mines Rescue Workers, and my dad!

Any comments on lyrics welcome from an expert such as yourself! Of course I can send you a tape of the music if you'd like. all the best (and a great site you have developed).

Rab Armour