Fionn,

Could you be so kind as to put a query on your site requesting information on a device called 'Kirchins Restrainers'. They are a Colliery Electricians device which (I believe) allow cable couplers to be opened for testing purposes.

Many Thanks,
Ros

I have had an email from someone who was born and bred in Underwood and has family connections with the industry. His great grandad, was the ostler (in charge of the pit ponies) at Brinsley pit, at around the same time as Arthur Lawrence (DHL's father) worked there.

Years ago at Lound Hall National Mining Museum, near Ollerton, and about twenty years ago, when the whole collection was moved to Chatterley Whitfield near Stoke, he saw an exhibit which was the wages book for Brinsley pit and was open at the page showing the Arthur Lawrence connection. He believes that the collection was broken up and sold off when Chatterley Whitfield closed.

Does anyone know of the whereabouts of this book? He is trying to trace it so that he might have a look at it and see if his great grandad is also listed. He strongly suspect that he might be!

He has already contacted the National Coal Mining Museum at Caphouse Colliery in Yorkshire and unfortunately, they know nothing of its location either.

Do you know where I can find images of the Miners being rescued one-by-one in those yellow cages that happened a few years ago?

Thank you very much,
Cristina Rivera

Hi my name is Darren and I live in Norton Green. I have just been on your website page about the Norton pit explosion by John Lumsdon and I am wondering if you could help me to find out some facts on some research I am doing on 'Norton Green Iron Foundry'.

On John’s page he mentions that the chains for the Menai Bridge were cast there but I have looked into the matter and asked this question to many historians and it seems that their research reveals that the 32,000 thousand links were cast in Shropshire.

Although many locals believe that the chains/links were cast at Norton Green and apart from a few mentions in the odd local histories I am beginning to doubt this as fact.

I would really like to prove myself wrong by having some facts on the matter and I am therefore asking if John can help on the matter by passing on any evidence.

Any help on the matter would be appreciated,

Look forward to hearing from you

Darren

Hello

I cannot find the answer to my question anywhere.
What was or is a Galloway Driver?
One of my ancestors was a Galloway driver according to the census, in Yorkshire.

Barbara

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