Encouraging Miners To Drink Milk Instead Of Beer.... Some Hope!
Ooops who brought the wine!

Shireoaks Faceworkers And Officials 1974

Post Nationalisation picture of Pit Manager (left) and Union Secretary

NCB Chairman, Sir Norman Siddall, (left) who visited the Colliery in 1982 and assured it of a long existence.
Within a few months he had to retire through ill health and was replaced by McGregor

NCB Chairman, Sir Norman Siddall visit to Shireoaks Colliery in 1982.

Granville Cooper (left) and Harry Batty (Senior Overman) in the Lamp Cabin

Washery Control Room

Wilfred (Wiggy) Canning in the Control Room

Alex Merkuschev, who was seriously injured underground, working in the Control Room

Mr Brumpton, in the Surface Control Room.
I can hear his words echoing in my head now : "Manager wants to know how long are you gonna be stood?"

Surface Washery Control Room