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Calendar
The Decline Of The Industry Continued
After Nationalisation 1947

Book 6
Chimneys
1992
1992 Pages   1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9     10  

1992 - Page 4


Sherwood Closed After 90 Years

- Continued -

Agents:

  • E Ellis Agent -1919
  • Chas H Heathcote (1437) Agent 1919-1937 ? 1939 (to General Manager Sherwood Colliery Co)
  • F Henry Ellis Agent 1939-1943
  • Alf W Gray (4013) Agent 1943-1949
  • Geo. G Heathcote (2438) Agent 1949-1952
  • John Reid (2103) Agent 1952-1957 (promoted from Mansfield).

Sub-Area Managers / Group Managers / Production Managers: No3 Area, No1 Sub-Area

  • Manager John T Rice (816) 1947-1953
  • Alf E Naylor (1928) 1953-1957
  • John Reid (2103) (Group Manager)
  • Jim S Thompson (3006) (No1 Group Manager) 1957-1960
  • Jack E Wood (4395) 1960-1963
  • David R Mounsey (4840) Group Manager 1963-1967
  • Ray Gregory (4354) 1967-1985

Managers for Sherwood:

  • J William Fryar (349) 1901-1905
  • Chas H Heathcote (1437) 1905-1919 (for Hucknall also 1911-1913)
  • Chas A Heathcote (3938) 1919-1943 (transferred from Hucknall)
  • Jim Reid (2103) Manager 1943-1946, cont NCB No3 Area: 1947-1951 transferred to Mansfield)
  • Frank Heald (3274) Manager 1951-1954 (promoted from Undermanager, transferred to Rufford)
  • E Harrison (3189) 1954-1956
  • George Brown (5088) Manager 1956-1957 (transferred to Blidworth)
  • R John French (5532) 1957 (Manager transferred to Warsop)
  • Robert (Bob) Anderson (5547) Manager July 1957-Aug 1958 (promoted from Assistant Manager Bilsthorpe, transferred to Manager then Agent Manager Warsop, later General Manager Thoresby 1967-1972 and Production Manager N Nottinghamshire -1972-1985)
  • George Brown (5088) Manager 1960-1968 (transferred back from Blidworth, demoted and transferred to Deputy Manager Bevercotes)
  • North Nottinghamshire Area: Stan Hacking (4274) 1968-1976 (acting Manager, then Agent/Manager, General Manager, promoted from Mansfield, later Staff Manager at North Nottinghamshire HQ and later Deputy Director Admin)
  • Eric Baker (8246) 1976-1985 Manager (transferred from Manager Sutton)
  • Philip W Wood (7896) 1985-1987 Manager (transferred from Manager Sutton, transferred to Newstead at closure)
  • David J Moult (11244) 1987-1989 Manager (promoted from Thoresby, transferred to General Manager Rufford)
  • Mick D Orchiston (11282) Manager 1989-1990 (promoted from Deputy Manager, transferred to Calverton)
  • Robert (Bob) J Hallam (11252) 1990-1991 (promoted from Blidworth, transferred to Calverton)
  • Gary Clark (11810) 1991-1992 Manager (transferred from Clipstone, transferred to Asfordby) and Colin Stocks Manager (11030) 1992 (transferred from Cotgrave at closure).

Deputy Managers:

  • Frank Mallinder (3236) 1960-1975
  • Jim EG Cannon (7674) 1975-1982 (transferred from Bilsthorpe, transferred to Welbeck)
  • Derek R Bell (10149) 1982-1987 (promoted to Manager Betteshanger later Bevercotes)
  • Mick D Orchiston (11282) Nov 1987-1989 (promoted to Manager)
  • Brian IF Gwilliam (11142) 1989-1991 (transferred from Clipstone, transferred to Senior Mining Engineer British Mining Consultants)
  • Gary Clark 1990-1992 (11810) (promoted from Clipstone, promoted to Manager Clipstone)
  • Colin G Fiddler (11597) 1992 at closure transferred from Asfordby)
  • Roger L Trueman (10009) 1992 (transferred from Clipstone).

Assistant Managers:

  • Jack Winnard (3909) 1958-1959 (promoted to Deputy Manager Bilsthorpe)
  • None
  • Mick D Orchiston (11282) 1985-1987 (transferred from Mansfield, promoted to Deputy Manager)
  • Willie McGranaghan (11633) 1987-1988 (promoted from Clipstone, promoted to Deputy Manager Bevercotes, later Manager Wistow, Selby to closure 2004 and then Harworth 2005-2006, Manager of National Coal Mining Museum at Caphouse near Wakefield from 2008)
  • John P Whyatt (11312) 1988-1990 (promoted to Deputy Manager Asfordby, left the industry, joined HMI 2011/12)
  • Kevin Bancroft (11819) 1991 (promoted to Deputy Manager Calverton, later Manager).

Undermanagers for Sherwood:

  • Chas H Heathcote (1902-1905 (promoted to Manager)
  • W Stirland 1905-1927
  • NW Stubbs 1928-1942
  • Geo W Brooks (2977) 1940-1949
  • Jim S Thompson (3006) 1943-1950 (promoted to Manager Blidworth)
  • Frank Heald (3274) 1950-1951 (promoted to Manager)
  • John H Williams (4368) Nov 1950-1952 (promoted from Overman Thoresby, promoted to Assistant Manager Bilsthorpe)
  • William (Bill) D Galloway (4803) 1953-1955 (promoted to Assistant Manager Blidworth)
  • Jack Winfield (5720) 1955-1958 (promoted from Overman Warsop, promoted to Assistant Manager Warsop)
  • C Walter Standage (5742) 1958-1965 (promoted from Overman Bilsthorpe, transferred to Rufford, promoted to Deputy Manager, later General Manager Ollerton 1973)
  • Jim EG Cannon (7674) 1965-1967 (promoted to Deputy Manager Bevercotes, then Bilsthorpe)
  • Jack Taylor (7573) 1967-1968 (transferred from Harworth, transferred to Ollerton)
  • Terry Wood (76..) 1968-1969 (promoted from Teversal, had a breakdown, demoted back to Teversal, committed suicide)
  • W Vic Brown (9249) 1968-1971 (promoted from Overman Rufford, transferred to Ollerton, later Deputy Manager Babbington, later Manager New Hucknall, Annesley and Moorgreen -1985) d 2012
  • Robert (Bob) G Siddall (9974) 1972-1973 (promoted from Bilsthorpe, promoted to Deputy Manager Rufford, later Manager Blidworth, HQ positions, Director Yorks, finally Director Opencast)
  • Brian C Wright (9913) 1973-1978 (promoted from Technical Assistant Clipstone, promoted to Deputy Manager Thoresby, then General Manager finally Director Nottinghamshire Group)
  • Brian H Orton (9492) 1978-1981 (transferred from Blidworth, transferred to Rufford, later Area Tunnelling Team Engineer from 1989, replacing Herbert (Bert) H Grime (8956)
  • Richard J Dalton (10661) 1981-1984 (transferred from Rufford, promoted to Deputy Manager, then Manager Welbeck, left the industry)
  • Neil M Bacon (.....) 1984-1986 off work sick for some time
  • Roy W Dodson (9264) (promoted from Assistant Undermanager) 1985-1986
  • John P Whyatt (11312) 1986-1988 (promoted to Assistant Manager)
  • David A Slater (11529) 1988-1992 (promoted to Assistant Manager Ollerton) and Paul D Henry (11195) 1992 (transferred from Ollerton for closure).

Assistant Undermanagers included

  • Reg J Fitzpatrick (10961) (promoted from an Under-official at West Cannock July 1976, promoted to Undermanager at Bilsthorpe, Nov 1976).
  • Roy W Dodson (9264) 1981-85 (from Bevercotes promoted to Undermanager)
  • Robert Hallam 1985 (transferred to Blidworth? Later Manager Calverton, Sherwood, Thoresby).

Safety Engineers:

  • Ron Greatrex (transferred from Bentinck, seconded to Ollerton for strike period 1974, transferred to Welbeck)
  • Malcolm Roebuck -1992 (ex Deputy Teversal, transferred to Calverton).

Surveyors included:

  • Albert E Robinson (1199) -1952 (promoted to Sub-Area Surveyor, Group Surveyor)
  • W Keith Houghton (2473) (promoted from Clipstone, transferred to Ollerton) 1952-1959
  • Herbert Shaw (3023) (promoted from Assistant) 1959-1987
  • Robert Quincey ARICS (5415) 1987-1992 (promoted from Deputy, Newstead, transferred to Calverton)
  • Jed G Thomas (6534) 1992 temp at closure.

NACODS:

  • Terrance Hemmings (a Deputy transferred from Teversal 1980, Secretary 1984-1989. North Nottinghamshire Area President, finished 1991.

Fatal Accidents Sherwood:

  • Albert Newman Woods (34) and Edmund Simmons (34) sinkers, a balance weight fell onto them 22/4/1902
  • ? Brinkley (..?) 19/1/1903
  • Reginald William Seale (32) electrocuted 14/3/1903
  • James Peters (21) fell from the headstocks on the surface 5/11/1905
  • Henry Slater (16) 20/7/1907
  • Frederick William Hewitt (43) fall of coal 1/8/1905
  • William Hewitt (43) 6/8/1908
  • Jasper Cooke (41) fall of coal 18/8/1908
  • George Henry Richards (18) injured by a fork 22/11/1909, died of meningitis 31/12/1909
  • George Blake (18) 1/1/1910
  • James Jarvis Moore (15) kicked on the head by a pony 3/5/1910, died 2/10/1910
  • Austin Allsop (17) fall in a roadway 13/12/1910
  • John Thomas Widdowson (15) run over by tubs 12/4/1911, died 13/4/1911
  • Henry Clement (31) fall of roof 14/6/1912, died 22/6/1912
  • William Hind (38) crushed by the cage 25/6/1912
  • Joseph Bradbury (24) fall of coal 2/5/1912, died 6/7/1912
  • William Henry Whatham (45) and Walter Alsop (40) both killed when 100 tons of rock fell on them whist widening a roadway 19/12/1912
  • Henry Vallance (16) kicked on the head by a pony 26/5/1913
  • William Walker (50) fall of roof 18/7/1913
  • William Henry Scrimshaw (37) onsetter, crushed by cage 16/10/1913
  • Thomas Smith (22) fall of roof 24/6/1914
  • Francis Robert Brown (or Brewin) (42) fall of roof 26/5/1915
  • Robert James Cotton (28) fall of roof 29/7/1915
  • Francis William Tyler (17) run over by tubs 9/7/1915
  • Alfred Deller (43) fall of roof 2/9/1915, died 5/9/1915
  • John Blount (51) fall of roof 12/10/1916
  • Thomas Smith (17) ? 17/5/1917
  • Joseph Wombwell (34) fall of coal 14/6/1917
  • Harold Levick (34) crushed by cage 28/6/1917, died 1/7/1917
  • Granville Cyril Groves (17) crushed by tubs 20/3/1918
  • William Henry Whalley (59) fall of roof 23/4/1918
  • James Riley (48) fall of roof 8/10/1918
  • George William Ward (14) crushed by tubs 15/3/1919
  • Frank William Lacey (18) 6/5/1920
  • George Wakefield (18) run over by tubs 23/11/1920
  • Jas William Bush (35) fall of roof 29/12/1922, died 30/12/1920
  • George Harwood (48) fall of roof 5/4/1922, died 24/2/1923
  • John Stenson Laker (17) run over by tubs 8/4/1924, died 14/4/1924
  • Ernest Lee (37) fall of roof 1/8/1924
  • Lawrence Edwards (15) run over by tubs 19/10/1925
  • Leslie Clarke (21) run over by tubs 9/7/1928, died 10/7/1928
  • Thomas Spate (52) injured whilst lifting a tub ?/6/1928, died 23/8/1928
  • Charles Edmund Cross (41) fall of roof 28/8/1928
  • Sam Duckmanton (63) crushed by tubs 9/7/1929, died 12/7/1929
  • Joseph Robinson (40) fall of roof 1/10/1929
  • Cyril Hind (22) run over by tubs 31/10/1930
  • James Fred Hawksley (61) 19/12/1930 In Memory
  • William Hanford (59) run over by tubs 30/5/1931, died 29/6/1931
  • Richard Parkes (19) fall of roof 17/2/1933
  • George William Dalby (45) fall of roof 17/3/1933
  • Horace Whitchurch (42) fall of roof 27/11/1933
  • George Henry Staniland (40) injured his knee 31/12/1930 died from erysipelas 18/1/1931
  • Thomas Ernest Walker (18) crushed by tubs 3/6/1935
  • William Joseph Roberts (26) fall of roof 15/10/1935
  • William Alberry (30) injured his hand 30/1/1936, died from septicaemia 25/2/1936
  • Thomas Platt (60) fall of roof 1/4/1936
  • William Limb (21) crushed by the cage 31/7/1936
  • Fred William Stocks (30) fall of roof 9/9/1936, died 18/10/1936
  • Harry Frost (62) run over by tubs 10/2/1937
  • Sidney Peat (31) caught in a coal cutter 25/3/1937
  • John William Sawrey (47) fall of roof 8/7/1937
  • William Holland (14) head trapped in conveyor roller on the surface 21/7/1937
  • Fred Cox (38) run over by tubs 29/11/1937
  • George Gee (63) fall of roof 9/12/1937
  • William Arthur Needham (50) injured himself lifting a tub 31/10/1938, died 16/11/1938
  • Joseph Rowbotham (16) run over by tubs 7/12/1939
  • Charles William Hind (45) fall of roof 18/12/1940
  • George Mee (41) fall of roof 20/1/1941
  • Arthur Mansbridge (46) fell onto a tub 101/3/1941, died from myelotosis 28/5/1941
  • Harry Briggs (57) fall of roof 28/7/1941
  • George Edward Marples (16) run over by tubs 19/1/1942
  • John Davies (31) fall of roof 17/7/1942
  • Ernest Ward Wheatman (50) fall of roof 22/2/1943, died 23/2/1943
  • George Leadbetter (62) fall of roof 6/11/1943, died 31/11/1943
  • Wilfred Griffin Cash (36) fall in a roadway 12/1/1945
  • Edward Wilson (28) fall of roof 18/7/1945
  • Richard Stanley Knight (65) fall in a roadway 30/11/1945
  • James Edward Young (42) hit by a dislodged prop 14/7/1945, died from meningitis -/5/1946
  • Thomas Knowles (61) Deputy, fall of roof 7/1/1947
  • Alfred Newton (53) caught in a coal cutter 16/1/1948
  • Eugen Kozak (36) fall of roof 12/11/1949
  • Leslie Allwood (53) hit by an aerial tip bucket on the surface 8/7/1952
  • Leslie Roy Tilley (30) fell from the pithead baths roof 26/7/1952
  • James Kirkman (69) fall of roof in 1949, died 15/5/1954
  • Thomas Frederick Staton (underground worker) of Fletcher Street, Mansfield Woodhouse was knocked down by a cyclist, Harold Townsend (First aid attendant), on Friday 12/11/1954 as he came out of a gap between 2 buses parked in the pit yard. He died next day 13/11/1954 from a fractured skull
  • Alfred Dove (43) crushed by a coal cutter 12/1/1955, died 29/1/1955
  • George Stanley Draycott (18) crushed by tubs 30/4/1955
  • Walter Sharpe (52) caught in machinery on the surface 1/11/1955
  • George William Lyons (24) fall of roof 11/11/1955
  • John William Taylor (36) fall of roof 26/9/1956
  • William Coupe (30) fall of roof 26/5/1960
  • Eric Benjamin Hayden (40) crushed by the cage at the surface 27/12/1960
    • William Raymond Betts (37) fall of roof 15/11/1962 - inquest 15-Feb-1963 at Mansfield
    • Walter Watson Howeison (40) fall of roof 15/11/1962
    • "Jock" Wallace fall of roof 15/11/1962
  • Alexander Maxwell (56) caught in machinery 24/9/1964
  • Charles E Tyler (51) run over by wagons on the surface between Sep and Dec 1966
  • Barry Winfield (44) run over by wagons on the surface 24/12/1971
  • Roy Melvyn Watson (43) Injured between Sep and Dec 1979
  • John William Cooper (31) crushed by a mine car 14/1982
  • William Sunderland (49) caught in machinery 18/1/1983
  • Stephen John Henton (29) fall of roof 18/1/1987

Sherwood Wheel

On the wheel stated "Their Wheel, their lives, your memory, our wheel"

 

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