A Unique History From My Work Diaries

Surveying Jobs

No4 Sub-Area, No4 Area, East Midlands Division, NCB from 1st January 1947

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Jul 1954

Thurs 1 … Office … Ventilation plan. Copying levels.

Fri 2 … U/g … 40s fault measures and 50s BG levelling and taping … 4 men (RB*, GB, RE, GW)
(110 + 17 u/g)

Fri 9 … Surface … Spudding for new theodolite stations from Bridge 19 along railway to Rowthorne tunnel … 2 men (KM, RB)

Sat 3 … Office … Progress folders. Manager’s plans.

Mon 5 … Office … Manager’s plans

Tues 6 … Office … Manager’s plans.

Wed 7 … Technical College

Thurs 8 … Office … Manager’s plans.

Sat 10 … Office … Progress folders.

Mon 12 … U/g … 10s panel and 70s scour dial surveys and measurements … 3 men (WEBB, KM, RB)

Tues 13 … U/g … 50s LG and 50s TG levelling and taping … 3 men (RB*, GW, RE)

Wed 14 … U/g … Silverhill … 120s benk heading survey with dial, Low Main…. 2 men (CB, RB)

Thurs 15 … U/g … 60s LG, 60s TG and 120s Scouring levelling and taping … 3 men (RB*, GW, RE)

Fri 16 … U/g … 10s LH, 10s LG and 10s RH lines adjusted with dial … 3 men (RB*, GW, RE)

Annual leave 1 week Mon 19 – Sat 24 July
Pit holidays Mon 19 to Sat 31 July

Tues 27 … Office … Manager’s plans.

Wed 28 … Office … Calculating Teversal and Silverhill levels.

Thurs 29 … Surface … Dirt Tip survey, Sutton Colliery … 2 men (Jack Brown, RB).

Thurs 29 … Office … 6” tracing.

Fri 30 … Office … Monthly book.

August 1954

Tues 3 … U/g … 20s BG, 20s LG, and 40s LG and 40s RH dial surveys and measurements … 4 men (WEBB, RB, GB, RE).      (115 +18 u/g)

Wed 4 … U/g … 20s all 3 gates adjusted with dial … 2 men (WEBB, RB)

Thurs 5 … U/g … 60s levelling and taping, fault on 60s, 60s and 120s lines … 3 men (RB*, GB, RE)

Fri 6 … U/g … Silverhill… 61s and 71s dial surveys Deep Hard … 4 men (PWH, AE RB and Alan Vardy an ET).

Sat 7 … Office … Progress folders.

Mon 9 … Office … Electrical tracings and 6” tracing.

Tues 10 … U/g … 40s LG and 40s RH levelling and taping … 3 men (RB*, GB, RE)

Wed 11 …U/g … 50s LG and 50s TG lines and 40s LG … 3 men, but had to do it again (RB*, GB, RE)

Thurs 12 … U/g … 60s and 90s dial surveys and measuring … 4 men (WEBB, RB, GB, RE)  
(120 + 19 u/g)

Fri 13 … Office … Progress. Electrical plan. Calculations of surveys.

Sat 14 … Office … Progress folders.

Mon 24 … Office … Progress folders.

Tues 25 … U/g … 50s South lines, 70s North lines check … 3 men (RB*, GB, RE)

Wed 26 … U/g … 50s, 60s and 70s South, Monthly measures … 3 men, split up (RB*, GB, RE)

Thurs 27 … U/g … 10s, 20s and 40s North, Monthly measures … 3 men, split up (RB*, GB, RE)

Fri 28 … Surface … Dirt tips check … 2 men (WEBB, RB)

Sat 29 … Office … Progress folders.

George Watson (GW) Linesman left (unsuitable) Aug 22

Sep 1954

Keith Mitchell (KM) First Assistant transferred to Newstead because of moving house, living with his mother, but he was not replaced, so there was just Brian Barlow and me from now on, unless assisted by Group Staff on occasions.  It was good for me that I was involved with most of the jobs, gaining much valuable experience.

Wed 1 … Office … Manager’s plans.

Thur 2 … U/g … 50s new line and 40s spudding … 2 men (JW, RB)

Sat 4 … Office … Progress folders.

Mon 6 … U/g … 90s, 50s and 60s spudding … 2 men (RB*, GB)   (125 + 21 u/g)

Tues 7 …U/g … 10s, 40s and 50s spudding … 2 men (RB*, GB)

Wed 8 … Office … R & FF prints.

Thurs 9 … Office … R & FF plans coloured.

Fri 10 … U/g … Progress measurements 120s, 70s, 80s, old 11s, 50s and 60s faults … 2 men split up (RB*, GB)

Sat 11 … Office … Progress folders.

Mon 13 …U/g … 60s TG and 60s LG theodolite surveys … 4 men (WEBB, JW, RB, RE)

Tues 14 … U/g … 60s LG and 50s LG theodolite surveys … 4 men (WEBB, RB, GB, RE)

Wed 15 … Technical College

Thurs 16 … U/g … 40s TG theodolite survey … 3 men (WEBB, RB, RE).   (130 + 19 u/g)

Fri 17 … U/g … South Main Road and 90s theodolite surveys … 3 men (WEBB, RB, RE)

Sat 18 … Surface … Measuring from Stanley Cross Roads to Hardwick Inn … 3 men (Saturday) (KM seconded back again, GA, RB)

Mon 20 … Office … Check calculations for theodolite survey.  Manpower survey.

Tues 21 …U/g … Measured 60s LG, 50s TG and then 90s BG, bay levelling, 50m band … 2 men (WEBB, RB)

Wed 22 … Technical College

Thurs 23 … Surface … measuring Sutton pit top … 3 men (C Skeavington CS, KM seconded back, RB)

Fri 24 … Office … Levelling calculations.

Sat 25 … Office … Progress folders.

Mon 27 … U/g … 50s LG check and levelling from shaft to 25s / South Level … 3 men (WEBB, RB, RE)

Tues 28 … U/g … 70s LG new lines and 20s LG adjusted … 3 men (RB*, GB, RE)

Wed 29 … Technical College

Thurs 30 … U/g … 50s, 60s and 90s monthly measures … 3 men, split up (RB*, GB, RE)
(135 + 19 u/g)

Oct 1954

Fri 1 … Office …  Monthly progress information etc, such as measured face lengths and areas of coal top left up and seam sections.

Sat 2 … Office … Progress folders and sections.

Mon 4 … U/g … 10s RH theodolite angling and measuring … 3 men (WEBB, RB, RE)

Tues 5 … Office … Manpower figures.

Wed 6 … Technical College

Thurs 7 … Office … Finished manpower figures.

Fri 8 … Office … General.

Fri 8 … U/g … 70s face heading line set out … 2 men (WEBB, RB) afternoon.

Sat 9 … Office … Progress folders.

Mon 11 … Office … Manager’s 1/2500 plans to date

Tues 12 … U/g … 10s panel and new 70s dial surveys … 4 men (JW, RB, GB, RE)

Wed 13 … Technical College

Fri 15 … Office ... Manager’s new 1/2500 plans.

Sat 16 … Bi-annual Meeting for all Surveyors at Bentinck Welfare … morning.

Mon 18 … Office … Progress. Survey calculations using log tables.

Tues 19 … U/g … 10s levelling and taping 3 gates … 3 men (RB*, GB, RE)

Wed 20 … Technical College

Thurs 21 … Office … Manager’s 1/2500 plans.

Fri 22 … Office … Manager’s 1/2500 plans.

Sat 23 … Office … Progress folders.

Mon 25 … Office … Manager’s 1/2500 plans.

Tues 26 … U/g … 20s TG and 20s LG levelling and taping … 3 men (RB*, GB, RE) (140 +19 u/g)

Wed 27 … Technical College

Thurs 28 … Office … Manager’s 1/2500 plans.

Fri 29 … Office … Support plan for 10s Training face.

Sat 30 … Office … Progress folders.

Nov 1954

Mon 1 … U/g … 20s BG and 40s both gates levelling and taping … 2 men (RB*, RE)

Tues 2 … U/g … 20s TG and 20s BG and 40s both gates dial surveys and measuring … 2 men (RB*, RE)

Wed 3 … Technical College

Thurs 4 … U/g … 20s dial survey completed and pit bottom levels and taping to South level Bank head … 2 men (WEBB, RB)

Fri 5 … Office …. Plotting Pit bottom levels.

Sat 6 … Office … Progress folders and Gate bearing book.

Mon 8 … U/g … 10s LG, 20s TG and 40s LG lines adjusted … 2 men (RB*, RE)

Tues 9 … Office … Manager’s 1/2500 plans.

Wed 10 … Technical College

Thurs 11 … Office … Sectional R & FF Plans.

Fri 12 … U/g … Dial survey and measurements 60s and 90s panels … 4 men (WEBB, RB, GB, RE).                                                                                                                                       (145 + 19 u/g)

Sat 13 … Office … Progress folders.

Mon 15 … U/g … 60s and 90s gate lines adjusted and 120s whitewashed girder … 2 men (RB*, RE)

Tues 16 … U/g … 120s line, 60s lines, 70s benk heading, 60s LG levelling and taping … 2 men (RB*, GB)

Wed 17 … Technical College

Thurs 18 … Office 1/500 Pit bottom R & FF plan.

Fri 19 … Office … Continued with R & FF plans. Copied surveys into folder.

Sat 20 … Office … Progress folders.

Mon 22 … U/g … 50s panel dial surveys, 60s top side fault measures … 3 men (WEBB, RB, RE)

Tues 23 … Office … Ventilation plans.

Wed 24 … Technical College

Thurs 25 … Office … General and copying surveys into book.

Fri 26 … Office … Plotting surveys.

Sat 27 … Office … Progress folders and monthly information.

Sun 28 … U/g … South Main Road marks for new trunk belts to replace tub haulage … 4 men (WEBB, RB, GB, RE) … (night shift).  No tubs moving on nights.

Tues 30 … U/g … 50s BG and 50s LG and surveyed 50s TG. Checked 90s LG line adjustments and measure marks on South Level in Pit bottom … 3 men (RB*, GB, RE) (150 + 19 u/g)

Dec 1954

Wed 1 … Technical College

Thurs 2 … U/g … South Main Road, painted green line for trunk conveyor installation … 3 men (RB*, GB, RE)

Fri 3 … Office … Levels into book and calculations.

Sat 4 … Office … Progress folders.

Mon 6 … U/g … South Level theodolite survey and levelling and taping … 4 men (WEBB, RB, GB, RE) (night shift)

Tues 7 … U/g … 50s TG re-survey and 70s transformer offsets, new 70s face line … 3 men (RB*, GB. RE)

Wed 8 … Technical College

Thurs 9 … Office … Electrical plans x 2.

Fri 10 … Office … 1/5000 Composite plan.

Sat 11 … Office … Progress folders.

Mon 13 … U/g … 60s TG and 60s BG levelling and taping … 2 men (RB*, RE)

Tues 14 … Office … R & FF plans and levelling calculations.

Wed 15 … Technical College

Thurs 16 … U/g … 50s TG levelling, old 70s Scour line established … 3 men (RB*GB, RE)
(155 + 19 u/g)

Fri 17 … Office … Manager’s plans.

Sat 18 … Office … Progress folders.

Mon 20 … U/g … Re-established line in old 70s Scour and 50s BG and 50s LG levelling and taping … 3 men (RB*, GB, RE)

Tues 21 … Office … Support plan and colouring.

Wed 22 … Office … Manager’s plans.

Thurs 23 … Office … General … Christmas Party.

Fri 24 … and Mon 27 … Christmas Holiday … Annual leave Tues 28 – Fri 31
Manpower app 770 u/g, 160 s/f