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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July 1956

Mon 2 … Technical College   

Tues 3 … Surface … Offset survey in Pit yard … 4 men (WEBB,RB, GB, RE)

Wed 4 … Office … Plotting.

Thurs 5 … Office … Levels.

Fri 6 … Office … R & FF plans.

Sat 7 … Surface … Levelling to top of old Fan drift … 2 men (RB*, RE) Stanley Dumpy.       
Sat 7 … Office … Progress folders.

Sun 8 … Surface … Survey of old Fan drift … 2 men (WEBB, RB) plus Safety Officer Fred Daft … slimy, wading in the mud to get to a levelling point, held by a rope in case I slipped down the slope … yeuky and dangerous!

Mon 9 … Surface … Subsidence levelling at Skegby Church Hall … 2 men (RB*, JDeS)

Tues 10 … Office … Subsidence chart of results.

Wed 11 … Office … 1st Waterloo seam sections.

Thurs 12 … Office … Making new Overlay tracings for Top Hard seam.

Fri 13 … Office … Overlay tracings.

Sat 14 … Office … Progress folders.

Mon 16 … Office … Overlay tracings.

Tues 17 … Office … Overlay tracings.

Wed 18 … Office … Overlay tracings.

Thurs 19 … Office … Overlay tracings.

Fri 20 … U/g … 40s dial survey and levelling  and face line for new 30s … 3 men (WEBB, RB, JDeS)
Fri 20 … Office … Continued with Overlay tracings.

Sat 21 … U/g … Fatal accident John James Dove 70s LHS benk … 3 men (C Skeavington, WEBB, RB) (Saturday morning, voluntary coaling shift) … following a shot he was crushed by coal whilst crawling back into his stint when his belt was caught on a bent W bar and he couldn’t move.        
(280 + 21 u/g)

Annual Leave Mon 20 Aug – Sat 1 Sep … Pit Holidays

Mon 23 … Surface … Subsidence levelling at Skegby … 2 men (RB*, RE)

Mon 23 … Office … Top Hard plan.

Tues 24 … Office … Completed Top Hard plan.

Wed 25 … Surface … Levelling from Teversal to Silverhill … 3 men (Percy Hett, RB and George Stafford linesman at Sutton) CTS S400 … Office … Plotting levelling.

Thurs 26 … U/g … 60s, 120s, Waterloo and 90s districts dial survey and measurements … 4 men (WEBB, RB, GB, RE)

Fri 27 … Office … Stencilling Titles on plans.

Sat 28 … Office … Progress folders.

Mon 30 … Office … Surface traced on negative.

Aug 1956        

Wed 1 … Office … Top Hard 6 inch to 1 mile tracing.

Thurs 2 … Office … Continued with tracing.

Fri 3 … Office … General.

Sat 4 … Holiday

Mon 6 … Bank Holiday

Tues 7 … Surface … Subsidence levelling at Skegby Church and Hall … 2 men (RB*, JDeS) S400

Wed 8 … Office … Typing levels.

Thurs 9 … Surface … Dial survey and offsets to fix pithead baths … 3 men (WEBB, RB, RE)

Fri 10 … Office … Typing levels.

Sat 11 … Office … Typing levels.

Mon 13 … Office … Development plan.

Tues 14 … Office … Typing levels.

Wed 15 … Office … Copying surveys.

Thurs 16 … Office … Typing levels.

Fri 17 … U/g … 60s LG theodolite survey angling and measurements … 3 men (WEBB, RB, JDeS)

Annual Leave 2 Weeks Mon Aug 20 – Sat Sep 1

Sat 18 … U/g … Waterloo No2 drift grade line, checked face heading … 3 men (RB*, GB, RE)
Willis Bacon Afternoon Undermanager started

Sep 1956

Mon 3 … Surface … Subsidence levelling at Skegby Hall and Church … 2 men (RB*, RE)

Tues 4 … Office … Totalling results of levelling.

Wed 5 … Office … Dunsil / Waterloo plan for Teversal and Glapwell workings.

Thurs 6 … U/g … 40s LG theodolite survey and measured with 30m band … 5 men (BT, CB, RB, GB, RE)

Fri 7 … U/g … 30s, 90s, Waterloo development, 50s and 60s … 2 men (RB*, GB) split up - (285 + 21 u/g)

Fri 7 … Office … Totalising levels.

Sat 8 … Office … Progress folders.

Mon 10 … Office … Electrical, Dust Zones, Ventilation and Egress plans.

Tues 11 … Office … Deputy’s Districts. Plan for Glapwell Surveyor.

Wed 12 … Office … Prints off Electrical and Ventilation plans.

Thurs 13 … Office … Ventilation plans.

Fri 14 … Office … Updated Electrical information with Vic Penford U/g Chargeman.

Sat 15 … Office … Electrical plans.

Mon 17 … Office … Notices re shift time amends … 6.30am.

Tues 18 … Technical College ONC

Wed 19 … U/g … Waterloo face heading lines, 40s LG measurements, 100 ft steel band … 3 men (RB*, GB, RE)

Thurs 20 … Office … Electrical plans.

Fri 21 … Office … Electrical plans.

Sat 22 … Office … Progress folders. Totalising levels.

Mon 24 … Office … Totalising levels.

Tues 25 … Technical College

Wed 26 … Office … Levels.

Thurs 27 … Office … Typing sections of coal seams.

Fri 28 … Office … Monthly information.

Sat 29 … Office … R & FF sectional plans.

Oct 1956          

Mon 1 … Office … R & FF plans to date.

Tues 2 … Technical College

Wed 3 … U/g … Waterloo face head checked lines, grade line No2 drift … 3 men (WEBB, RB, GB)

Thurs 4 … Surface … Subsidence levelling Teversal Welfare Bowling Green … 3 men (WEBB, RB, GB)

Fri 5 … U/g … Progress measures … 30s, 90s, Waterloo, 50s, 60s … 2 men (RB*, GB) … split up … 7am – 1pm

Sat 6 … Office … Progress folders. Adjusting CTS 2 minute dial known as the Bomb.

Mon 8 … Surface … Subsidence levelling, checking BMs from Sutton Colliery Ord BM … 2 men (RB*, GB)

Tues 9 … Technical College

Wed 10 … U/g … 1s face head, extended grade line in No2 head … 2 men (WEBB, RB) … Office … Calculations of coal extraction 

Thurs 11 … U/g … 50s LH theodolite survey and measurements … 5 men (WEBB, RB, JDeS, GB, RE) 
(290 + 21 u/g)

Fri 12 … Office … Titles on Top Hard plans.

Sat 13 … Office … Progress folders.

Mon 15 … Office … Assisting WEBB with Top Hard information etc.

Tues 16 … Office … Technical College

Wed 17 … U/g … Waterloo grade line No2 drift, checked face line in No1 heading … 3 men (WEBB, RB, JDeS)

Thurs 18 … Surface … Subsidence levelling at Skegby Hall and Church … 2 men (RB*, JDeS)

Fri 19 … U/g … 40s dial survey and levelling 2 gates … 4 men (WEBB, RB, CB, JDeS)

Sat 20 … Office … Progress folders. Check calculations.

Mon 22 … U/g … 90s RH re-established lines with dial … 2 men (RB*, RE)

Mon 22 … Office … Notice for Canteen.

Tues 23 … Technical College

Wed 24 … Office … General.

Thurs 25 … U/g … 60s and 120s dial surveys and measurements 5 gates … 5 men (WEBB, RB, GB, RE, JDeS) 

Fri 26 … U/g … 90s all 3 gates and Waterloo dial surveys, and levelling from 90s LH Junction to Waterloo No2 drift … 5 men (WEBB, RB, GB, RE, JDeS) - (295 + 21 u/g)

Sat 27… Bi-annual meeting of Surveyors Bentinck Welfare … Derek Degg, Annesley Correlation.

Mon 29 … U/g … 30s LH face line, established line in 30s LH … 2 men (RB*, RE)

Tues 30 … Technical College

Wed 31 … Office … Survey calculations.

Nov 1956

Thurs 1 … Office … 6 inch Composite plan.

Fri 2 … Office ... Composite plan coloured.

Sat 3 … Office … Progress folders. Checking mean distances between seams.

Mon 5 … Office … Calculation of co-ordinates.

Tues 6 … Technical College

Wed 7 … Office … NMG plan (National Metric Grid)

Thurs 8 … Office … NMG plan.

Fri 9 … U/g … 30s both gates and 70s all 3 gates dial surveys and levelling … 5 gates … 4 men (WEBB, RB, CB, JDeS).  This was a typical example of a long shift but as Brian Barlow thought, very rewarding allowing him more time in the office.

Sat 10 … Office … NMG plan and Progress folders.

Mon 12 … Office … NMG plan.

Tues 13 … Technical College

Wed 14 … U/g … Waterloo No2 drift grade line and Face heading line, washout on 90s RH benk … 3 men (WEBB, RB, JDeS)

Thurs 15 … Office … NMG plan.

Fri 16 … U/g … 50s dial survey and levelling 3 gates … 4 men (WEBB, RB, CB, JDeS)

Sat 17 … Office … 50s survey copy and calculations.

Mon 19 … Surface … Subsidence levelling at Skegby Church and Hall … 2 men (RB*, JDeS)

Tues 20 … Technical College

Wed 21 … U/g … Waterloo No2 drift grade line, face heading line, 90s washout measures … 2 men (WEBB, RB) - (300 + 21 u/g)

Thurs 22 … Office … Progress tracings.

Fri 23 … Surface … to Silverhill for exchange tracings (RB*)

Sat 24 … Office … Progress folders.

Mon 26 … U/g … 60s DG line check with dial … 2 men (RB*, RE)

Tues 27 … Technical College

Wed 28 … Office … Composite plan.

Fri 30 … Surface … Laying out catenary base line on railway bank … 2 men (BT, RB)

Dec 1956

Sat 1 … Office … Progress folders. Monthly info.

Mon 3 … U/g … 70s dial surveys and measurements all 3 gates … 4 men (CB, RB, RE, JDeS)

Tues 4 … Technical College

Wed 5 … U/g … 90s washout, Waterloo No2 drift grade line, face heading line … 2 men (WEBB, RB)

Thurs 6 … Office … Dunsil seam Second copy plans.

Fri 7 … U/g … 60s LH dial bases extended survey and measuring … 4 men (WEBB, RB, GB, RE)

Sat 8 … Office … Second copy Working plans plans to date.

Mon 10 … Office … Progress folders. Second copy plan.

Tues 11 … Technical College

Wed 12 … U/g … 90s washout, Waterloo No2 drift grade line and centre line, new line for 100s … 2 men (RB*, GB) - (305 + 21 u/g)

Thurs 13 … Office … Second copy Working plan.  6 inches to a mile plan.

Fri 14 … Office … Second copy Working plan.

Sat 15 … Office … Progress folders. Levels.

Mon 17 … Office … Typing.

Tues 18 … Technical College

Wed 19 … U/g … 90s washout, 1s Waterloo measuring, No2 drift grade line … 2 men (WEBB, RB).

Thurs 20 … Office … Surface on Second copy plans (3).

Fri 21 … Office … Surface on Second copy plans (3).

Sat 22 … Office … Surface on Second copy plans (2).

Mon 24 … U/g … Old Waterloo drift survey in pit bottom, very, very cold … 3 men (WEBB, RB, CB) … (a job that was not necessary on that day) …  missed the Christmas Eve Office Party and ½ day holiday.
Christmas Dec 25 and Boxing Day Wed 26 … Annual leave Thurs 27 and Fri 28
Manpower app 755 u/g, 160 s/f