Dear Sir or Madam,

My grandfather, Jack Glasby, worked in, I think, Creswell Colliery in Nottinghamshire up to 1923. His job was to deploy explosives during the night shift to bring down a part of the roof of the mine for the miners to shovel out the coal during the day. On this particular night, the explosion brought down the roof and he was trapped under the rubble for 8 hours before the rescue team could get him out. By mining standards of the day, it would have been a minor event and I doubt it would even have made the local newspapers. However, it did change my grandfather's and my father's lives. Not surprisingly, my grandfather bought a horse and trap and sold vegetables around his local area and wouldn't let my father go down the pit, he went into gent's outfitting which was safer!

Could you tell me anything about this?

With many thanks for your consideration,

Geoffrey P. Glasby

My father Colin Clifford Ward was killed in the Creswell Colliery disaster but I can find no trace of him on you page about victims.

He was 30 years old.   He lived at 5 Queen St. Creswell.  My brother was born on 20th August 1950 so was only about 5 weeks old when the disaster happened.  My older sister was 7 years, my brother 5 years and I was 4 years old on October 28th about a month after the disaster.   

I would like to see my father remembered on these pages along with the other men who died that day.

Regards

Audrey Losanno (nee Ward)

I am trying   to find out why I can't find the name of Webster H, is there a list  of bodies not located can you help.

Gil 

Hi,
I am searching for further information for a Joseph Martin (Joe) who was a mine electrician at the time of the 1950 Creswell disaster and apparently finished a shift and returned to assist in the rescue.

He was my grandfather and I have very limited information for him apart from he lived in the Elmton Rd, Portland Avenue,Skinner Street area of Creswell.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

Many Thanks

Andrew Martin   

Hi there,  
I'm not sure if you can help me but I'm trying to ascertain whether my great-grandfather was involved in the rescue operation for the Creswell Colliery disaster in 1950. According to family legend he was, but it's difficult to tell how much of these stories are exaggeration / fabrication. I even heard rumblings from someone that he was awarded the British Empire Medal for his contribution to the rescue operation.
 
His name was Albert Parker, born in 1907, and normally worked at the pit in Maltby. I live abroad, so am unable to go to Creswell to find out, but there is a picture of a memorial on your website that appears to have names on it - are these solely the names of those who died, or also the names of those who helped?
 
Otherwise, would you know any way of finding out the names of men who played a part in the rescue?
 
Many thanks,
 
Matt.

Hi,
I think your website is really good. I am writing a memorial book about the miners that lost their lives and the families that were left without a husband, father, brother, granddad; well I could go on, I will be visiting Creswell after Christmas to see any families that's left living there, if any of your website visitors have family, or friends that died in the disaster in 1950 could they contact me by email.

I would like to write about everyone so any help that anyone can remember family or friend. Many thanks I already have the original report and maps of the underground

Lynora
Normanton West Yorkshire

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