Opencast coal mining at Temple Newsam

grumpytramp · Post by **grumpytramp** » Fri 11 Jan, 2008 12:17 am

For an opener, hats off to billy the buffalo for reminding me of the joys of the British Pathe resource http://www.secretleeds.com/forum/Messag ... readID=772 (last time I was there was settling an arguement between my ma and pa that Prince Philip did visit Yorkshire Main Colliery in the 50's) ........ a message I may repeat a few times this eveningPreviews of the newsreel clips can be downloaded for free (depending on the age, the quality varies between blurry to pretty good). See 1947 newsreel of opencast coal mining at Temple Newsam https://www.britishpathe.com/thumbnails.php?id=61218 It is fantastic ...... draglines, all sorts of early designs of dozer, face shovels and dumptrucks, plus a fairly chunky dragline.All through my childhood I cannot remember a time when there wasn't some opencasting going on around Temple Newsam. I can vaguely remember in the early 70's when you went up the drive from Whitkirk to Temple Newsam House the woods on the left were dominated by a huge overburden dump somewhere on Swillington Common (plus at school you knew lunch time was only minutes away when the blast went off!)

grumpytramp · Post by **grumpytramp** » Fri 11 Jan, 2008 12:18 am

Another aside for anyone interested in earthmoving plant, dont forget to visit the preserved dragline at St Aiden's http://www.iarecordings.org/dragline/

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Fri 11 Jan, 2008 1:02 am

grumpytramp wrote: Another aside for anyone interested in earthmoving plant, dont forget to visit the preserved dragline at St Aiden's http://www.iarecordings.org/dragline/ Thats a grand machine if ever i saw one.. I'm trying to find the contact address for these guys if anyone knows it..

Croggy · Post by **Croggy** » Fri 11 Jan, 2008 8:13 pm

Phill_d wrote: Thats a grand machine if ever i saw one.. I'm trying to find the contact address for these guys if anyone knows it.. On the website above, it gives an address for the Secretary & Editor of the 'Friends' Hope this helps.

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Fri 11 Jan, 2008 8:52 pm

Croggy wrote: Phill_d wrote: Thats a grand machine if ever i saw one.. I'm trying to find the contact address for these guys if anyone knows it.. On the website above, it gives an address for the Secretary & Editor of the 'Friends' Hope this helps. yeah thanks croggy.. silly me... what i really meant was there e mail address.. I wanted to send them some links to stuff. It's easier to click on an e mail link than type everything in from a letter. still i might have to write to them... thanks anyway

Barwicker · Post by **Barwicker** » Mon 14 Jan, 2008 3:57 pm

There is a Website at : www.iarecordings.org/dragline/ It lists various open days for 2008

Barwicker · Post by **Barwicker** » Mon 14 Jan, 2008 3:58 pm

Sorry I see you know that already!

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Mon 14 Jan, 2008 4:19 pm

No thanks for trying to help Barwicker. Much appreciated