Miner, art student, coal miner, art student, coal miner, mining museum curator, author, pilot, coal miner, archivist, colliery manager, 55 yrs mining historian
Lancashire NOT Gtr Manchester
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I think your dad worked at Barnsley Main Joanne @ImmortalEgypt I came across a poor pic of surface boys in 1905, restored it and coloured it. Your grandad there? 👍😁⚒
Doing my Pretoria Pit disaster walk, Saturday 24 October 2026. 21st Dec 1910 344 men and boys died. Meet 10.00 Pretoria Memorial end of Broadway off Newbrook Rd Atherton. Walking shoes or boots needed. £4 #Pretoriapit #Overhulton Book with [email protected] 01942 874719
The disastrous Bayeux Tapestry exhibition was apparently predicted centuries ago (AI) #BritishMuseum #BayeuxTapestry 😂😂😂😂😂
David Bradley (Kes film 1969) signing books in the antiques centre Ince nr Wigan today. Born in Barnsley he's 73 now, recently taking on Shakespearean roles #Kes #DavidBradley #actors #film #Barnsley
Superb plaster works by Jean Arp, (1886-1966) recently acquired by Leeds Museums and Galleries and The Hepworth Wakefield #JeanArp #LeedsArtGallery #Arp #Sculpture @LeedsArtGallery
Posted this on Buzzcocks site as well
@Buzzcocks A few items from the National Pop Archive brought out today at The Rylands Library Manchester #Buzzcocks
Pretoria Pit disaster walk. 21st Dec 1910 344 men and boys died. Sat June 20th. Meet 10.00 Pretoria Memorial end of Broadway off Newbrook Rd Atherton. Walking shoes or boots needed. £4 #Pretoriapit #Overhulton Book with [email protected] 01942 874719
Nice additions to my Wigan pit brow women collection plus a view down Mains Colliery Wigan with manager Mr Ritson in shot, 1904-6 #pitbrowwomen #miningwomen #Wigan #coal
Entrance to Wigan Infirmary today, record of people who donated towards its building in 1873. Zoom in and you may recognise all the major coal owners and companies in the Wigan area and farther afield #mininghistory #Wigan #WiganInfirmary
AI can do a good job colourising old photos, here's a few I've done. Basket Pit Coppul near Standish Lancs c 1900, Crawford Pit Aspull north of Wigan, Lancs c 1920
Chequerbent Colliery north of Atherton, Lancs c 1908. Atmospheric winder c 1810 Teversal Notts photo c 1860 #mining
Always carry a camera with you, Lancashire Mining Museum Astley Green @mining_museum
Time to dig out the cartoon, I got a lump of coal in my stocking when I was little, plenty around in those days! 👍😁⚒ All't best
Part of the museum film set from The Wrong Trousers (Wallace & Gromit) exhibition at Preston Museum will interest @ImmortalEgypt #ancientEgypt #egyptology
Pretoria pit disaster walk. Dec 21 1910 344 men and boys died. Sat 13 Dec, 10.00. Meet Pretoria Memorial end of Broadway off Newbrook Rd Atherton. Walking shoes or boots needed. £4 #Pretoriapit #Overhulton Book with [email protected] 01942 874719
A rare survivor from ancient Egypt for @ImmortalEgypt seen at Manchester Victoria Station 😱👍😁 #Egyptology
The "Light Up Leigh" parade today, Started 4:30 Leigh Miners Welfare Institute, moving through the town centre #Leigh #LightUpLeigh
Involved in a lottery funded project, Westhoughton Pretoria Pit Disaster (1910 344 killed) primary schools collaboration.
Ten schools to do, five so far, great kids. May have ten guided walks to do after Christmas, to be decided 👍😁⚒ #mininghistory #PretoriaPit #Westhoughton
Friend of mine was at the Lancashire Mining Museum Astley Green Colliery fireworks display tonight, she took these pics 👍😁⚒ #lancashireminingmuseum #museums #fireworks @mining_museum
