Photos

• Ashby-De-La-Zouch or Ilkeston - 1900s?
• Babbington Colliery No 1 Rescue Team - c.1911
• Barnsley Rescue Team - 1908
• Blackwell No 1 Rescue Team, Great Granddad Barker
• Brierley Rescue Station And Rescue Team - 1934
• Crook Rescue Team from County Durham
• Dudley Mines Rescue Team around 1920
• Hardwick No4 Rescue Team - Grandfather George Barrington Knowles
• Harton or Westoe Colliery Rescue Team
• Howe Bridge, Atherton, Lancashire Coalfield opened in 1908, Closed 1933
• Kellingley Training Centre
• Mines Rescue team at Chesterfield
• Ilkeston, 1930 , Manner's Road Rescue Station
• Ilkeston Mines Rescue Station 1940s
• Ilkeston Mines Rescue men with their ambulance
• Mansfield Mines Rescue Station
• Mapperley Team Derbyshire - 1918
• Newstead Colliery No1 Rescue Team
• Newstead Colliery No1 Rescue Team 1930
• North Midlands Coal Owners Rescue Station
• Nostell Mines Rescue Team, Near Wakefield
• Robert Bradley's Pages - Mines Rescue
• Tibshelf Colliery No.2 Rescue Team
• Wath Joint Rescue Team 1910-20 (ish)
• Westoe or Harton Colliery Rescue Team
• Winscales Rescue Station, Cumbrian Mining History - Patrick Robertson

The Mapperley Team Derbyshire - 1918
( Hopefully the names are in the right order if Hovering over faces)

M.Hancock, T. Hartshorn and C.Robinson (Captain).
S.Bratley (Instructor, superintendent at Ilkeston Mines Rescue station from 1916 to 1924) 
G.H. Martin (Assistant Instructor), C. White (Vice Captain), G.Pritchett and G.B.Hollingsworth

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North Midland Mines Rescue from Alan Sarson

Back - G. Shooter, G.W.Brackner, D. H. Bishop, W. Bellamy
Front - J. Topley, Arthur Syson (1st Officer), C. Johnson (instructor), W. Lane (2nd Officer), J. Fretwell

Ilkeston Mines Rescue Station

Superintendant Hutchinson, middle back row, in uniform. From 1909

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Babbington Colliery No 1 Rescue Team (c. 1911)

On one of their training days at Mansfield Woodhouse Rescue Station, Superintendant Hutchinson third from left.

The miner on the right, seated, is John Thomas Rigley. He was My Grandfather Val Canning

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West Hallam Miners Rescue Team No.2. C1920

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Sent in by Anthony Hall, grandson of Frank John Hall, far right.

If anyone viewing this can supply any further information, we would love to hear from you.

Thanks to Mapperley History for the above information

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Mansfield Mines Rescue Station

Mansfield Mines Rescue Station. Superintendant Hutchinson third from left. Early rescue work was left to volunteers like the St John's Ambulance Brigade which miners were encouraged to join.

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Manner's Road Rescue Station, Ilkeston 1930
(Thanks to Charlie Snarski)

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The picture is titled
"Mines Rescue Station, Ilkeston"
and
"A Mixed Team", but not dated.

Betsy the Fire Engine
Ilkeston Mines Rescue 1940

The BBC Programme, 'Down Your Way'
Visited Ilkeston (1950/51?)

One of the ports of call was the
Mines Rescue Station.

David Foreman

Hi
My dad is David Foreman, and I am emailing in regards to the photo on your website with the rescue team infront of the yellow rescue van. The photo contains people such as Mick Donnelly, Charlie Snarski, Pete Sharky and George Brock. My dad thinks he knows who the man on the front row, second from the left, in between George Brock and George Sheilds is. He thinks it is a man called Gordon Sloper, an assistant superintendent, who came to Ilkeston from the North West district. He would love to hear back from you regarding this.

Kind regards
Helen Foreman

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Patrick Robertson
30 Apr 2017

Hi Fionn, ref, email above, from Helen Foreman, I can confirm that the gentleman in question is definitely Gordon Sloper, I think Gordon returned to llkeston when Wincales rescue station closed, around May 1986.

Regards

Pat

Hi

My name is Laura Bullivant. My dad worked at Ilkeston Rescue Station in the 70s and 80s. His name is Paul Bullivant (not Boulevant as per the website, sorry, sorted now). I have lots of memories of the station and the families there, lots of happy memories. I remember visiting the 'canary man' and feeding them (totally unaware of their true purpose!), the station parties and visits by Father Christmas, the allotments and Sundays on Victoria Park with the whole of the rescue community.

I now live in Hampshire, but mum and dad live in Nottingham and have photos of the station if you would like me to send you copies. I am also a museum and heritage professional and would be happy to offer you any support in terms of advise / consultation as it seems you are trying it build a heritage collection. Let me know if I can be of any assistance.

Kind regards
Laura