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Denby Farm Next To Cricket Ground.
Air Shaft For New Winning Pit c1981 to the left.
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Peter Smith
09 July 2011
My book is entitled ' For Good Men, Denby Drury-Lowe Colliery 1839-1968'
New Winnings pit (Denby Drury-Lowe)
Well well. I just can't believe the photo's of New Winnings pit put on the site by Erika Belcher.
I worked at Denby Colliery 50 years ago (at the Kilburn Pit site) and have just finished writing a book documenting the history of Denby Drury-Lowe colliery, the manuscript being with the printer as I write. I appealed via the local press for photo's of New Winnings, which I remember well, a few years ago but to little avail. Erika's photo's are a revelation but have surfaced too late for inclusion in the book.
My book is entitled 'For Good Men, Denby Drury-Lowe Colliery 1839-1968' and will be available in early August. Should any contributor to this site require a copy they will be available at a reduced rate.
18 August 2011
I had the pleasure of meeting Pete Smith yesterday when he dropped off a copy of his new book about "Mining in the Denby Area". One of the best of the genre that I've read, couldn't put it down last night. I recommend it and he seemed to be a very interesting gentleman in his own right.
