Tribute To The Proud Coal Miners Of Lea Hall Colliery.
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- Опубликовано: 3 дек 2021
- Subscribe to my you tube channel for 200+ more coal mine tributes and counting. In Rugeley the £14 million Lea Hall Colliery opened in 1960 by the National Coal Board with the Rugeley A power station constructed next door so coal could be transported directly on conveyor belt to generate electricity.Lea Hall Colliery was the first all-new colliery that had been planned at build by the National Coal Board with a planned life of 100 years and at one point was described as being the highest producing single colliery in Western Europe.The Rugeley power stations were a series of two coal-fired power stations located on the River Trent at Rugeley in Staffordshire. Construction of the first power station at the site, Rugeley ‘A’ station started in 1956 and station’s generating sets were commissioned between 1961 and 1962.
The ‘A’ station took coal directly from the neighbouring Lea Hall Colliery by conveyor belt. The colliery was put into production some 6 months before the first generating unit was commissioned in the power station. This was the first joint venture between the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) and the National Coal Board (NCB). The Lea Hall colliery was sadly closed on 24 January 1991 after just 30 years., meaning all coal burned in the stations needed to be delivered by rail.
God bless all coal miners.
No matter what job you do after leaving the pit, you're always a coal miner inside.
Knew a few guys and/or their dads who worked down there. Respect 💯
I remember in the late 80s going on a local school trip to the colliery. Our class at Hob Hill were doing a mining project or something.
I remember really enjoying seeing the cages and the lift control room/booth, particularly remember looking open eyed at the topless women pictures in there. Wish I was a little more able to appreciate it at the time.
I'm the son of a Yorkshire coal miner.
Joseph Grace WW2 NORMANDY VETERAN. Killed on the coal face at Manton Colliery Worksop Notts 1955 he was 37 years old ♥️ 😭
Dont remember ponies at Lea Hall!
How about Giraffes
@@patrickkelly7085 nope, none of them either but remember some good men who stuck their necks out to get the job done.
No pit ponies at Lea Hall but I worked with ponies At Cannock Chase 8s and Walsall Wood collieries before moving to Lea Hall
My Twa Di’s Dad husband and dear Son, were All hard wrocht Miners, my Dad And husband died with coal lung disease.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💔💔💔💔