Memories Of Lea Hall Colliery.

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 the shafts passed through 11 seams of Cannock Chase coal with a total thickness of 51ft [5.1m].It produced in excess of 1 millions tons per year on several occasions.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). 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.

[@peterbayliss1239]

Spent 12 years at Lea Hall, recognised a few old mates on that film, good days with some great lads.

[@leahall]

I remember that last day like it was yesterday. The last ride up the shaft was emotional.

[@andyninja949]

Me too mate 😒

[@leahall]

@@andyninja949 With a name like Ninja you must be a Kawasaki rider. Lampmust of been near to mine. Derry D 924.

[@andyninja949]

Great tribute 👏👏i Worked here from 1980 to when it closed February 1991 what absolutely fantastic Memories

[@michaelszepeta6200]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@thomaswykes3647]

I wonder what happened to my grandads Deputy yard stick