@MrJanesaddiction ...What Thatcher did to the mining industry was madness and will cost our country dearly in future years...desperately we need to get the mining industry back up and running again to ensure that we have power in yrs to come which we control and not be held to ransom by other countries who currently supply inferior fossil fuel.No one can forsee the future but we need our independence back and fast.Her actions will prove to be total economic suicide.
God. What a horrible job. Poor guys digging under the ground. I'm sure the announcer has never been near a mine or even touched a lump of coal. (except, perhaps, in his Christmas stocking?)
My "Uncle" Albert left South Wales to work at the Bedworth colliery. He lived in a house like this, much nicer than the grey S Wales valley town he left. I visited him in Bedworth last in 1972
No doubt this estate is riddled with crime has a serious drug problem and most of the tenants are on benefits - well let's hope not eh!
MrJackthebiscuit 4 months ago
@MrJanesaddiction ...What Thatcher did to the mining industry was madness and will cost our country dearly in future years...desperately we need to get the mining industry back up and running again to ensure that we have power in yrs to come which we control and not be held to ransom by other countries who currently supply inferior fossil fuel.No one can forsee the future but we need our independence back and fast.Her actions will prove to be total economic suicide.
agaichapter25 10 months ago
Wow ...West Riding Colliery. Altofts West Yorkshire , I rembember it from my childhood and even some of the faces and names mentioned in the film
hifi44sdad 1 year ago
fantastic condition for the year ....
farr64 2 years ago
God. What a horrible job. Poor guys digging under the ground. I'm sure the announcer has never been near a mine or even touched a lump of coal. (except, perhaps, in his Christmas stocking?)
goldkhw 2 years ago
@goldkhw well said
grandslam1998 1 year ago
About 10 years later the Aberfan disaster, I remember the morning after the head teacher of my primary school telling us the news.
tvfilmglamdirector 2 years ago
My "Uncle" Albert left South Wales to work at the Bedworth colliery. He lived in a house like this, much nicer than the grey S Wales valley town he left. I visited him in Bedworth last in 1972
hwntwww 3 years ago 2
Thanks for a fascinating glimpse of our coal industry and for releasing these films
bulgebaby 3 years ago 6
Shame Thatcher came along in the 80s and craped on the once respected miners
faenor 3 years ago 12
lol that old bloke at the end of the clip with the terrible teeth laughing his head off lol love these old films
jcb180 3 years ago 6
wow this is like my home town
jovossuck123 3 years ago
Pretty cool, but needs the guy from Dirty Jobs XD
pewmanfustudios 3 years ago
Oh, bfi films, you have entertained me with your classic footage once again.
vanshma 3 years ago 8