Pleasley Colliery

1873-1983. The Pleasley area was found to be very rich in coal reserves. The colliery was initially installed with wooden headgear which was obsolete by the turn of the century and so it was planned to replace them in 1901. The replacement with iron headgear was started on a Friday and completed by the Sunday, all within forty eight hours. The colliery at Pleasley was by 1947 working The Top Hard, Dunsil, First Waterloo and Deep Hard seam, producing half a million tons of coal per annum. In 1979 it was proposed to link the mine to the nearby Shirebrook colliery in a seven million pound scheme authorised by the National Coal Board. This was to make it possible to surface Pleasley coal at Shirebrook; but in 1983 the plan was to merge reserves of Pleasley coal reserves with those at Shirebrook. Thus resulting in the closure of this one hundred and ten year old colliery.

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[AMRPK]

Still hate Thatcher

[martyneatpoo]

Here Here. I will celabrate when the bitch passes on to the dark side lol

Even though she aint no Prime minister no more the b*stards still closed all the pits, didn't they GGrrrrrrrrr

[petertownend]

@PrincessAbbieXXX i have seen you around the old pleasley colliery riding your horse you fucking horsefaced ugly slaggy prossy

[petertownend]

@keith4340 bet you wished you had not scabbed in the strike now twat.

[keith4340]

I used to operate the North pit drift winding engine in the very early 80s,then moved on to my face training in 1982,then in 1983 moved to Shirebrooke..Good times!!.

[ian8354]

Anyone visiting pleasley colliery now is in for a shock ! The old headstocks have been sand blasted and repainted and old blistering concrete have been removed and renewed. Inside the winding house is a fully working winding gear. They are working on another winding gear to look the part too. Open days are in the beging of september usually between 11th and 13th. Damn good day out and being local to me is great.

[V8Jagnut]

it would be cool to go down and have a look. whats in the motor house?

[wheaty807]

i used to rid em motor bikes around that pit me mam lives in the old railway houses some years ago they were supposed to be turning it into a museum that never happend its just a nature reserve now

[PrincessAbbieXXX]

Oh my god i ride around there on my horse :) xxx

[carlbentley80]

I remember the guy throwing himself down the mine. It was sometime between 1983 and 1985.

The Pit had already closed down but there were still people working there dismantling things.

He used to work at the pit and then set up the barbers shop just near pleasley square and that ended up closing down and not long after he committed suicide at the Pit.From memory he had told his wife that he was taking the dog for a walk but not sure if he threw the dog down the mine too. I grew up in Pleasley.