Information Needed on Featherstone Main Pit

[Seamus]

I'm currently doing some research on mining in Featherstone, in particular on Featherstone Main. I'm looking mainly for dates of the it opened/was sunk and when it closed, although and other useful information would be greatly appreciated.


If you know anything, please let me know! 

[ABBOO]

Seamus go onto Google page and type in Ackton hall colliery, then when the pages come up go to page 2 then click on The Archives folder and look on there.

[Ruthie]

hmm, i've just had a look for it myself and i couldnt find it, is there any chance that you could post the link on here because if i couldnt find it others, including seamus may find it hard.

cheers pauline 

[ABBOO]

Try this one Ruthie   www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/default.asp 

[Seamus]

Thanks a lot for that Pauline 

[ABBOO]

Ackton Hall Colliery opened in 1888 and closed in 1985. 

[Old Stonian]

There's a lot of information about the three local collieries in Tony Lumb's "Featherstone the Millennium Tome", and Irvin Saxton's "The Featherstone Chronicle". Both ought to be in the library, but I don't know if they are.
My dad said his first job was as a pony driver at Featherstone Main and it was very wet. He was glad when he got a job at the dry Ackton Hall.