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Old Chesterfield / J.J. Clayton
« on: June 16, 2015, 10:52:40 AM »
My son recently dug this bottle up from his garden. It is complete and in very good condition but I cannot find any information on the company. can anyone enlighten me as to the company and its history for my young grandson. thanks.

P.S. It still has some of the contents in it which still smells sweet and of lemonade after all these years.

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Old Chesterfield / Re: Factory Girls at Bolsover.
« on: August 18, 2013, 05:37:51 PM »
The factory is now demolished and was near to the cemetery on Oxcroft Lane. It was at different times Pru. Smiths or Meridian and made garments for Marks and Spencers and Fred Perry shirts. It closed in the 1990's some time.

Neil.
Old Miner.

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Old Chesterfield / Re: Factory Girls at Bolsover.
« on: August 18, 2013, 01:03:34 PM »
This is getting annoying.

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Old Chesterfield / Re: Factory Girls at Bolsover.
« on: August 18, 2013, 01:02:08 PM »
Cant edit the item so here are the photographs.

Old Miner.

http://www.oldminer.co.uk/Bolsover/Hosiery_Pals.htm

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Old Chesterfield / Factory Girls at Bolsover.
« on: August 18, 2013, 12:38:55 PM »
Came across these photographs on E-Bay.

It shows some girls from the hosiery factory at Bolsover.

Can anyone put names to faces?

Neil.

Old Miner.
www.oldminer.co.uk

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Entertainment / Re: Bank Holiday Monday at New Bolsover Social Club
« on: May 18, 2013, 08:39:45 AM »
Things don't get any easier for clubs nowerdays.

They are shutting by the hour.

WMC has opened as a family club in private ownership.

Old Miner.

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Entertainment / Bank Holiday Monday at New Bolsover Social Club
« on: May 16, 2013, 07:41:08 AM »
Here is our Spring Bank Holiday Monday plan everyone welcome.
Old Miner.

NEW BOLSOVER SOCIAL CLUB
BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 27/5/13 IN THE BEER GARDEN
FREE BBQ
KENNY’S KARAOKE
CHILDRENS DANCE COMPETITION AND GAMES
Wii GAMES ON WIDE SCREEN
FREE MEMBERSHIP TO ALL NEW MEMBERS ON THE DAY
FREE POP FOR DESIGNATED DRIVERS AND CHILDREN
BINGO EVERY 30 MINUTES

BITTER £2.20 PER PINT
LAGER £2.50 PER PINT
CIDER £2.60 PER PINT

(WHILE STOCKS LAST & SUBJECT TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS)


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Chesterfield Discussion / Glapwell Bevin Boys.
« on: April 02, 2013, 01:06:00 PM »
Can anyone help me with this request.

neil@oldminer.co.uk www.oldminer.co.uk
Neil.
Dear Mr Bridgewater,
                           Thank you for replying to my daughters E mail, sent on my behalf.
As she has said I'm sure, I worked as a Bevin Boy at Langworth (MUST MEAN LANGWITH) prior to being transferred to Glapwell for coal face work. I helped to face out when the first weight came on. I worked night shifts packing and drawing off until demob.

I am interested more now than I was then ,as to the depth, district &  face number of the seam I worked. I can only for your information ,and mine ,describe how I arrived there every night. Leaving the cage, walk to doors then ride a paddy ( encased cable ) sitting back to back, alighting half way,and descending a very steep long drift, then turn right to walk the roadway to the face seam about 3ft-6ft high.
We are struggling to get any information, maps or dimensions, from the coal authorities, you are, I am afraid, my only hope.

Thank you for your time.
yours sincerely,
G R Morton.

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Chesterfield Discussion / Re: Chesterfield Co-op Department Store to close in July
« on: January 21, 2013, 05:55:45 PM »
That's sad cos its closing not sad cos I remember it as a child.

The horse took an old threepenny bit the one with all the sides.
Oh and don't forget the divvy.

Old Miner.
 ;)

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Chesterfield Discussion / Re: Chesterfield Co-op Department Store to close in July
« on: January 21, 2013, 05:51:32 PM »
Hi.
Im not going to get political on this one, but somebody has a lot to answer for.

I remember the 'trunk bundle system' that took your money up in a pod via a tube to the nether floors and sent your change and a receipt back down.
The children's horse ride with a round push button on it like the ones the old buses had.
The model railway with 'real' steam coming from the engines.
Was it Meccano that was motorised and working in the window or Leggo.

Sad Days.

Old Miner.

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Chesterfield Discussion / Re: Saint Augustines Mount
« on: January 12, 2013, 10:23:29 PM »
Hi Again.

I have been talking to my dad tonight and he tells me that during the war a Nissan hut and anti-aircraft gun emplacement was built on top of the mound and was serviced by the army to protect the Tube Works.

Old Miner.

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Chesterfield Discussion / Re: Saint Augustines Mount
« on: January 12, 2013, 07:38:16 PM »
PS.

Maybe I aught to call it St. Augustin's Mound as opposed to Mount.

Old Miner.
 ;)

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Chesterfield Discussion / Re: Saint Augustines Mount
« on: January 12, 2013, 07:35:12 PM »
Hi.

Yes you are right but as a kid to me the mountain or mount was the one at the bottom of the hill, the old pit tip, kinda stuck that way in my mind and I like to remember it this way but yes St Augustin's Mount is the road up the hill and not the pit tip.

Old Miner.

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Old Chesterfield / Re: Mines Rescue Station Stonegravels
« on: January 09, 2013, 08:57:16 AM »
PS.

There are some photographs in NUM a pictorial History. 100 Years of Progress Derbyshire Area. Cliff Williams.

Old Miner.

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Old Chesterfield / Re: Mines Rescue Station Stonegravels
« on: January 09, 2013, 08:54:40 AM »
Hi.

You are right I was thinking more of the colliery craft and practical side of the mining college moving to the new site at Grassmoor.

The station was built before 1924 and was still in use as a rescue station at least until 1979.

Incidentally the houses nearby were built to house the full time men by the NCB as it was part of their job description.

Under the name of the North Midlands Coal Owners Association Rescue Station Company LTD. The full mines rescue teams and their fire engine would turn out for the local council......... for a charge. £5:5s turn out fee, £2:2s per hour and per part of for the engine and 5 shillings per hour or part of for the men whilst away from the station.

Old Miner.

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