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Mining Art - Angus Hood
Photos courtesy of John Harrison, Stephen Harrison, Rita Lee, Brian Pears, enhanced by Alan Wainwright.
Victoria Garesfield by Will Gardner
The screens, Victoria Garesfield. Coal tubs ran from the drifts into the screens where stones etc. would be separated from the coal.
Breaking in a pit pony: Bob Newton head horsekeeper (to left) with Harvery Harper, blacksmith. Stable Row in background.
Victoria Terrrace & chapel
The bottom Duckets. L-R Nos. 47 to 43. No. 43 being home of Annie and Gilbert Featherstone, my grandparents.
Alexandra Street
Victoria Garesfield under snow.
c. 1958 Jane Green, daughter Elizabeth Jane and grandson Charles, Clavering Cottage.
Albert & Alexandra Terrace; 'Top' Garesfield
Arthur Wilson with his aunt Sandra Hardcastle c. 1963 - Victoria and View Terraces demolished.
Stephen, John and Billy Harrison with dog Peggy outside their house, 48 Victoria Terrace, around 1948.
Victoria Garesfield Lodge Banner 1953 (the year every colliery lodge had such a photo taken for the DMA records).
Ricklees Stables, Greenside Rd., High Spen, Jonah Death standing to the right.
Rear view of chapel
Inside the chapel
Primitive Methodist Chapel.
VE Day 1945. Garesfield boys Billy Harrison, Stuart & Gerald Armstong amongst the children front row.
VE Day 1945. Street party in lane between Albert & Alexandra Street.
VE Day 1945. Photo taken at 'Top Garesfield'.
View today looking down to village from High Spen
View of rear of School House and School Row
Albert & Alexandra Streets 1966 - square building to the foreground is a fan shaft.
Albert & Alexandra Street (still remaining)
VG coal tubs as they would have been. Photo courtesy of 'Friends of Chopwell Wood'
Highfield School around 1950. Billy Thompson back row third from left. Photo courtesy of Rita (Lee) Armstrong, a Highfield girl, first row second left.
Highfield School - class photo 1956 Billy Thompson back row sixth left.
Victoria Garesfield lads (plus 2 Highfielders) on a trip to the coast 1959. Billy Thompson holding sandwich.
With my wife Ann 50 Victoria Terrace, Garesfield 1964.
March 21st 1964, me and Ann on the day we got married (dad, John Thompson middle of photo).
School Houses mid 1980s.