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Chasewater Railway Museum – Mining History Books

Posted on December 1, 2015 by | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum

Mining History Books

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Originally posted on oakparkrunners railway & other snippets.:

Did you or any one in your family work at one of the many Coal mines in the Cannock and Rugeley Coalfield. If so why not purchase one of the Mining History Books published by the Cannock Chase Mining Historical Society.

These informative books, with numerous photographs, of which there are 18 books in total, have been written  about mining, by the miners who worked at them. Each Book covers one or more of the local Collieries, and are available from Chasewater Railway Museum. please contact me if you need any further information. These books are about our Mining Heritage.

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Chasewater Railway Museum – Museum Archive – An addition to our coal mining memorabilia

Posted on October 2, 2015 by | 2 comments

Chasewater Railway Museum

Museum Archive

Additions to our coal mining memorabilia
As you are no doubt aware, without the coal industry there would be no Chasewater Railway, as the original line was built for transporting coal, although passenger services were introduced from Brownhills to Aldridge via Walsall Wood. We are always glad to receive artefacts from the mining industry to display in the Museum.
Baths Invitation

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The latest of such items to come our way are an invitation to the opening of the Pithead Baths at Wyrley No. 3 Colliery, Great Wyrley, on August 14th, 1954, and The Bather’s Handbook.
These items came to the Museum from a former employee of the Colliery, his first job after National Service with the RAF.

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Bather’s Handbook and invitation to opening of pithead baths formerly belonged to Mr. Frank Tisdale.

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Chasewater Railway Museum – Some of our tokens

Posted on September 17, 2015 by | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum

Some of our tokens

There is a steadily increasing collection of tokens in our collection – here are three of them.

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The first one is a Midland Railway token from the Harlesden NW Goods Depot, with the name C.Clarke.

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Second is a Mount Sorrel Co-op Society coal token to the value of  5/- (5 shillings or 25 pence)

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Finally for this time is a token from the Salop Miners Federation, numbered 6 and dated 1919

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Chasewater Railway Museum – Local loan item now on display

Posted on August 24, 2015 by | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum

Local Loan item now on display

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Our thanks to Alan Dean and the Committee of the Cannock Chase Mining Historical Society for allowing the Chasewater Railway Museum to display this plaque.

Chasewater Railway is known as the Colliery Line – if there had been no coal mines there would be no railway!

Also thanks to the Chasewater Railway members who helped to put the plaque in position – it’s not the lightest of objects!

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Chasewater Railway Museum News, Miners’ ‘Get Together’

Posted on February 18, 2015 by | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum News

Miners’ ‘Get Together’

 

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Three items given to the Museum by Barry Lycett, commemorating 40 years of the  miners’ “Get Together”.

Commemorative Folder

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Also, two tokens in the form of key rings (the Museum was given two so that both sides could be shown in the display cabinet, see above), these items were given to all who attended the ‘Get Together’.

As can be seen in the acknowledgments, Chasewater Railway made a donation to the raffle/auction prizes, I believe in the form of two family tickets for the Railway

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Commemorating the 40th Annual miners’ “Get Together”, started at West Cannock No.5 Colliery in 1974

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Chasewater Railway Museum, Another couple of items of interest, An NCB Belt and a Walsall Steam Railway Booklet

Posted on December 15, 2014 by | Leave a comment

Chasewater Railway Museum,

Another couple of items of interest

The first item is a welcome addition to our collection of mining memorobelia, a leather belt with the initials ‘NCB’ stamped on it.

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This was kindly donated by Rob Duffill.

The second item is a booklet about the Walsall Steam Raiway, which was found in a collection of old magazines given to the museum by Clive Smith, a long-time friend of the museum.

This was very coincidental as only about three weeks ago, our man Godfrey had found a couple of references to this railway an an old narrow gauge magazine!

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From the booklet:

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A couple of interesting links:

http://walsallsteamrailway.webs.com/

The following link was about a show in the Arboretum:

http://chasewaterstuff.wordpress.com/2010/06/28/a-bit-from-the-scrapbook/

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Colour photos of Cannock Chase Loco ‘Foggo’

Posted on December 12, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Black & White photo of ‘Foggo’ taken in the Cannock Chase colliery Co. yard at Chasetown

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‘Foggo’ was an unusual engine, 0-4-2ST being built at Chasetown in 1946 from spare parts supplied by Beyer Peacock and other spares accumulated over the years from other locos. The name came from the General Manager at the time – M.J.Foggo.BM13046EJ

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These photos were taken by Bernard Mettam in winter 57/58 on a day with awful weather at Brereton.

These are the first colour photos of ‘Foggo’ that we in the Chasewater Railway Museum have ever seen, and were passed on to us, after enhancement, by Peter Stamper.  Thanks Pete.

‘Foggo’ ended her working life at Brereton Colliery, which closed in July 1960, and was scrapped by W.H.Arnott Young Co. Ltd in 1961.

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Museum Archive – Additions to our coal mining memorabilia

Posted on May 31, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Museum Archive

Additions to our coal mining memorabilia

As you are no doubt aware, without the coal industry there would be no Chasewater Railway, as the original line was built  for transporting coal, although passenger services were introduced from Brownhills to Aldridge via Walsall Wood.  We are always glad to receive artefacts from the mining industry to display in the Museum.

Baths Invitation

The latest of such items to come our way are an invitation to the opening of the Pithead Baths at Wyrley No. 3 Colliery, Great Wyrley, on August 14th, 1954, and The Bather’s Handbook.

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Handbook 2

Handbook 3

Handbook 4

Handbook 5

Handbook 6

These items came to the Museum from a former employee of the Colliery, his first job after National Service with the RAF.

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News – Scamp Unveiling

Posted on April 27, 2013 by | 4 comments

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News – Scamp Unveiling

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  Mr. Ron Bradbury taking the maquette into the Heritage Centre.It was in July 2008 that Chasewater Railway was first introduced to the SCAMP project when Ron Bradbury and the Burntwood Chase Heritage Group brought the maquette to the Railway and ran a fish and chip special train to raise funds for the statue.  The maquette was proudly displayed in the Museum for a number of weeks before being shown at other venues.  Now, some five years later, the project is nearing its completion.

Scamp PonyThe pony model – and friends!

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A statue to commemorate Burntwood’s mining heritage is to be officially unveiled on June 8th.

The 7 ft bronze memorial has been created by sculptor Peter Walker, who hails from the town, and will be sited at Sankey’s Corner.

The artwork was about five years in the making and was made possible thanks to public donations and £10,000 of funding from local developers.

Ron Bradbury, of Sankey’s Corner Arts Mining Project (SCAMP) said: ‘After many years of fundraising, the dream of a statue to stand on Sankey’s Corner is about to be fulfilled.’

No time has yet been set for the official unveiling, which is open for anyone to attend.  A book is being produced about the history behind Scamp and pit ponies and will be on sale at £10 each, containing a list of names on the plinth.  All profits will go to Scamp.

Anyone willing to help by providing food or entertainment, or with funding, should call 01543 677789.

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