Extensive collection of photographs showing the history of Kiveton Park & Wales. This large section contains photos that have been generously donated to the History Society for inclusion on this website. They have be separated into the Photo Archive, People's Museum and Digital Archive.
Oral Histories were an important part of the 2007 History Project. During this time, many people from Kiveton & Wales were interviewed about their life and experience of the area. This section also contains some of the other audio clips collected during the project.
See the sights of Kiveton Park & Wales in our video archive! The 2007 History Project uncovered some fascinating videos produced in the large part by local residents. Topics include the history of the area, mining, History Society events and the Kiveton pit clock.
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Eventually coal trains evolved, this design of hopper-wagon (unloading from underneath) allowed automatic loading and power station discharge. Having no need to stop at either end of their journey led to the name of "merry go round" trains. In this photograph before Kiveton pit had bunkers allowing continuous loading of coal, a slower method was still in use.Other Details
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Kiveton pit No 1 shaft's headgearOther Details
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The locomotive in this photograph is a "Sacre Goods" built for the MS & l 1880-85 and withdrawn by the LNER 1923-30 as their class J12. It is stood at the signal at the end of the up loop.Other Details
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Two engines in this scene, the one on the right is running tender first. A shunting engine can be seen on the left in the pit yard. In the foreground a partial view of Kiveton Park Colliery signal box.
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Kiveton Men on Strike, 1926
1926 is famous for being the year of the General Strike, when Britain's miners were followed on on strike by their counterparts on the railways and across British industry. The strike was unprecedented and was the culmination of years of industrial militancy, soaring trade union membership and increased discontent. The strike ended after less than a fortnight but a large proportion of Britain's miners stayed out on strike for much of the year.
This is a wonderful photograph taken probably beside Dawson Terrace. The men look like they could almost be on holiday. In fact, they were wiling away the hours in the sunshine - very different to life underground!
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Kiveton Park Colliery, 1910s
This photograph was taken from the sports pitches at Hard Lane, across the railway lines to the Colliery. This may have been taken in the 1910s, but hasn't been formally dated. Looking closely, it's possible to see the coal trucks loaded up on the line.
What is astounding from this image, particularly contrasted with later pictures, is the organised uniformity of the buildings around the pit-top. The careful setting out of buildings, almost matching in architectural style and made of brick, is very different to the mix of buildings and structures that cluttered the site in its later decades.
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Kiveton Park Colliery pithead baths in pristine condition.
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A very old image with children and pit ponies lined up in the yard. It may be a record of the end of pony working in Waleswood pit, circa 1900Other Details
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Kiveton pit Power HouseOther Details
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