Coal Mining In Leicestershire
Remembrance Book
Remembering All Who Worked At The Local Collieries
Colin Sperry
Winder
Desford Colliery
Died 29th July 2015
Steve Middleton
Deputy
Worked at Whitwick, Bagworth and Daw Mill Collieries passed away 28th August 2019
Tom Brown
Night Shift Worker
Whitwick Colliery
Pat Martin
Face man, development header and deputy
New Lount and Ellistown Collieries
Don Povey "Passed away 2020.
Worked at New Lount and Ellistown.
All round good guy, brilliant friend and genuine, generous person."
Albert Hammond
Development Worker, Faceman plus other jobs.
Nailstone and Bagworth Collieries
Passed away 1991
Great father sadly missed.
William Leslie Jacques "Les"
Rope Attendant and Manager
Nailstone Colliery.
Passed away February 1982.
Greatly missed. My inspiration, miss you grandad xx
Colin Costelow
Face worker Whitwick
Whitwick Colliery.
Passed away 2018 a great DAD and a friend god bless you mate x
Charles Tomlinson
Face machine driver Dosco Head machine driver
Measham, New Lount, Desford.
Mick Bancroft
Overman
South Leicester colliery
Killed underground on the coal face by haulage chain whip on October 21st 1980 aged 37.
Kevin Miller
Deputy
Whitwick and Rawdon Collieries Â
Killed at Rawdon colliery January 1986
George Clamp
Stage Loader Operative
Snibston Colliery
Died 29/11/2010
Terry Gough
Face Worker
Snibston Colliery
Passed away 19th January 2012.
My very much loved and missed dad.xxx
Roy Johnson
Electrician and Mines Rescue Team
South LeicesterÂ
Passed away 13th March 1981 aged 36.
Len Fowkes
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Whitwick Pit
Passed away peacefully aged 88 8/5/2020
Loved by all missed by many
Robert Thomas Mee
Shotfirer and Deputy
South Leicester
Passed away 8th Oct 1961.
John Preston
Deputy
Bagworth Colliery
we lost him on 24.08.19 aged 81
much loved dad & grandad xxx
John (coke) Hoult
Face Worker
Whitwick Colliery
26th June 2015, aged 71
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John. Bradford
Ventilation Officer
Snibston Colliery
Passed away 30/4/20 aged 89
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William Stretton
Face Worker
Snibston Colliery
Died 28/10/1986
Jeff Armstrong
Overman
Bagworth Colliery
Passed away 7th January 2019
George Fairbrother
Road Work
Snibston Colliery
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Jack Goodacre
Fitter
Nailstone and Bagworth Collieries
Died 24th August 1988
Terry Moore
Rope Splicer later driving on the pit top
Whitwick Colliery
​Died 21st February 2007 aged 63
Eric Griffin
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Ellistown
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