House prices in whitelands, cotgrave, nottingham ng12 zoopla. A cotgrave resident who has worked for over two decades helping to better the lives of victims of domestic abuse has been praised by the mayor of rushcliffe for receiving an mbe in the new years honours list. Cotgrave to nottingham 4 ways to travel via bus, taxi, car. Bh asked if records of miners, injured or lost, were available. I glance back towards the turnstiles of york citys bootham crescent, for one final time. Feb 06, 2017 walkthrough for proposed cotgrave colliery memorial. Cotgrave and district u3a is a relatively new member november 20 of the u3a university of the third age community. A tribute to philip healey, the mines rescue brigade and coal miners everywhere. Theyre proud of their history and heritage and so have been helping to keep it alive. The pit had millions of tons of reserves but the coal. The sinking of a colliery, and with it the building of a considerable number of.
There were men who had transferred from closed collieries from all over the uk, most were from the scottish coalfields, and the north east of england, mainly northumberland and newcastle areas, and not to mention several collieries around nottingham. Built by british rail, it opened in 1960, two years before the colliery. Church history project, diocese of southwell and nottingham, history, cotgrave. In 1965 hugh mcilveen moved his young family to nottinghamshire from their home in ireland as hed found work at the newly established cotgrave colliery. Cotgrave colliery opened in 1963 and was worked for only thirty years until is finaly closed in 1993. Parts of all saints date from the 12th century, but the church includes additions and alterations from the th, 14th and 15th centuries as well as later alterations down almost to the present day. A group of interested members from both cotgrave local history society and cotgrave district u3a are currently engaged in researching the history of the village. Keep in touch with our youtube and instagram pages and keep up to date with us on facebook or twitter. Robert sherwood was a lexicographer who wrote his appendix for the second edition of cotgraves work. The village stands adjacent to the grantham canal, near the fosse way, 3. Buy the anglosaxon cemetery at windmill hill, cotgrave by m. Memories of a nottinghamshire coalfield is a book by david bell that. View our wide selection of houses and flats for sale in. Dw to contact russ johnson and ron murphy for their input re colliery history.
Cotgrave is a town and civil parish in the borough of rushcliffe in nottinghamshire, england. Its a small but thriving group of some hundred or so retired or semiretired people with a zest for life and an enthusiasm to keep going. Mar 01, 2018 the southwell and nottingham church history project records the following event at shelford. The site of cotgrave colliery has now been hidden by a housing estate and there is little to suggest it. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Cotgrave colliery left and brinsley colliery right. Cotgrave has many thriving community groups offering a range of activities. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. The village stands adjacent to grantham canal, near the fosse way, 4 miles s of ratcliffe r. Cotgrave events, clubs, gig guide, club nights, theatre and more. During the fighting, some shelford men took over the church tower, drawing up the ladder and bell ropes after them. Tuesday will be dry with a good deal of sunshine throughout the day.
The burials disturbed by the construction were excavated and the remains deposited with the castle museum. Risen from the site of an old colliery, cotgrave country park is an area of rolling terrain, bookended by wooded hills. Cotgrave leisure centre offering a leisure pool with a slide, 35 station gym, sports hall, football. Both groups have previously had presentations on aspects of cotgrave and have visited sites associated with the villages history. The site of cotgrave colliery has now been hidden by a housing estate and there is little to suggest it was once there. Cotgrave s 2001 population of 7,373 people fell to 7,203 at the 2011 census, even when owthorpe was included. Aerial view of cotgrave colliery, colliery way, cotgrave, c. Rh to contact coal authority re plans, history, photos of colliery. From there they fired on roundhead troops, refusing to come down despite warnings that no quarter would be given if they did not. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of cotgrave.
Regional development agency wished to promote the former 85acre cotgrave colliery for a mixed use residential and. Two miners on the last shift at cotgrave colliery, nottingham. Nottingham dialect and mining culture documentary to be. Cotgrave finds its way into many parts of the country with marl for cricket pitches. The village sits at the edge of the south nottinghamshire wolds about 1 feet 40 metres above sea level. Although a modern colliery, it had problems, major one was the turnover in labour. With a dictionary english and french, by robert sherwood. Cotgrave also gives proper names, idioms and proverbs, and also notes when words are dialect and from in france the words originate from. They have also managed to achieve cost savings for the client by introducing the vibro piling to the project which will use some of the materials won in the enabling works.
Exminer hugh mcilveen on cotgrave, past and present, and why the place means so much to. Historic and archive photos of cotgrave coal mine aditnow. Cumberland colliery plans incl rel to william pit and walkmill. Large housing developments sprang up round the old village centre.
Walkthrough for proposed cotgrave colliery memorial. Former cotgrave colliery, nottinghamshire innes england. All inspire libraries are now closed until further notice. Cotgrave, nottinghamshire genealogy heraldry and history. Sirius is proud to have delivered this large enabling works package early in this ambitious project for the regeneration of this excolliery. I was at cotgrave between 19861992, on various jobs. Early medieval cemetery at cotgrave an earlymedieval cemetery was discovered at cotgrave, nottinghamshire, in the 1980s during construction work. You can post a charity fundraising event, a lost cat or a found dog.
Cotgrave colliery 1968 archive or historic photograph of cotgrave on the mining history web site uk. Services and facilities in cotgrave cotgrave town council. Cotgrave colliery west junction rectory junction colwick east junction colwick shed colwick oil siding saxondale junction colwick shed colwick west junction stanton tunnel colwick north junction trent lane west junction sneinton tunnel sneiton junction east croft depot london road goods lnwr location names in dark blue are on the same. This young man was part of the 617 dambusters squadron who took off from woodhall spa on 23rd september 1944 to breach the dortmund ems kanal near munster. Jul 31, 2009 in 1965 hugh mcilveen moved his young family to nottinghamshire from their home in ireland as hed found work at the newly established cotgrave colliery. Robert sherwood was a lexicographer who wrote his appendix for the second edition of cotgrave s work. Jun 28, 2015 i was at cotgrave between 19861992, on various jobs.
Rushcliffe borough council leader neil clarke said the project will transform the former pit village. Assembled from two scans in the french national library by greg lindahl. A pit pony pulling a tub full of coal at brinsley colliery, nottinghamshire. In 1611 he compiled and published a dictionarie of the french and english tongues, a bilingual dictionary that represented a breakthrough at the time and remains historically important. It overlooks the lovely vale of belvoir from its place between the river devon and the lincolnshire border, and has a reminder of its story in a lonely church across a field. The population of cotgrave exploded in the 1960s when cotgrave pit was opened. This place is situated in nottinghamshire county, east midlands, england, united kingdom, its geographical coordinates are 52 54 0 north, 1 2 0 west and its original name with diacritics is cotgrave. A vertical bunker 33m deep was constructed in the pit bottom in 1983. Cotgrave photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. The discovery of coal around cotgrave, nottinghamshire in the 1950s prompted the establishment of a colliery there. History of cotgrave, in rushcliffe and nottinghamshire map.
A more recent memorial is to the memory of 23 year old flight lieutenant graham, son of major general sir miles graham who was also a resident of wiverton hall. Nottinghamshire history arthur mee, the kings england. Many moorgreen men went to cotgrave as moorgreen was the first colliery to close following the planned closures and they hated it, moorgreen was a small family pit and everyone helped everyone else out, cotgrave had a pet saying its not my fking job and let men struggle. Cotgrave is mentioned in domesday book where it appears as godegrave. Cotgrave is a town and civil parish in the borough of rushcliffe in nottinghamshire, england, about 5 miles 8 km southeast of the centre of nottingham. Find properties to buy in whitelands, cotgrave, nottingham ng12 with the uks largest datadriven property portal. Cotgrave was a settlement in domesday book, in the hundred of bingham and the county of nottinghamshire it had a recorded population of 38 households in 1086, putting it in the largest 20% of settlements recorded in domesday, and is listed under 4 owners in domesday book. Many good memories with top lads but i cant find the short film from central news sadly. The southwell and nottingham church history project records the following event at shelford.
Back up, materials and on locos partnering bob law. I was 17, back in 1978, going down cotgrave pit, was excited untill the. Until then records show a population of 700 to 800 but within a couple of years this figure was 5000 and grew to over 7000. Cotgrave country park nottinghamshire county council. Buy memorabilia pit checks and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. A cotgrave resident who has worked for over two decades helping to better the lives of victims of domestic abuse has been praised by the mayor of rushcliffe for. There are 4 ways to get from cotgrave to nottingham by bus, taxi, car or towncar. Property for sale in whitelands, cotgrave, nottingham ng12. Cotgrave library inspire culture, learning, libraries. Group to be called foccp cotgrave colliery memorial group. Cotgrave, a village and a parish in bingham district, notts. The cotgrave noticeboard is there for you to post information about events, news, and other matters of interest in cotgrave.
Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. They have also managed to achieve cost savings for the client by introducing the vibro piling to the project which will use some of. Information, photographs and plans for cotgrave coal mine on the mine exploration web site uk. Find average house prices, current average values and other historic property data with the. Cotgrave colliery 1968 k65s face installation 4 piece ring setting with dosco cotgrave. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. I remember a short film of graham edwards and myself in the pit bottom and riding out on the cage. Select an option below to see stepbystep directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in rome2rios travel planner. A dictionarie of the french and english tongues compiled by randle cotgrave. Events near cotgrave, nottingham whats on near cotgrave. Photographs of cotgrave coal mine on the mining history web site.
Information, history photographs current and archive and documents for cotgrave coal mine. Nottinghamshire has a rich mining history, stretching back to the early 19th. If there is any information relating to the work of cotgrave town council which you feel is missing from this website, please contact the council office. Thanks to the efforts of so many residents, there is an excellent community spirit and sense of purpose. Cotgrave colliery was established in the early 1960s with large numbers of miners and their families being moved from other mining areas of england. A history of the hardgrave family hardgrave, cecil e on. More here please see our service disruption page for the latest information on coronavirus, and check event listings for details of event cancellations. The anglosaxon cemetery at windmill hill, cotgrave.