Photo-a-Day (Friday, 18th October, 2024)
Astley Pit
Photo: John (Westhoughton) (iPhone)
- and my father-in-law’s teeth are at the bottom of the shaft. He sneezed in the cage on the way down, and a half set came out!
We used to go to a pub near there many years ago, It was called The Old Boathouse which was by that canal, (The Bridgewater Canal, I think it is, not the Leeds-Liverpool). And we went to an open day a couple of years ago when my son and another man did a little scene about mining; it was a very enjoyable day. I also have a close-up photo of that pit-head against a brooding sky, that a friend of mine took and framed for my birthday some years ago. A good photo, John.
They are trying to preserve the headgear has it is slowly rusting away. I will have to visit the site later this year to look at all the progress on the site
Our Heritage from a safe distance. Good photo of Astley Green. Well done John. .
Shared below a few words from a knackered miner I had the pleasure to know.
"Never go down any pit.. not even for a look"
Goodnight, God bless.
"B".... The history of Astley Pit, (and ALL the pits and miners everywhere), is very important and it is wonderful that people work so hard to keep our mining heritage alive, but it is the homely little stories that people remember, and the tale of your father-in-law's teeth really made me laugh...thankyou for sharing that!