Central News East: 22.08.1989: Colliery Closure

Summary

Phil Bayles report on the closure of Sutton Colliery at Sutton in Ashfield in Nottinghamshire.

Year:

1989

Duration:

0:02:42

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

Central Television

Master format:

Betacam SP

Description

Library shots of Sutton Colliery in 1977 including Roy Lynk who was then NUM branch secretary. Library shots of miners strike vote in 1980. B/w still of police at the pit in 1896 and a b/w photo showing the colliery in 1913 and a photo showing the final underground shift. Exterior views of Sutton Colliery (accompanied by audio of a special song that has been recorded to commemorate the closure). Interview with miner Mick Hardy who talked about the song which describes a love-hate relationship with the pit. Interview with miner Harold Billings who remembers the days of pit ponies at Sutton Colliery.


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