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Parkside Colliery 1985
Parkside Colliery 1985
Photo: Wayne Prescott
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Item #: 19722
My brother Paul(extreme right) during his first year as a fully fledged electrician.

Comment by: dave lewis on 26th January 2012 at 20:43

thanks for the pic wayne, i used to transport miners in 80s to and from work at parkside, its criminal there must be 20 yrs of mining still down there i really feel for the lads who lost their jobs.

Comment by: Albert on 27th January 2012 at 15:45

I wonder what all these lads' are doing now. I do so hope that life has looked kindly on each of them. I worked down the pit in the early 50s.

Comment by: Graham on 29th January 2012 at 18:44

MarBatley on left, 2nd right Barry Cunnlife's bother can't think of his name?

Comment by: Wanner on 2nd February 2012 at 20:12

1st left Mark Batley
2nd left Alan Ashton
3rd right Peter Davies
2nd right Jimmy Cunliffe
extreme right Paul Prescott

Comment by: mark briers on 1st April 2013 at 22:30

it was brian cunliffe not jim but it is barrys brother

Comment by: Graham on 21st April 2013 at 19:16

Mark is Neil Hardy the 3rd from the left?

Comment by: mark briers on 30th April 2013 at 23:20

i think his name is phil bromalowe not sure if he came from parr

Comment by: Peter Griffin on 1st November 2022 at 20:30

3rd from left is John Wilkinson , I think

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