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The last face at the pit.
The last face at the pit.
Photo: Graham Carr
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Item #: 9099
Colliery planner Steve Rigby poses for the camera on S35s coalface.This was the last face to be developed at Parkside and never went into production.Photo was taken while the colliery was on care and maintenance just prior to it's final closure.

Comment by: tony filson on 24th February 2009 at 21:56

My claim to fame was I was in charge of the last production shift at Parkside in the mid section. I even had an interview outside with granada reports. I still have some of the pictures I was lucky enough to be in that you took Graham. Unfortunatly I was known back then as 'tiger'. Great memories though mate!

Comment by: mick on 5th December 2009 at 11:35

hello tiger i was on the same face team as you we trasferd over from parsonage,on the bottom rip how you doing, john prescot was chargeman.

Comment by: gary palmer on 16th July 2011 at 13:54

hello tiger how u doing iwas in l30s bunker that last shift and when we got to the rider paul heaton was soaking everone with the fire hose sad day

Comment by: John Simm on 3rd March 2013 at 09:13

Hi Tiger/Gary, I remember working with you and Gary, happy days, Tiger was Wapper`s apprentice I seem to remember though

Comment by: gary palmer on 30th December 2013 at 14:42

yea it was l18s bunker not l30s remember talking to you john btm pit lane the day they dropped the towers had to move when dust cloud came down pit lane

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