Tribute To Bilsthorpe Colliery And It`s Colliers Past And Present.

Subscribe to my you tube channel for 210+ more coal mine tributes and counting.                                 Record breaking coal mine which closed in 1997 after 70 years,sadly 76 men and 1 woman lost their lives during it`s history.                                                                                                                                                  On Wednesday 18 August 1993 the roof of a gallery at Bilsthorpe Colliery collapsed, trapping six men.
After 12 hours, three were rescued but Bill McCulloch, 26, Peter Alcock, 50 and 31-year-old David Shelton died.The collapse happened about 2,300 feet (700m) underground, four miles (6.4km) along a gallery and saw the team buried under about 7,000 tonnes of rock.In 1995, under-manager David Shelton posthumously received the George Medal for his efforts to save his colleagues, sacrificing his own opportunity to escape.                                                                                                                        The village has a Heritage Museum with a coal mining section.                                                                              The Village Hall,                                                                                                                                                Cross Street,                                                                                                                                             Bilsthorpe,                                                                                                                                                     Newark,                                                                                                                                                             NG22 8QY.