Chatterley Whitfield Heritage Centre

RECOVERED FROM THE UNDERGROUND EXPERIENCE IN 2007  

Legal access to the Hesketh Powers House at Chatterley Whitfield. Photographs taken a few years ago, sent to Chatterley Whitfield Friends by the photographer.

To film at Chatterley Whitfield there are a few rules and regulations you must adhere to... This film crew from Staffordshire University got it right and enabled the permission to film very easy to get.....

We had a film crew on site, and the council arranged to have some of the fencing removed.  Could not resist had to take some photographs mainly of the Winstanley and old Power House.....

Our new website, which is far from finished is now online.  I say far from finished as I am finding that as people get to know about us, I seem to get the reoccurring comment; 'I have found this, can you use it ?'.  In otherwords more photos, video, audio, documents, memories.....ALL WELCOME. So the site will and will continue to be Work in Progress... Check it out at www.chatterleywhitfieldfriends.org.uk

Friends of Chatterley Whitfield chatterleywhitfieldfriends@gma il.com Newsletter April 2013. Chairman Don Munro 01782 536566 e-mail:jean.munro@virgin.net Vice Chairman Jim McPhillips 01782 637963 Secretary Alex Cope 01332 862710 e-mail: chatterleywhitfieldfriends@gma il.com Treasurer Geoff Oakes 01782 533576 e-mail:geoff_oakes2000@yahoo.co.uk Welcome to a very delayed Winter/Spring Newsletter for which I apologise. As you can see from the above at our AGM in November there were a number of changes to the committee. After many years Jim asked for personal reasons if he could step down as Chair and Don superbly stepped up and was voted in as our new Chair. For almost the same reasons Mick stepped down as secretary and Alex stepped up and took over as secretary. Geoff remains as our Treasurer. I am sure we would all want to thank Jim and Mick for their amazing help in keeping the Friends together and in help making the Annual “Heritage Open Day” ...

Belts, Bells and the Bullhurst by Barbara Harding It was to be the ultimate experience for my two friends and I, when in 1953 we went on an underground visit to the Bullhurst seam in Chatterley Whitfield colliery. At that time I was one of only three girls working in the area laboratory based at the pit. When the visit was first mentioned, we were all very excited, if a little apprehensive. However, Gladys Walker, Joyce Dawson, and I were very keen to experience what it was like to work underground. We were told to bring in some old clothes. I had a boiler suit and a pair of strong but comfortable shoes. We were to go underground after work on Friday evening. My boss Mr Walter Robertson, the Area Chief Scientist, would accompany us. We all felt thrilled by this wonderful opportunity to see pitmen and pit work at first hand. The visit started when I was given a black pit helmet that had to be adjusted to stop i...

I am always searching the internet, looking for articles and I came across this link to the Chatterley Whitfield News, issue 1, Autumn 1986 Chatterley-Whitfield-News Do you have an other articles or memories you can share ? Please get in touch In the meantime a bit of light reading..... www.aditnow.co.uk - Chatterley-Whitfield-Coal-Mine - History Reading