Film Number |
11375 |
Title |
THE LOST PITS OF THE IRWELL VALLEY |
Producer |
Paul Kelly, Kay Phillips and Richard Searle |
Date |
2013 |
Gauge |
.mp4 |
Colour |
colour |
Sound |
sound |
Running Time |
10 mins 0 secs |
Description |
Filmed as part of the Irwell Valley Mining Project, ex-miner Paul Kelly takes us around the sites of the lost pits of the Irwell valley, these include Pendleton, Clifton Hall, Newtown and Wheatsheaf Collieries. At each site Paul gives a brief historical or personal anecdote about the pit and its miners. |
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