There are a number of signs and posters still up around the colliery - do you remember this one?There are a number of signs and posters still up around the colliery - do you remember this one?
There are a number of signs and posters still up around the colliery - do you remember this one?

Eerie photo gallery of Clipstone Headstocks which lay abandoned for almost 20 years

We have taken a tour around Clipstone’s famous Headstocks and captured a series of fascinating images showing what life was like when the colliery was a busy working mine.

Showing the old machinery, huge lift shafts and many of the existing warning signs which kept miners safe from 1922 to 2003, this gallery gives a glimpse back at one of the area’s largest employers.

Adco Properties are currently redeveloping the site into a multi-use leisure facility but are keen to preserve the mining heritage – giving a large section to a mining museum and keeping as many original features as possible.

Have a look through the first of our two galleries in the series and see if it brings back some memories.

Support your Chad by becoming a digital subscriber.

You will see 70 per cent fewer ads on stories, meaning faster load times and an overall enhanced user experience.

Have a look through the first of our two galleries in the series and see if it brings back some memories.

Related topics: