VIDEO: Amazing drone footage of disused Mansfield colliery
Never-before seen images of a closed coal mine wow the internet after one video shot with a drone gave a birds eye view of an abandoned colliery.
The footage of Clipstone Colliery Headstocks was shot out of curiosity by Jake Roach, who bought the drone for work purposes, and was surprised with what came back on the video.
The 30-year-old, from Jacksdale, said: “The pit and mining was an important part of the town, but you can’t get near the colliery anymore so I just wanted to see what it looked like after it was shut down.”
Known as “The Dukeries” because of the number of stately homes in the area the colliery was owned by the Bolsover Colliery Company and passed to the National Coal Board in 1947. The headstocks and powerhouse are grade II listed buildings.
The video, taken on Wenesday, January 13, captures the building from a different angle and allows people to look at things they may never have seen before.
“I was really surprised to see the building in such a good state and to be able to look down on the roof was a weird experience.”
The colliery was sunk to exploit the Barnsley or Tophard seam and in the 1950s the shafts were deepened to over 1000 yards to exploit other seams.
The colliery was closed by British Coal, as the National Coal Board had become, in 1993 and reopened by RJB Mining in April 1994. The colliery was finally closed in April 2003.
Jake works at Definitive Damp Solutions Ltd and said having was easier safer and cheaper than getting a man up scaffolding to assess a buildings situation.
He added: “People have been asking us to do other mines and collieries before they get demolished so I think using the drone is a good way to document history.”