Didn't we have a visit to a Mining Records Office near Burton on Trent
as part of BCS a few years ago? I've just found the web page at
http://www.coal.gov.uk/services/miningrecords/index.cfm.
The web page says that they hold coal abandonment plans going back to
1872. I remember it being a fascinating visit. So they hold a lot of the
information even if it isn't all available on one series of maps.
Best wishes,
Clare
Cooper, Alexander P R wrote:
>
> While I can see the aim of the proposal, is the OS the appropriate
> body to do this? The OS do not normally provide historical data; they
> provide a map of what is currently on the ground (with the occasional
> exception of battle-sites). They don’t provide a historical product;
> they provide a definitive version of what is there now. As defunct
> pits may have no expression on the surface, is it the OS’ job to add
> such data to their maps? I am sure that where there are existing
> surface buildings, these are present on the OS’ maps.
>
> Paul
>
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> *Subject:* Re: Campaign to pin coal mines on OS maps
>
> Robert (et al.):
>
> The idea of “seeking to have the sites of defunct coal mines recorded
> on Ordnance Survey maps.” reminds some of us with elephantine memories
> of a similar (same?) nationwide effort, ca 1980, following a pit or
> mine disaster, of calling in and collection of _all_ maps and plans
> marking disused mines & pits in to form a ‘preventative’ database.
> Someone will come up with the responsible government (?) department’s
> name; and somewhere I think some of us will have a yellow-coloured
> paper public advertisement calling for such cartographic materials to
> be forwarded.
>
> Francis (again)
>
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