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Title: collieries in Burnley, Lancashire
Post by: kris_baxter73 on Thursday 16 September 10 16:16 BST (UK)

Does anyone know whereabouts in Burnley Bartle Hill colliery and Barclay Hills colliery were located?

Title: Re: collieries in Burnley, Lancashire
Post by: mosiefish on Thursday 16 September 10 16:34 BST (UK)

Hi Kris,

Barclay Hills was on the opposite side of Rossendale Road from Burnley Cemetery.  It is marked on some maps as Barclay Hills Coke Ovens but is on the 1848 map on www.old-maps.co.uk as Bare Clay Hills Colliery.  Type in the coordinates 382020 and 431860 and zoom in under the big U .

regards,
Mo

Title: Re: collieries in Burnley, Lancashire
Post by: kris_baxter73 on Thursday 16 September 10 16:54 BST (UK)

Fantastic!  Thank you for the super fast response and the map!  I have a feeling that Bartle Hill colliery and Barclay Hills colliery were the same.  I have two postcards that are both written on the backs by the same person, and on closer inspection, some of the men in the photos appear to be the same, even though the cards are identified on the front with the respective colliery.  The postcards are circa 1905.
Cheers, Kris

Title: Re: collieries in Burnley, Lancashire
Post by: mosiefish on Thursday 16 September 10 17:13 BST (UK)

Hi,

I think you are right and they were one and the same.  I have found references to a few properties in the same locality called Bartley Hills and Higher Bartley Hills. 

Regards,
Mo
who remembers the slag heap there  ;D  (I was very young!)

Title: Re: collieries in Burnley, Lancashire
Post by: kris_baxter73 on Thursday 16 September 10 18:41 BST (UK)

Thanks again, mosiefish.

I will contact Burnley library to see if they can shed some light on the subject.  I will keep you posted.

Title: Re: collieries in Burnley, Lancashire
Post by: kris_baxter73 on Friday 17 September 10 15:59 BST (UK)

Hi, I added these photos to a youtube video.  They can be seen at 8:46 and 8:52.  You can watch the video in HD if you want to see the images in more detail. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqD5KFN0Hrg

Title: Re: collieries in Burnley, Lancashire
Post by: mosiefish on Friday 17 September 10 19:42 BST (UK)

Hi Kris,

Thanks for the link I really enjoyed looking all all the old Burnley photos.  I have spent a very happy 30 mins watching them all - I am adding it to my favourites. 

Regards,
Mo

Title: Re: collieries in Burnley, Lancashire
Post by: kris_baxter73 on Friday 17 September 10 20:27 BST (UK)

Thanks Mo.  It's makes it worthwhile to know that other people enjoy them.  ;D

Title: Re: collieries in Burnley, Lancashire
Post by: kris_baxter73 on Monday 20 September 10 16:40 BST (UK)

I just received this message from Burnley Library: "Barclay Hills and Bartle Hill are the same colliery."

Title: Re: collieries in Burnley, Lancashire
Post by: Luzzu on Monday 20 September 10 23:49 BST (UK)

Hi Kris,

Just been having a look at the your postcards on YouTube.  Really enjoyed them and thanks for sharing.

Luzzu