Memories of Chirk

[keithwynne]

hello JL,

Thankyou for your reply. I'm sure the building you mention was the manse where the local minister for the "Prim's" chapel on Station Avenue, lived in the 1950's. Between the manse and the grocery shop (Harry Lavis?) was the entrance to Queens Square.

Keith

[JustLooking]

Yes, that's the one,  Keith    It was red brick wasn't it?

Mr & Mrs Seth Rogers (Ehud's parents) used to go to the Station Avenue one. Seth was the organist. They had a lovely organ in their living room which I wanted him to teach me to play but I didn't get very far. I found out later that it was my Taid's. He was given it when they died. Also found out that we were related to Seth via the Stokes/Twigg line (Janet take note    )

JL

[keithwynne]

Hello JL,
Yes, it was red brick.
Mention of Seth Rogers reminded me of him calling at our house to collect "the money for the papers"
and being in a long conversation with my father. After he'd gone I learned from my father that Seth had saved his life. A roof fall in the pit had all but buried my Dad and Seth pulled him clear just before more of the roof came down.
On a recent visit to Chirk I'm sure I saw Peter Rogers leaving a house on Station Avenue near where the Needhams lived. He would be the grandson of Seth I suppose.

Keith

[keithwynne]

List,

Can anyone tell me where Brynkynalt colliery was sited in 1906. My grandfather was killed there in that year and I've always assumed that it was where I remembered it, near Bronywaun but now I have been led to believe there was an earlier shaft somewhere near the top of Chirk Green.

Keith



Moderator Comment: topics merged

[wrjones]

Hi Keith it was indeed also  known as Chirk Green Colliery and was opened in around 1870 and closed in 1968.Here is a map of where it was;
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0b9g/

Regards
William Russell Jones.

[keithwynne]

Hi William,
Thanks for the map, the shaft is where I remembered. I can't think where I got the impression of an earlier shaft, but clearly my grandfather was killed in this later mine.

Keith

[wrjones]

I searched everywhere on the net for a photo of the pit Keith but was unlucky.There maybe someone on  this Site who might come up with one.

Your probably like me Keith with coaldust in the blood!My dad worked down the old Wynnstay in Ruabon and Ifton.

Regards
William Russell Jones.

[keithwynne]

William,
When I was a student I took several photos of the pit since we lived almost next door. Unfortunately after I left home the photos have been lost.
Your Dad and mine probably worked at Ifton at the same time. Small world

Keith

[JustLooking]

Hello Keith, WR and probably  cousin Janet

BB has renamed the old thread so that we can talk about our memories of Chirk

http ://www .rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,365562.0.html

Brynkinallt colliery was the old Chirk Green colliery as far as I can remember 


Maybe we could ask a Mod to merge these  ^(*)



JL

^(*) Moderator Comment: Done