Colliery headgears, post 1986, viewed from the south, probably taken from near M62 road bridge
A group of fitters, joiners and miners taking a tea break – for ids see Here
Left: Tom Melvin (Undermanager) & Ken Bailey Snr. (Deputy) in Control Room; Right: John Oates (Snr. Colliery Overman)
Left: Roy Smout (Ventilation Officer); Right: Tommy Smith (Control Room Official) & John Oates in the Control Room
Colliery headgears viewed from the land sale yard side of the colliery
Capturing the early stages of the new electric winder headgear installation work in 1986
Probably shafts men and surface craftsmen / fitters on no.2 headgear, likely to be observing significant maintenance work
No. 2 shaft headgear and in foreground loco track leading to the colliery stockyard with ‘Box Shop’ on left
A shot of the headgears of no. 1 and no. 2 shafts at Sutton Manor Colliery
Left: John Firth, colliery / unit mechanical engineer c.1978; Right: Maintenance work being undertaken
Surface craftsmen at Sutton Manor Colliery, John Toohey and Bill Towey
L to R: Danny Wilburn, Ray Cook and Mel Moran (on the platform) with shafts-man joiner Paul Lawrenson and Ste Bourhill in front
The end (or cap) of the winding rope received the most strain and had to be recapped every 6 months
L-R: John Toohey, Ray Cook, Bill Towey, Danny Wilburn, Derek Heaton & Mel Moran with Mick Spriggs in front
Nobby Clarke (Control Room Official) in the Colliery Control Room
The end (or cap) of the winding rope received the most strain and had to be recapped every 6 months
The Methane Drainage Pumping House – the yellow pipework indicated methane drainage pipes
The stockyard loco which pulled a journey of mine vehicles, tubs and trams to and from the pit head
Surface foreman Harry Hulme with fitter Dennis O’Brien
Maintenance work ongoing - note new headgear wheel and no. 1 shaft’s winding house on the right
The team are re-capping a shaft winding rope at the colliery
The steam winding engine being inspected by Ged Conley (left) and Sid Lewis
Another view of Sutton Manor Colliery’s steam winding engine
Part of the new no. 1 shaft winding rope drum pre-installation c.1986 with stockyard supplies loco on left
The men in the foreground help to give a scale of the no. 1 shaft’s winding drum’s size pre-installation
Derek Slater (Overman), Ken Bailey Snr. (Colliery Deputy), Brendan Courtney (Overman) and John Oates (Senior Colliery Overman) in the Golden Lion, Lyon Street, St. Helens where they met after retirement
Re-capping a shaft winding rope. Right: John Oates (Sr. Colliery Overman and Ste Richardson (Overman) in the Lamp Room
L-R Pat Lowe (Cleaner); John Davies (Banksman); Alan Swift (Banksman); John Oates; George Garner (Lamp Room Attendant); ? in the Colliery Deployment Centre
John Oates outside No.1 shaft pit head, during early preparation work for the new electric winder headgear installation in 1986
John Oates (Senior Colliery Overman) and Ray Williams (Senior Colliery Overman)
Eamon Holland (Rope Splicer-fitter) & John Oates with George Bates (Deployment Attendant) in the Colliery Deployment Centre
John Penketh (Overman), Lal Boyd and Jimmy Bolton (Colliery Deputies)
Colliery headgears at night, viewed from the land sale yard side of the colliery
Left: Albert Cowley, George Streete and Arthur Whittaker (Colliery Deputies); Right: John Oates
Left: General Manager’s Office admin staff – can you identify? Right: John Oates and Nobby Clarke
Colliery headgears from Jubits Lane with escaping steam adding to the effect of the picture
Colliery Officials / Deputies: Albert Cowley; Arthur Whittaker; Gerry Southward; John Oates; George Streete; Nobby Clarke; Frank Smith
Tommy Deluce (Colliery Deputy) and John Oates in the Colliery Control Room
Colliery headgears from Jubits Lane, which provides some scale re the size of the steam winding house
Viewed from the empty car park adjacent to the colliery
Southerly view post 1986 with new electric winder and grey new headgear installed and capturing the electric winding house and screens.
Note the Smithy Manor pub, formerly the Sutton Manor Miners’ Institute, on the left of the picture
No. 2 Shaft Headgear - the upcast shaft where air exited the mine following its transit around the workings
Fitters and Electricians: ? May; Mick Spriggs; Ste Owen; Bob Eccles; Don Hamilton; Dave Ashton. At the rear is Dave Ellison; ?
Left: Albert Cowley (Colliery Deputy); Right: George Streete and Arthur Whittaker (Colliery Deputies)
Left: John Oates in the Colliery Lamp Room; Right: Gerald Gregson Colliery Deputy Manager in early 1980s
Winder’s seat in a winding house with winder’s clock indicating cage location and control levers on the right