Selby Superpit Blog
This blog, still under development, contains a wealth of information about the Selby Coalfield. Far too much to include here…
Memories of a long-time Ranger
Roger Armistead was a City of York planner when John Grimshaw first bought the redundant railway line from Riccall to…
Underground Drawings : Karl Jarratt – artist and miner
Karl Jarratt worked underground as a miner in the Selby coalfield at the Whitemoor mine. As cameras were forbidden for…
Thesis: David Michael Riley, ‘Families and their property in early modern England: a study of four communities on the Yorkshire Ouse, 1660-1760 (1990)
Riley’s thesis focuses upon four parishes, Cawood, Riccall, Selby and Wistow during the period 1660-1760. His second chapter includes an…
Interview with Trevor Chalkley – Selby Miner
Trevor Chalkley now works as a guide at Caphouse Colliery, the home of the National Coal Mining Museum for England…
Soundscape: Roles in the Mining Industry.
This is a soundscape compiled from a number of interviews with retired miners who once worked at Selby, now working…
Soundscape – Mining in General
Click on the underlined word to hear this compilation soundscape of voices from retired miners currently working at the National Coal…
Interview with David Price – Selby Miner
David’s interview covers 40 years in the industry in the UK and abroad. To hear the interview click on…
Interview with Brian Jaques – Selby Coalfield Miner
Listen to an audio version of Brian’s interview about his life in the coal mining industry. In 1962 his…
The Selby Toll Bridge
1790: An Act was presented to Parliament to construct a bridge linking Selby and Barlby. The Act passed through Parliament…