Glapwell Bevin Boys.

[Old Miner]

Can anyone help me with this request.

neil@oldminer.co.uk www.oldminer.co.uk
Neil.
Dear Mr Bridgewater,
                           Thank you for replying to my daughters E mail, sent on my behalf.
As she has said I'm sure, I worked as a Bevin Boy at Langworth (MUST MEAN LANGWITH) prior to being transferred to Glapwell for coal face work. I helped to face out when the first weight came on. I worked night shifts packing and drawing off until demob.

I am interested more now than I was then ,as to the depth, district &  face number of the seam I worked. I can only for your information ,and mine ,describe how I arrived there every night. Leaving the cage, walk to doors then ride a paddy ( encased cable ) sitting back to back, alighting half way,and descending a very steep long drift, then turn right to walk the roadway to the face seam about 3ft-6ft high.
We are struggling to get any information, maps or dimensions, from the coal authorities, you are, I am afraid, my only hope.

Thank you for your time.
yours sincerely,
G R Morton.