Invisible Histories project interview: Agecroft Colliery - Paul Jordan
TitleInvisible Histories project interview: Agecroft Colliery - Paul Jordan
ReferenceSUBJ/INVHIST/1/IH010
Date
18 Jan 2013
CreatorCunio, Steve
Production date 2013-01-18 - 2013-01-18
Scope and ContentAudio file and summary (Word file) of interview with Paul Jordan, ex-employee of Agecroft Colliery.
Paul Jordan worked at Agecroft, starting in 1972 as an 18 year old and continued there for about 7 or 8 years. In the interview he talks about a range of subjects including his job on the dust-barrier team helping control explosions, as well as giving detailed descriptions of many segments of working conditions and how the pits were laid out. He tells of hazards such as runaway mine carts, support rings buckling and mice stealing your lunch.
Other notable mentions are given to family, with talk of his father's pit experiences , of home life and the struggles when both partners have jobs. He speaks about social events too, like miner’s galas, races and football as well as drinking at the labour club. He also goes into depth on the Unions, strikes throughout the 1970s and 80s along with Thatcher and Agecroft's 'scab pit' status.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this interview are the interviewee’s own, and do not necessarily reflect those of the Working Class Movement Library
Paul Jordan worked at Agecroft, starting in 1972 as an 18 year old and continued there for about 7 or 8 years. In the interview he talks about a range of subjects including his job on the dust-barrier team helping control explosions, as well as giving detailed descriptions of many segments of working conditions and how the pits were laid out. He tells of hazards such as runaway mine carts, support rings buckling and mice stealing your lunch.
Other notable mentions are given to family, with talk of his father's pit experiences , of home life and the struggles when both partners have jobs. He speaks about social events too, like miner’s galas, races and football as well as drinking at the labour club. He also goes into depth on the Unions, strikes throughout the 1970s and 80s along with Thatcher and Agecroft's 'scab pit' status.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this interview are the interviewee’s own, and do not necessarily reflect those of the Working Class Movement Library
Extent1 audio file and 1 word file
LanguageEnglish
Persons keywordAgecroft Colliery, Jordan, Paul
SubjectWorkers, Oral history, Miners, Coal industry
Conditions governing accessOpen
Levelfile
Normal locationDigital Resource - S:\Audio visual archive\Invisible Histories project