Publications

The History Society has produced two books about the area and is currently working on a third, you can find a brief review of each below.

The book are availble to buy and we will publish the details of how to get your copy on this page shortly in the mean time please use the email link at the top of this page for more details

Each book costs £4.95 and can be obtained from: -

Mr A Nickless
1 Leeming Close,
Market Warsop,
Mansfield,
Notts. NG20 0QU
Telephone Number 01623 842566

The Hundred Years of Warsop Vale & Warsop Main Colliery

This book is the story of a North Nottinghamshire colliery village from the first thoughts in 1889 about establishing a mine and sinking the shafts. Through the early days of the mine and its later developments, establishing the village and all its related infrastructure including the local school, the doctor’s surgery, the Co-op, the church and chapel, the welfare club and the public house, “The Vale Hotel”.

The book also covers the community life of the village including, the local, national and international achievements of the village sports men and women, St Johns Ambulance Brigade, mining accidents, those killed in action in the two world wars and village crime.

The book closes with the closure of Warsop Main Colliery-The End of an Era.

 

 

Memories of Warsop Vale and Warsop Main Colliery

This book covers the history and happy memories, both written and pictorial of people living and growing up in the village. Contributions and articles for inclusion in the book were provided specifically by, Mr Jack Winfield: -“Characters of Warsop Vale” and “Staveley Coal and Iron Company”, Irene Asher:- “Life in Warsop Vale”, David Cheeseman:- “Reminiscences of Warsop Vale”, Richard Crossland:- “Finger or Thumb or Rusty Bum”, Jeff Noble:- “Memories”, Harry Parratt:- “Growing up in Warsop Vale during the 1940’s” and Dennis Sampson:-“Childhood Memories of Warsop Vale”.

Members of the Warsop Vale Local History Society and other Warsop Vale veterans provided other contributions included in the book.

The book closes with a full copy of the Warsop Vale1946 Electoral Roll.