South Yorkshire Mines Drainage Unit in 1982

In 1982, the Mines Drainage Unit (MDU) was based at Westfield House, Westfield Road, Parkgate, Rotherham, Telephone no. 0709 522145.

It was managed by Bob Ditchfield, a First Class certified manager (no.5823).

The MDU was responsible for the following locations and facilities under the South Yorkshire Area, athough sites came under different NCB Inspectorates (given in [] below:

  • Barbot Hall Borehole, Greasbrough, Rotherham [North Yorkshire District]
  • Birley East Pumping Station, Stone Lane, Woodhouse, Sheffield (Tel. Sheffield 694721) [S.Y.]
  • Car House Pumping Station, Car House near Rotherham (Tel. 0709 63435) [S.Y.]
  • Crigglestone Pumping Station, Crigglestone, Wakefield (Tel. Wakefield 55941) [N.Y.]
  • Durkar Pumping Station, Crigglestone, Wakefield [N.Y.]
  • Elsecar Pumping Station, Elsecar, Barnsley [S.Y.]
  • Flockton Lane End Pumping Station Bar Lane, Flockton (Tel. 0924 848200) [N.Y.]
  • Greenland Pumping Station, Wombwell, Barnsley, [S.Y.]
  • Handsworth Borehole, Handsworth, Sheffield [S.Y.]
  • Handsworth Pumping Station, Handsworth, Sheffield [S.Y.]
  • Hemingfield Pumping Station, Hemingfield, Barnsley (Tel. 996 743249) [S.Y.]
  • Lepton Edge Pumping Station, Lepton Edge, Huddersfield (Tel. 0924 848292) [N.Y.]
  • Low Stubbin Pumping Station, Rawmarsh, Rotherham [S.Y.]
  • Lundwood Borehole, Barnsley, [N.Y.]
  • Mitchell Main Pumping Station, Wombwell (Tel. 996 753675) [N.Y.]
  • New Monckton No 4 Pumping Station, South Hiendley, Barnsley, [N.Y.]
  • New Monckton No 6 Pumping Station, Royston, near Barnsley, [N.Y.]
  • Nunnery Pumping Station, Sheffield [S.Y.]
  • Orchard Lane Borehole, Beighton, Sheffield, [S.Y.]
  • Rob Royd Pumping Station, Dodworth, Barnsley [N.Y.]
  • Rockley Borehole, Rockley, Barnsley [N.Y.]
  • Strafford Pumping Station, Gilroyd, Barnsley [N.Y.]
  • Tankersley Park Pumping Station, c/o Mines Drainage Unit, Westfield House, Westfield Road, Parkgate, Rotherham [N.Y.]
  • Thorpe Pumping Station, Thorpe Hesley, near Rotherham [N.Y.]
  • Waleswood Pumping Station, Waleswood, Sheffield [S.Y.]
  • Westfield Pumping Station, Parkgate, Rotherham (Tel. 070 982 2145/6/7) [S.Y.]
  • Wharncliffe Silkstone Pumping Station, Pilley, Barnsley [N.Y.]
  • Wharncliffe Woodmoor No.3 Pumping Station, Carlton, Barnsley [N.Y.]
  • Woolley Barnsley Pumping Station, Woolley Edge Lane, Carlton, Barnsley [N.Y.]

Source: Kusay, G.E. (ed.) Guide to the Coalfields 1982, Surrey: Colliery Guardian, 1982, pp.113-114