David Page of Thurcroft sent me this fascinating photograph of the Thurcroft colliery fire-fighting team in about 1957. Of especial interest is that most of the fireman are named, which is invaluable to genealogists and coal mining historians.

THURCROFT COLLIERY FIRE FIGHTING TEAM ABOUT 1957.

BACK ROW. RALPH HELLIWELL, BOB MOSS, UNKNOWN, CHARLEY KIDDIE, DICK PICKERING, KEN PHILLIPS, JOE HUDSON, INGRAM LITTLE, HARRY SPARRUM.

MIDDLE ROW . STAN PHILLIPS, JOHNNIE HELLIWELL, TONY OXLEY, TERRY CROFTS, BRIAN THORPE, BILL LOVELY, D STALEY, KEN BENNET.

THIRD ROW. MR GALE, D CAULDFIELD, ARNOLD CHALLENER, BRIAN SANDERSON.

FRONT ROW. CYRIL STALEY, F O,BRIAN, MR KELSALL, MR PARKER, MR QUINN, JOE ROLLETT, ALBERT BRIERLEY, BERNARD CARTWRIGHT, JIM LOVELY.