Welcome to the Markham Colliery Story Mine

‘The Story Mine’, was a project supported by Heritage Lottery Fund and Derbyshire County Council to unearth and share stories from Markham Colliery.

Following the tabs below you can read stories about mining work and the men who died in the major disasters at the colliery in 1937, 38 & 73. You can also find out about wider stories of life in Markham's mining community - home and family life and leisure time.

Mining

Find out about working life at Markham Colliery

Home

Stories of home life and community spirit

Leisure

Recollections of time spent at leisure

Family

Family stories told by relatives

Disasters

The men who died in the 3 major disasters

Featured Film

About The Story Mine

‘The Story Mine’, was a project supported by Heritage Lottery Fund and Derbyshire County Council to unearth and share stories from Markham Colliery, project managed by Beam. This website features the stories of the men who died in the three major disasters at Markham (1937, 38 & 73), alongside further information about mining life in the area. The information on this website was gathered by a volunteer research team using the resources at Derbyshire Record Office, Ancestry and other sources. Where possible we have fact checked the information and gained approval of relatives to share it.

If you are aware of any inaccuracies or have additions or information please contact us so that it can be amended.

Sincere thanks to all of the volunteers who worked tirelessly to ensure that the stories of the Markham miners and their families are not forgotten.