Alan Davies

Miner, art student, coal miner, art student, coal miner, mining museum curator, author, pilot, coal miner, archivist, colliery manager, 55 yrs mining historian

[Alan Davies @pitheadbaths]

@JohnSimpsonNews Amazes me how many world leaders in the last 50 years were basically mentally ill or criminal, Boris Johnson springs to mind

[Alan Davies @pitheadbaths]

Nice additions to my Wigan pit brow women collection plus a view down Mains Colliery Wigan with manager Mr Ritson in shot, 1904-6 #pitbrowwomen #miningwomen #Wigan #coal

[Alan Davies @pitheadbaths]

@Feargal_Sharkey Looks fishy to me 😱👍😁

[Alan Davies @pitheadbaths]

@80s_Kidz Stealing toffees 👍😁😎

[Alan Davies @pitheadbaths]

Entrance to Wigan Infirmary today, record of people who donated towards its building in 1873. Zoom in and you may recognise all the major coal owners and companies in the Wigan area and farther afield #mininghistory #Wigan #WiganInfirmary

[Alan Davies @pitheadbaths]

@HistoryInPics Amazing how bonkers criminals end up in power, the US has Trump, we had Boris Johnson 👎☹️💩

[Alan Davies @pitheadbaths]

@LBFlyawayhome I took this in our garden

[Alan Davies @pitheadbaths]

@LBFlyawayhome Interesting, our new calendar has this Robert Gillmor (1936-2022) 2012 linocut

[Alan Davies @pitheadbaths]

AI can do a good job colourising old photos, here's a few I've done. Basket Pit Coppul near Standish Lancs c 1900, Crawford Pit Aspull north of Wigan, Lancs c 1920
Chequerbent Colliery north of Atherton, Lancs c 1908. Atmospheric winder c 1810 Teversal Notts photo c 1860 #mining

[Alan Davies @pitheadbaths]

Always carry a camera with you, Lancashire Mining Museum Astley Green @mining_museum

[Alan Davies @pitheadbaths]

Time to dig out the cartoon, I got a lump of coal in my stocking when I was little, plenty around in those days! 👍😁⚒ All't best

[Alan Davies @pitheadbaths]

@ImmortalEgypt Ta Joann, all the best, looking forward to more box sets from you! 👍😁⚒

[Alan Davies @pitheadbaths]

Part of the museum film set from The Wrong Trousers (Wallace & Gromit) exhibition at Preston Museum will interest @ImmortalEgypt #ancientEgypt #egyptology

[Alan Davies @pitheadbaths]

Pretoria pit disaster walk. Dec 21 1910 344 men and boys died. Sat 13 Dec, 10.00. Meet Pretoria Memorial end of Broadway off Newbrook Rd Atherton. Walking shoes or boots needed. £4 #Pretoriapit #Overhulton Book with [email protected] 01942 874719

[Alan Davies @pitheadbaths]

Wigan All Saints church installation tonight 👍😁⚒#mining #artinstallation #Wigan

[Alan Davies @pitheadbaths]

A rare survivor from ancient Egypt for @ImmortalEgypt seen at Manchester Victoria Station 😱👍😁 #Egyptology

[Alan Davies @pitheadbaths]

Seen in Preston today, Transylvanian grocery shop with catching title, wonder if they sell black puddings made from blood and fat? 😱#Preston #Dracula

[Alan Davies @pitheadbaths]

The "Light Up Leigh" parade today, Started 4:30 Leigh Miners Welfare Institute, moving through the town centre #Leigh #LightUpLeigh

[Alan Davies @pitheadbaths]

@SamSlideBuxton Ta Sam 👍😁⚒

[Alan Davies @pitheadbaths]

Involved in a lottery funded project, Westhoughton Pretoria Pit Disaster (1910 344 killed) primary schools collaboration.
Ten schools to do, five so far, great kids. May have ten guided walks to do after Christmas, to be decided 👍😁⚒ #mininghistory #PretoriaPit #Westhoughton