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]

Doing my Pretoria Pit disaster walk, Saturday 24 October 2026. 21st Dec 1910 344 men and boys died. Meet 10.00 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]

The disastrous Bayeux Tapestry exhibition was apparently predicted centuries ago (AI) #BritishMuseum #BayeuxTapestry 😂😂😂😂😂

[Alan Davies @pitheadbaths]

@ShethFeldBlade Must be, some men brought birds of prey to the event as well

[Alan Davies @pitheadbaths]

David Bradley (Kes film 1969) signing books in the antiques centre Ince nr Wigan today. Born in Barnsley he's 73 now, recently taking on Shakespearean roles #Kes #DavidBradley #actors #film #Barnsley

[Alan Davies @pitheadbaths]

Superb plaster works by Jean Arp, (1886-1966) recently acquired by Leeds Museums and Galleries and The Hepworth Wakefield #JeanArp #LeedsArtGallery #Arp #Sculpture @LeedsArtGallery

[Alan Davies @pitheadbaths]

@LBFlyawayhome Great sketch, superb fluid watercolour technique! 👍😁

[Alan Davies @pitheadbaths]

Posted this on Buzzcocks site as well

[Alan Davies @pitheadbaths]

@Buzzcocks A few items from the National Pop Archive brought out today at The Rylands Library Manchester #Buzzcocks

[Alan Davies @pitheadbaths]

Pretoria Pit disaster walk. 21st Dec 1910 344 men and boys died. Sat June 20th. Meet 10.00 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]

@TommyGarry2 @Buzzcocks Which Tommy is that you'll have to remind me, the Salford one?

[Alan Davies @pitheadbaths]

@Buzzcocks A few items from the National Pop Archive brought out today at The Rylands Library Manchester #Buzzcocks

[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