Andrew’s Mexborough Page

A few vintage postcards from my collection.

Web site still under MASSIVE construction so please keep calling back.

Cadeby Collieries, Conisbro’.

Conisbro’ from Clifton Hill.

VIADUCT & BRIDGE. CONISBORO

Yuck.. Horrid postcard that should have been binned along time ago!!.

CADEBY COLLIERY

St. Peter’s Church. Conisboro.

Conisboro.

CONISBRO. -  GENERAL VIEW.

Interior, Conisborough Church.

Conisborough Castle, near Doncaster.

A wonderful image of the old colliery at Cadeby, on the reverse someone has pencilled in "Explosion July 9th 1912", I would image this postcard dates from around that period and was produced locally by...

J. Peters, Denaby Main.

Old vintage postcard posted  in 1913 and produced by...

J. Peters, Denaby Main.

Postcard mailed, frank mark difficult to make out but must be during the first world war as there is a frank mark with 'BUY NATIONAL WAR BONDS' on a king George V red one penny stamp. Postcard published by...

R. J. Rosser, Conisboro.

I have no idea why this is in my collection!, this is a terrible Christmas postcard that I do not like at all, but since I scanned it I may as well stick it on here., postcard posted in 1919 and was produced by...

TUCK'S

One of my favourite views of this wonderful colliery, no publishers name so not much to go on.

Postcard published by...

J.S& S

Postcard published by...

H. Bros, Barnsley.

This is the identical image of the above postcard but this on is a real photo version, posted in 1910. Looks like the publisher has removed writing along bottom edge (see full size view)  published by...

The "H. B." Real Photo Series, Barnsley

Postcard published by...

Scrivens

Another commonly produced view of the castle. No publishers name.

A very old postcard that was posted way back in 1907, published by..

R. J. Rosser, Conisboro.

Cadeby Colliery No2 Pit. Conisbro

The king and Queen return back to the colliery after the two explosions. Postcard published  by..

Beagles & Co.

T. M. George & Mary at the collieries. Their majesties heartfelt sympathy for the brave and gallant mining subjects

A postcard showing the destruction above ground after the explosions at Cadeby colliery along with a few pictures of the fatalities at the pit. Posted a few days after on July 13th 1912. No publishers name

LOSS OF 75 LIVES. Descriptive view of the TERRIBLE COLLIERY DISASTER at CADEBY COLLIERY, JULY 9th, 1912.

A wonderful view with a field gun also in the memorial ground. Published by J.S. & S

Recreation Ground. Conisboro.

Two barges can be seen on this vintage postcard published by.. J.S. & S.

Rainbow Bridge. Conisboro.