Pit Ponies and their Underground Stables

This talk celebrates the tremendous efforts of past pit ponies and colliery horses. With first-hand accounts from former miners and freshly discovered documentary and photographic evidence, this talk delves deeply into the lives of a concealed equestrian workforce that fuelled almost every aspect of life on the surface. Learn how their working conditions changed over time, and how they are remembered by their former handlers. Join us for this fitting tribute to these hidden heroes. If you have any memorabilia or photographs relating to pit ponies, please feel free to bring them on the night.

Janine Buckley MA is Historic Environment Officer (Buildings) in Nottinghamshire County Council’s planning department.

You can also attend this event in-person at St Mary’s Church Hall, Darley Lane, Derby, DE1 3AX - no need to book.