I joined Aditnow because my attention has been drawn to Snowdown Colliery, Kent, by an old potholing friend. I know quite a lot about Snowdown Colliery and at the age of five (1931) I sat on the seat with Mr. Frank Hope as he was winding the cages up and down the shaft with the new Markham's of Chesterfield Electric Winder. My father was a mine official and I knew Mr Elson the mine manager. I have a fund of records and I see some of your correspondents have not exagerated about the working conditions! I have also spent most of my life down the Derbyshire and Welsh Lead/Zinc/copper mines, I also own a third share in the Old Mill Close Lead Mine. Anyone interested in my memories?