Jim MacPherson
Member
It has been suggested that the term "busty" relating to (coal?) mining means friend/friendly/companionable that kind of idea.
There are some mines eg Morrison Busty near Stanley and a/some seam(s) of coal exploited in pits eg Esh Winning and Hamsterley (River Derwent) use the word.
Does anyone know about this usage, it seems a common(ish) word in North-West Durham coal mines suggesting a purpose but as yet I have found no clear derivation and I've not seen it in use elsewhere in other coalfields.
The seams in question were generally quite big for the western end of the Durham coalfield, 5ft or there abouts which probably made coal winning relatively easy or at least comfortable to work in. In that sense there may be a link to the more common current usage of the word!
Anyone know any 80+ year old ex-coal miners to ask?
Jim
There are some mines eg Morrison Busty near Stanley and a/some seam(s) of coal exploited in pits eg Esh Winning and Hamsterley (River Derwent) use the word.
Does anyone know about this usage, it seems a common(ish) word in North-West Durham coal mines suggesting a purpose but as yet I have found no clear derivation and I've not seen it in use elsewhere in other coalfields.
The seams in question were generally quite big for the western end of the Durham coalfield, 5ft or there abouts which probably made coal winning relatively easy or at least comfortable to work in. In that sense there may be a link to the more common current usage of the word!
Anyone know any 80+ year old ex-coal miners to ask?
Jim