Historically Grimethorpe was economically dependent on mining, but since the closure of its colliery in May 1993 the village has gone into decline.
Grimethorpe Bus Services:
Watersons Services 37 - Barnsley - Grimethorpe Via White & Red City
Service 38 - Barnsley - Grimethorpe Windmill Ave
Various Stagecoach Services
History
It is believed the name Grimethorpe originates from "Grim's Torp", a mixture of Anglo-Saxon and Viking names, meaning a torp or hamlet owned by a Viking named Grimey. Grimethorpe is at the foot of the hill upon which is the village of Brierley. In fact, Grimethorpe was likely named such as a Norse farm built close to Brierley village. Following the Norman Conquest, the Brierley-Grimethorpe area came under the rule of the De Laceys of Pontefract, with a local Saxon owner. In 1066, this owner was Ernui who was said to have six carucates of land at Brerelia and Hindelia, valued at forty shillings. (A carucate was as much land as could be ploughed in one year by one plough and eight oxen. An acre was as much land as could be ploughed in one day by one plough and a pair of oxen.)
The 1984-85 Miners' Strike and its effects on the pit village of Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire. It begins with news reporting of the strike and is followed by interviews with some of the main participants who describe how the strike affected them and their fears and concerns for the future.
published: 04 Mar 2012
Grimethorpe - Band of the Year 1985 - Winning Performance - Part 1 of 4
Grimethorpe Colliery Band's winning performance on the Granada Band Of The Year 1985, conducted by...players of the band(!) but inspired by Elgar Howarth. The first part features Lucerne Song and Dance of the Tumblers.
published: 09 Apr 2010
MacArthur Park
Brass In Concert 2008 at The Sage, Gateshead
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
full DVD available from www.worldofbrass.com
published: 06 Apr 2011
Grimethorpe Colliery Band - William Tell Overture - "high quality"
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band is a brass band, based in Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, England. It was formed in 1917, as a leisure activity for the workers at the colliery, by members of the disbanded Cudworth Colliery Band. The band has 28 players Brassed Off is a 1996 British film written and directed by Mark Herman. The film, a British-American co-production made between Channel Four Films, Miramax Films and Prominent Films, is about the troubles faced by a colliery brass band, following the closure of their pit. The soundtrack for the film was provided by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, and the plot is based on Grimethorpe's own struggles against pit closures. Courtesy Wikepedia. - Official Website. http://www.grimethorpeband.com/
published: 02 Aug 2012
DJI Mini 2 over Grimethorpe
published: 23 Jul 2021
MacArthur Park | Grimethorpe Colliery Band at Sheffield Cathedral
You asked... we delivered!
Here is the full video of one our favourites - MacArthur Park.
Heard in all its glory in the fantastic acoustic of Sheffield Cathedral.
published: 24 Dec 2022
Grimethorpe Colliery Band ITN News 1992 Nationals Win
More news footage of the Nationals 1992 victory, this time from ITN featuring a youthful looking Dermot Murnaghan, now a News Anchorman on Sky News.
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
published: 17 Nov 2019
Grimethorpe Colliery Band Brassed Off 1996 En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor
published: 10 May 2015
Grimethorpe - Band of the Year 1983
Grimethorpe Colliery Band's appearance on the Granada Band Of The Year 1983, conducted by Ray Farr, playing an arrangement of Morricone's "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".
published: 09 Apr 2010
Grimethorpe - BBC Everyman Documentary 1992
BBC Documentary series Everyman, focussing on the South Yorkshire mining village of Grimethorpe (near Barnsley) in 1992, and the effects of the miners strike and the impending closure of Grimethorpe Colliery. Copyright BBC (if this breaks copyright rules, this video will be removed).
The 1984-85 Miners' Strike and its effects on the pit village of Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire. It begins with news reporting of the strike and is followed by in...
The 1984-85 Miners' Strike and its effects on the pit village of Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire. It begins with news reporting of the strike and is followed by interviews with some of the main participants who describe how the strike affected them and their fears and concerns for the future.
The 1984-85 Miners' Strike and its effects on the pit village of Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire. It begins with news reporting of the strike and is followed by interviews with some of the main participants who describe how the strike affected them and their fears and concerns for the future.
Grimethorpe Colliery Band's winning performance on the Granada Band Of The Year 1985, conducted by...players of the band(!) but inspired by Elgar Howarth. The f...
Grimethorpe Colliery Band's winning performance on the Granada Band Of The Year 1985, conducted by...players of the band(!) but inspired by Elgar Howarth. The first part features Lucerne Song and Dance of the Tumblers.
Grimethorpe Colliery Band's winning performance on the Granada Band Of The Year 1985, conducted by...players of the band(!) but inspired by Elgar Howarth. The first part features Lucerne Song and Dance of the Tumblers.
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band is a brass band, based in Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, England. It was formed in 1917, as a leisure activity for the workers at t...
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band is a brass band, based in Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, England. It was formed in 1917, as a leisure activity for the workers at the colliery, by members of the disbanded Cudworth Colliery Band. The band has 28 players Brassed Off is a 1996 British film written and directed by Mark Herman. The film, a British-American co-production made between Channel Four Films, Miramax Films and Prominent Films, is about the troubles faced by a colliery brass band, following the closure of their pit. The soundtrack for the film was provided by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, and the plot is based on Grimethorpe's own struggles against pit closures. Courtesy Wikepedia. - Official Website. http://www.grimethorpeband.com/
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band is a brass band, based in Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, England. It was formed in 1917, as a leisure activity for the workers at the colliery, by members of the disbanded Cudworth Colliery Band. The band has 28 players Brassed Off is a 1996 British film written and directed by Mark Herman. The film, a British-American co-production made between Channel Four Films, Miramax Films and Prominent Films, is about the troubles faced by a colliery brass band, following the closure of their pit. The soundtrack for the film was provided by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, and the plot is based on Grimethorpe's own struggles against pit closures. Courtesy Wikepedia. - Official Website. http://www.grimethorpeband.com/
You asked... we delivered!
Here is the full video of one our favourites - MacArthur Park.
Heard in all its glory in the fantastic acoustic of Sheffield Cathed...
You asked... we delivered!
Here is the full video of one our favourites - MacArthur Park.
Heard in all its glory in the fantastic acoustic of Sheffield Cathedral.
You asked... we delivered!
Here is the full video of one our favourites - MacArthur Park.
Heard in all its glory in the fantastic acoustic of Sheffield Cathedral.
More news footage of the Nationals 1992 victory, this time from ITN featuring a youthful looking Dermot Murnaghan, now a News Anchorman on Sky News.
...
More news footage of the Nationals 1992 victory, this time from ITN featuring a youthful looking Dermot Murnaghan, now a News Anchorman on Sky News.
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
More news footage of the Nationals 1992 victory, this time from ITN featuring a youthful looking Dermot Murnaghan, now a News Anchorman on Sky News.
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Grimethorpe Colliery Band's appearance on the Granada Band Of The Year 1983, conducted by Ray Farr, playing an arrangement of Morricone's "The Good, the Bad and...
Grimethorpe Colliery Band's appearance on the Granada Band Of The Year 1983, conducted by Ray Farr, playing an arrangement of Morricone's "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".
Grimethorpe Colliery Band's appearance on the Granada Band Of The Year 1983, conducted by Ray Farr, playing an arrangement of Morricone's "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".
BBC Documentary series Everyman, focussing on the South Yorkshire mining village of Grimethorpe (near Barnsley) in 1992, and the effects of the miners strike a...
BBC Documentary series Everyman, focussing on the South Yorkshire mining village of Grimethorpe (near Barnsley) in 1992, and the effects of the miners strike and the impending closure of Grimethorpe Colliery. Copyright BBC (if this breaks copyright rules, this video will be removed).
BBC Documentary series Everyman, focussing on the South Yorkshire mining village of Grimethorpe (near Barnsley) in 1992, and the effects of the miners strike and the impending closure of Grimethorpe Colliery. Copyright BBC (if this breaks copyright rules, this video will be removed).
The 1984-85 Miners' Strike and its effects on the pit village of Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire. It begins with news reporting of the strike and is followed by interviews with some of the main participants who describe how the strike affected them and their fears and concerns for the future.
Grimethorpe Colliery Band's winning performance on the Granada Band Of The Year 1985, conducted by...players of the band(!) but inspired by Elgar Howarth. The first part features Lucerne Song and Dance of the Tumblers.
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band is a brass band, based in Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, England. It was formed in 1917, as a leisure activity for the workers at the colliery, by members of the disbanded Cudworth Colliery Band. The band has 28 players Brassed Off is a 1996 British film written and directed by Mark Herman. The film, a British-American co-production made between Channel Four Films, Miramax Films and Prominent Films, is about the troubles faced by a colliery brass band, following the closure of their pit. The soundtrack for the film was provided by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, and the plot is based on Grimethorpe's own struggles against pit closures. Courtesy Wikepedia. - Official Website. http://www.grimethorpeband.com/
You asked... we delivered!
Here is the full video of one our favourites - MacArthur Park.
Heard in all its glory in the fantastic acoustic of Sheffield Cathedral.
More news footage of the Nationals 1992 victory, this time from ITN featuring a youthful looking Dermot Murnaghan, now a News Anchorman on Sky News.
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Grimethorpe Colliery Band's appearance on the Granada Band Of The Year 1983, conducted by Ray Farr, playing an arrangement of Morricone's "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".
BBC Documentary series Everyman, focussing on the South Yorkshire mining village of Grimethorpe (near Barnsley) in 1992, and the effects of the miners strike and the impending closure of Grimethorpe Colliery. Copyright BBC (if this breaks copyright rules, this video will be removed).
Historically Grimethorpe was economically dependent on mining, but since the closure of its colliery in May 1993 the village has gone into decline.
Grimethorpe Bus Services:
Watersons Services 37 - Barnsley - Grimethorpe Via White & Red City
Service 38 - Barnsley - Grimethorpe Windmill Ave
Various Stagecoach Services
History
It is believed the name Grimethorpe originates from "Grim's Torp", a mixture of Anglo-Saxon and Viking names, meaning a torp or hamlet owned by a Viking named Grimey. Grimethorpe is at the foot of the hill upon which is the village of Brierley. In fact, Grimethorpe was likely named such as a Norse farm built close to Brierley village. Following the Norman Conquest, the Brierley-Grimethorpe area came under the rule of the De Laceys of Pontefract, with a local Saxon owner. In 1066, this owner was Ernui who was said to have six carucates of land at Brerelia and Hindelia, valued at forty shillings. (A carucate was as much land as could be ploughed in one year by one plough and eight oxen. An acre was as much land as could be ploughed in one day by one plough and a pair of oxen.)