Teddy Knox
(c. 1914) Trooper Edward 'Teddy' Knox wearing the uniform of the Warwickshire Yeomanry Cavalry, outside his family home (The Chase, in Higham Lane, Nuneaton).
(c.1930) Teddy Knox was the manager of Arley Colliery from its sinking until 1927 when he became Managing Director, a position he held until nationalisation.
He died on 15th July 1977, aged 99.
Arley Growing Up
Introduction
Arley Before The Mine
Opening of the Colliery
Teddy Knox
Development of the Colliery
Colliery Shafts
Life At Arley Colliery
Seams Worked At Arley Colliery
After Nationalisation
Population and Housing
Hill Top & Gun Hill
George Street Area
Closure of Arley Colliery
The National Coal Board
Local Belief
Arley After The Closure
Uses of Colliery Land
Conclusion
Credits & Addendum