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Alston Drift
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| Location: | Alston |
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| Opened: | |
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| Owners: | 1880s - William Benson |
| 1910s - Wm. Benson & Sons Ltd. | |
| Output: | 1883 - Coal, Landsale. |
| 1888 - Coal (Landsale). | |
| 1890 - Coal (Landsale). | |
| 1894 - Coal: Manufacturing. | |
| 1896 - Coal: Manufacturing. | |
| 1900 - Coal: Manufacturing. | |
| 1902 - Coal: Manufacturing. | |
| 1910 - Coal: Manufacturing. | |
| 1915 - Coal: Manufacturing. | |
| 1921 - Coal: Manufacturing. | |
| 1923 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. | |
| 1924 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. | |
| 1925 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. | |
| 1927 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. | |
| 1929 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. | |
| 1930 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. | |
| Employment: | 1894 - 19 (18 below, 1 surface) |
| 1896 - 19 (18 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1900 - 15 (14 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1902 - 17 (16 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1905 - 14 (13 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1910 - 17 (16 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1915 - 16 (14 below, 2 surface) | |
| 1921 - 15 (14 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1923 - 18 (17 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1924 - 20 (19 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1925 - 20 (19 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1927 - 10 (9 below, 1 surface) [Temporarily closed 12/9/27] | |
| 1930 - 0 [Worked from Clarghyll Drift] | |
 Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: | 1905 - Little Limestone Coal |
| 1910 - Little Limestone Coal | |
| 1915 - Little Limestone Coal | |
| 1921 - Little Limestone Coal | |
| 1923 - Little Limestone Coal | |
| 1924 - Little Limestone Coal | |
| 1925 - Little Limestone Coal | |
| 1927 - Little Limestone [Temporarily closed 12/9/27] | |
| 1929 - Little Limestone | |
| 1930 - Little Limestone [Worked from Clarghyll Drift] | |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Alston Drift |
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| Notes: | 1933, 20 Oct - Little Limestone seam abandoned |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
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Names of those killed at this colliery
No names found.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
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Credits
Sources:
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
- 1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1923 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1924 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1927 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1929 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- Mineral Statistics for 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works
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