	Allanton Colliery [Wishaw]	Index	Allanton Colliery [Wishaw]

Allanton Colliery [Wishaw]

Location:	Wishaw 8 miles [13 km] NNW of Lanark
Map Ref:	(Sheet 65 Falkirk and Linlithgow) NS839555, 55° 46' 45" N, 3° 51' 2" W
Opened:
Closed:
Owners:	Shotts Iron Company
	Morningside Coal Co.
Output:	1894 - Allanton - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam.
	1896 - Allanton - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam.
	1900 - Allanton - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam.
	1905 - Allanton - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam.
Employment:	1894 - Allanton - 126 (110 below, 16 surface)
	1896 - Allanton - 130 (110 below, 20 surface)
	1900 - Allanton - 128 (108 below, 20 surface)
	1905 - Allanton - 166 (143 below, 23 surface)
Seams Worked:	1905 - Allanton - Kiltongue, Lower Drumgray, Smithy
Notes:	Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete!

Description

Disasters (5 or more killed)

None found.

Names of those killed at this colliery

Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!

						Donahay, Patrick, 16 Oct 1893, Noon, aged 60, Miner, Fall of roof
						Hamilton, John, 05 Sep 1856, Driver, Fall of stone from roof of horse road
						Jamieson, John, 30 Nov 1877, Wright, Fell down shaft while endeavouring to go down the slides to adjust the cage
						Kyle, Andrew, 05 May 1893, 3.30 p.m., aged 32, Miner, Fall of stone
						Marshall, John, 29 Oct 1875, Sinker, [Whilst ascending or descending] While descending in the cage the drum got out of gear
						McGowan, William, 31 Oct 1907, (accident: 08 Oct 1907), aged 44, Fireman, Deceased was in front of a drawer, who was pushing a loaded tub outbye when he was overtaken and crushed by the tub, he died from his injuries 23 days later. The drawer was not aware that deceased was in front of him
						Scott, Archibald, 26 Apr 1898, (accident: 22 Apr 1898), aged 17, Drawer, A set of ten loaded loaded tubs was being lifted from a level at its junction with the engine dook. The two loading tubs were very lightly loaded, and deceased was assisting the dook runner to guide them round the curve. When the strain came on the rope the tubs were pulled off the rails towards the inside of curve and struck deceased, causing injuries to which he succumbed four days afterwards
						Wilson, Robert, 05 Oct 1887, Collier, Fall of roof. While making road through stoop

						8 names found

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Credits

Sources:

1856 Mines Inspectors Report, by Robert Williams, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1875 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1499), Scotland, East District by Ralph Moore, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1877 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 2003), Scotland East District by Ralph Moore, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
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
1898 Mines Inspectors Report (C 9264), East Scotland District (No. 1) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1907 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4045), East Scotland District (No. 1) by Robert McLaren, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
OS Grid Reference from Mindat website