	Buckhill Colliery	Index	Buckhill Colliery

Buckhill Colliery

Location:

Great Broughton

Map Ref:

Opened:

Closed:

27 Nov 1932

Owners:

???? - Allerdale Coal Co. Ltd.

Output:

1883 - Coal.

1888 - Coal.

1890 - Coal.

1894 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. Fireclay.

1896 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. Fireclay.

1900 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam.

1902 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam.

1905 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam.

1910 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. Ironstone.

1915 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam.

1921 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam.

1923 - Coal: Coking, Household, Steam.

1924 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam.

1925 - Coal: Coking, Household, Steam.

1927 - Coal: Coking, Household, Steam.

1929 - Coal: Coking, Household, Steam.

1930 - Coal: Coking, Household, Steam.

Employment:

Year	Total	Below	Above
1894	306	248	58
1896	337	281	56
1900	350	275	75
1902	401	317	84
1905	402	321	81
1910	377	297	80
1915	449	368	81
1921	638	541	97
1923	608	523	85
1924	740	653	87
1925	695	616	79
1927	701	592	109
1929	243	210	33
1930	266	227	39
1933	263	227	36

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

Seams Worked:

1905 - Little Main, Main Band

1910 - Lickbank, Little Main

1915 - Lickbank, Little Main, Three Quarters

1921 - Lickbank, Little Main, Three Quarter

1923 - Lickbank, Little Main, Upper Three Quarter

1924 - Lickbank, Little Main, Upper Three Quarter

1925 - Lickbank, Little Main, Upper Three Quarter

1927 - Lickbank, Little Main, Three Quarter

1929 - Lickbank, Little Main

1930 - Lickbank, Little Main

Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Buckhill Colliery

Notes:

1908 - Main band seam abandoned

1930, 16 Aug - Upper Three Quarters seam abandoned

1930, 28 Oct - Yard seam abandoned

1932, 27 Nov - Little Main, Lickbank seams abandoned

Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Buckhill Colliery

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!

						Cowan, John William, 12 May 1927, aged 44, Hewer, crushed by a fall of stone
						Craghill, John, 18 Sep 1902, aged 56, Shiftman, deceased and several others were sitting together in the mine when he dropped his lamp and falling forward expired ; no inquest held ; deceased was known to suffer from heart disease
						Fisher, Thomas, 10 Mar 1904, aged 42, Hewer [More information ...]
						Graham, William, 23 Oct 1894, 3:30 p.m., 10th hour of shift, aged 32, Carpenter, Whilst engaged in the shaft the winding rope broke, and he fell to the bottom [Inspection made & inquest attended] [More information ...]
						High, Mary, 02 Nov 1888, aged 34, Coal Cleaner, caught by revolving shaft driving screen belt
						Hodgson, J., 29 Mar 1889, aged 23, Hewer, explosion of powder
						Ireland, Hannah Mary, 11 Mar 1899, (accident: 01 Mar 1899), aged 17, Coal Picker, While improperly passing across a coal picking belt in motion, the deceased fell on the edge of the frame, and received injuries from which she died on March 11th [Inspection made & inquest attended]
						Johnstone, Benjamin, 23 Aug 1886, aged 25, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal
						Makemson, Joseph William, 08 May 1900, aged 21, Engineman, He was in charge of the engine and machinery used for working the screening belts, &c., and after being missed for an hour and a half was found lying across the main driving shaft. He had evidently been oiling the machinery when in motion. [Inspection made & inquest attended], Buried: St. Bridget's Churchyard, Brigham
						McVay, Ernest, 20 Jul 1917, (accident: 07 Jul 1917), aged 27, Hewer, killed by a fall of roof, address: Derwent Row, Broughton Cross
						Smith, John, 02 Dec 1892, 7:00 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 40, Hewer, He had been taking some props from under the top coal, when it suddenly fell and caught him before he could get away [Inspection made & inquest attended]
						Tunstall, John, 17 Feb 1886, aged 20, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal
						Wilson, William, 18 Mar 1900, aged 22, Banksman, While offering some voluntary assistance to the shaftmen, who were removing the pumps owing to a breakdown, the deceased stepped back into the shaft. [Inspection made & inquest attended]

						13 names found

If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please contact us with the details and we will add them to our database.

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more information on some of the fatalities shown above

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Sources:

1886 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5090) Where to find this report
1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1888 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5779), Newcastle District (No. 3) by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1889 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6015), Newcastle District (No. 3) by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1892 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6986), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1894 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7667), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
1899 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 134), Newcastle District (No. 3) by John L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1900 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 536), Newcastle District (No. 3) by John L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1902 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1590), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1904 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2506), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
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
1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
Information supplied by West Cumbria Mines Research
Mineral Statistics for 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works