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Bullhouse Colliery
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| Location: | 8½ miles [14 km] WSW of Barnsley |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 110 Sheffield and Huddersfield) SE217018, 53° 30' 47" N, 1° 40' 21" W |
| Opened: | |
| Closed: | |
| Pits: | Ecklands Pit |
| Owners: | J. Hinchcliffe and Co. |
| General Refractories Ltd. | |
| 1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) | |
| Output: | 1894 - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing. |
| 1896 - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing. | |
| 1900 - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing. | |
| 1905 - Coal: Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| 1910 - Coal: Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| 1915 - Coal: Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| 1947 - Coal: Manufacturing. (10,000 tons) | |
| Employment: | 1894 - 69 (54 below, 15 surface) |
| 1896 - 66 (51 below, 15 surface) | |
| 1900 - 52 (30 below, 22 surface) | |
| 1905 - 44 (28 below, 16 surface) | |
| 1910 - 49 (30 below, 19 surface) | |
| 1940 - 20 (16 below, 4 surface) | |
| 1947 - 68 (60 below, 8 surface) | |
| Seams Worked: | 1905 - Halifax Hard Bed |
| 1910 - Halifax Hard Bed | |
| 1915 - Halifax Hard Bed | |
| Notes: | Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete! |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
 | Coldwell, Ben, 05 Sep 1908, (accident: 06 Sep 1908, 6.40 a.m.), aged 20, Miner, The pit was not working, but the deceased and his mate had gone to drill and fire a shot hole in order to further their work. Stemming is provided by the owners in the form of bricks which the men should take in with them. He had, however, forgotten to take any with him, and went to find some in the other parts of the pits, and, in doing so, came to a fence across a place 17 yards from the face ; he improperly passed the fence, and ignited a small quantity of gas at the naked light he was carrying. He was burned about his face, hands, and back. Died the following day | |||||
| Haigh, James, 15 Jul 1879, aged 56, Banksman, Fell down shaft | |||||
| Marshall, Thomas, 05 Aug 1878, Collier, Fall of roof | |||||
| 3 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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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Bullhouse Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Bullhouse Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1878 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2321), Yorkshire and Lincolnshire District by Frank N. Wardell, 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
- 1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1908 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4672), York and Lincoln District (No. 5) by W. H. Pickering, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1940 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
- 1947 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
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