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Birkenshaw Colliery |
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Birkenshaw Colliery
| Location: |
Hunsworth
6½ miles [10 km] WSW of Leeds
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 104 Leeds and Bradford) SE207278, 53° 44' 45" N, 1° 41' 10" W |
| Opened: |
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| Owners: |
Birkenshaw Coal Co. |
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Birkenshaw Collieries Co., Ltd. |
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1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) |
| Output: |
1947 - Coal: Household, Steam. (42,000 tons) |
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1954 - Coal: Household, Steam. |
| Employment: |
1923 - 197 (165 below, 32 surface) |
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1933 - 153 (124 below, 29 surface) |
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1937 - 88 (70 below, 18 surface) |
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1940 - 120 (100 below, 20 surface) |
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1947 - 170 (138 below, 32 surface) |
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1954 - 110 (98 below, 12 surface) |
| Seams Worked: |
1954 - Beeston |
| 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
No names found.
 more information on some of the fatalities shown above
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Birkenshaw Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Birkenshaw Colliery
Credits
Sources:
- 1923 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
- 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
- 1937 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
- 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
- 1954 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- OS Grid Reference from Adit Now website
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