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Blidworth Colliery
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| Location: | Blidworth, nr. Mansfield 11 miles [18 km] N of Nottingham |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 120 Mansfield and Worksop) SK594566, 53° 6' 11" N, 1° 6' 46" W |
| Opened: | |
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| Sinking Started: | 1924-26 |
| Owners: | Newstead Colliery Co., Ltd. |
| 1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) | |
| Output: | 1947 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. (734,090 tons) |
| Employment: | 1933 - 270 (200 below, 70 surface) |
| 1940 - 1,300 (1,000 below, 300 surface) | |
| 1947 - 1,700 (1,300 below, 400 surface) | |
| Notes: | Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete! |
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Description
Blidworth, Nr. Mansfield : Sunk 1924-26, is 742 yds. deep; £2 million reorganisation completed ; 1,200 men produce nearly 650,000 tons from Top Hard.
NCB Leaflet: Coal in North Nottinghamshire, published April 1967
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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!
 | Eaton, C. E. V., 11 Oct 1935, Miner, died from pulmonary embolism following an injury to the spine caused by a heavy piece of stone striking his back | |||||
| Ratcliffe, A. E., 02 Aug 1935, Miner, [Date of Report] | |||||
| 2 names found | ||||||
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Blidworth Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Blidworth Colliery
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Gallery Images:
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Credits
Sources:
- 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
- 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
- OS Grid Reference from Adit Now website
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Related Links:
| On this site | |
| | Newspaper articles |
| | Pictures in the Gallery section for Blidworth Colliery |
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