	Brinsley Colliery	Index	Brinsley Colliery

Brinsley Colliery

Location:	Eastwood 9½ miles [15 km] NW of Nottingham
Map Ref:	(Sheet 129 Nottingham and Loughborough) SK463499, 53° 2' 39" N, 1° 18' 34" W
Opened:
Closed:
Owners:	Barber, Walker and Co.
	Barber, Walker and Co., Ltd.
	1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)
Output:	1894 - Coal: Household, Steam.
	1896 - Coal: Household, Steam.
	1900 - Coal: Household, Steam.
	1905 - Coal: Household, Steam.
	1910 - Coal: Household, Steam.
	1915 - Coal: Household.
	1947 - Coal: Household, Industrial. (113,000 tons)
Employment:	1894 - 403 (329 below, 74 surface)
	1896 - 396 (317 below, 79 surface)
	1900 - 399 (338 below, 61 surface)
	1905 - 406 (347 below, 59 surface)
	1910 - 309 (257 below, 52 surface)
	1915 - 433 (355 below, 78 surface)
	1923 - 562 (467 below, 95 surface)
	1933 - 277 (264 below, 13 surface)
	1937 - 266 (251 below, 15 surface)
	1940 - 287 (270 below, 17 surface)
	1947 - 305 (227 below, 78 surface)
Seams Worked:	1894 - Deep Soft, Deep Hard
	1896 - Deep Soft, Deep Hard
	1900 - Deep Hard, Deep Soft
	1905 - Deep Hard, Deep Soft
	1910 - Deep Hard, Deep Soft
	1915 - Deep Soft
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!

						Andrews, George, 20 Mar 1900, aged 19, Dayman, Fall of roof. Deceased was walking up a new cross-gate when a quantity of the roof fell and killed him (Deep soft coal)
						Bostock, Philip, 18 Nov 1892, (accident: 04 Nov 1892), aged 30, Stallman, Fall of roof whilst getting down coal and preparing to set a bar. Died 18th November
						Bower, Enock, 11 Jun 1891, 10.0 a.m., aged 19, Loader, Fall or roof. The stall was passing through faulty ground
						Clifford, T., 10 Apr 1856, aged 40, Fall of roof
						Dunn, William, 10 Jun 1883, aged 64, Hostler, Explosion of gas (Hard Coal seam) [More information ...]
						Godfrey, Charles, 19 Feb 1889, aged 20, Screenman, Deceased was lowering an empty truck down to the screens, and while passing the end of the truck, three others, which he had neglected to scotch, came upon him unawares and crushed his head between the buffers
						Hawkins, E., 14 Apr 1859, aged 32, Banksman, Falling down shaft [More information ...]
						Kibble, Thomas, 01 Oct 1885, aged 29, Loader, Fall of roof
						Lacy, Hosea, 21 Nov 1901, (accident: 19 Nov 1901), aged 61, Stallman, Fall of roof. Deceased was cutting away the roof to unloose the top of a prop, which he intended to withdraw by using the ringer-and-chain, when a portion of the roof fell and injured him. He died on the 21st November (Deep soft coal)
						Lawrence, James, 24 Feb 1880, aged 28, Stallman, Coals burst over the sprags whilst being holed
						Naylor, Thomas, 15 Dec 1882, aged 54, Dataler, Fall of roof whilst repairing a door
						Pollard, Charles Ford, 06 Jan 1893, aged 31, Stallman, Fall of coal. Deceased had been called away from the place where he was working and on his return a stone fell on him
						Straw, Aaron, 30 Jan 1889, (accident: 13 Apr 1886), aged 45, Stallman, Died from "effusion of the brain" thought to be due to a slight accident on 13th Apr 1886. No Inquest held [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]
						Walker, Freeman, 19 Dec 1885, aged 35, Stallman, Fall of coals whilst holing
						Wright, Charles, 10 Jun 1883, aged 40, Dayman, Explosion of gas (Hard Coal seam) [More information ...]

						15 names found

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Credits

Sources:

1856 Mines Inspectors Report, by John Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1859 Mines Inspectors Report, Midland District by John Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1883 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4078), Midland District by Thomas Evans, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1889 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6015), Midland and Ireland District (No. 8) by Arthur H. Stokes, 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
1900 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 536), Midland District (No. 8) by Arthur H. Stokes, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1901 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1062), Midland District (No. 8) by Arthur H. Stokes, 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
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
OS Grid Reference from Adit Now website