	Blainscough Colliery	Index	Blainscough Colliery

Blainscough Colliery

Location:	Coppull 5 miles [8 km] NNW of Wigan
Map Ref:	(Sheet 108 Liverpool, Southport and Wigan) SD561133, 53° 36' 53" N, 2° 39' 44" W
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Closed:
Owners:	Blainscough Colliery Co., Ltd.
Output:	1894 - Arley - Coal: Gas, Manufacturing.
	1894 - Six Feet - Coal: Household.
	1896 - King - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.
	1896 - Six Feet - Coal: Household.
	1900 - King - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.
	1905 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.
	1910 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.
	1915 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.
Employment:	1894 - Arley - 255 (206 below, 49 surface)
	1894 - Six Feet - 189 (146 below, 43 surface)
	1896 - King - 235 (178 below, 57 surface)
	1896 - Six Feet - 0 [Abandoned]
	1900 - King - 287 (219 below, 68 surface)
	1905 - 305 (226 below, 79 surface)
	1910 - 188 (146 below, 42 surface)
	1915 - 379 (293 below, 86 surface)
	1923 - 414 (330 below, 84 surface)
	1933 - 1
Seams Worked:	1894 - Arley - Arley
	1894 - Six Feet - King, Six Foot
	1896 - King - King
	1896 - Six Feet - Six Feet
	1900 - King - King
	1905 - King
	1910 - Bone, Smith, Yard
	1915 - Bone, Smith, Yard
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!

						Eastham, Thoams, 19 Mar 1897, (accident: 18 Mar 1897), aged 37, Banksman, Crushed by a new cage being removed by weighing machine. The cage fell over upon him. Another workman had carelessly interfered with cage a high wind caused it to fall over. Died 19th Mar
						Halton, Albert, 06 Jun 1916, (accident: 17 Aug 1915), aged 25, Drawer, Died from blood poisoning this day from accident 17th Aug. 1915
						Nelson, Wilfred, 26 Jan 1918, aged 26, Pitman, Fell down shaft
						Rigby, George, 20 Feb 1919, aged 36, Collier, Killed by a fall of stone
						Schofield, Ralph, 21 Feb 1900, (accident: 29 Nov 1899), aged 64, On February 21st, Ralph Schofield, 64, died at the Wigan Infirmary. In November, 1899, was employed as a surface-labourer at Blainscough Colliery, when it was alleged that he hurt his foot when delving, was admitted to the infirmary ; on November 29th, suffering from mortification of his toes. Gradually got worse and died under an operation. At inquest medical evidence given that the death was probably due to natural causes [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

						5 names found

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Some of the names of mining fatalities on this page have been kindly provided by Ian Winstanley of the Coal Mining History Resource Centre (CMHRC) and are marked with . The CMHRC is available here.

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Credits

Sources:

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), Manchester District (No. 6) by John Gerrard, 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