	Bruntcliffe Colliery	Index	Bruntcliffe Colliery

Bruntcliffe Colliery

Location:	Leeds 4½ miles [8 km] SW of Leeds
Map Ref:	(Sheet 104 Leeds and Bradford) SE250273, 53° 44' 30" N, 1° 37' 12" W
Opened:	1848
Closed:	Sep 1929
Owners:	Joseph Haigh
Output:	1894 - Beeston - Coal: Household.
	1894 - Cannel - Coal: Gas.
	1894 - Little - Coal: Household.
	1894 - Middleton Main - Coal: Household.
	1896 - Beeston - Coal: Household.
	1896 - Cannel - Coal: Gas.
	1896 - Little - Coal: Household.
	1900 - Beeston - Coal: Household.
	1900 - Cannel - Coal: Gas.
	1900 - Little - Coal: Household.
Employment:	1894 - Beeston - 155 (140 below, 15 surface)
	1894 - Cannel - 106 (91 below, 15 surface)
	1894 - Little - 191 (170 below, 21 surface)
	1894 - Middleton Main - 38 (21 below, 17 surface)
	1896 - Beeston - 247 (194 below, 53 surface)
	1896 - Cannel - 18 (16 below, 2 surface)
	1896 - Little - 193 (151 below, 42 surface)
	1900 - Beeston - 260 (198 below, 62 surface)
	1900 - Cannel - 14 (13 below, 1 surface)
	1900 - Little - 148 (109 below, 39 surface)
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!

						Allison, G., 28 Aug 1899, aged 30, Weighman, Run over when putting tickets on to waggons
						Brett, J., 05 Jul 1897, aged 17, Driver, Crushed between corf and a prop
						Charlesworth, H., 16 Mar 1891, aged 36, Undermanager, Fell down shaft
						Roberts, H., 29 Oct 1884, aged 36, Sinker, Fell out of trunk whilst descending shaft
						Towlman, A., 21 Oct 1897, aged 25, Stoneman, Struck by piece of stone blown from a shot through a door blown open by concussion

						5 names found

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Credits

Sources:

1884 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4429), 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
1897 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8819), York and Lincoln District (No. 5) by Frank N. Wardell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1899 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 134), York and Lincoln District (No. 5) by Frank N. Wardell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department