	Cotes Park Colliery	Index	Cotes Park Colliery

Cotes Park Colliery

Location:	Alfreton 13 miles [21 km] NNE of Derby
Map Ref:	(Sheet 120 Mansfield and Worksop) SK426550, 53° 5' 25" N, 1° 21' 50" W
Opened:
Closed:
Owners:	J. Oakes and Co.
	J. Oakes and Co., (Riddings Collieries) Ltd.
	1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)
Output:	1894 - No. 1 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.
	1894 - No. 2 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.
	1896 - Nos. 1 and 2 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.
	1900 - No. 1 - Coal: Household.
	1900 - No. 2 - Coal: Manufacturing.
	1900 - No. 3 - Coal: Gas, Household.
	1905 - No. 2 - Coal: Household.
	1905 - No. 3 - Coal: Gas.
	1910 - No. 2 - Coal: Household.
	1910 - No. 3 - Coal: Gas.
	1915 - No. 2 - Coal: Manufacturing.
	1915 - No. 3 - Coal: Gas.
	1947 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing. (72,000 tons)
Employment:	1894 - No. 1 - 300 (243 below, 57 surface)
	1896 - Nos. 1 and 2 - 310 (256 below, 54 surface)
	1900 - No. 1 - 214 (164 below, 50 surface)
	1900 - No. 3 - 234 (182 below, 52 surface)
	1905 - 479 (407 below, 72 surface)
	1910 - 496 (410 below, 86 surface)
	1915 - 497 (399 below, 98 surface)
	1923 - Nos. 2 and 3 - 519 (403 below, 116 surface)
	1933 - 332 (300 below, 32 surface)
	1940 - 270 (220 below, 50 surface)
	1947 - 203 (155 below, 48 surface)
Seams Worked:	1894 - No. 1 - Deep Soft, Deep Hard
	1896 - Nos. 1 and 2 - Deep Soft, Deep Hard
	1900 - No. 1 - Deep Soft
	1900 - No. 2 - Deep Hard
	1900 - No. 3 - Silkstone, Tupton
	1905 - No. 2 - Tupton
	1905 - No. 3 - Silkstone
	1910 - No. 2 - Tupton
	1910 - No. 3 - Silkstone
	1915 - No. 2 - Tupton, Yard
	1915 - No. 3 - Silkstone
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!

						Atkins, George, 24 Jun 1902, aged 22, Loader, He returned to the colliery after going home from work, and was drowned in the colliery reservoir, while bathing [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]
						Cook, John, 25 Feb 1869, aged 33, Collier, Fall of roof
						Dawes, Anthony, 29 Sep 1855, Explosion of firedamp
						Green, John, 25 Mar 1862, aged 20, Miner, Fall of roof
						Heydom, Charles, 23 Oct 1868, aged 35, Inclineman, Run over on surface incline
						Holmes, Ernest, 06 May 1891, (accident: 05 May 1891, 8.15 a.m.), aged 37, Assistant deputy, Fall of roof. Deceased and two others were at work repairing the roadway when a large quantity of the roof fell injuring all three persons. Died 6th May
						Horton, Paul, 16 Jun 1910, aged 16, Bank boy, He evidently intended to pay a surprise visit to some other boys, for he left his proper working place and went past a fence amongst the machinery. He was caught in a moving belt and fatally crushed
						Hugglestone, J., 26 Jun 1863, aged 25, Miner, Fall of roof
						Lycett, S., 02 Jun 1858, aged 20, Miner, By overwinding [More information ...]
						Noakes, R., 02 Jun 1858, aged 14, Pony Driver, By overwinding [More information ...]
						Peach, William, 30 Aug 1886, aged 43, Stallman, Timber and roof gave way and fell on the deceased whilst travelling up the engine plane
						Smith, Joseph, 09 Nov 1906, aged 62, Stallman, After receiving his lamp at the pit top he suddenly expired. He died from natural causes, and no inquest was held [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]
						Vardy, William, 24 Jul 1924, 3.45 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 53, Dataller, Deceased was employed in a passbye ripping and widening and was preparing to set another bar close up to the ripping canch when the bar immediately behind him broke. There was a heavy fall and deceased was buried. He was dead when liberated. On examination the bar showed signs of decay ; the wood was very short in the grain and had snapped without warning. There was no cavity over the bars
						Walker, Wright, 12 Oct 1869, aged 21, Collier, Fall of bind
						Wood, J., 02 Feb 1860, aged 35, Miner, Fall of roof [More information ...]

						15 names found

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Credits

Sources:

1855 (Jul-Dec) Mines Inspectors Report, by Charles Morton, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1858 Mines Inspectors Report, by John Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1860 Mines Inspectors Report, by John Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1863 Mines Inspectors Report, by John Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1868 Mines Inspectors Report, Midland District by Thomas Evans, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1869 Mines Inspectors Report (C 124), Midland District by Thomas Evans, 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
1902 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1590), 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
1906 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 3449), Midland District (No. 8) by Arthur H. Stokes, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1910 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5676), Yorkshire and North Midland District (No. 4) by W. H. Pickering, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
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
1924 Mines Inspectors Report, North Midland Division (No. 4) by J. R. Felton, H.M. Inspector of Mines [DMM Ref: L-01624 - Tom Bainbridge Collection]
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