	Chickenley Heath Colliery	Index	Chickenley Heath Colliery

Chickenley Heath Colliery

Location:	Dewsbury 4 miles [6 km] W of Wakefield
Map Ref:	(Sheet 104 Leeds and Bradford) SE266217, 53° 41' 28" N, 1° 35' 49" W
Opened:	1855
Closed:	1908
Owners:	I. H. Greaves
	Chickenley Heath Co.
Output:	1894 - Coal: Gas, Household.
	1896 - Coal: Gas, Household.
	1900 - Coal: Gas, Household.
	1905 - Coal: Gas, Household.
Employment:	1894 - 106 (96 below, 10 surface)
	1896 - 134 (122 below, 12 surface)
	1900 - 89 (77 below, 12 surface)
	1905 - 129 (111 below, 18 surface)
Seams Worked:	1905 - Flockton, Joan
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!

						Ellis, R., 26 Jun 1857, Breaking of a round wire pit rope [More information ...]
						Ellis, W., 26 Jun 1857, aged Boy, Breaking of a round wire pit rope [More information ...]
						Gledhill, A., 04 Jul 1876, aged 24, Collier, Fall of roof
						Hemingway, W., 27 Mar 1903, aged 38, Deputy, Killed by electric shock when putting a pump in motion
						Lindsay, G., 01 Jan 1876, aged 67, Coal leader, Crushed by cart on surface
						Smith, Joseph Robinson, 26 Mar 1862, Explosion of firedamp
						William, G., 06 Oct 1870, aged 36, Collier, Fall of roof
						Woodcock, W., 14 Feb 1901, aged 30, Mechanic, Shock from electric switch box

						8 names found

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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Chickenley Heath Colliery

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Chickenley Heath Colliery

Credits

Sources:

1857 Mines Inspectors Report, by Charles Morton, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1876 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1734), Yorkshire 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
1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1901 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1062), York and Lincoln District (No. 5) by W. H. Pickering, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1903 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2119), York and Lincoln District (No. 5) by W. H. Pickering, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department