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Conygre Colliery
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| Location: | Timsbury, Bath 2½ miles [4 km] NNW of Radstock |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 172 Bristol and Bath) ST673583, 51° 19' 21" N, 2° 28' 5" W |
| Opened: | 1791 |
| Closed: | 1918 |
| Pits: | , locn: (Sheet 172 Bristol and Bath) ST673582, opened: 1847, closed: Mar 1914 |
| , locn: (Sheet 172 Bristol and Bath) ST667589 | |
| Owners: | Samborne, Smith, and Co. |
| Output: | 1894 - Lower - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. |
| 1894 - Upper - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. | |
| 1896 - Lower - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. | |
| 1896 - Upper - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. | |
| 1900 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. | |
| 1905 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. | |
| 1910 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. | |
| 1915 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. | |
| Employment: | 1894 - Lower - 0 [Included in Upper Conygre] |
| 1894 - Upper - 215 (181 below, 34 surface) | |
| 1896 - Lower - 108 (90 below, 18 surface) | |
| 1896 - Upper - 103 (86 below, 17 surface) | |
| 1900 - 239 (201 below, 38 surface) | |
| 1905 - 283 (243 below, 40 surface) | |
| 1910 - 168 (135 below, 33 surface) | |
| 1915 - 167 (139 below, 28 surface) | |
| Seams Worked: | 1894 - Lower - Great Vein, Top Little, Sliving, Bottom Little |
| 1894 - Upper - Great Vein, Top Little, Sliving, Bottom Little | |
| 1896 - Lower - Great Vein, Top Little, Sliving, Bottom Little | |
| 1896 - Upper - Great Vein, Top Little, Sliving, Bottom Little | |
| 1900 - Bottom Little, Great Vein, Sliving, Top Little | |
| 1905 - Bottom Little Vein, Great, Little, Sliving, Top | |
| 1910 - Bottom Little Veins, Great, Little, Sliving, Top | |
| 1915 - Bottom Little Veins, Great, Sliving, Top Little |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
None Found
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
 | Box, Stephen, 14 Jul 1854, aged 30, Collier, Fall of roof | |||||
| Branch, T., 04 Mar 1881, aged 19, Collier, Fell down shaft. He was hitching coal at a landing part way down the pit, the descending cage passed by the landing a few feet, and he shoved the tram under it without noticing and fell with the tram to the bottom | |||||
| Bridges, George, 28 Feb 1860, (accident: 16 Feb 1860), aged 51, Collier, Fall of strong top over coal, facillitated by a double slip. He received the injury on the 16th of February and died on the 28th of the same month | |||||
| Bridges, Joshua, 13 Jul 1862, (accident: 26 Jun 1862), aged 35, Collier, Explosion of powder whilst filling a straw for a shot. Careless exposure to a spark of this dangerous material. Died 13th July | |||||
| Brooks, Isaac, 16 Dec 1863, aged 41, Carter, A heavy fall of roof brought about by an extensive "smooth" and a joint | |||||
| Handcock, William, 24 Jan 1857, aged 50, Stoker, Bursting of haycock boiler, no steam gauge, bottom of boiler decayed [More information ...] | |||||
| Holbrook, Joseph, 11 Dec 1852, aged 52, Collier, Fall of coal from drawing prop | |||||
| James, William, 11 Feb 1884, aged 52, Labourer, Some loose rubbish fell from the gob while he was filling a tram, and killed him on the spot | |||||
| Noakes, Enos, 20 Oct 1862, aged 33, Collier, Fall of unperceived bell mould | |||||
| West, James, 08 Mar 1861, (accident: 06 Mar 1861), aged 30, Collier, Injured on the 6th by fall of roof (stone), and died on the 8th instant | |||||
| 10 names found | ||||||
If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please contact us with the details and we will add them to our database.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Conygre Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Conygre Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1852 (Jul-Dec) Mines Inspectors Report, by Herbert Mackworth, H.M. Inspector of Mines, published in 1854
- 1854 Mines Inspectors Report, by Herbert Mackworth, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1857 Mines Inspectors Report, by Herbert Mackworth, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1860 Mines Inspectors Report, by Lionel Brough, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1861 Mines Inspectors Report, by Lionel Brough, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1863 Mines Inspectors Report, by Lionel Brough, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241), South Western District by Thomas Cadman,, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1884 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4429), South Western District by Thomas Cadman,, 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
- 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
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