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Englefield Colliery
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| Location: | Holywell 15½ miles [24 km] WNW of Chester |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 116 Denbigh and Colwyn Bay) SJ190780, 53° 17' 34" N, 3° 12' 50" W |
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| Owners: | Parry, Jones, and Co. |
| Notes: | Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete! |
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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!
 | Charlton, Thomas, 02 Jan 1861, (accident: 18 Dec 1860), aged 24, Filler, Deceased died on the 2nd January, caused by an explosion of gas | |||||
| Humphreys, J., 12 Feb 1855, (accident: 01 Feb 1855), Explosion of firedamp, died on the 12th | |||||
| Jones, William, 14 Dec 1853, aged Boy, Hurt by the crank of an engne | |||||
| Leighton, Robert, 03 Jan 1878, aged 16, Rolley hooker, Deceased pulled a prop out, causing the roof to fall upon him | |||||
| Owen, Edward, 11 Sep 1871, aged 16, Drawer, Fall of coal | |||||
| Thomas, Thomas, 23 Mar 1868, Fall of roof | |||||
| Williams, Joshua, 16 Jan 1875, (accident: 07 Jan 1875), aged 56, Hooker on, Crushed by tubs (Died 16th Jan.) | |||||
| 7 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.
Those names marked with ,
have a web page providing individual details of the accident, the page may
also include a photograph of the deceased.
Click on the symbol
next to the name to see the web page.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Englefield Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Englefield Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1853 (Jul-Dec) Mines Inspectors Report, by Joseph Dickinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, published in 1854
- 1855 Mines Inspectors Report, by Joseph Dickinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1860 Mines Inspectors Report, by Peter Higson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1868 Mines Inspectors Report, South West Lancashire and North Wales District by Peter Higson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1871 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 653), West Lancashire and North Wales District by Peter Higson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1875 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1499), Liverpool District by Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1878 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2321), Liverpool District by Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
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