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Espieside Colliery
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| Location: | Coatbridge 8½ miles [13 km] E of Glasgow |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 64 Glasgow) NS718656, 55° 52' 2" N, 4° 2' 55" W |
| Opened: | 1869 |
| Closed: | Jan 1920 |
| Owners: | William Baird and Company |
| Peter Cairns | |
| Leaend Coal Co., Ltd. | |
| Output: | 1910 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. |
| 1915 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. | |
| 1920 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. | |
| Employment: | 1910 - 78 (68 below, 10 surface) [Abandoned] |
| 1915 - 58 (40 below, 18 surface) | |
| Seams Worked: | 1910 - Main, Pyotshaw [Abandoned. Plans to H.O., 1910] |
| 1915 - Virtuewell | |
| 1920 - Main, Pyotshaw [No. 2 Abandoned January 1920. Plan to H.O. 9/4/20] |
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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!
 | Aitken, William, 10 Sep 1866, aged 15, Pony driver, Fell before a train of loaded hutches and was run over by them | |||||
| Bartin, A., 22 Mar 1867, aged 41, Collier, Fall of coal at face | |||||
| Eaglesham, Joseph, 18 Apr 1865, aged 43, Collier, Explosion of firedamp | |||||
| Easton, James, 16 Jun 1868, aged 37, Collier, Fall of coal, died a week after the accident | |||||
| Geddes, John, 08 Jul 1859, aged 21, Collier, Fall of coal | |||||
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| McMillan, George, 23 Jul 1856, A pick being lowered from the sinking shaft got disengaged from the fastening [More information ...] | |||||
| Murray, Thomas, 19 Apr 1879, aged 26, Collier, Fall of roof whilst engaged assisting to repair a dook road | |||||
| Sinclair, Andrew, 28 May 1858, aged 32, Collier, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...] | |||||
| Stewart, Nicol, 16 Jul 1868, aged 30, Collier, Fall of roof | |||||
| Stewart, William, 07 May 1901, aged 33, Roadsman, Fall of roof on drawing road while repairing it. Another man was injured | |||||
| 11 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.
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next to the name to see the web page.
more information on some of the fatalities shown above
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Espieside Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Espieside Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1856 Mines Inspectors Report, by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1858 Mines Inspectors Report, by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1859 Mines Inspectors Report, West of Scotland District by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1861 Mines Inspectors Report, by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1868 Mines Inspectors Report, West Scotland District by William Alexander, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1901 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1062), West Scotland District (No. 2) by John M. Ronaldson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1920 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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