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Frankfield Colliery |
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Frankfield Colliery |
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Frankfield Colliery
| Location: |
Shettleston
5 miles [8 km] ENE of Glasgow
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 64 Glasgow) NS658679, 55° 53' 10" N, 4° 8' 40" W |
| Opened: |
1915 |
| Closed: |
Jul 1925 |
| Owners: |
Frankfield Navigation Co., Ltd. |
| Output: |
1915 - Coal: Manufacturing. Fireclay. |
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1920 - Coal: Manufacturing. Fireclay. |
| Employment: |
1915 - 252 (217 below, 35 surface) |
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1920 - 286 (236 below, 50 surface) |
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1923 - 286 (236 below, 50 surface) |
| Seams Worked: |
1915 - Kiltongue |
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1920 - Kiltongue, Lower Drumgray |
Description
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None Found
Names of those killed at this colliery
No names found.
more information on some of the fatalities shown above
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Frankfield Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Frankfield Colliery
Credits
Sources:
- 1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1920 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
Related Links:
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