	Gillhead Colliery	Index	Gillhead Colliery

Gillhead Colliery

Location:

nr. Flimby
9½ miles [15 km] NNE of Whitehaven

Map Ref:

(Sheet 89) NY033327, 54° 40' 48" N, 3° 30' 0" W

Maps:

1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian)

Opened:

Closed:

1959

Owners:

1860s - Lucock & Carlton.

1880s - Richard Graves.

1940s - United Steel Co. Ltd.

1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)

Output:

1882 - Coal.

1883 - Coal. Fireclay.

1888 - Coal. Fireclay.

1890 - Coal. Fireclay.

1894 - Coal: Manufacturing. Fireclay.

1896 - Coal: Manufacturing. Fireclay.

1900 - Coal: Manufacturing. Ganister. Fireclay.

1902 - Coal: Manufacturing. Ganister. Fireclay.

1905 - Coal: Manufacturing, Steam. Ganister.

1910 - Coal: Manufacturing. Ganister. Fireclay.

1915 - Coal: Manufacturing. Ganister. Fireclay.

1921 - Coal: Manufacturing. Ganister. Fireclay.

1925 - Coal: Manufacturing, Steam. Ganister. Fireclay.

1930 - Coal: Manufacturing, Steam. Ganister. Fireclay.

1935 - Coal: Manufacturing, Steam. Fireclay.

1950 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household.

1955 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.

1959 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.

Employment:

Year	Total	Below	Above
1894	38	30	8
1896	42	35	7
1900	41	35	6
1902	45	39	6
1905	38	32	6
1910	43	37	6
1915	29	24	5
1921	53	46	7
1925	51	41	10
1930	38	29	9
1935	38	29	9
1940	181	159	22
1945	184	157	27
1950	229	195	34
1955	169	135	34
1959	140	110	30

NCB Employment Figures

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

Seams Worked:

1905 - Lickbank, Little Main

1910 - Lickbank, Little Main

1915 - Lickbank, Little Main

1921 - Lickbank, Little Main

1925 - Little Main, Topsill

1930 - Little Main, Thick-sill

1935 - Little Main, Thick Sill

1950 - Lickbank, Upper and Lower Three Quarters

1955 - Lower Three Quarters

1959 - Lower Threequarters

Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Gillhead Colliery

Notes:

1944 - Thick Sill seam abandoned

Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Gillhead Colliery

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!

						Cuthbertson, John Wilson, 08 Sep 1874, aged 52, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal
						Ismay, William, 17 Aug 1872, aged 18, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]
						Jack, William, 07 May 1951, aged 65, crushed by tubs
						Nixon, Joseph, 05 Aug 1883, aged 25, Engineman, explosion of steam boiler [More information ...]
						Parker, Stanley, 02 May 1958, aged 53, Miner, killed by a fall of stone, address: Red House, The Mount, Camerton
						Poole, Andrew, 17 Aug 1872, aged 19, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]
						Wilkinson, Thomas, 25 Sep 1891, 12:30 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 49, Shifter, for some reason unknown the deceased put his head through the fence at the mouthing in the shaft, and though warned by another man was caught by the ascending cage [Inspection made & Inquest attended]

						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.

Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web page have been kindly provided by The West Cumbria Mines Research and are marked with .

more information on some of the fatalities shown above

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Gillhead Colliery

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Gillhead Colliery

Credits

Sources:

1872 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 840), Northumberland, North Durham, and Cumberland District by George William Southern, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1874 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1216) Where to find this report
1880 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
1883 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4078), Newcastle District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1891 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6625), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, 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
1902 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
1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1935 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1959 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
Information supplied by West Cumbria Mines Research
Mineral Statistics for 1869 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
Mineral Statistics for 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works