	Glascote Colliery	Index	Glascote Colliery

Glascote Colliery

Location:	Glascote 1½ miles [2 km] NE of Tamworth
Map Ref:	(Sheet 139 Birmingham and Wolverhampton) SK229032, 52° 37' 33" N, 1° 39' 42" W
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Closed:
Owners:	Glascote Colliery Co., (H. O. Firmstone)
	Glascote Colliery Co., Ltd.
Output:	1894 - Coal: Household, Steam.
	1896 - Coal: Household, Steam.
	1900 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam.
	1905 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam.
	1910 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam.
	1915 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. Fireclay.
Employment:	1894 - 164 (129 below, 35 surface)
	1896 - 191 (153 below, 38 surface)
	1900 - 209 (169 below, 40 surface)
	1905 - 235 (192 below, 43 surface)
	1910 - 227 (179 below, 48 surface)
	1915 - 187 (146 below, 41 surface)
	1923 - 202 (160 below, 42 surface)
	1933 - 205 (160 below, 45 surface)
	1940 - 240 (190 below, 50 surface)
Seams Worked:	1894 - Seven Feet, Deep
	1896 - Seven Feet, Deep
	1900 - Bench, Deep, Seven Feet
	1905 - Bench, Double, Seven Feet
	1910 - Bench, Double, Ryder, Seven Feet
	1915 - Bench, Double, Ryder C. & I. Abandoned Dec., 1914. Plan extended and to H.O. Jan. 11, 1915, Seven Feet
Notes:	Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete!

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!

						Alldrit, John, 02 Nov 1891, 9.55 a.m., aged 13, Tub coupler, Coming down an incline roadway in front of a loaded tub contrary to the special rules of the mine
						Alludge, Thomas, 15 Jun 1865, aged 42, Collier, Fall of roof
						Clifford, John, 17 Nov 1872, aged 34, Deputy, Fell into the shaft
						Cooley, Charles, 17 Jun 1865, aged 28, Collier, Fall of roof
						Cooper, T., 22 May 1857, aged 14, Trammer, Fall of coal
						Dennis, Joseph, 25 Apr 1879, aged 20, Hanger-on, Fainted while taking an injured boy up the shaft and fell out of the cage
						Faulkes, Amos, 07 Nov 1864, aged 28, Hitcher, Lump of coal fell down shaft
						Godfrey, George, 02 Sep 1885, aged 16, Driver, Crushed against a prop whilst trying to pass a train of loaded tubs
						Johnson, William, 29 Dec 1864, aged 35, Hanger on, Lump of coal fell down shaft
						Moore, George, 21 Oct 1907, (accident: 26 Jul 1907), aged 33, Loader, Fall of roof. Deceased was assisting the stallman to set a prop when the roof fell and fatally injured him. He died 21st October (Double coal)
						Parker, Frank, 04 May 1865, aged 14, Collier, Fell out of cage
						Pope, John, 13 Jun 1854, aged Boy, Explosion of firedamp
						Preston, John, 08 May 1853, Crushed by the engine
						Salt, Samuel, 30 May 1864, aged 13, Boy, Fall of roof
						Sandall, William, 13 Oct 1906, aged 70, Dataller, Fall of coal. Fall of side and roof coal in a heading while preparations were being made to set a prop (Seven feet coal)
						Sanders, William, 17 Dec 1850, Fall of a stone in the shaft
						Smith, G., 07 Nov 1856, aged 45, Fall of coal [More information ...]
						Smith, John, 05 Dec 1870, aged 54, Collier, Engineman started the cage without receiving the proper signal
						Smith, Samuel, 05 Aug 1904, aged 44, Dayman, He died suddenly while at work in the mine. The coroner's jury returned a verdict that he died from "syncope," and in no way connected with his work in the mine [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

						19 names found

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Credits

Sources:

1851 Mines Inspectors Report, by Charles Morton, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1854 Mines Inspectors Report, by Charles Morton, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1856 Mines Inspectors Report, by John Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1857 Mines Inspectors Report, by John Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1864 Mines Inspectors Report, by Thomas Evans, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1872 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 840), Midland District by Thomas Evans, 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
1904 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2506), Midland District (No. 8) by Arthur H. Stokes, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1906 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 3449), Midland District (No. 8) by Arthur H. Stokes, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1907 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4045), Midland District (No. 8) by Arthur H. Stokes, 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
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
1933 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
1940 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
OS Grid Reference from Adit Now website