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Gomersal Colliery
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| Location: | Gomersal, nr. Leeds 6½ miles [10 km] SW of Leeds |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 104 Leeds and Bradford) SE213269, 53° 44' 16" N, 1° 40' 37" W |
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| Owners: | Birkenshaw Collieries Co., Ltd. |
| 1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) | |
| Output: | 1954 - Coal: Household, Steam. |
| Employment: | 1923 - 15 (12 below, 3 surface) |
| 1933 - 15 (13 below, 2 surface) | |
| 1937 - 200 (170 below, 30 surface) | |
| 1940 - 230 (200 below, 30 surface) | |
| 1954 - 236 (185 below, 51 surface) | |
| Seams Worked: | 1954 - Shirtcliffe |
| 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!
 | Norton, William, 16 Sep 1851, Fall of roof in the mine | |||||
| Rodger, Richard, 05 May 1851, Falling down the shaft | |||||
| Walker, W., 10 Apr 1875, Engineman, Fell down shaft from surface [More information ...] | |||||
| 3 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 Gomersal Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Gomersal Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1851 (Jul-Dec) Mines Inspectors Report, by Charles Morton, H.M. Inspector of Mines, published in 1854
- 1851 Mines Inspectors Report, by Charles Morton, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1875 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1499), Yorkshire District by Frank N. Wardell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 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
- 1937 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
- 1954 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- OS Grid Reference from Adit Now website
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