	Gardden Lodge Colliery	Index	Gardden Lodge Colliery

Gardden Lodge Colliery

Location:	Ruabon 4 miles [6 km] SSW of Wrexham
Map Ref:	(Sheet 117 Chester and Wrexham) SJ300447, 52° 59' 43" N, 3° 2' 33" W
Opened:	1855
Closed:	1890
Owners:	George Walmesley

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!

						Edwards, Thomas, 20 May 1876, aged 50, Collier, Fall of roof
						Griffiths, Edward, 20 Oct 1865, aged 47, Collier, By rope breaking
						Jones, David, 03 Sep 1875, aged 53, Carpenter, Fell from load of timber
						Jones, Joseph, 06 Feb 1867, Fireman, Being lowered into the water in the shaft
						Jones, Owen, 11 Aug 1862, Collier
						Lewes, Moses, 31 Aug 1860, aged 27, Collier, Falling out of the cage whilst ascending the shaft [More information ...]
						Lloyd, John, 30 Jan 1867, aged 16, Pony driver, Fall of roof in Wigan 9ft Mine
						Pritchard, T., 06 Feb 1855, Underlooker, Falling off the cage in ascending the shaft
						Rytherick, John, 16 Sep 1869, aged 36, Collier, Fall of roof
						Taylor, Daniel, 14 Jun 1856, Fall of roof
						Timmah, Edward, 20 Oct 1857, Collier, Fall of coal
						Williams, Moses, 07 Apr 1877, aged 26, Collier, Fall of side
						Williams, William, 17 Sep 1871, aged 29, Collier, An explosion [More information ...]

						13 names found

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Credits

Sources:

1855 Mines Inspectors Report, by Joseph Dickinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1856 Mines Inspectors Report, by Peter Higson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1857 Mines Inspectors Report, by Peter Higson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1860 Mines Inspectors Report, by Peter Higson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1869 Mines Inspectors Report (C 124), South West Lancashire and North Wales District by Peter Higson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1871 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 653), West Lancashire and North Wales District by Peter Higson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1875 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1499), Liverpool District by Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1876 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1734), Liverpool District by Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1877 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 2003), Liverpool District by Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report