	Haig Colliery	Index	Haig Colliery

Haig Colliery

(See also Whitehaven Colliery)

Location:

Whitehaven
1 miles [1 km] SW of Whitehaven

Map Ref:

(Sheet 89) NX965176, 54° 32' 35" N, 3° 36' 0" W

Maps:

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

Opened:

1914

Closed:

1985

Pits:

No. 4 Pit, sinking: Oct 1916 (See also Whitehaven Colliery)

No. 5 Pit, sinking: Aug 1914 (See also Whitehaven Colliery)

Owners:

1920's - Whitehaven Colliery Co.

1920's - Whitehaven Colliery Co. Ltd.

1940's - Cumberland Coal Co. (Whitehaven) Ltd.

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

Output:

1921 - Coal: Coking, Household, Steam.

1925 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam.

1930 - Haig/Wellington - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam.

1935 - Haig/Wellington - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam.

1947 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam.

1948 - Haig/Wellington - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam.

1949 - Haig - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.

1950 - Haig/Wellington - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam.

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

1960 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.

1966 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.

1968 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.

1970 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.

1979 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.

1980 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.

1981 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.

1982 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.

1983 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.

Employment:

Year	Pit	Total	Below	Above
1921		302	230	72
1925		754	606	148
1930	Haig/Wellington	1,471	1,163	308
1930	Haig/Wellington	Haig & Wellington
1935	Haig/Wellington	1,276	1,047	229
1935	Haig/Wellington	Discontinued 10/35
1940		1,419	1,069	350
1945	Haig/Wellington	1,315	1,030	285
1945	Haig/Wellington	Haig & Wellington
1947		1,300	1,030	270
1948	Haig/Wellington	1,709	1,336	373
1948	Haig/Wellington	Haig & Wellington
1949	Haig	1,712	1,326	386
1950	Haig/Wellington	1,368	1,045	323
1950	Haig/Wellington	Haig & Wellington
1955		1,576	1,292	284
1960		1,655	1,346	309
1966		1,624	1,241	383
1968		1,578	1,185	393
1970		1,443	1,068	375
1979		1,007	816	191
1980		950	771	179
1981		923	748	175
1982		847	672	175
1983		779	641	138

NCB Employment Figures

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

Seams Worked:

1921 - Little Main, Six Quarter

1925 - Little Main, Main Band

1930 - Haig/Wellington - Bannock Band, Main Band, Six Quarters

1935 - Haig/Wellington - Bannock Band, Main Band, Six Quarters [Discontinued 10/35]

1948 - Haig/Wellington - Bannock Band, Main Band

1949 - Haig - Bannock Band, Main Band

1950 - Haig/Wellington - Bannock Band, Main Band, Metal Band, Yard Band

1955 - Bannock Band, Main Band, Upper Metal Band

1960 - Bannock Band, Main Band, Upper Metal Band

1966 - Bannock Band, Upper Metal Band

1968 - Bannock Band, Main, Upper Metal Band

1970 - Bannock Band, Main, Upper Metal Band

1979 - Upper Metal Band

1980 - Upper Metal Band

1981 - Upper Metal Band

1982 - Upper Metal Band

1983 - Upper Metal Band

Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Haig Colliery

Notes:

Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Haig Colliery

Description

The Whitehaven Collieries are situated on the outskirts of the town of Whitehaven in the county of Cumberland, and close to the sea shore. The present owners are the Whitehaven Colliery Company, Limited, who acquired the property in 1913. The collieries comprise four mines, viz., the Wellington, William, Ladysmith, and Haig Pits, the relative positions of the pits being shown on Plan No. 1.

Owing to the great distance of the workings from the shaft — over four miles — a scheme was formulated to reorganise the ventilation of the Wellington Pit, and the Haig Pits were the outcome. The Haig shafts were sunk with the intention that they should eventually replace the present Wellington shafts, and drifts to connect with the Wellington workings are in course of being driven.

The sinking of Haig No. 5 pit was commenced in August, 1914, and it was completed in May, 1916; No. 4 pit was commenced in October, 1916, and completed in March, 1918. They are 40 yards apart. No. 5 pit is 21 feet in diameter, and No. 4 pit 18 feet in diameter, and both are walled throughout. The shafts are situated 720 yards in a south-westerly direction from the Wellington Pits and are 300 yards from high water mark.

In order to avoid old workings in the Six Quarters Seam (driven from the old Saltom Pit) which contained water, the Haig shafts were sunk to a depth of 40 fathoms below the Six Quarters Seam, making the total depth of No. 5 pit 200 fathoms, and of No. 4 pit 191 fathoms. The winding level is at 189 fathoms and the shafts are designed to raise 3,000 tons of coal per day, though the quantity raised at the present stage of development was stated to be about 250 tons per day.

Mines Inspectors Report into the 1922 Explosion

Disasters (5 or more killed)

5th	Sep	1922	Explosion, firedamp propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by shot firing, 39 lives lost (Show Names)
12th	Feb	1928	Explosion, 13 lives lost (Show Names)
29th	Jan	1931	Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by shot firing, 27 lives lost (Show Names)

Names of those killed at this colliery

Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!

						Addison, James Ernest, 31 Aug 1921, aged 30, Stone Drifter
						Agnew, David, 05 Jan 1955, aged 54, Packer, collapsed and died in the pit, address: 23, Fleswick Avenue, Kells
						Armstrong, Fred, 29 Jan 1931, 8:15 p.m., aged 37, Hewer, killed in the 1931 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), body found in Haig Pit, single, address: 91, Buttermere Ave [More information ...]
						Bailey, John (Jnr), 29 Jan 1931, 8:15 p.m., aged 21, Hewer, killed in the 1931 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), body found in Haig Pit, single, address: 9, York Road, Kells [More information ...]
						Batty, Leslie H., 08 Mar 1952, aged 22, Haulage Hand, killed in an accident involving a set of tubs on the main haulage road; address: Hillcrest Lane End, Sandwith
						Bell, Michael John, 21 Dec 1937
						Bennett, John, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 26, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: CO poisoning; address: 28, Arrowthwaite [More information ...]
						Bradley, William, 13 Dec 1927, aged 65, Timberman, married, address: 5, Mitchells Court, Irish St, Buried: Whitehaven Cemetery [More information ...]
						Brewster, John Carson, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 39, Shotfirer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: violence of explosion; address: 17, Lonsdale Place, Whitehaven [More information ...]
						Bruce, William Lowe, 24 Aug 1933, aged 18, Haulage Hand, he working on the afternoon shift, and it is believed was coming out of the pit when he was caught by a full set of tubs on the main haulage road, address: lived with his parents at 59, Front Row, Newhouses, Whitehaven
						Burdess, Peter, 12 Feb 1928, aged 35, H.M. Sub-Inspector of Mines, killed in the 1928 explosion, married, address: Newcastle [More information ...]
						Burney, John, 12 Jan 1940, aged 47, Buried: Whitehaven Cemetery
						Burns, James W., 14 Nov 1960, aged 36, Miner, he was found dead over a moving conveyor belt, address: Lakeland Avenue, Seacliffe
						Carter, William, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 26, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: violence of explosion, burns, shock, CO poisoning (?); address: 30, Thwaite Ville [More information ...]
						Casson, Alfred, 30 Oct 1933, aged 52, Miner, fractured skull and internal injuries after a steel rope broke, address: Hill Top Road, Arrowthwaite
						Casson, John, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 37, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: CO poisoning; address: Low Harras Moor [More information ...]
						Chambers, Isaac E., 03 Jul 1959, (accident: 31 Dec 1957), aged 60, Labourer, suffered leg and other injuries in an accident, address: Dent Road, Mirehouse
						Chambers, Thomas E., 06 Apr 1948, aged 53, Oiler, killed instantly when he was knocked down by a riding sett on the main haulage road
						Cockbain, Edward, 29 Jan 1931, 8:15 p.m., aged 40, Hewer, killed in the 1931 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), body found in Haig Pit, married, address: 8, Ennerdale Terrace [More information ...]
						Cooper, Thomas Henry, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 28, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: suffocation, CO poisoning; address: 28, Auction Yard, New Town [More information ...]
						Corlett, Thomas, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 58, Shifthand, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: burns, shock, CO poisoning; address: Birley Court, Duke Street; identified by nephew Thomas Corlett Robson [More information ...]
						Corrie, George, 1980, aged 36, Fitter, went round cutting disc [approximate date]
						Coulter, Samuel, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 28, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: CO poisoning; address: 52, Main St, Hensingham; identified by brother John Robert Coulter [More information ...]
						Cowen, William, 29 Jan 1931, 8:15 p.m., aged 47, Deputy, killed in the 1931 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), body found in Haig Pit, married, address: Countess Terrace, Bransty [More information ...]
						Cresswell, Jesse, 12 Feb 1928, aged 29, Deputy, killed in the 1928 explosion, single, address: Brickworks House, Low Rd [More information ...]
						Curwen, James, 07 Aug 1956, (accident: 24 Jul 1956), aged 41, Miner, died from injuries received, address: Bleng Avenue, Corkickle
						Denvir, Richard, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 58, Shifthand, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: violence of explosion, CO poisoning; address: 2, Low Road, Whitehaven [More information ...]
						Denwood, Robert, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 21, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: violence of explosion, CO poisoning (?); address: 13, Quay Street; identified by mother Elizabeth Denwood [More information ...]
						Dewhurst, Jack, 04 Apr 1931, aged 24, struck in the face by a huge piece of coal and in falling, fractured his skull and sustained injuries from which he died a few minutes later, address: 5, Thwaiteville, Whitehaven, left a wife and one child
						Doran, Ather, 1971, aged 55, Deputy, fall of stone [approximate date]
						Fell, Douglas James Michael, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 20, Mining Student, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: suffocation, CO poisoning; address: Holy Trinity Vicarage, Whitehaven [More information ...]
						Fell, Robert, 12 Feb 1928, aged 48, Under Manager, killed in the 1928 explosion, married, address: 3, Mountain View, Prospect [More information ...]
						Ferguson, Joseph, 03 Apr 1959, (accident: Mar 1947), aged 41, Miner, sustained a spinal injury which resulted in paralysis of the lower half of his body, he had been in hospital for six months after the accident and had had an operation after that, address: Link Road, Mirehouse
						Fitzsimmons, James Bateman, 13 Dec 1927, aged 58, Deputy, married, address: 1, Back Ginns, Buried: Whitehaven Cemetery [More information ...]
						Gainford, Joseph Henry, 29 Jan 1931, 8:15 p.m., aged 18, Engine Driver, killed in the 1931 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), body found in Haig Pit, single, address: 28, Hill Top Road, Kells [More information ...]
						Gilhooley, Thomas, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 39, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: CO poisoning; address: 40, Keekle Terrace, Hensingham; identified by father Thomas Gilhooley [More information ...]
						Glaister, Isaac, 28 Dec 1940, (accident: 02 Nov 1940), aged 42, Brusher, he sustained spinal injuries and died in Whitehaven Hospital
						Glaister, Jacob, 27 May 1959, aged 48, Shift Hand, collapsed and died underground, address: 44, Hill Top Road, Arrowthwaite
						Goulding, Henry, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 32, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: suffocation, CO poisoning; address: 2, Ravenhill [More information ...]
						Graham, William, 12 Feb 1928, aged 41, Deputy, killed in the 1928 explosion, married, address: 24, Church Street [More information ...]
						Graves, James, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 46, Shifthand, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: burns, shock, CO poisoning; address: Goosebutts, Hensingham; identified by son James Graves [More information ...]
						Groggins, Robert, 29 Jan 1931, 8:15 p.m., aged 23, killed in the 1931 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), body found in Haig Pit, single, address: 25, Mount Pleasant [More information ...]
						Haig, Thomas, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 37, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: burns, shock; address: 2, Cook's Court, Scotch Street; identified by widow Mary Elizabeth Haig [More information ...]
						Hall, William, 24 Jan 1942, aged 16, Engine Boy, he was struck by a prop while working as an engine boy in Main west district, received severe head injuries and died in hospital a few hours later
						Hanlon, Henry C., 12 Feb 1928, aged 30, Agent, Cumberland Miners' Association, killed in the 1928 explosion, married, address: Brayton Road, Bransty [More information ...]
						Harrison, William, 30 Oct 1934, aged 31, killed instantly by a fall of roof while working in the No. 1 South Main Band district, he was buried under a slab of coal weighing about 10 cwt., address: residing with his wife and two children, at 35, Ennerdale Terrace, Whitehaven
						Harvey, John, 27 Jul 1934, aged 30, death from basal meningitis following infection from a wound on the forehead due to an accidental fall of stone [date of report]
						Hayton, Richard, 29 Jan 1931, 8:15 p.m., aged 29, Shift Hand, killed in the 1931 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), body found in Haig Pit, married, address: Front Row, Newhouses [More information ...]
						Hellon, Leonard Ixon, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 27, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: burns, shock; address: 3, Thwaite Ville; identified by Moses Huddleston Tyson [More information ...]
						Hewitson, Robert, 29 Jan 1931, 8:15 p.m., aged 22, killed in the 1931 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), body found in Haig Pit, single, address: 56, Buttermere Ave [More information ...]
						Hird, Peter, 03 Jan 1970, aged 33, [details unknown]
						Hocking, Wilfred, 29 Jan 1931, 8:15 p.m., aged 24, Hewer, killed in the 1931 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), body found in Haig Pit, married, address: High Harras Moor [More information ...]
						Hodgson, George, 12 Feb 1928, aged 56, Deputy, killed in the 1928 explosion, married, address: 37, Solway Road, Kells [More information ...]
						Holliday, John, 29 Jan 1931, 8:15 p.m., aged 50, Hewer, killed in the 1931 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), body found in Haig Pit, married, address: 26, Main St, Parton [More information ...]
						Holliday, William, 06 Jul 1955, aged 34, Deputy, killed by a fall of roof, address: 46, Whinlatter Road, Mirehouse, Whitehaven
						Hope, William, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 25, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: suffocation, CO poisoning; address: 10, School House Lane; identified by brother Thomas Hope [More information ...]
						Hornsby, John, 29 Apr 1940, aged 33, Hewer, died in Whitehaven Hospital on Monday after being injured by a fall of stone from the roof
						Horrocks, Harold James Goodwin, 13 Dec 1927, aged 30, Timberman, married, address: 1, Todhunters Bldgs, Queen St, Buried: Whitehaven Cemetery [More information ...]
						Kelly, Joseph, 29 Jan 1931, 8:15 p.m., aged 51, Hewer, killed in the 1931 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), body found in Haig Pit, married, address: The Bungalow, Low Rd [More information ...]
						Kirkpatrick, John, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 32, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: CO poisoning, cause of death: suffocation; address: 1, Hill's Place, Church Street; identified by father Robert Kirkpatrick [More information ...]
						Knox, James, 13 Dec 1927, aged 67, Deputy, single, address: 1, Mountain View Prospect, Buried: Whitehaven Cemetery [More information ...]
						Knox, James, 29 Jan 1931, 8:15 p.m., aged 43, Hewer, killed in the 1931 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), body found in Haig Pit, married, address: 31, Old Arrowthwaite [More information ...]
						Loudon, William, 12 Feb 1928, aged 48, H.M. Junior Inspector of Mines, killed in the 1928 explosion, married, address: Earls Road [More information ...]
						Mathers, John Thomas, 14 Aug 1924, (accident: 13 Aug 1924, 1.30 a.m., 5th hour of shift), aged 52, Overman, Deceased was operating the brake lever at the top of a self-acting incline. He slammed on the brake too quickly, causing it to kick up violently and injure him against the roof. He sustained injuries to his head, chest and hands, and died the following day. He was not acquainted with the running of sets on this incline and had put five additional tubs on the set and thus caused it to run much faster than usual
						McAvoy, Sylvester, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 34, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: burns, shock, CO poisoning; address: 29, Thwaite Ville; identified by uncle James Harvey [More information ...]
						McCreadie, George, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 47, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: CO poisoning; address: 4, Thwaite Ville; identified by son Joseph McCreadie [More information ...]
						McCreadie, Gordon, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 17, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: suffocation, CO poisoning; address: 4, Thwaite Ville; identified by brother Joseph McCreadie [More information ...]
						McCreadie, Robert Routledge, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 19, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: violence of explosion; address: 4, Thwaite Ville; identified by brother Joseph McCreadie [More information ...]
						McCumisky, Thomas Henry, 14 Dec 1925, aged 16, Haulage Hand, run over by tubs
						McDowell, Robert, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 44, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: CO poisoning; address: High Hensingham [More information ...]
						McDowell, Thomas, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 19, Trailer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: burns, shock, CO poisoning; address: Streeton's Terrace, Hensingham; identified by brother in law Robert Knox [More information ...]
						McGrath, Dennis, 21 Jun 1943, aged 57, Stripper, leaves a widow, three sons and one daughter
						McKenzie, Hugh, 12 Feb 1928, aged 49, Deputy, killed in the 1928 explosion, married, address: Sandhills Lane [More information ...]
						McKitten, Thomas, 02 Apr 1930, (accident: 27 Feb 1930), aged 45, caught by a large fall of stone, address: 20 Hilltop Road, Arrowthwaite
						Moore, John, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 25, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: burns, shock, CO poisoning; address: 10, Bransty Road; identified by father in law John High [More information ...]
						Moore, Joseph, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 29, Shifthand, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: violence of explosion, CO poisoning (?); address: 22, Thwaite Ville; identified by father James Moore [More information ...]
						Moore, Joseph, 10 Dec 1959, aged 57, Compressor Attendant, found dead underground, address: West Row, Kells
						Moore, Thomas, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 29, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: burns, shock; address: 3, Garden Villas, Hensingham [More information ...]
						Morton, Daniel, 15 Mar 1943, aged 70, Stone Duster, details unknown
						Mossop, John, 02 May 1927, aged 46, abdominal injuries caused by being crushed by a fall of stone, address: 123 Parkgate, Frizington [Inquest held: 03 May 1927]
						Murphy, Bernard, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 24, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: burns, shock; address: 56, Bowthorn Road, Cleator Moor; identified by father Bernard Murphy [More information ...]
						Osbourne, Isaac, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 26, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: suffocation, CO poisoning; address: Crookdale, Brayton, Buried: Bromfield Churchyard [More information ...]
						Parker, George (Jnr), 29 Jan 1931, 8:15 p.m., aged 31, Hewer, killed in the 1931 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), body found in Haig Pit, single, address: Middle Row, Newhouses [More information ...]
						Parker, George (Snr), 29 Jan 1931, 8:15 p.m., aged 58, Hewer, killed in the 1931 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), body found in Haig Pit, widower, address: Middle Row, Newhouses [More information ...]
						Parkin, Robert, 29 Jan 1931, 8:15 p.m., aged 53, Hewer, killed in the 1931 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), body found in Haig Pit, married, address: 68, High Scotch Street [More information ...]
						Parkinson, George Stevenson, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 26, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: burns, shock, CO poisoning; address: Low Harras Moor; identified by widow Mary Jane Parkinson [More information ...]
						Pattinson, John, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 36, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: violence of explosion; address: 13, Williamson's Lane, Hensingham [More information ...]
						Pilkington, James, 13 Jul 1942, aged 42, Repair Man, killed by a fall of stone, left a widow and five children
						Powe, Albert, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 19, Shifthand, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: burns, shock, CO poisoning; address: Low Harras Moor; identified by father Philip Powe [More information ...]
						Puckeridge, Harry, 04 Dec 1942, aged 43, Coal Filler, killed by a fall of roof, address: Ellison's Place, Back Ginns, Whitehaven
						Quinn, James, 28 Aug 1925, aged 65, Greaser, he was run over and dragged by a full set of tubs, address: 11, Castle Row, Newhouses
						Quirk, Thomas, 29 Jan 1931, 8:15 p.m., aged 59, Timberman, killed in the 1931 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), body found in Wellington Pit, widower, address: 8, Littledale Lane [More information ...]
						Reed, Jacob, 04 Nov 1937
						Richardson, James (Snr), 29 Jan 1931, 8:15 p.m., aged 45, Hewer, killed in the 1931 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), body found in Haig Pit, married, address: Union Terrace [More information ...]
						Richardson, John (Jnr), 29 Jan 1931, 8:15 p.m., aged 21, Hewer, killed in the 1931 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), body found in Haig Pit, single, address: Union Terrace [More information ...]
						Robinson, Thomas, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 29, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: burns, shock, CO poisoning; address: 53, Main St, Hensingham [More information ...]
						Rogan, John Thomas, 29 Jan 1931, 8:15 p.m., aged 22, Hewer, killed in the 1931 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), body found in Haig Pit, married, address: Thwaiteville, Kells [More information ...]
						Rogan, Joseph, 27 Feb 1959, aged 35, Miner, killed by a fall of stone, address: 16, Scotch Street, Whitehaven
						Rogan, Joseph (Snr), 29 Jan 1931, 8:15 p.m., aged 49, Hewer, killed in the 1931 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), body found in Haig Pit, married, address: Thwaiteville, Kells [More information ...]
						Rothery, James, 12 Feb 1928, aged 41, Deputy, killed in the 1928 explosion, married, address: 43, Front Row, Newhouses [More information ...]
						Ruddy, John, 29 Jan 1931, 8:15 p.m., aged 58, Deputy, killed in the 1931 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), body found in Wellington Pit, married, address: 65, Hill Top, Kells [More information ...]
						Rumney, Robert B., 21 Feb 1941, Contractor, he was struck by a steel girder while in the Main West District of the mine
						Shepherd, Albert, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 39, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: burns, shock, CO poisoning; address: 135, Main St, Parton; identified by Ernest Shepard [More information ...]
						Slack, John Edward, 29 Jan 1931, 8:15 p.m., aged 30, Stoneman, killed in the 1931 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), body found in Haig Pit, married, address: 53, Ennerdale Terrace [More information ...]
						Smith, Joseph, 29 Jan 1931, 8:15 p.m., aged 27, killed in the 1931 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), brought out alive but died in Hospital, single, address: East Road, Kells [More information ...]
						Sparks, Jackson, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 19, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: burns, shock, CO poisoning; address: 4, Williamson's Lane, Hensingham [More information ...]
						Sparks, William John, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 23, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: burns, shock, CO poisoning; address: 4, Williamson's Lane, Hensingham [More information ...]
						Steel, Robert, 12 Feb 1928, aged 58, Agent & Works Manager, killed in the 1928 explosion, married, address: Whelpside [More information ...]
						Steele, William H., 14 Aug 1939, aged 60, Hewer, collapsed and died in the pit at the end of his shift
						Storey, Matthew, 29 Jan 1931, 8:15 p.m., aged 28, Hewer, killed in the 1931 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), body found in Haig Pit, married, address: 16, George Street [More information ...]
						Taggerty, Robert, 15 Oct 1946, (accident: Oct 1945), aged 35, died in hospital from injuries received in an accident 12 months previous
						Telford, John, 29 Jan 1931, 8:15 p.m., aged 33, Hewer, killed in the 1931 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), body found in Haig Pit, married, address: Middle Row, Newhouses [More information ...]
						Telford, Thomas Parker, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 19, Shifthand, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: violence of explosion; address: 7, Low Harras Moor; identified by father John James Telford [More information ...]
						Tyson, John, 12 Feb 1928, aged 47, Secretary, Cumberland Colliery Officials' Association, killed in the 1928 explosion, married, address: West View, Bransty [More information ...]
						Tyson, Moses Huddleston, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 24, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: suffocation, CO poisoning; address: 3, Thwaite Ville; identified by father Moses Huddleston Tyson [More information ...]
						Unknown, Thomas, 1977, aged 38, Collier, killed by shot firing [approximate date]
						Vincent, Robert, 29 Jan 1931, 8:15 p.m., aged 50, Deputy, killed in the 1931 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), body found in Haig Pit, married, address: Hill Top Road, Kells [More information ...]
						Walker, John T., 12 Feb 1928, aged 38, Overman, killed in the 1928 explosion, married, address: 1, Rydal Avenue, Seacliffe [More information ...]
						Watson, George, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 37, Hewer, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: violence of explosion; address: 5, Brookbank, Hensingham [More information ...]
						Weightman, William, 05 Sep 1922, 9:00 a.m., aged 32, Deputy, killed in the 1922 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), cause of death: burns, shock; address: 16, Thwaite Ville; identified by father in law Thomas McKenzie [More information ...]
						Wilkinson, Edward, 27 May 1927, (accident: 16 Apr 1927), aged 50, Labourer, struck his knee on the cage
						Wilkinson, Frank, 12 Feb 1928, aged 32, Deputy, killed in the 1928 explosion, married, address: 1, Ladypit Cottages [More information ...]
						Wilkinson, William, 29 Jan 1931, 8:15 p.m., aged 24, Hewer, killed in the 1931 explosion (ignition caused by shot firing), body found in Haig Pit, married, address: 4, Plumblands Lane [More information ...]
						Williamson, John J., 07 Oct 1957, (accident: 25 Sep 1957), aged 65, Shifthand, died after a head injury sustained while working underground, address: The Gardens, Coach Road, Whitehaven
						Wren, John Graves, 19 Dec 1966, aged 58, Banksman, shaft accident

						125 names found

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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Haig Colliery

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Haig Colliery

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Sources:

Mines Inspectors Report into the 1922 Disaster (Cmd. 1796)
Mines Inspectors Report into the 1931 Disaster (Cmd. 3858)
1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1924 Mines Inspectors Report, Northern Division (No. 2) by T. Greenland Davies, H.M. Inspector of Mines [DMM Ref: L-01624 - Tom Bainbridge Collection]
1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1927 Mines Inspectors Report
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
1947 The 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
1948 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1949 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1960 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1966 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1968 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1970 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1979 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1980 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1981 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1982 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1983 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
Contributions by members of the Public
Headstone(s) in Whitehaven Cemetery
Information supplied by West Cumbria Mines Research