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Hodroyd Colliery
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| Location: | Brierley 4½ miles [7 km] NE of Barnsley |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 111 Sheffield and Doncaster) SE409107, 53° 35' 30" N, 1° 22' 51" W |
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| Owners: | Hodroyd Coal Co. |
| Output: | 1894 - Coal: Household, Steam. |
| 1896 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| 1900 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| 1905 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| 1910 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| 1915 - No. 1 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| Employment: | 1894 - 272 (230 below, 42 surface) |
| 1896 - 289 (247 below, 42 surface) | |
| 1900 - 287 (250 below, 37 surface) | |
| 1905 - 300 (261 below, 39 surface) | |
| 1910 - 355 (317 below, 38 surface) | |
| 1915 - No. 1 - 97 (59 below, 38 surface) | |
| 1915 - No. 2 - 40 [Sinking] | |
| Seams Worked: | 1905 - Shafton |
| 1910 - Shafton | |
| 1915 - No. 1 - Shafton | |
| 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!
 | Addy, Henry, 13 Mar 1878, aged 44, Collier, Fall of roof | |||||
| Beaumont, Sykes, 10 Jun 1913, aged 15, Pony Driver, Whilst standing in a level waiting for a tub, which was being filled in a posting only a few yards away, he was caught by a fall of roof, 5 feet long, an average width of 3 feet and 11 inches thick. The fall exposed a slip. A sudden weight, as the result of "posting" no doubt caused the fall | |||||
| Blacker, John William, 04 Jul 1910, aged 30, Miner, He was killed by a fall of roof near the coal face, in a place which was being re-opened after being discontinued for some years. Cause — old weight breaks | |||||
| Church, Frank, 05 Jun 1908, aged 20, Trammer, They were on their way out of the pit at the end of their shift, and when travelling through a pass-bye a fall of roof took place, and killed them both and injured another man. The fall was 12 ft. long by 6 ft. wide by 8 ins. in the thickest part, which was at one side [More information ...] | |||||
| Hampton, George, 20 Jul 1897, aged 26, Packer, Fall of roof | |||||
|  | Jowitt, John, 10 Jun 1915, aged 15, Pony driver, While attaching his pony to full tub there was fall from an unseen slip | ||||
| Richardson, Richard, 18 May 1905, (accident: 17 May 1905), aged 55, Dataller, He was cleaning the engine plane when a piece of stone fell from the roof and caused such injuries that he died at the Beckett Hospital, when undergoing an operation, the following day. The stone measured 4 ft. by 4 ft. by 2½ ins. in thickness and fell away at a slip next to the coal side | |||||
| Senior, George, 05 Jun 1908, aged 32, Collier, They were on their way out of the pit at the end of their shift, and when travelling through a pass-bye a fall of roof took place, and killed them both and injured another man. The fall was 12 ft. long by 6 ft. wide by 8 ins. in the thickest part, which was at one side [More information ...] | |||||
| Smith, Harold, 30 Jun 1909, aged 13, Pony driver, Fall of roof. He was passing along a roadway vhen a large stone fell from the roof and killed him. There was a prop at the edge of the stone which fell. The fall was caused by a bump | |||||
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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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Some of the names of mining fatalities on this page have been kindly provided by Ian Winstanley of the
Coal Mining History Resource Centre (CMHRC) and are marked with .
The CMHRC is available here.
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 Hodroyd Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Hodroyd Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1878 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2321), Yorkshire and Lincolnshire District by Frank N. Wardell, 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
- 1897 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8819), York and Lincoln District (No. 5) by Frank N. Wardell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910), York and Lincoln District (No. 5) by W. H. Pickering, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1908 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4672), York and Lincoln District (No. 5) by W. H. Pickering, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1909 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5177), York and Lincoln District (No. 5) by W. H. Pickering, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1910 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5676), Yorkshire and North Midland District (No. 4) by W. H. Pickering, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1913 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 7439), Yorkshire and North Midland Division (No. 3) by Thomas H. Mottram, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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