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Harriseahead Colliery
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| Location: | Harriseahead 6½ miles [10 km] NNW of Stoke-on-Trent |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 118 Stoke-on-Trent and Macclesfield) SJ859558, 53° 5' 59" N, 2° 12' 35" W |
| Opened: | 1855 |
| Closed: | Jul 1939 |
| Owners: | Samuel Taylor and Company |
| George Blood | |
| Harriseahead Colliery Co., Ltd. | |
| J. F. Partington | |
| Output: | 1894 - Coal. |
| 1896 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1900 - Coal. | |
| 1905 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1910 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1915 - Coal: Household. | |
| Employment: | 1894 - 10 (8 below, 2 surface) |
| 1896 - 11 (8 below, 3 surface) | |
| 1900 - 10 (8 below, 2 surface) [Closed] | |
| 1905 - 52 (42 below, 10 surface) | |
| 1910 - 51 (41 below, 10 surface) | |
| 1915 - 60 (48 below, 12 surface) | |
| 1923 - 127 (105 below, 22 surface) | |
| 1933 - 12 (7 below, 5 surface) | |
| Seams Worked: | 1905 - Bowling Alley, Holly Lane |
| 1910 - Bowling Alley, Holly Lane, Magpie | |
| 1915 - Bowling Alley, Holly Lane, Magpie | |
| 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!
 | Harding, H., 05 Aug 1881, aged 45, Collier, Fall of roof | |||||
| Stanier, E., 28 Jan 1874, aged 32, Collier, Shot blew out | |||||
| Swingewood, Arthur, 12 Jun 1912, aged 23, Dataller, Explosion of firedamp or coal dust | |||||
| 3 names found | ||||||
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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 Harriseahead Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Harriseahead Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241), North Staffordshire District by Thomas Wynne, 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
- 1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1912 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6983), Midland and Southern District (No. 8) by Hugh Johnstone, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 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
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