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Limeylands Colliery
| Location: |
Ormiston
9½ miles [15 km] ESE of Edinburgh
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 66 Edinburgh, Penicuik and North Berwick) NT392692, 55° 54' 44" N, 2° 58' 22" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
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| Owners: |
Ormiston Coal Co., Ltd. |
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1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) |
| Output: |
1915 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. |
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1920 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. |
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1947 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. (91,000 tons) |
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1954 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. |
| Employment: |
1915 - 199 (131 below, 68 surface) |
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1920 - 273 (177 below, 96 surface) |
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1923 - 248 (159 below, 89 surface) |
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1933 - 240 (180 below, 60 surface) |
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1940 - 260 (200 below, 60 surface) |
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1947 - 267 (207 below, 60 surface) |
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1954 - 315 (180 below, 135 surface) |
| Seams Worked: |
1915 - Five Feet, Four Feet |
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1920 - Five Feet, Four Feet |
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1954 - Five Feet, Four Feet, Nos. 1 and 2 Diamond, Parrot |
| Notes: |
Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete! |
Description
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
Names of those killed at this colliery
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
 a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Limeylands Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Limeylands Colliery
Credits
Sources:
- 1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1920 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
- 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
- 1947 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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