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Ladies Lane Colliery |
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Ladies Lane Colliery |
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Ladies Lane Colliery
| Location: |
Hindley
2½ miles [4 km] E of Wigan
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 109 Manchester) SD618050, 53° 32' 26" N, 2° 34' 35" W |
| Opened: |
1859 |
| Closed: |
1910 |
| Owners: |
Thomas Gidlow |
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Wigan Coal and Iron Co., Ltd. |
| Output: |
1894 - Coal. |
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1896 - Coal. |
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1900 - Coal. |
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1905 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. |
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1910 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. |
| Employment: |
1894 - 344 (299 below, 45 surface) |
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1896 - 322 (282 below, 40 surface) |
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1900 - 258 (214 below, 44 surface) |
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1905 - 118 (93 below, 25 surface) |
| Seams Worked: |
1905 - King Coal, Yard |
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1910 - Yard |
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!
| | |  | | | | Aldred, Thomas, 16 Oct 1871, aged 40, Collier, Having been crushed between pit boxes |
| | |  | | | | Clough, George, 05 Oct 1872, aged 29, Blacksmith, Tub falling down pit |
| | |  | | | | Garner, Joseph, 29 Apr 1891, 8 p.m., aged 56, Dataler, Inspection made. He was packing some debris in the widework and appears to have drawn a prop to make room to work when the roof fell upon him. The place was well propped |
| | |  | | | | Gregory, James, 12 Jun 1875, aged 28, Collier, Fall of roof |
| | |  | | | | Heyes, John, 17 Jul 1861, aged 28, Collier, An explosion of gas |
| | |  | | | | Johnson, Ambrose, 20 Sep 1867, aged 18, Collier, Fall of roof while drawing props |
| | |  | | | | Marsh, Thomas, 14 Sep 1872, Collier, Fall of roof |
| | |  | | | | Parkinson, Joseph, 09 Oct 1868, aged 45, Collier, Fall of coal in the Arley mine |
| | |  | | | | Pendlebury, George, 10 Dec 1868, aged 45, Banksman, Falling into pit from surface |
| | |  | | | | Rainford, John, 06 Sep 1877, aged 13, Drawer, Fall of roof |
| | |  | | | | Rigby, Robert, 27 Mar 1872, aged 45, Bricksetter, Killed in shaft, No. 4 pit |
| | |  | | | | Scotson, John, 26 Sep 1881, (accident: 12 Aug 1881), aged 44, Collier, Inquest attended. Deceased was slightly injured by a fall of roof, on or about the 12th August, but continued at his work, and did not mention the matter to the officials until the 15th August, when he as confined to his bed. He died on the 26th September from inlammation of the bowels, induced by the accident above mentioned |
| | |  | | | | Unsworth, James, 08 Oct 1864, Drawer, Fall of coal from the face |
| | |  | | | | Walkden, Ellen, 01 Aug 1874, aged 18, Screener, Run over by waggons |
| | |  | | | | Walmsley, John, 21 Jan 1868, aged 32, Fireman, Fall of roof |
| | |  | | | | Waring, John, 06 Apr 1864, Underground Labourer, Fall of roof while setting props |
| | |  | | | | Wilson, George, 15 Feb 1868, aged 37, Collier, Fall of roof |
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17 names found |
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list of collieries/pits etc. near to Ladies Lane Colliery
Credits
Sources:
- 1861 Mines Inspectors Report, by Peter Higson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1864 Mines Inspectors Report, by Peter Higson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1868 Mines Inspectors Report, South West Lancashire and North Wales District by Peter Higson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 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
- 1872 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 840), 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
- 1877 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 2003), Liverpool District by Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241), Liverpool District by Henry Hall, 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
Related Links:
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