	Montreal Colliery	Index	Montreal Colliery

Montreal Colliery

Location:

Cleator Moor

Map Ref:

Opened:

Closed:

Owners:

1890s - John Stirling

1910s - Executors of the late W. Stirling

Output:

1882 - Coal.

1883 - Coal.

1888 - Montreal - Coal.

1890 - Montreal - Coal.

1894 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1896 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1900 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1902 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1905 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1910 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1915 - Coal: Household, Steam.

Employment:

Year	Total	Below	Above
1894	128	109	19
1896	94	81	13
1900	81	74	7
1902	78	72	6
1905	62	56	6
1910	103	97	6
1915	123	108	15

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

Seams Worked:

1905 - Bannock Band, Five Feet, Main Band

1910 - Bannock Band, Five Feet, Main Band

1915 - Bannock Band, Five Feet, Four Feet, Main Band

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!

						Bell, Thomas, 13 Jan 1917, (accident: 15 Dec 1916), aged 57, Miner, death was accelerated by inhaling an excessive dose of gas
						Bray, William John, 19 Aug 1879, aged 19, Stoneman, explosion of gunpowder [More information ...]
						Byrne, James, 02 Feb 1916, suffocated by firedamp [More information ...]
						Downey, Robert, 30 May 1889, aged 35, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal
						Faller, William John, 19 Aug 1879, aged 23, Stoneman, explosion of gunpowder [More information ...]
						Irving, George, 02 Feb 1916, suffocated by firedamp [More information ...]
						Poland, Robert, 04 Apr 1883, aged 16, Trailer, fall down shaft from part way down [More information ...]
						Thomas, Henry, 30 Aug 1880, aged 34, Sinker, fell from eye when attempting to enter cage

						8 names found

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. Click on the symbol next to the name to see the web page.

Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web page have been kindly provided by The West Cumbria Mines Research and are marked with .

more information on some of the fatalities shown above

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

Unable to generate - no grid reference supplied.

Credits

Sources:

1879 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2604) Where to find this report
1880 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1880 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2903) Where to find this report
1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
1883 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4078), Newcastle District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1889 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6015), Newcastle District (No. 3) by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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
1902 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
1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
Information supplied by West Cumbria Mines Research
Mineral Statistics for 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works