	Markham Colliery	Index	Markham Colliery

Markham Colliery

Location:	nr. Hollybush 9 miles [14 km] ESE of Merthyr Tydfil
Map Ref:	(Sheet 171 Cardiff and Newport) SO172017, 51° 42' 27" N, 3° 11' 54" W
Opened:
Closed:
Owners:	Markham Steam Coal Co., Ltd.
	1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)
Output:	1947 - Coal: Steam. (297,002 tons)
Employment:	1923 - 1,764 (1,530 below, 234 surface)
	1933 - 1,400 (1,230 below, 170 surface)
	1940 - 1,600 (1,410 below, 190 surface)
	1947 - 1,330 (1,154 below, 176 surface)
Notes:	Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete!

Description

Disasters (5 or more killed)

18th

May

1912

Explosion of firedamp, 5 lives lost (Show Names)

Those entries marked with , signify a disaster for which a memorial has been erected or for which we have images concerning the disaster, alternately their name may be mentioned on a memorial plaque. Click on the symbol next to the name to see the appropriate web page for the memorial.

Names of those killed at this colliery

Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!

						Atkins, Benjamin, 10 Nov 1912, aged 21, Sinker, He was engaged, with three others, in lashing up to send to the surface a hinged section of staging which was being removed for the purpose of putting in a ventilating partition. He fell off staging into sump 15 yards below and was drowned
						Carroll, Michael, 18 May 1912, 1.40 p.m., aged 33, Fitter, Explosion of firedamp or coal dust [More information ...]
						Charles, John, 17 Jul 1924, 4.30 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 39, Repairer, He was preparing to erect timber supports on a roadway, and was in the act of taking out ground for the foot of the arm, when a stone, which parted from a hidden break in the roof, struck him and killed him instantaneously. The stone weighed about 15 cwts. and fell from a height of 13 ft. Electric safety lamp used
						Davies, Horace, 03 Dec 1924, (accident: 02 Dec 1924, 7.55 p.m., 6th hour of shift), aged 21, Colliers' Helper, He was building a cog in a conveyor face, when a stone, weighing about 1½ cwts., parted from concealed slants in the roof, and caught him, causing such injuries that he died on the following day. Electric safety lamp used
						Evans, James, 05 Dec 1928, (accident: 03 Dec 1928), aged 33, Collier, Barring down stone when it fell out striking bar which struck him in stomach. Died 5th
						Gilbert, Arthur, 13 Nov 1928, (accident: 09 Oct 1928), aged 32, Collier, Fall of stone as he was cutting a post in readiness to put it up. Died 13th Nov
						Guntrip, George, 18 May 1912, 1.40 p.m., aged 27, Sinker, Explosion of firedamp or coal dust [More information ...]
						Jones, George, 18 May 1912, 1.40 p.m., aged 25, Mechanic, Explosion of firedamp or coal dust [More information ...]
						Leggett, Albert, 18 May 1912, 1.40 p.m., aged 24, Fitter, Explosion of firedamp or coal dust [More information ...]
						Parker, H., 13 Dec 1925, (accident: 08 Dec 1925), aged 22, Assistant Collier, Fall of stone. Died 13th
						Patrick, Thomas, 18 May 1912, 1.40 p.m., aged 44, Banksman, Explosion of firedamp or coal dust [More information ...]
						Rose, Harry, 27 Mar 1928, (accident: 26 Mar 1928), aged 42, Collier, Fall of stone from roof. Died 27th
						Wall, Wilfred, 23 Apr 1924, 8.0 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 23, Assistant Ropeman, He was in charge of a journey of 19 full trams being lowered from an inbye passbye by a tail rope. When passing the haulage gear, he signalled the journey on, and made for the runaway switch in order to close it. He had only gone a few yards from the engine when a shackle pin broke between the ninth and tenth trams. In spite of the warning shouts of the engine-driver, he ran in front of the runaway trams, passing several manholes, and was run over, being killed outright. Electric safety lamp used
						Wilkinson, A. J. T., 21 Jan 1929, (accident: 08 Nov 1928), aged 44, Roadman, Crushed by runaway trams. Died 21st Jan. 1929
						Williams, Augustus, 29 Dec 1913, aged 17, Haulage Engine Driver, He was watching the unloading of a coil of rope from a truck by means of a crane. The crane fell over and killed him
						Williams, Evan, 27 Jan 1928, (accident: 25 Jan 1928), aged 44, Collier, Fall of stone. Died 27th

						16 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 , were killed in a disaster for which a memorial has been erected or for which we have images concerning the disaster, alternately their name may be mentioned on a memorial plaque. Click on the symbol next to the name to see the appropriate web page for the memorial.

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 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

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Markham Colliery [MON]

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Markham Colliery [MON]

Gallery Images:

Memorial Images:

Memorial: 1912 Markham Colliery Disaster

Credits

Sources:

1912 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6983), South Wales District (No. 7) by W. N. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1913 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 7439), South Wales Division (No. 5) by Dr. W. N. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
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
1924 Mines Inspectors Report, Cardiff and Newport Division (No. 6) by J. M. Carey, H.M. Inspector of Mines [DMM Ref: L-01624 - Tom Bainbridge Collection]
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
OS Grid Reference from Adit Now website