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Pensford Colliery
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| Location: | Stanton Drew 6½ miles [10 km] NW of Radstock |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 172 Bristol and Bath) ST618626, 51° 21' 38" N, 2° 32' 55" W |
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| Owners: | Pensford and Bromley Collieries Ltd. |
| 1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) | |
| Output: | 1947 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. (70,000 tons) |
| Employment: | 1923 - 157 (127 below, 30 surface) |
| 1933 - 425 (354 below, 71 surface) | |
| 1940 - 425 (354 below, 71 surface) | |
| 1947 - 378 (286 below, 92 surface) | |
| 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!
 | King, Charles Smith, 21 Sep 1910, (accident: 04 Sep 1910), aged 36, Banksman, Deceased's finger was slightly scratched or burst when he was tipping a waggon of debris at a sinking pit. His hands were dirty, and the wound was not properly cleaned or dressed at the time. Blood poisoning supervened, and he died 17 days later | |||||
| Whittock, Charles Henry, 07 Jun 1914, aged 39, Sinker, Killed in a shaft accident | |||||
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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.
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next to the name to see the web page.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Pensford Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Pensford Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1910 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5676), Midland and Southern District (No. 8) by Hugh Johnstone, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1914 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 8023), Midland and Southern Division (No. 6) by Hugh Johnstone, 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
- 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
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