	Ravenslodge Colliery	Index	Ravenslodge Colliery

Ravenslodge Colliery

Location:	Dewsbury 6 miles [10 km] W of Wakefield
Map Ref:	(Sheet 104 Leeds and Bradford) SE233208, 53° 41' 0" N, 1° 38' 45" W
Opened:
Closed:
Owners:	G. and J. Haigh
Output:	1894 - Coal: Household.
	1896 - Coal: Household.
	1900 - Coal: Household.
Employment:	1894 - 393 (332 below, 61 surface)
	1896 - 384 (317 below, 67 surface)
	1900 - 210 (165 below, 45 surface)
Notes:	Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete!

Description

Disasters (5 or more killed)

4th

Aug

1892

Flooding caused by defective tubbing in upcast shaft, 6 lives lost (Show Names)

Names of those killed at this colliery

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

						Beanland, W., 17 Oct 1898, (accident: 21 Sep 1898), aged 43, Collier, Fall of roof. Died 17th October
						Beaumont, J., 04 Aug 1892, aged 17, Contractor, Tubbing burst [More information ...]
						Hurst, J. W., 04 Aug 1892, aged 18, Contractor, Tubbing burst [More information ...]
						Mitchell, James, 21 Mar 1878, aged 42, Collier, Fall of roof
						Mountain, B., 19 Aug 1890, aged 35, Collier, Fall of roof
						Netherwood, J., 18 Dec 1885, aged 46, Fell down pumping shaft
						Swallow, James, 04 Aug 1892, aged 21, Contractor, Tubbing burst [More information ...]
						Swallow, John, 04 Aug 1892, aged 17, Contractor, Tubbing burst [More information ...]
						Swallow, John, 04 Aug 1892, aged 23, Contractor, Tubbing burst [More information ...]
						Swallow, R., 04 Aug 1892, aged 49, Contractor, Tubbing burst [More information ...]

						10 names found

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Credits

Sources:

1878 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2321), Yorkshire and Lincolnshire District by Frank N. Wardell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1892 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6986), Yorkshire and Lincolnshire District (No. 5) by Frank N. Wardell, 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
1898 Mines Inspectors Report (C 9264), York and Lincoln District (No. 5) by Frank N. Wardell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department