	Rossington Main Colliery	Index	Rossington Main Colliery

Rossington Main Colliery

Location:	Rossington, nr. Doncaster 3½ miles [6 km] SSE of Doncaster
Map Ref:	(Sheet 111 Sheffield and Doncaster) SK601983, 53° 28' 43" N, 1° 5' 38" W
Opened:
Closed:
Sinking Started:	1912-15
Owners:	Rossington Main Colliery Co.
	Amalgamated Denaby Collieries Ltd.
	1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)
Output:	1923 - Coal: Gas, Household, Industrial.
	1933 - Coal: Gas, Household, Industrial, Manufacturing.
	1947 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. (790,000 tons)
	1954 - Coal: Household, Steam.
Employment:	1923 - 1,090 (740 below, 350 surface)
	1933 - 2,550 (2,100 below, 450 surface)
	1937 - 2,400 (2,000 below, 400 surface)
	1940 - 2,450 (2,000 below, 450 surface)
	1947 - 2,150 (1,610 below, 540 surface)
	1954 - 2,551 (2,026 below, 525 surface)
Seams Worked:	1954 - Barnsley
Notes:	Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete!

Description

Rossington, Rossington, Nr. Doncaster: Sunk 1912-15 to the Dunsil at 888 yds., but most of the output now comes from the Barnsley. 2,150 men produce 900,000 tons.

NCB Leaflet: Coal in Doncaster Area, published August 1967

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!

						Bradshaw, Wilfred, 30 Nov 1934, aged 14, Haulage Hand, Following behind set of tubs being hauled outbye saw an electric light under a tub — on investigation his mate was found pinned between end of projecting plank and a tub - released and taken to hospital. Died same day
						Burns, James, 08 Sep 1915, aged 50, Pit sinker, End of bar rested on a brick wall and he was bending when prop was knocked and bar overbalanced and end of bar struck and killed him
						Clarke, George Henry, 12 Dec 1933, aged 48, Deputy, Taking set of fifteen full tubs along endless rope haulage when another full set was being brought to junction and he attempted to remove the clip which fouled. There was a collision and he was pinned against an empty tub. Died 3rd Jan. 1933
						Elcoat, William, 29 May 1924, 2.15 p.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 35, Collier, He was assisting to withdraw a prop from the waste by means of a Sylvester prop withdrawer. It had been partly withdrawn and deceased had stepped forward to pull it out with the Sylvester chain, when a large fall of roof occurred which killed him instantly. No temporary prop had been set as required by Section 52 (1). If this had been done probably the accident would not have occurred since deceased was only caught by the edge of the fall
						Eskritt, Henry, 19 Jul 1935, aged 16, Haulage Hand, crushed by tubs [Date of Report]
						Grogan, John, 19 Feb 1947, (accident: 30 Apr 1946), aged 26, died from injuries received from trying to save a fellow workman [date of report]
						Hoskins, William, 01 Oct 1919, aged 38, Collier, Getting coal when roof collapsed without warning and buried him. Dead when released. Date uncertain
						Pratt, Harry, 10 Oct 1924, 8 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 33, Collier, He was helping to push a full tub along the face towards the gate end, when the back end of the tub struck a bar leg and discharged it. A fall of roof occurred which buried the collier and killed him. Insufficient clearance was provided between the tub and the roof supports
						Reynolds, C., 04 Sep 1934, aged 32, Packer, About to start building a waste pack when buried by fall of roof — back injured. Died 9 months later

						9 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.

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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.

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Rossington Main Colliery

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Rossington Main Colliery

Credits

Sources:

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, Yorkshire Division (No. 3) by H. M. Hudspeth, 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
1937 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
1954 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian