	Ripley Colliery	Index	Ripley Colliery

Ripley Colliery

Location:	Ripley 9½ miles [15 km] NNE of Derby
Map Ref:	(Sheet 129 Nottingham and Loughborough) SK404499, 53° 2' 43" N, 1° 23' 47" W
Opened:	1846
Closed:	Oct 1949
Owners:	Butterley Co.
	Butterley Co., Ltd.
	1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)
Output:	1894 - No. 1 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.
	1894 - No. 2 - Coal: Household.
	1896 - Nos. 1 and 2 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.
	1900 - No. 1 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.
	1900 - No. 2 - Coal: Household.
	1905 - No. 1 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.
	1905 - No. 2 - Coal: Household.
	1910 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.
	1915 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.
	1947 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Industrial. (500,000 tons)
Employment:	1894 - No. 1 - 336 (250 below, 86 surface)
	1896 - Nos. 1 and 2 - 299 (248 below, 51 surface)
	1900 - 205 (163 below, 42 surface)
	1905 - 128 (79 below, 49 surface)
	1905 - No. 1 - 0 [Abandoned 1905]
	1910 - 198 (145 below, 53 surface)
	1915 - 201 (147 below, 54 surface)
	1923 - 266 (174 below, 92 surface)
	1933 - 397 (320 below, 77 surface)
	1937 - 289 (210 below, 79 surface)
	1940 - 518 (389 below, 129 surface)
	1947 - 1,042 (757 below, 285 surface)
Seams Worked:	1894 - No. 1 - Deep Soft, Deep Hard
	1894 - No. 2 - Tupton
	1896 - Nos. 1 and 2 - Deep Hard, Deep Soft, Tupton
	1900 - No. 1 - Deep Hard, Deep Soft
	1900 - No. 2 - Tupton
	1905 - No. 1 - Deep Hard, Deep Soft [Abandoned 1905]
	1905 - No. 2 - Tupton
	1910 - Silkstone, Tupton
	1915 - Tupton
Notes:	Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete!

Description

Disasters (5 or more killed)

10th

Oct

1857

Explosion of gas, 5 lives lost (Show Names)

Names of those killed at this colliery

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

						Brindley, William, 20 Mar 1880, aged 21, Loader, Fall of roof, heavy weight suddenly came on the stall [More information ...]
						Bullock, William, 10 Oct 1857, aged 34, Miner, Explosion of gas [More information ...]
						Bunting, George William, 10 Oct 1857, aged 30, Miner, Explosion of gas [More information ...]
						Cartwright, William, 14 Apr 1889, aged 54, Banksman, Run over by railway trucks while crossing the sidings at pit bank
						Gill, James, 14 Nov 1891, 9.30 a.m., aged 15, Driver, Found dead in front of a train of loaded tubs
						Gyte, George, 05 Oct 1857, aged 23, Miner, Explosion of gas [More information ...]
						Holmes, T. W., 28 Jul 1937, aged 30, Filler, killed by a fall of coal
						Iven, Henry, 10 Oct 1857, aged 14, Trammer, Explosion of gas [More information ...]
						King, George, 22 Oct 1868, aged 14, Driver, Fell down shaft
						Kirk, William, 14 Jun 1882, aged 47, Deputy, Shot exploded before deceased had time to get away
						Lamb, George, 21 Sep 1919, (accident: 29 Aug 1919), aged 38, Stallman, Holing when crushed by falling coal. Died 21st Sept
						Lynam, Charles H., 08 Oct 1872, aged 13, Driver, Run over on incline
						Mellors, George, 18 Nov 1899, aged 25, Onsetter, The deceased was about to take off an empty tub from the descending cage, when a piece of coal fell from the ascending cage, and striking the top of the cage standing at the bottom of the shaft, a piece rebounded and struck deceased on the back of the head and killed him
						Murray, Michael, 18 Dec 1897, aged 62, Banksman, He died suddenly in the morning whilst preparing to commence work. The cause of death was "heart disease" [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]
						Oakley, John, 20 Jul 1867, aged 24, Collier, Fall of roof
						Parker, Thomas, 25 Jul 1868, aged 22, Collier, Fall of roof
						Riley, Joseph, 12 Jul 1867, aged 40, Collier, Fall of roof
						Rondall, Samuel, 20 Aug 1864, aged 14, Haulier, Kicked by a horse
						Shawcroft, John, 10 Nov 1899, aged 72, Holer, Deceased was seized with "a stroke" or paralysis while at work in the mine, and died shortly afterwards. No inquest was held [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]
						Shooter, Samuel, 10 Oct 1857, aged 14, Trammer, Explosion of gas [More information ...]
						Soult, Joseph, 03 Sep 1888, aged 20, Dayman, Fall of roof while repairing a roadway
						Stanley, Charles, 20 Mar 1880, aged 20, Loader, Fall of roof, heavy weight suddenly came on the stall [More information ...]
						Statham, George, 14 Nov 1888, aged 56, Stallman, Fall of coal while holing
						Walters, William, 10 Oct 1857, aged 38, Miner, Explosion of gas [More information ...]
						Watson, John, 11 Oct 1862, aged 16, Trammer, Fall of roof
						Watson, William, 23 Feb 1865, Collier, Fall of roof

						26 names found

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Credits

Sources:

1857 Mines Inspectors Report, by John Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1864 Mines Inspectors Report, by Thomas Evans, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1868 Mines Inspectors Report, Midland District by Thomas Evans, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1872 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 840), Midland District by Thomas Evans, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1889 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6015), Midland and Ireland District (No. 8) by Arthur H. Stokes, 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
1897 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8819), Midland District (No. 8) by Arthur H. Stokes, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1899 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 134), Midland District (No. 8) by Arthur H. Stokes, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1900 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
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
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