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Scotswood Drift
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| Opened: | |
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| Owners: | 1860s - J. Robson. |
| 1880s - W. C. Gibson | |
| 1890s - Executors of W. C. Gibson | |
| 1910s - W. C. Gibson & Co. Ltd. | |
| 1950s - Adamsez Ltd. | |
| Output: | 1883 - Coal, Landsale. |
| 1888 - Coal (Landsale). | |
| 1890 - Coal. Fireclay. | |
| 1894 - Coal: Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| 1896 - Coal: Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| 1900 - Coal: Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| 1902 - Coal: Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| 1905 - Coal: Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| 1910 - Coal: Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| 1915 - Coal: Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| 1921 - Coal: Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| 1925 - Coal: Steam. Fireclay. | |
| 1930 - Coal: Steam. Fireclay. | |
| 1935 - Coal: Steam. Fireclay. | |
| 1940 - Coal: Manufacturing, Steam. Fireclay. | |
| 1950 - Coal: Manufacturing. Mainly fireclay. Fireclay. | |
| 1955 - Coal: Manufacturing. Mainly fireclay. Fireclay. | |
| 1958 - Coal: Manufacturing. Mainly fireclay. Fireclay. | |
| 1960 - Coal: Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| 1965 - Coal: Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| 1970 - Coal: Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| 1975 - Coal: Manufacturing. Mainly fireclay. Fireclay. | |
| Employment: | 1894 - 19 (18 below, 1 surface) |
| 1896 - 21 (20 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1900 - 26 (25 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1902 - 13 (12 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1905 - 13 (11 below, 2 surface) | |
| 1910 - 8 | |
| 1915 - 7 (6 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1921 - 15 (13 below, 2 surface) | |
| 1925 - 11 (10 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1930 - 14 (13 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1935 - 12 (11 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1940 - 14 (13 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1945 - 11 (8 below, 3 surface) | |
| 1950 - 18 (15 below, 3 surface) | |
| 1955 - 12 (10 below, 2 surface) | |
| 1958 - 9 (8 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1960 - 9 (8 below, 1 surface) [Mainly fireclay] | |
| 1965 - 10 (9 below, 1 surface) [Mainly fireclay] | |
| 1970 - 9 (8 below, 1 surface) [Mainly fireclay] | |
| 1975 - 4 (3 below, 1 surface) | |
 Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: | 1905 - Lister, Low Main |
| 1910 - Lister, Low Main | |
| 1915 - Lister, Low Main | |
| 1921 - Lister, Low Main | |
| 1925 - Lister | |
| 1930 - Lister | |
| 1935 - Lister | |
| 1940 - Lister | |
| 1950 - Lister | |
| 1955 - Lister [Mainly fireclay] | |
| 1958 - Lister | |
| 1960 - Lister [Mainly fireclay] | |
| 1965 - Lister [Mainly fireclay] | |
| 1970 - Lister [Mainly fireclay] | |
| 1975 - Lister | |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Scotswood Drift |
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| Notes: | 1903 - Low Main - Flooding with water and exhaustion of coal. Re-opened July, 1904 |
1931, 20 Mar - Low Main seam abandoned |
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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
No names found.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
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Credits
Sources:
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 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
- 1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1902 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
- 1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1935 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
- 1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1958 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1960 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1965 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1970 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1975 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- Mineral Statistics for 1869 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
- Mineral Statistics for 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works
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Related Links:
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Further Research:
Research Notes for Scotswood Drift
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