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Stanhope Silkstone Colliery |
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Stanhope Silkstone Colliery |
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Stanhope Silkstone Colliery
| Location: |
Nr. Cawthorne
3 miles [5 km] W of Barnsley
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 110 Sheffield and Huddersfield) SE299074, 53° 33' 45" N, 1° 32' 50" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
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| Owners: |
John Haynes |
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Old Silkstone Collieries Ltd. |
| Output: |
1894 - Coal: Gas, Household. |
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1896 - Coal: Gas, Household. |
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1900 - Coal: Gas, Household. |
| Employment: |
1894 - 579 (502 below, 77 surface) |
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1896 - 446 (380 below, 66 surface) |
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1900 - 491 (410 below, 81 surface) |
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1923 - 872 (737 below, 135 surface) |
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Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete! |
Description
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
Names of those killed at this colliery
No names found.
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Stanhope Silkstone Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Stanhope Silkstone Colliery
Credits
Sources:
- 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
- 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
Related Links:
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