	St. John's Colliery	Index	St. John's Colliery

St. John's Colliery

Location:	Llynvi Valley, Maesteg 14 miles [22 km] E of Swansea
Map Ref:	(Sheet 170 Vale of Glamorgan West) SS877915, 51° 36' 38" N, 3° 37' 19" W
Opened:
Closed:
Owners:	North's Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd.
	1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)
Output:	1947 - St. John's - Coal: Bunker, Manufacturing, Steam. (230,000 tons)
Employment:	1933 - St. John's - 726 (594 below, 132 surface)
	1940 - St. John's - 1,434 (1,267 below, 167 surface)
	1947 - St. John's - 1,434 (1,267 below, 167 surface)
Notes:	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

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

						Evans, Alexander, 07 May 1914, aged 27, Collier, Fall of roof from edge of ripping as he was putting a lump of coal into a tram, crushing his chest against the top of tram
						Evans, David, 04 Nov 1924, 1.0 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 58, Fireman, He was assisting to replace a horse-drawn derailed tram of rubbish by means of a Sylvester fixed to a collar of a pair of timber over the back of a tram. This was accomplished, but before the Sylvester was detached the horse suddenly moved forward, with the result that the collar was pulled down, striking deceased and breaking his neck
						Exall, Hector, 06 Apr 1925, aged 18, Assistant collier, Helping father to get tram on rails when he went in front to get horse to pull tram through parting when he was heard to shout 'whoh' — was found dead with neck dislocated
						Harrigan, Jeremiah, 17 Oct 1913, aged 22, Haulier, A full journey was pulled into a sheave as he was attempting to release the rope as the trams were on the move. He was crushed between the front tram and part of sheave framing
						Nash, Isaac, 21 Dec 1924, (accident: 30 Oct 1924, 11.0 a.m., 4th hour of shift), aged 62, Haulier, He was bringing out a full tram of coal and an empty timber trolley, when an obstruction fell between the tram and the trolley. After removing the obstruction, he knocked his head, and fell in front of the tram just as his horse moved forward, and was crushed. He died on 21st December, 1924
						Price, William, 06 Oct 1909, aged 53, Labourer, He was standing in front of the smoke box of a locomotive which was taking 10 loaded rubbish waggons down a gradient varying from 1 in 25 to 1 in 40. The train ran wild, owing to greasy rails, probable defect in the apparatus for supplying the sand, and the heavy weight of the train. The train crashed into a block at the siding end, crushing Price between the waggon and engine. Four men on the engine jumped off. Total weight of waggons was 160 tons and weight of engine 22 tons. The locomotive was clearly too light for the work
						Walsh, Michael, 06 Jun 1952, aged 67, killed by a journey of trams, address: South Parade, Maesteg, Glamorgan
						White, Randall, 14 Oct 1929, aged 17, Assistant collier, Fall of stone — killed
						Williams, R. H., 02 Mar 1911, aged 28, Labourer, Crushed by descending cage while attempting to cross the shaft, contrary to Special Rule

						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.

Those names marked with , have a web page providing individual details of the accident, the page may also include a photograph of the deceased. Click on the symbol next to the name to see the web page.

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 St. John's Colliery (GLA)

list of collieries/pits etc. near to St. John's Colliery (GLA)

Credits

Sources:

1909 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5177), Swansea District (No. 11) by J. Dyer Lewis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1911 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6237), South Wales District (No. 7) by W. N. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1913 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 7439), South Wales Division (No. 5) by Dr. W. N. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1914 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 8023), South Wales Division (No. 5) by Dr. W. N. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
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, Swansea Division (No. 7) by W. J. Charlton, 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
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
OS Grid Reference from Adit Now website