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Shevington Colliery |
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Shevington Colliery |
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Shevington Colliery
| Location: |
Shevington
4 miles [6 km] NW of Wigan
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 108 Liverpool, Southport and Wigan) SD535093, 53° 34' 41" N, 2° 42' 7" W |
| Opened: |
1855 |
| Closed: |
1890 |
| Owners: |
John Tayleur and Company |
Description
Disasters (5 or more killed)
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1st |
Nov |
1861 |
| Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by safety lamp, 13 lives lost
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
| | |  | | | | Ashcroft, James, 01 Nov 1861, aged 47, Collier, An explosion of gas [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Ashcroft, John, 01 Nov 1861, aged 15, Collier, An explosion of gas [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Ashcroft, Solomon, 01 Nov 1861, aged 13, Collier, An explosion of gas [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Aspinall, William, 06 Sep 1858, aged 26, Sinker, Fall of roof in the waggon road, which he was repairing |
| | |  | | | | Aspinall, William, 06 Nov 1858, aged 36, Striker, A chain by which scaffold was suspended, on which he was working, broke, and he fell about 60 yards down the pit |
| | |  | | | | Atherton, John, 05 Sep 1860, aged 30, Collier, An explosion of firedamp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Barnes, Thomas, 05 May 1875, aged 23, Dataler, Suffocated by firedamp |
| | |  | | | | Barnes, William, 13 Nov 1852, Drowned in the sump-hole, part of the side of the shaft into which he was fixing a framing, having fallen upon the cage and overpowered the engine |
| | |  | | | | Baron, James, 01 Nov 1861, aged 12, Collier, An explosion of gas [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Baxendale, R., 10 Nov 1855, Crushed by a tub waggon |
| | |  | | | | Bentham, John, 20 Oct 1875, aged 25, Metalman, Fall of roof |
| | |  | | | | Bentham, Nathianiel, 14 Mar 1866, aged 24, Collier, Fall of roof |
| | |  | | | | Breakwell, John, 17 Nov 1857, Drawer, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Breakwell, Thomas, 17 Nov 1857, Drawer, Explosion of firedamp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Bullen, William, 22 Nov 1875, aged 48, Horse Keeper, Found drowned in sump ; supposed to have fallen out of cage |
| | |  | | | | Close, Richard, 09 Oct 1861, aged 62, Labourer, Fall of roof |
| | |  | | | | Crooker, William, 01 Nov 1861, aged 59, Collier, An explosion of gas [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Culshaw, James, 01 Nov 1861, aged 22, Collier, An explosion of gas [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Culshaw, John, 01 Nov 1861, aged 29, Collier, An explosion of gas [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Finch, J., 23 May 1851, An iron pipe, which he was taking down the shaft, falling upon him |
| | |  | | | | Gaskell, James, 01 Nov 1861, aged 35, Collier, An explosion of gas [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Goulding, Edward, 01 Nov 1861, aged 22, Collier, An explosion of gas [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Hall, James, 23 Apr 1857, Collier, Fall of coal |
| | |  | | | | Haughton, W., 20 Nov 1855, (accident: 14 Nov 1855), Crushed while oiling the pumping engine, died 20th |
| | |  | | | | Holcroft, Robert, 01 Nov 1861, aged 38, Collier, An explosion of gas [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Holland, James, 07 Feb 1867, aged 39, Collier, Fall of roof |
| | |  | | | | Jackson, Richard, 31 May 1859, aged 19, Collier, By falling out of the cage whilst descending the pit |
| | |  | | | | Loscon, John, 05 Sep 1860, aged 22, Collier, An explosion of firedamp [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Reed, Thomas, 06 Nov 1861, (accident: 01 Nov 1861), aged 60, Collier, An explosion of gas, died on Nov. 6th [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Ridings, William, 11 Nov 1861, (accident: 01 Nov 1861), aged 45, Labourer, An explosion of gas, died on Nov. 11th [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Stringfellow, James, 14 Nov 1873, aged 32, Collier, Fall of roof while getting coal |
| | |  | | | | Tickle, James, Nov 1843, aged 37, Blacksmith, run over by waggons |
| | |  | | | | Twitter, Edward, 07 Nov 1860, aged 45, Collier, Fall of roof |
| | | | | | | Unknown, -, 26 Dec 1860, aged 50, Collier, Fall of roof |
| | |  | | | | Yates, William, 01 Nov 1861, aged 40, Collier, An explosion of gas [More information ...] |
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Credits
Sources:
- 1851 Mines Inspectors Report, by Joseph Dickinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1852 (Jul-Dec) Mines Inspectors Report, by Joseph Dickinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, published in 1854
- 1855 Mines Inspectors Report, by Joseph Dickinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1857 Mines Inspectors Report, by Peter Higson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1858 Mines Inspectors Report, by Peter Higson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1859 Mines Inspectors Report, West Lancashire and North Wales District by Peter Higson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1860 Mines Inspectors Report, by Peter Higson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1861 Mines Inspectors Report, by Peter Higson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1056), West Lancashire and North Wales District by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1875 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1499), Liverpool District by Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
Related Links:
None found
Further Reading:
- Lancashire Mining Disasters, 1835 - 1910 by Jack Nadin, Published by Wharncliffe Books, 2006, ISBN 1-903425-95-5
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