	Saint Vincents Colliery	Index	Saint Vincents Colliery

Saint Vincents Colliery

Location:	Darkhill, near Coleford 16½ miles [27 km] WSW of Gloucester
Map Ref:	(Sheet 162 Gloucester and Forest of Dean) SO592084, 51° 46' 20" N, 2° 35' 26" W
Opened:
Closed:
Owners:	Jenkins and Jordan
	Aston and Shore
	St. Vincent Colliery, Ltd.
Output:	1894 - Coal.
	1896 - Coal.
	1900 - Coal.
	1905 - Coal: Steam.
Employment:	1894 - 18 (12 below, 6 surface)
	1896 - 11 (8 below, 3 surface)
	1900 - 3
	1905 - 5 (3 below, 2 surface) [Worked seven months]
Seams Worked:	1894 - Trenchard
	1896 - Trenchard
	1900 - Trenchard
	1905 - Trenchard [Worked seven months]

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!

						Birt, James, 10 Sep 1889, aged 50, Collier, Fall of rock roof about 6 yards in length, three and half wide in the centre and less at the ends feather-edged, two and a half feet thick at the side away from the coal. It dropped from a smooth or slip as well as an upright joint

						1 name found

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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

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list of collieries/pits etc. near to Saint Vincents Colliery

Credits

Sources:

1889 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6015), South Western District (No. 12) by Joseph S. Martin, 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
1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department