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Tan Hill Colliery
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| Location: | Swaledale 17½ miles [28 km] W of Richmond |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 91, 92) NY897063, 54° 27' 7" N, 2° 9' 32" W |
| Opened: | |
| Closed: | Jul 1935 |
| Owners: | 1880s - Knowles & Co. |
| 1890s - Tan Hill Colliery Co. | |
| 1910s - Capt. F. H. Lyell | |
| 1920s - Tan Hill Colliery Co. | |
| 1930s - C. Sinclair | |
| Output: | 1888 - Coal. |
| 1894 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1896 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1900 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1902 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1905 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1910 - Coal. | |
| 1921 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1923 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1924 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1925 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1927 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1929 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| 1930 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| 1935 - Coal: Household. | |
| Employment: | 1883 - 14 |
| 1894 - 15 (11 below, 4 surface) | |
| 1896 - 11 (9 below, 2 surface) | |
| 1900 - 12 (9 below, 3 surface) | |
| 1902 - 11 (9 below, 2 surface) | |
| 1905 - 8 (6 below, 2 surface) | |
| 1910 - 4 | |
| 1915 - 5 (4 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1921 - 5 | |
| 1923 - 5 | |
| 1924 - 5 | |
| 1925 - 5 | |
| 1927 - 5 | |
| 1929 - 5 | |
| 1930 - 5 | |
| 1935 - 3 (2 below, 1 surface) [Abandoned 7/35] | |
 Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: | 1905 - Limestone Series |
| 1921 - Limestone Series | |
| 1923 - Limestone Series | |
| 1924 - Limestone Series | |
| 1925 - Limestone Series | |
| 1927 - Yoredale | |
| 1929 - Yoredale | |
| 1930 - Yoredale | |
| 1935 - Mountain [Abandoned 7/35] | |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Tan Hill Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1864 - Unnamed seam abandoned |
1936 - Yoredale seam abandoned |
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1940 - Limestone Series 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)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Tan Hill Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Tan Hill Colliery
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Gallery Images:
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Credits
Sources:
- 1880 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
- 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
- 1923 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1924 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1927 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1929 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
- Mineral Statistics for 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works
- Mineral Statistics for 1884 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4430), published in 1885 — includes List of Mines and Openworks
Pictures:
- Colliery picture provided by David Kitching from the John Ryan Collection (©)
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| | Pictures in the Gallery section for Tan Hill Colliery |
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