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Thurcroft Colliery

Location:	Thurcroft, nr. Rotherham 5 miles [8 km] ESE of Rotherham
Map Ref:	(Sheet 111 Sheffield and Doncaster, 120 Mansfield and Worksop) SK499896, 53° 24' 4" N, 1° 14' 56" W
Opened:
Closed:
Pits:	Downcast Shaft
Owners:	United Steel Companies Ltd.
	1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)
Output:	1947 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. (546,998 tons)
	1954 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.
Employment:	1923 - 1,304 (1,018 below, 286 surface)
	1933 - 2,095 (1,796 below, 299 surface)
	1940 - 1,615 (1,375 below, 240 surface)
	1947 - 1,615 (1,375 below, 240 surface)
	1954 - 1,600 (1,301 below, 299 surface)
Seams Worked:	1954 - Barnsley, Parkgate
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!

						Bradley, John James, 01 Nov 1933, aged 57, Repairer, In a crossagte dipping 1 in 10 he was about to shunt 4 tubs into side gate and gave signal for set to be lowered and stood at point to push over — driver lost control when dog clutch slipped and tubs ran back derailed at a turn and crushed him
						Cousins, Charles, 09 Dec 1924, 4 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 30, Contractor, At a conveyor delivery gate end the roof ripping was held up by three cross bars and a carrying bar. The centre cross bar was supported by legs resting near the edges of dinting where two shots had been fired. The roof ripping — about three tons of clod — suddenly fell and killed deceased who was working there. The carrying bar, which had broken, was found slightly affected by dry rot and the legs supporting the centre bar probably yielded. The timbering had been inspected by the deputy and considered satisfactory
						Frost, William, 17 Jul 1913, aged 46, Painter, Deceased was assisting another man to paint a fan and they climbed on to a blade. Their combined weight was sufficient to turn it and they were both precipitated into the casing, and Frost was fatally injured
						Hale, Douglas, 22 Dec 1956, killed by a fall of roof
						Hand, William, 12 Feb 1934, aged 20, Rope runner, Moving set of 14 full tubs being hauled up 1 in 5 by rope haulage when drawbar of front tub broke and tubs ran back 12 yards overcoming drag and killing him instantly
						Morton, Percy T., 13 Sep 1934, aged 39, Collier, Passing up face and was killed by fall of roof
						Owen, James, 30 Oct 1911, (accident: 29 Oct 1911), aged 50, Sinker, Whilst on his way to work he fell into a hot well, which had carelessly been left uncovered. The electric light which was usually lighted was out at the time. He was so badly scalded that he died in 32 hours
						Stencil, Walter H., 08 Jan 1934, aged 42, Collier, Killed by fall in top waste
						Trickett, Joseph, Nov 1914, (accident: 24 Oct 1914), aged 24, Miner, Deceased cut his head on a girder while walking along a road. Meningitis developed, and he died about three weeks after the accident

						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 Thurcroft Colliery

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Thurcroft Colliery

Credits

Sources:

1911 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6237), Yorkshire and North Midland District (No. 4) by W. H. Pickering, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1913 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 7439), Yorkshire and North Midland Division (No. 3) by Thomas H. Mottram, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1914 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 8023), Yorkshire and North Midland Division (No. 3) by Thomas H. Mottram, 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, Yorkshire Division (No. 3) by H. M. Hudspeth, 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
1954 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian

Pictures:

Colliery picture from old postcard