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Wheatsheaf Colliery
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| Location: | Pendlebury, Manchester 4½ miles [8 km] NW of Manchester |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 109 Manchester) SD787020, 53° 30' 50" N, 2° 19' 16" W |
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| Owners: | Manchester Collieries Ltd. |
| 1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) | |
| Output: | 1954 - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam. |
| Employment: | 1933 - 815 (592 below, 223 surface) |
| 1940 - 866 (620 below, 246 surface) | |
| 1947 - 933 (659 below, 274 surface) | |
| 1954 - 956 (670 below, 286 surface) | |
| Seams Worked: | 1954 - Crombouke, Windmill |
| Notes: | Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete! |
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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
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
 |  | Allington, William, 17 May 1936, (accident: 06 May 1936), aged 60, Dataller, Strained himself lifting tub on rails. Died 17th May | ||||
| | Barnsley, William, 30 Jan 1931, aged 29, Collier, Crushed against roof while pushing a journey | ||||
| | Eckersley, John, 30 Nov 1929, (accident: 15 Nov 1929), aged 61, Labourer, Injured thigh when roof fell on a tram rail. Died 30th Nov | ||||
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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.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Wheatsheaf Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Wheatsheaf Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 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
- OS Grid Reference from Adit Now website
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Related Links:
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