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Westthorpe Colliery |
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Westthorpe Colliery |
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Westthorpe Colliery
| Location: |
Killamarsh
7½ miles [12 km] SE of Sheffield
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 120 Mansfield and Worksop) SK453797, 53° 18' 43" N, 1° 19' 12" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
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| Owners: |
J. and G. Wells Ltd. |
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1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) |
| Output: |
1947 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. (315,000 tons) |
| Employment: |
1933 - 311 (259 below, 52 surface) |
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1940 - 166 (151 below, 15 surface) |
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1947 - 1,018 (794 below, 224 surface) |
| 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
No names found.
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
 a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Westthorpe Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Westthorpe Colliery
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
- OS Grid Reference from Adit Now website
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