Buckhill Colliery

Location:

Great Broughton

Map Ref:

Opened:

Closed:

27 Nov 1932

Owners:

???? - Allerdale Coal Co. Ltd.

Output:

1888 - Coal.

1890 - Coal.

1896 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. Fireclay.

1902 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam.

1914 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. Ironstone.

1921 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam.

1923 - Coal: Coking, Household, Steam.

1924 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam.

1925 - Coal: Coking, Household, Steam.

1927 - Coal: Coking, Household, Steam.

1929 - Coal: Coking, Household, Steam.

1930 - Coal: Coking, Household, Steam.

Employment:

Year	Total	Below	Above
1896	337	281	56
1902	401	317	84
1914	512	427	85
1921	638	541	97
1923	608	523	85
1924	740	653	87
1925	695	616	79
1927	701	592	109
1929	243	210	33
1930	266	227	39

Colliery Management (prior to 1955)

Seams Worked:

1914 - Lickbank, Little Main, Three Quarters

1921 - Lickbank, Little Main, Three Quarter

1923 - Lickbank, Little Main, Upper Three Quarter

1924 - Lickbank, Little Main, Upper Three Quarter

1925 - Lickbank, Little Main, Upper Three Quarter

1927 - Lickbank, Little Main, Three Quarter

1929 - Lickbank, Little Main

1930 - Lickbank, Little Main

Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Buckhill Colliery

Notes:

1908 - Main band seam abandoned

1930, 16 Aug - Upper Three Quarters seam abandoned

1930, 28 Oct - Yard seam abandoned

1932, 27 Nov - Little Main, Lickbank seams abandoned

Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Buckhill Colliery

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!

						Craghill, John, 18 Sep 1902, aged 56, Shiftman, deceased and several others were sitting together in the mine when he dropped his lamp and falling forward expired ; no inquest held ; deceased was known to suffer from heart disease
						Fisher, Thomas, 10 Mar 1904, aged 42, Hewer [More information ...]
						Graham, William, 23 Oct 1894, 3:30 p.m., 10th hour of shift, aged 32, Carpenter, Whilst engaged in the shaft the winding rope broke, and he fell to the bottom [Inspection made & inquest attended] [More information ...]
						Hodgson, J., 29 Mar 1889, aged 23, Hewer, explosion of powder
						Ireland, Hannah Mary, 11 Mar 1899, (accident: 01 Mar 1899), aged 17, Coal Picker, While improperly passing across a coal picking belt in motion, the deceased fell on the edge of the frame, and received injuries from which she died on March 11th [Inspection made & inquest attended]
						Johnstone, Benjamin, 23 Aug 1886, aged 25, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal
						Makemson, Joseph, 08 May 1900, aged 21, Engineman, He was in charge of the engine and machinery used for working the screening belts, &c., and after being missed for an hour and a half was found lying across the main driving shaft. He had evidently been oiling the machinery when in motion. [Inspection made & inquest attended]
						Smith, John, 02 Dec 1892, 7:00 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 40, Hewer, He had been taking some props from under the top coal, when it suddenly fell and caught him before he could get away [Inspection made & inquest attended]
						Tunstall, John, 17 Feb 1886, aged 20, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal
						Wilson, William, 18 Mar 1900, aged 22, Banksman, While offering some voluntary assistance to the shaftmen, who were removing the pumps owing to a breakdown, the deceased stepped back into the shaft. [Inspection made & inquest attended]

						10 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.

more information on some of the fatalities shown above

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

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Credits

Sources:

1886 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5090)
1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
1889 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6015)
1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
1892 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6986), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
1894 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7667), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
1899 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 134), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
1900 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 536), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
1902 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1590)
1904 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2506)
1914 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
1923 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
1924 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
1927 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
1929 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.



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