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Bishop Hill Colliery
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| Location: | Brampton 10 miles [16 km] NW of Alston |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 86, OL43) NY613584, 54° 55' 10" N, 2° 36' 14" W |
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| Pits: | Air Shaft, locn: (Sheet 86, OL43) NY613581 |
| Owners: | 1880's - Thompson & Sons |
| Output: | 1888 - Coal. |
| 1890 - Coal. | |
| 1896 - Coal: Manufacturing. | |
| 1902 - Coal: Manufacturing. | |
| Employment: | 1896 - 11 (10 below, 1 surface) |
| 1902 - 6 (5 below, 1 surface) | |
 Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Bishop Hill Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1911 - Little Limestone 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
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
Mingins, John, 29 Apr 1870, aged 40, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
Smith, Henry, 20 May 1874, aged 16, Putter, killed by a fall of coal | ||||||
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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.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Bishop Hill Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Bishop Hill Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1870 Mines Inspectors Report (C 124)
- 1874 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1216)
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a 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
- 1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
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