Gillhead Colliery

Location:

nr. Flimby
9½ miles [15 km] NNE of Whitehaven

Map Ref:

(Sheet 89) NY033327, 54° 40' 48" N, 3° 30' 0" W

Maps:

1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian)

Opened:

Closed:

1959

Owners:

1860's - Lucock & Carlton.

1880's - Richard Graves.

1940's - United Steel Co Ltd.

1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)

Output:

1882 - Coal.

1888 - Coal. Fireclay.

1890 - Coal. Fireclay.

1896 - Coal: Manufacturing. Fireclay.

1902 - Coal: Manufacturing. Ganister. Fireclay.

1914 - Coal: Manufacturing. Ganister. Fireclay.

1921 - Coal: Manufacturing. Ganister. Fireclay.

1930 - Coal: Manufacturing, Steam. Ganister. Fireclay.

1950 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household.

1955 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.

1959 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.

Employment:

Year	Total	Below	Above
1896	42	35	7
1902	45	39	6
1914	42	35	7
1921	53	46	7
1930	38	29	9
1940	181	159	22
1945	184	157	27
1950	229	195	34
1955	169	135	34
1959	140	110	30

NCB Employment Figures

Colliery Management (prior to 1955)

Seams Worked:

1914 - Lickbank, Little Main

1921 - Lickbank, Little Main

1930 - Little Main, Thick-sill

1950 - Lickbank, Upper and Lower Three Quarters

1955 - Lower Three Quarters

1959 - Lower Threequarters

Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Gillhead Colliery

Notes:

1944 - Thick Sill seam abandoned

Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Gillhead 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!

						Cuthbertson, John, 08 Sep 1874, aged 52, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal
						Ismay, William, 17 Aug 1872, aged 18, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone
						Nixon, Joseph, 05 Aug 1883, aged 25, Engineman, explosion of steam boiler [More information ...]
						Poole, Andrew, 17 Aug 1872, aged 19, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone
						Wilkinson, Thomas, 25 Sep 1891, 12:30 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 49, Shifter, for some reason unknown the deceased put his head through the fence at the mouthing in the shaft, and though warned by another man was caught by the ascending cage [Inspection made & Inquest attended]

						5 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)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Gillhead Colliery

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Gillhead Colliery

Credits

Sources:

1869 List of Mines
1872 Mines Inspectors Report (C 840)
1874 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1216)
1880 List of Mines
1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
1883 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4078)
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.
1891 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6625), 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
1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
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.
1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1959 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian



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