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Solway Colliery |
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Solway Colliery |
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Solway Colliery
| Location: |
Mossbay, nr. Workington
6 miles [10 km] N of Whitehaven
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 89) NX991279, 54° 38' 10" N, 3° 33' 48" W |
| Maps: |
 1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian) |
| Opened: |
1937 |
| Closed: |
1973 |
| Owners: |
1940's - United Steel Co Ltd. |
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1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) |
| Output: |
1947 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. |
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1950 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. |
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1960 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. |
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1966 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Manufacturing, Steam. |
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1970 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Manufacturing, Steam. |
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1972 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Manufacturing, Steam. |
| Employment: |
| Year | Pit | Total |  | Below | Above |
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| 1940 | | Sinking |
| 1945 | | 250 |   | 170 | 80 |
| 1947 | | 345 | | 246 | 99 |
| 1950 | | 391 | | 247 | 144 |
| 1960 | | 508 | | 396 | 112 |
| 1966 | | 596 | | 491 | 105 |
| 1970 | | 542 | | 459 | 83 |
| 1972 | | 579 | | 457 | 122 |
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NCB Employment Figures
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Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: |
1950 - Main Band, Six Quarters, Ten Quarters |
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1960 - Main Band, Ten Quarters |
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1966 - Main Band |
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1970 - Main Band |
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1972 - Main Band |
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 Solway Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Solway Colliery
Credits
Sources:
- 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.
- 1947 The 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.
- 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1960 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1966 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1970 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1972 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
Related Links:
None found
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