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Seaton Moor Colliery
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| Location: | Flimby 10 miles [16 km] NNE of Whitehaven |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 89) NY044327, 54° 40' 49" N, 3° 28' 58" W |
| Maps: |  1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey |
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| Closed: | |
| Pits: | Buckam (No. 1) Pit |
| No. 2 Pit, locn: (Sheet 89) NY040335 | |
| Owners: | 1860's - St. Helens Colliery Co. |
| 1880's - R. Wilson | |
| 1890's - Flimby & Broughton Moor Coal & Firebrick Co. Ltd. | |
| 1910's - Risehow Colliery, Coking & By-Product Co. Ltd. | |
| Output: | 1888 - Coal. |
| 1890 - Coal. | |
| 1896 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| 1902 - Coal: Coking, Household, Manufacturing. Ganister. Fireclay. | |
| 1914 - Coal: Coking, Household, Manufacturing. Ganister. Fireclay. | |
| 1921 - Coal: Coking, Household, Steam. Fireclay. | |
| 1923 - Coal: Steam. Fireclay. | |
| 1924 - Coal: Household, Steam. Fireclay. | |
| 1925 - Coal: Household, Steam. Fireclay. | |
| 1927 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| 1929 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| Employment: | 1896 - 73 (64 below, 9 surface) |
| 1902 - 60 (54 below, 6 surface) | |
| 1914 - 23 (19 below, 4 surface) | |
| 1921 - 33 (26 below, 7 surface) | |
| 1923 - 31 (25 below, 6 surface) | |
| 1924 - 35 (28 below, 7 surface) | |
| 1925 - 35 (29 below, 6 surface) | |
| 1927 - 0 [Temporarily closed since 3/26] | |
| Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: | 1914 - Fireclay, Rattler Band |
| 1921 - Fireclay, Senhouse Band | |
| 1923 - Fireclay, Senhouse Band | |
| 1924 - Fireclay, Senhouse Band | |
| 1925 - Fireclay, Senhouse Band | |
| 1927 - Senhouse Band [Temporarily closed since 3/26] | |
| 1929 - Sehouse Band | |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Seaton Moor Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1901 - White Metal Band seam abandoned - coal exhausted |
1914 - Slatey Band, Rattler Band seams abandoned |
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1929, 21 May - Senhouse, Rattler, Fireclay, Ten Quarters seams 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!
Gate, Jonathan, 22 Feb 1894, 6:20 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 58, Fireman, It appears that the deceased was pushing an empty tub into a cage, and by some means got to the wrong side of the pit, which had been left unfenced by the banksman, and fell down the shaft [Inspection made & inquest attended] [More information ...] | ||||||
Halliday, Thomas, 17 Jul 1867, Hewer, 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.
more information on some of the fatalities shown above
The following unnamed fatalities are listed in the Mines Inspectors Reports, once again this collection is not complete!
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| 07 Aug 1856 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of coal |
| 04 Sep 1861 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | coal waggons |
| 09 Sep 1861 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of stone |
| 02 Oct 1861 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | accident to cage |
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Seaton Moor Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Seaton Moor Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1867 Mines Inspectors Report
- 1869 List of Mines
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
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