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Tan Hill Colliery
| Location: |
Swaledale
17½ miles [28 km] W of Richmond
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 91, 92, OL19, OL30) NY897063, 54° 27' 7" N, 2° 9' 32" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
Jul 1935 |
| Owners: |
1880's - Knowles & Co. |
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1890's - Tan Hill Colliery Co. |
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1910's - Capt. F. H. Lyell |
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1920's - Tan Hill Colliery Co. |
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1930's - C. Sinclair |
| Output: |
1888 - Coal. |
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1896 - Coal: Household. |
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1902 - Coal: Household. |
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1914 - Coal. |
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1921 - Coal: Household. |
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1923 - Coal: Household. |
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1924 - Coal: Household. |
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1925 - Coal: Household. |
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1927 - Coal: Household. |
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1929 - Coal: Household, Steam. |
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1930 - Coal: Household, Steam. |
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1934 - Coal: Household. |
| Employment: |
1896 - 11 (9 below, 2 surface) |
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1902 - 11 (9 below, 2 surface) |
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1914 - 5 (4 below, 1 surface) |
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1921 - 5 |
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1923 - 5 |
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1924 - 5 |
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1925 - 5 |
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1927 - 5 |
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1929 - 5 |
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1930 - 5 |
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1934 - 3 |
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 Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: |
1921 - Limestone Series |
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1923 - Limestone Series |
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1924 - Limestone Series |
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1925 - Limestone Series |
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1927 - Yoredale |
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1929 - Yoredale |
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1930 - Yoredale |
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1934 - Mountain |
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Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Tan Hill Colliery |
| Notes: |
1864 - Unnamed seam abandoned |
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1936 - Yoredale seam abandoned |
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1940 - Limestone Series seam abandoned |
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 Tan Hill Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Tan Hill Colliery
Credits
Sources:
- 1880 List of Mines
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1884 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.
- 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.
- 1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1934 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- Colliery picture provided by David Kitching from the John Ryan Collection (©)
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