















































|
| |
Wigglesworth Colliery |
Index |
Wigglesworth Colliery |
|
 |
|
 |
Wigglesworth Colliery
| Location: |
Cockfield
15 miles [24 km] NNW of Richmond
|
| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 92) NZ112241, 54° 36' 43" N, 1° 49' 36" W |
| Opened: |
|
| Closed: |
|
| Owners: |
1920's - Wigglesworth Colliery Co. Ltd. |
|
1930's - A. Teasdale & Sons |
| Output: |
1921 - Coal: Household. |
|
1930 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. |
|
1934 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. |
|
1940 - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam. |
|
1950 - Coal: Gas. |
|
1955 - Coal: Gas. |
|
1956 - Coal: Gas. |
|
1957 - Coal: Gas. |
|
1958 - Coal: Gas. |
| Employment: |
1921 - 3 (2 below, 1 surface) |
|
1930 - 9 (5 below, 4 surface) |
|
1934 - 12 (9 below, 3 surface) |
|
1940 - 20 (16 below, 4 surface) |
|
1945 - 28 (17 below, 11 surface) |
|
1950 - 24 (19 below, 5 surface) |
|
1955 - 22 (17 below, 5 surface) |
|
1956 - 22 (17 below, 5 surface) |
|
1957 - 22 (17 below, 5 surface) |
|
1958 - 22 (17 below, 5 surface) |
|
Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
|
| Seams Worked: |
1921 - Main Coal |
|
1930 - Hutton |
|
1934 - Harvey, Jubilee |
|
1940 - Hutton |
|
1950 - Hutton, Jubilee |
|
1955 - Hutton, Jubilee |
|
1956 - Brass Thill, Chatam |
|
1957 - Brass Thill, Chatam |
|
1958 - Chatam |
| |
Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Wigglesworth Colliery |
| Notes: |
1925 - Hutton, Jubilee seams abandoned |
|
1933 - Hutton seam abandoned |
|
1937, 30 Apr - Harvey seam abandoned |
|
1938, 30 Apr - Jubilee seam abandoned |
|
1943 - Hutton seam abandoned |
|
1952 - Hutton seam abandoned |
|
1955 - Busty, Jubilee seams abandoned |
|
1957 - Low Main ('J'), Brass Thill ('K') seams 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 Wigglesworth Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Wigglesworth Colliery
Credits
Sources:
- 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
- 1934 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
- 1956 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1957 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1958 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
Related Links:
| External sites |
| Gaunless Valley History Trust |
|
|