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Colliery Scrap Book 2 COLLIERY SCRAP BOOK 2 ACCIDENTS AND INCIENTS IN ST. HELENS COLLIERIES COLLINS GREEN, CRONTON, CROP & DEEP, CROPPERS HILL, ECCLESTON HALL, FRODSHAM , GLADE HILL, GERRARDS BRIDGE, GILLERS GREEN, GIN LANE, GREEN LANE, GREENGATE, HALSNEAD, HARDSHAW, HOLLIN HEY, LAFFACK, LAFFACK-GARSWOOD LEA GREEN, MILL LANE, MOSS HOUSE, NUTGROVE, PARR STOCKS, PEASLEY CROSS, PHOENIX, POCKET NOOK, PRESCOT, PRESCOTT BROOK, THE RAINFORD COLLIERIES, VICTORIA, CRANK, VICTORIA, MILL LANE, MOSS HOUSE, RAVENHEAD, RED GATE, ROYAL, SANKEY BROOK, SHALEY BROW, SHERDLEY, SMITHY BROW, ST. HELENS, STANLEY, STOCKS, SUTTON HEATH, SUTTON MANOR, UNION, WINDLE. Compiled by IAN WINSTANLEY These notes have been compiled from St. Helens, and Wigan Newspapers, magazine and perodical articles and official and unoffical sources. They are ‘notes’ and any errors, inaccuracies and mistakes are mine. Ian Winstanley, Jan. 2001. Coal Mining History ResourceCentre With Compliments The Coal Mining History Resource Centre, Picks Publishing and Ian Winstanley reserves the copyright. Ian Winstanley. 83, Greenfields Crescent, Tel & Fax;- (01942) 723675. Ashton-in-Makerfield, Mobile:- (0798) 9624461 Wigan. WN4 8QY. E-mail:- [email protected] Lancashire. England Web site:- http://www.cmhrc.pwp.blueyomder.co.uk © Ian Winstanley 2001 Copyright reserved by Ian Winstanley, Picks Publishing and The Coal Mining History Resource Centre. NO PART OF THIS WORK MAY BE PHOTOCOPIED. COPIES OF THE WHOLE DOCUMENT ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE ABOVE ADDRESS £10.00 incl. p&p. KEY PR Prescot Reporter. WO Wigan Observer WE Wigan Examiner St.HSTD St. Helens Standard St.HN&A. St.Helens Newspaper and Advertiser. WO Wigan Observer CG Colliery Guardian MIR Mines Inspectors Report CONTENTS COLLINS GREEN. .......................................................................................................... 4 CRONTON. .................................................................................................................... 16 CROP & DEEP............................................................................................................... 17 CROPPERS HILL .......................................................................................................... 23 ECCLESTON HALL COLLIERY................................................................................. 25 FRODSHAM COLLIERY. ............................................................................................ 27 GLADE HILL................................................................................................................. 27 GERRARDS BRIDGE ................................................................................................... 29 GILLERS GREEN.......................................................................................................... 36 GIN LANE COLLIERY................................................................................................. 37 GREEN LANE COLLIERY........................................................................................... 38 GREENGATE COLLIERY............................................................................................ 38 HALSNEAD COLLIERY. ............................................................................................. 40 HARDSHAW COLLIERY. ........................................................................................... 42 HOLLIN HEY COLLIERY. .......................................................................................... 42 LAFFACK. ..................................................................................................................... 43 LAFFACK-GARSWOOD COLLIERY. ........................................................................ 50 LEA GREEN COLLIERY. ............................................................................................ 51 MILL LANE COLLIERY. ............................................................................................. 59 MOSS HOUSE COLLIERY. ......................................................................................... 59 NUTGROVE COLLIERY.............................................................................................. 59 PARR STOCKS COLLIERY......................................................................................... 61 PEASLEY CROSS. ........................................................................................................ 61 PHOENIX COLLIERY. ................................................................................................. 68 POCKET NOOK COLLIERY. ...................................................................................... 70 PRESCOT COLLIERY. ................................................................................................. 71 PRESCOTT BROOK COLLIERY................................................................................. 71 THE RAINFORD COLLIERIES. .................................................................................. 72 VICTORIA COLLIERY. ............................................................................................... 75 CRANK COLLIERY...................................................................................................... 77 VICTORIA COLLIERY. ............................................................................................... 77 MILL LANE COLLIERY. ............................................................................................. 77 MOSS HOUSE COLLIERY. ......................................................................................... 77 RAVENHEAD COLLIERY........................................................................................... 78 Spence......................................................................................................................... .... 94 RED GATE COLLIERY. ............................................................................................... 98 ROYAL COLLIERY...................................................................................................... 98 SANKEY BROOK COLLIERY. ................................................................................. 102 SHALEY BROW COLLIERY..................................................................................... 111 SHERDLEY COLLIERY............................................................................................. 111 SMITHY BROW COLLIERY. .................................................................................... 115 ST. HELENS COLLIERY............................................................................................ 115 STANLEY COLLIERY ............................................................................................... 120 STOCKS COLLIERY. ................................................................................................. 120 SUTTON HEATH COLLIERY ................................................................................... 120 SUTTON MANOR COLLIERY. ................................................................................. 128 UNION COLLIERY..................................................................................................... 134 WINDLE COLLIERY.................................................................................................. 134 COLLINS GREEN. There were shafts on the site from an early date the colliery was owned by Mercer and Evans in 1855. There were shafts on the site from an early date and the colliery appeared in the Inspector’s Reports in the 1870’s under the ownership of the Collins Green colliery Company. By the 1880’s the Company also worked the nearby Bold colliery. The colliery closed in 1931 when it employed 256 people. In 1878 the St. Helens Corporation wished to increase the water supply of drinking water to the town and pumping stations were made at the colliery to supply this need. drinking water for the town is still pumped from the disused shafts and the water is of excellent quality. From the ROMANCE OF COAL it stated that the colliery was owned by Mercer and Evans in 1855 but it was sunk before this date. 1879 Collins Green St. Helens Junction Collins Green Colliery Co. The manager is not certificated because the colliery employs less that 30 people. 01-01-1873 to 31-12-1878 there had been two deaths at the colliery and there were none in 1878. 1882 John Graham manager. Still 2 deaths 1894 Andrew Jackson cert. no 117 manager and of Bold as well No.1 James Cunliffe undermanager cert. no 860 2nd class 409 under 84 surface. No.2 William Jones undermanager cert. no 840 2nd class 296 under and 52 surface 23rd. November, 1875. Matthew Hampson aged 45 years and James McDonald aged 27 years both sinkers were killed by bricks falling down the sinking shaft. (MIR). ST. HELENS NEWSPAPER & ADVERTISER. 27th. November, 1875. Colliery Accident at Burtonwood. A serious accident was reported at Messrs. Evans colliery at Collins Green, Burtonwood. At about 4.30 p.m. a large bucket of water was being wound up the shaft but the browman missed the trough and a large quantity of water went down the shaft carrying a considerable portion of loose bricks and stonework. All the men working in the shaft were injured by the falling debris and two so severely that they died the following day. Matthew Hampson died at 10.30 a.m. and James McDonald also died on Tuesday. Both men left families. 17th. April, 1885. William Parr aged 61 years, collier was taken ill on the way home from the effects of what he said was inhaling powder smoke and died
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