1908 - Page 2

Birley Collieries Closed

Birley West (South Yorkshire) sunk 1876-1877 (Sheffield Coal Co) and Birley South sunk 1879 (Jeffcock and Dunn), Birley East sunk 1887-1889 opened 1891, E442263 N384147. Beighton sunk 1901-1903. Beighton and Birley East transferred to Yorkshire 1907. Birley South Silkstone abandoned 1907. Birley West, Deep Hard and Silkstone abandoned 1908. These pits were in South Yorkshire but would be used later for training purposes for Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire as well as Yorkshire:-

Manpower

1894: Birley East 627, South 222 and West 984, s/f 428
1895: East 641 u/g, 92 s/f, South 191 u/g and West 980 u/g, 365 s/f
1896: East 920 u/g, 123 s/f, South 189 u/g and West 746 u/g, 289 s/f
1897: East: 923 u/g, 138 s/f, South 11 u/g and West 757 u/g, 292 s/f
1898: East 900 u/g, 154 s/f, South 72 u/g and West 692 u/g, 302 s/f
1899: East 930 u/g, 156 s/f, South 135 u/g and West 634 u/g, 298 s/f
1900: 958 u/g, 156 s/f, South 124 u/g, West 587 u/g, 294 s/f
1901: East 1,015 u/g, 200 s/f, South 190 u/g, West 541 u/g, 284 s/f
1902: East 1,009 u/g, 169 s/f, South 274 u/g, West 490 u/g, 279 s/f
1903: Beighton sinking 68, 48 s/f, East 1,057 u/g, 164 s/f, South 346 u/g, West 404 u/g, 261 s/f
1904: Beighton 511 u/g Silkstone, 42 s/f, East 981 u/g, 196 s/f, South 183 u/g, West 286 u/g, 207 s/f
1905: Beighton 691 u/g, 65 s/f, East 620 u/g, 174 s/f, South 153 u/g, West 234 u/g, 215 s/f
1906: Beighton 636 u/g, 131 s/f, East 958 u/g, 182 s/f, South 158 u/g, 219 u/g, 212 s/f
1907: Beighton 450 u/g, 175 s/f, Birley East 1,218 u/g, 192 s/f, South abandoned, West 189 u/g, 179 s/f
1908: Birley West 156 u/g Deep Hard and Silkstone, 146 s/f, abandoned.

Managers:
For all - Hargreave Walters (416) and Agent pre 1887-99
George Bradford (2230) 1899- 1906
Beighton and Birley East: Reg E Horrox (1754) 1906-07
Birley South: W Gainsford (2097) 1906-07
Birley West: FC Swallow (586) 1907-08.

Undermanagers:
Birley East and Moorhole: RW Lambert 1891-98
WJ Gray 1897-1900 and 1903-07
Reg E Horrox (1754) 1900-03

Birley South: William Rodgers (service cert) pre 1887-97
H Blackburn 1897-1904, transferred to Beighton
J Milner 1904-07

Birley West: Frank Haynes (service cert) pre 1887-93
WJ Gray 1893-97
CW Davies 1897-98
HD Gould 1898-1906
R Walker 1907-08.

Butterley Co Pits at 30th December 1908

Bailey Brook working Deep Hard, Main Soft and Furnace seams
New Langley working Deep Hard and Main Soft
Ormonde working Furnace
Plumptre working Deep Hard, Main and Silkstone
Digby working Deep Hard, Main and Silkstone (sub-lease from Butterley Co)
Loscoe working Deep Hard, Main and Silkstone
Denby Hall working Kilburne
Railway working Furnace
Ripley working Furnace
Upper Hartshay working Furnace and Kilburn
Waingroves working Main Soft
Ford’s Marehay working Kilburn
Britain working Furnace, Deep Hard and Main Soft
No5 pit working Main Soft, Deep Hard, Black Rake Ironstone and Furnace
Pollington (Oakes’ colliery) working Main Soft
Riddings working Furnace seam
Hartshay working Blue Rake Ironstone with Deep Hard coal.
Birchwood working Furnace seam, lessor Sir Charles Seely
Kirkby working Top Hard various lessors
Portland No2 and No4 Top Hard, Duke of Portland
South Normanton, Top Hard, Duke of Portland
Hartshay, Deep Hard and Main Soft, Hunter and Topham.

Fatal Accidents 1908

included: James Preece (45) Grassmoor 10 Sep 1908.

Collieries Working in North Derbyshire in 1908 (North to South)

Birley West
Moor Hole
High Lane
Marsh Lane
Streetfield
West Wells
Holbrook Nos 1 and 4
Norwood
Park Hall
Hornthorpe
Dronfield Silkstone
Cowley
Mickley
Orchard
Shady Hall
Renishaw Park
Renishaw
Rutland
Cobnar Wood
Hartington
Barlborough
Southgate
Whitwell
Creswell
Seymour
Ireland
Highfield No1
Newbold
Wallsend
Pearson’s
Brampton
New Riber
Turnoak
Calow Oaks
Markham
Oxcroft
Bolsover
Avenue No9
Avenue No11
Calow
Bonds Main
Grassmoor
Williamthorpe
Holmewood
Alma
Glapwell
Shirebrook
Clay Cross No4
Clay Cross No2 and 3
Parkhouse No7
Pilsley
Morton
Tibshelf Old
Tibshelf New
Shirland
Blackwell A Winning
Blackwell B Winning
South Normanton
Alfreton
Swanwick
South Wingfield
Cotes Park
Old Birchwood
Shady Birchwood
Pinxton No1
Pinxton No2
Alderwasley
Britain
Brands
Pentrich
Hartshay
Butterley Park
Codnor Park
Ripley
Marehay
Railway
Waingroves
Denby Hall
Denby
Salterwood
Whiteley
Loscoe
Bailey Brook
Ryefield
Horsley
New Langley
Coppice
Woodside
Mapperley
West Hallam
Manners
Stanley
Oakwell
Stanley Top Drift
Dale Abbey.
(95 pits)

Collieries in South Derbyshire

Bretby
Cadley Hill
Cartwright
Clay Pits
Church Gresley
Granville
Measham Main
Reservoir
Stanton
Netherseal
(10 pits)

Collieries Working in Nottinghamshire (North to South)

Shireoaks
Steetley
Manton
Warsop Main
Teversall
Silver Hill
Sutton
Sherwood
Mansfield
New Hucknall
Kirkby
Langton
Portland
Bentinck
Annesley
Newstead
Pye Hill
Tunnel
Selston
Linby
Pollington
Brinsley
High Park
Plumptre
Moorgreen
Watnall
Hucknall No1
Hucknall No2
Bestwood
New London
Digby
Bulwell
Babbington
Cinderhill
Gedling
Cossall
Broxtowe
Newcastle
Trowell Moor
Wollaton
Radford
Clifton.
(42 pits)

Collieries in Leicestershire

Bagworth No1, No2
Blackfordby
Boothorpe, Coleorton
Desford No1, No2
Donington
Donisthorpe No1, No2
Ellistown No1, No2
Ibstock No1, No2
Nailstone No1, No2
Netherseal
Rawdon
Snibston No2
South Leicestershire No1, No2
Whitwick No2 and No6 and No3, No5
Worthington.
(16 pits)

Output

There were 3,338 pits in the UK in 1908 employing 988,000 men and boys, producing 265 tons per man per year output. Nottinghamshire pits produced 11,028,639 tons.