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The Decline Of The Industry Continued
After Nationalisation 1947
Book 6
Chimneys
1991
 1993
1991 Pages   1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9     10     11    12    13    14 

1991 - Page 13

Bagworth Closed After 166 Years

- Continued -

Seams Worked:

  • Upper Main 26/11/1947
  • Lower Main or Roaster Spires (roof) 1’ 6” (0.45m), coal worked 5’ 9” (1.75m) -25/3/1948
  • still on stall working, Middle Lount coal 4’ 8” (1.42m) 27/10/1967
  • Nether Lount coal 3’ 0” (0.91m), dirt 1’ 0” (0.30m), coal 4’ 0” (1.22m) 5/2/1965, 18/11/1967
  • Yard coal 3’ 0” (0.91m) 10/11/1964, 5/10/1968
  • High Main coal 2’ 0” (0.61m), fireclay 7” (0.18m), coal 2’ 0” (0.61m)
  • New Main 5’ 7” (1.70m) 26/4/1974
  • Lower Main 8’ 0” (2.44m) 7/10/1964
  • Five Feet 5’ 0” (1.52m) coal shale 9” (0.23m), Splent coal 4’ 3” (1.30m) coaly shale
  • Minge coal 8’ 0” (2.44m).

Manpower: from 1894 Lower Main 226 u/g, 72 s/f

  • 1895: 234 u/g, 69 s/
  • 1896: 212 u/g, 69 s/
  • 1897: 203 u/g, 75 s/
  • 1898: 219 u/g, 73 s/
  • 1899: 248 u/g, 71 s/
  • 1900: 258 u/g, 75 s/f
  • 1901: 271 u/g, 80 s/f
  • 1902: 272 u/g, 110 s/f
  • 1903: 229 u/g, 90 s/f
  • 1904: 34 Upper Main, 9 s/f, 225 Lower Main, 72 s/f
  • 1905: 93 Upper Main, 29 s/f, 232 Lower Main, 62 s/f
  • 1906: Upper Main 114, 29 s/f, Lower Main 202, 68 s/f
  • 1907: 130 Upper Main, 38 s/f, 218 Lower Main, 80 s/f
  • 1908: 198 Upper Main, 50 s/f, 233 Lower Main, 62 s/f, 109
  • 1909: 223 Upper Main, 55 s/f, 246 Lower Main, 71 s/f
  • 1911: 235 Upper Main, 75 s/f, 321 Lower Main, 69 s/f
  • 1912: combined 561 Upper Main and Lower Main, 134 s/f
  • 1913: 563 Upper Main and Lower Main, 135 s/f
  • 1914: 574 Upper Main and Lower Main or Deep seam, 133 s/f
  • 1915: 525 Upper Main, Lower Main, 124 s/f
  • 1916: 520 Upper Main, Lower Main, 124 s/f
  • 1917: No1 Upper Main 225, s/f 57, Lower Main 275, 58 s/f
  • 1918: Upper Main Middle Lount, Main and Middle Lount 251, 61 s/f, Lower Main 158, 52 s/f
  • 1919: 310 M and Middle Lount, 65 s/f, 257 Lower Main, 57 s/f
  • 1920: No1 273 M, Middle Lount, 53 s/f, No2 332 Lower Main, 66 s/f
  • 1921: Deep 317 Lower Main or Deep and Middle Lount, 67 s/f, Main 267 Upper Main, 57 s/f
  • 1922: 308 Lm,& Middle Lount, 65 s/f, 285 Upper Main, 56 s/f
  • 1923: 278 Lower Main, Middle Lount, 67 s/f, 242 Upper Main 56 s/f
  • 1924: 468 Lower Main, Middle Lount, Upper Main, 118 s/f
  • 1925: 387 Lower Main, Middle Lount, Upper Main, 117 s/f
  • 1926: 460 Lower Main, Middle Lount, Upper Main, 113 s/f
  • 1927: 479 Lower Main, Middle Lount, Upper Main, 119 s/f
  • 1928: 462 Lower Main, Nether Lount, Upper Main, 115:
  • 1929: 494 Lower Main, Middle Lount, Upper Main , 118 s/f
  • 1930: 494 Lower Main, Middle Lount, Upper Main, 125 s/f
  • 1931: 505 Lower Main, Middle Lount, Upper Main, 169 s/f
  • 1932: 499 Lower Main, Middle Lount, Yard, Higher and Upper Main, 135 s/f
  • 1933: 513 Lower Main, Middle Lount, Yard, High and Upper Main, 141 s/f
  • 1934: 498 Lower Main, Middle Lount, Yard, High and Upper Main, 153 s/f
  • 1935: 470 Lower Main, Middle Lount, Yard, High and Upper Main, 158 s/f
  • 1936: 478 Lower Main, Middle Lount, Yard, High and Upper Main, 154 s/f
  • 1937: 494 Lower Main, Middle Lount, Yard, High and Upper Main, 163 s/f
  • 1938: 507 Lower Main, Middle Lount, Yard, High and Upper Main, 166 s/f
  • 1940: 556 Lower Main, Middle Lount, Yard, High and Upper Main, 195 s/f
  • 1941: 540 Lower Main, Middle Lount, Yard, High and Upper Main, 197 s/f
  • 1942: 532 Lower Main, Middle Lount, Yard, High and Upper Main, 199 s/f
  • 1943: 540 Lower Main, Middle Lount, Yard, High and Upper Main, 197 s/f
  • 1944: 531 Lower Main, Middle Lount, Yard finished, High and Upper Main 189 s/f
  • 1945: 555 Lower Main, Middle Lount, 189 s/f
  • 1946: 553 u/g, 191 s/f

NCB: Leicestershire Area:

  • 1947: 602 Higher Main, Middle Lount, Lower Main, Upper Main finished Nov 1947, Yard, 278,717 tons, 207 s/f
  • 1948: 602 u/g, 313,874 tons, 181 s/f

1949: No7 Area:

  • 1950: 621 Higher Main, Middle Lount, Lower Main, Yard, 361,885 tons, 205 s/f
  • 1951: 631 Middle Lount and Yard, 444,106 tons, 204 s/f
  • 1952: 659 Middle Lount, Yard, 478,594 tons, 188 s/f
  • 1953: 719 Middle Lount, Yard, 472,657 tons, 203 s/f
  • 1954: 719 Middle Lount, Yard, 473,738 tons, 203 s/f
  • 1955: 703 Middle Lount, Yard, 460,136 tons, 199 s/f
  • 1956: 714 Middle Lount, Yard, 475,364 tons, 190 s/f
  • 1957: 692 Middle Lount, Yard, Nether Lount, High Main, 490,541 tons, 197 s/f
  • 1958: 710 Middle Lount, Yard, Nether Lount, High Main, 449,416 tons, 190 s/f
  • 1959: 512 men, 364,508 tons
  • 1960: 375 Middle Lount, Nether Lount, 280,789 tons, 133 s/f
  • 1961: 472 men, 295,329 tons
  • 1962: 461 men, 290,275 tons
  • 1963: 341 Lower Main, Middle Lount, Nether Lount, 332,859 tons, 117 s/f
  • 1964/65: 327 New Main, lower Main, Middle Lount, Nether Lount, 252,600 tons, 117 s/f
  • 1965/66: 297 New Main, Minge, 404,434 tons, 115 s/f
  • 1966: 303 New Main, Minge, 122 s/f

1967/68: South Midlands Area:

  • 1967/68: 303 u/g, 916,017 tons, 122 s/f

1968/69: Bagworth / Nailstone merged

  • 1968/69: 642 Lower Main, New Main, Minge, 786,477 tons, 218 s/f
  • 1969/70: 613 NM and Minge, 705,148 tons, 207 s/f
  • 1970/71: 591 New Main, Minge, 766,200 tons, 205 s/f
  • 1971/72: 569 New Main, Minge, Five Feet, Splent, 608,425 tons, 183 s/f
  • 1972/73: 564 New Main, Minge, Five Feet, Splent, 754,982 tons, 212 s/f
  • 1973/74: 564 New Main, Minge, Five Feet, Splent, 624,609 tons, 212 s/f
  • 1974/75: 749 men
  • 1975/76: 792 men, Minge, Five Feet, Splent, 930,705 tons
  • 1976/77: 779 men, 895,225 tons
  • 1977/78: 802 men, 865,845 tonnes
  • 1978/79: 801 men, 787,596 tonnes
  • 1979/80: 828 men

Agents:

  • Thomas Shuttlewood (Agent to Viscount Maynard)
  • William Spencer 1886-
  • ED Spencer 1909-1924
  • J Emmerson (157) 1924-1934
  • FC Neath (1599) 1934-1947
  • Arthur D Butterley 1948-1955.

SubArea Managers:

  • Harold Rutherford (3958) 1950-1955

Group Managers:

  • Sam A McKee (3637) 1955-1956
  • William C Statham (3660) 1956-1963
  • John H Northard (4954) 1963-1966
  • Harold E Taylor (5793) 1965-1973
  • John Chris Boyle (5733) 1973-
  • (Jimmy) Jock McPherson (5237).

Managers for Bagworth:

  • Henry Amos Knighton (40) -1895
  • AB Emmerson (2278) 1895-1898
  • J Emmerson (157) 1898-1930
  • FC Neath (1599) 1930-1953
  • R Jim W Agar (3049) 1953-1956
  • Jock McPherson (5237) 1956-1967
  • John C Baird (4780) 1967-1968

Bagworth / Nailstone

  • Stuart A Skelding (6257) 1968-1970 Colliery General Manager Bagworth 1971-1977
  • W John Bond (6307) 1977-1987

Bagworth / Ellistown

  • Robin PH Dean (10897) 1988
  • Peter MD McCarthy (10076) 1988-1990 (transferred from Manager Snowdown to General Manager Coventry replacing Keith McCarthy (9457) retired, been there since 1987)
  • Ian G Betteridge (10734) 1990-1991.

Deputy Managers:

  • David Drake (8100) 1969-1972
  • Len Newbold (5589) 1973-1987
  • Harry S Baker (6795) 1985-1987

Combine:

  • Ian G Betteridge (10734) 1987-1990 (promoted to Manager) and Terry P Leader (8256) 1987-1990
  • Roger P Williams (10848) 1990-1991
  • John Ashmore (10137) 1990-1991.

Undermanagers for Bagworth:

  • William Reed (2696 service) -1902
  • H Hubbard (2005 / 2nd) 19021907 to Lower Main 1928
  • A Willett (5777) 1907-1909
  • A Hook (5419) 1909-1936
  • George Martin (1797) 1928-1943
  • Chas W Percival (2212) 1936-1941
  • A Whitmore (3754 / 2nd) 1941-1956
  • AL Street (3792 / 2nd) 1943-1963
  • Alf H Henson (5775) 1963-1965
  • Granville Fowkes (8391) 1965-1970 (promoted to Deputy Manager Donisthorpe)
  • M Smith (3248) 1968-1974
  • VM Birchall (9125 / 2nd) 1969-1980
  • Norman Harvey (8469) 1971-1974 promoted to Manager Betteshanger?)
  • HAM Liddell (9696) 1973
  • David N Hancock (8261) 1975
  • Malcolm Harry Smith (10912 / 2nd) 1977-1980
  • Ian G Betteridge (10734) 1982-1987 (promoted to Deputy Manager)
  • PNA Gray (10849) 1983-1986
  • Aftar S Bains (10850) a Sikh 1985-1987 (to Ventilation Engineer)
  • Brian R Poole (11347) 1987-1989 (promoted to Deputy Manager Littleton)
  • Harry K Gibson (11115) 1988-1990
  • Nigel J Fowler (11375) 1988-1990
  • John Ashmore (10137) 1988-1990
  • A Ferguson (11294) 1989-1990 (transferred to Shirebrook)
  • Chris M Kent (11289) 1990-1991.

Surveyors:

  • EA Cadman (1688 Aug 1945) -1947
  • Frank Goddard (2624) 1950s
  • J Alan Ratcliffe (3296) 1960s
  • AG Conliffe 1980s
  • David A Woodward (5399) -1991.

Fatal Accidents Bagworth

  • William Turner (boy) fell down the shaft 10/4/1839
  • C Barker (25) crushed by the cage 29/9/1859
  • H Findley (24) fall of roof at the face 5/12/1860
  • C Cawston (18) fall of roof 28/6/1861
  • A Harris (34) hit by a ringer at the face 31/3/1862
  • Joseph Kilhew (34) run over by a wagon on the surface 30/4/1866
  • William Kendrick (60) run over by tubs 10/3/1902
  • Sam Edwrd Wilde (20) killed underground 0/9/1916
  • Sydney Biggs (36) fall of roof 2/2/1957.

Opencast Sites

South Derbyshire / Leicestershire Coalfield most are listed below:

  • Ditch
  • Reservoir
  • Workhouse
  • Altons
  • Measham Field
  • Packington House
  • The Altons
  • Alton House
  • Spring Lane
  • Roecliffe Farm
  • Packington
  • Le Heath
  • Stonehouse Farm
  • Red Burrow Farm
  • Measham
  • Normanton Lodge
  • Bulwell Barn
  • Ross Knob Plantation
  • Blowers Brook
  • Limby Hall
  • Smok Windmill
  • Bagworth
  • Nailstone
  • Doles Farm
  • Snibston
  • Leicester South. 26 sites at the time.

Deep Mines

South Derbyshire and Leicestershire:

  • Califat 3 shafts and 6 shafts
  • Coleorton 2 shafts
  • Swannington No2 Synope 2 shafts
  • Swannington No3 including Clink 3 shafts
  • Dawkins 1 shaft - 25 shafts between Coleorton and Swannington 3
  • Swannington No1 and Calcutta
  • Staunton 9 shafts plus 3 trial pits
  • Heath End 2 plus shafts 1 shaft to south
  • Smoile 3 shafts and Smoile 6 shafts
  • Whitwick No1 pit 2 shafts, No2 pit 1 shaft, No3 pit 1 shaft, No4 pit 1 shaft and No5 pit 1 shaft 6 shafts in total
  • Snibston No1 2 shafts
  • Snibston No2 3 shafts including Stephenson - 22 shafts around Lount 5 shafts
  • Nailstone 2 shafts
  • Bagworth Main 3 shafts
  • Smoile Wood and Spring Wood 15 shafts
  • Lount including Smoile 17 shafts
  • Coleorton Moor 3 shafts - 8 shafts to north
  • California 2 shafts
  • Fishley 4 shafts and 1 shaft to south east
  • Packington 4 shafts
  • Ibstock 2 shafts
  • South Leicester 2 shafts
  • Ellistown 2 shafts
  • Heather 2 shafts to north west of Ibstock and Cylinder 2 shafts near Griffydam.

There are a total of approximately 250 known shafts.