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Underground coal-seam fire
The Hill End Colliery fire was an underground coal-seam fire. it burned from, at latest, August 1930 to at least early 1945, and most probably as late
Hill_End_Colliery_fire
Underground smouldering of a coal deposit
underground coal seam, it has been burning for over 5500 years. Hill End Colliery fire – a coal-seam fire at Cessnock, New South Wales, that burned from, at latest
Coal-seam_fire
Sheriff Hill Colliery or Ellison Main Colliery was a coal mine at Gateshead Fell in County Durham, England. The colliery had two shafts and provided employment
Sheriff_Hill_Colliery
Village in County Durham, England
Easington Colliery is a village in County Durham, England, known for a history of coal mining. It is situated to the north of Horden, a short distance
Easington_Colliery
Australian Agricultural Company. A.A. Co. 'H' Colliery (top of Beaumont Street, Hamilton, below Glebe Hill) (1873-1889 after massive cave-in) - Australian
List of collieries in Newcastle (Australia)
List_of_collieries_in_Newcastle_(Australia)
Woodward Colliery was located on the eastern slope of Ross Hill up-hill from Toby's Creek. With 925 acres (3.74 km2) of coal lands, it was a major colliery, and
Coal mining in Plymouth, Pennsylvania
Coal_mining_in_Plymouth,_Pennsylvania
Accident occurring during the process of mining minerals
193–204. "Mossfield Colliery Explosion - Longton - 1889". Northern Mine Research Society. Retrieved 2024-11-03. "Hill Farm Mine Fire". usminedisasters.miningquiz
Mining_accident
1996 British film by Mark Herman
faced by a colliery brass band, following the closure of their pit. The soundtrack for the film was provided by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, and the
Brassed_Off
River Mersey via the Sankey Canal. On the Manchester Coalfield, the early collieries were those of the Duke of Bridgewater in Worsley, where the Bridgewater
List of collieries in Lancashire since 1854
List_of_collieries_in_Lancashire_since_1854
Village in Warwickshire, England
people who lived in the village worked in nearby collieries, including Dexter Colliery and Kingsbury Colliery. Both closed in the late 1960s. The Church of
Hurley,_Warwickshire
Civil parish and former mining village in South Yorkshire, England
Rossington Main Colliery led to the building of large numbers of houses near to the pit in what was called New Rossington. After the end of British Coal
Rossington
Human settlement in Wales
the local collieries. Tirzah Baptist Chapel was built in 1859 in the Simple Gothic style of the gable entry type. It was destroyed by fire in 1916 or
Cwm,_Blaenau_Gwent
Village in Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Marley Hill is a former colliery village about six miles to the south west of Gateshead, near the border between Tyne and Wear and County Durham. It has
Marley_Hill
Village in Warwickshire, England
to the border with Staffordshire. It grew around the former Kingsbury Colliery but now it serves as a commuter village to Tamworth. It has a church, a
Wood End, Kingsbury, Warwickshire
Wood_End,_Kingsbury,_Warwickshire
Village in Derbyshire, England
Railway opened a station at Doe Hill in 1862. In 1865 George Stephenson's Clay Cross Company opened their first colliery in Morton. Most of the houses now
Morton,_Derbyshire
Colliery in South Yorkshire, England
Cortonwood was a colliery near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The colliery's proposed closure was a tipping point in the 1984–1985 miners' strike
Cortonwood
Former collieries in South Yorkshire, England
The Birley Collieries were a group of coal mines set in the Shire Brook Valley in south-east Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. They were connected to
Birley_Collieries
Human settlement in Scotland
other minerals). Shotts road colliery, established between 1864 and 1899. Bridge-end colliery (coal). Eastfield collieries (coal and iron ore). The central
Fauldhouse
1866 British mining disaster
caused by firedamp ripped through the underground workings at the Oaks Colliery at Hoyle Mill near Stairfoot in Barnsley killing 361 miners and rescuers
Oaks_explosion
Village in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
used as cycle paths in several places. A complex set of collieries, coal pits, tile works, fire-clay works and workers villages are evident from records
Industry and the Eglinton Castle estate
Industry_and_the_Eglinton_Castle_estate
Coalfield in northern Somerset, England
Museum - Norton Hill Colliery Co". Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2011. "Norton Hill Colliery Co". Durham Mining
Somerset_Coalfield
Suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
bridge over Throsby Creek at the opening of the Ferndale Colliery in 1877. In 1878 the Tighes Hill Public School was established with a co-ed government
Tighes_Hill,_New_South_Wales
Railway line in northern England
serving collieries and other mineral workings, and was successively extended in the remote hills south of Brampton. It flourished when the collieries did
Brampton_Railway
Coalfield in Yorkshire, England
district and other parts of West Yorkshire as far as Keighley and Kellingley Colliery and the Selby Coalfield are in North Yorkshire. It is separate from the
South_Yorkshire_Coalfield
Coal mining region in Australia
Caledonian Collieries Ltd., c1960) Aberdare Extended, Cessnock, (1906, Caledonian Collieries Ltd, 1963) Hill End Colliery, owned by the Hill End Colliery Company
South_Maitland_coalfields
Area in South Yorkshire, England
included Worsbrough Dale, Swaithe and Bank End. St Mary's included Worsbrough Village, Birdwell, Blacker Hill, Worsbrough Park and Rockley. Worsbrough Common
Worsbrough
1869 fire in Pennsylvania, United States
The Avondale Mine disaster was a massive fire at the Avondale Colliery near Plymouth Township, Pennsylvania, on September 6, 1869. It caused the death
Avondale_Mine_disaster
Coal mining region in England
Coal was opencast at Helm, Royal Zone, Gawthorpe Hall and Tipping Hill. Hill Top Colliery, a very small drift mine near Bacup, was still producing small
Burnley_Coalfield
Village in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, England
the mineral rights in 1872, and work on building the shaft for Pleasley Colliery began soon afterwards. Stanton's continued to operate it until nationalisation
Pleasley
Town in the West Midlands, England
Dudley's Ramrod Colliery from 1855, at Rowley Hall Colliery from 1865 and at Bell End Colliery off Mincing Lane. The three collieries were connected by
Rowley_Regis
Human settlement in Scotland
the several collieries that once operated nearby to Steelend, which included Sunnybraes Colliery, Saline Valley Colliery, Killernie Colliery and North Steelend
Steelend
Villages in Northumberland, England
There were several collieries in Mickley. Mickley Moor Colliery operated from 1766 till about 1781. Its successor, Mickley Colliery, was just below Mickley
Mickley,_Northumberland
British statutory corporation, 1946–1987
Industry Nationalisation Act 1946, it took over the United Kingdom's collieries on "vesting day", 1 January 1947. In 1987, the NCB was renamed the British
National_Coal_Board
Coal mine area in West Bengal, India
Station Dhemomain Colliery Narsamuda Colliery Patmohana Colliery Bejdi Colliery Mithani Colliery Dubeswari Colliery Ranipur Colliery A ECL Headquarters
Sodepur_Area
Town in the West Midlands, England
was particularly extensive. Collieries included Baptist End, Dudley Wood, Netherton, Netherton Old, Saltwell and Yew Tree Hill. Mining was still being carried
Netherton,_West_Midlands
Former pub in Staffordshire, England
the substantial Himley colliery in the area surrounding the pub. In the 1850s the building began gradually sinking until one end of the building was 4
The_Crooked_House
superior to the colliery manager and under-manager, who had day to day operational responsibility. An agent responsible for several collieries and managers
Glossary of coal mining terminology
Glossary_of_coal_mining_terminology
Depopulated borough in the United States
subsequent subterranean fire. Another theory proposes that the Bast Colliery fire of 1932 was never fully extinguished, and that fire reached the landfill
Centralia,_Pennsylvania
production, its output was 5,000 tons/day of coal. It was operated by the Union Colliery Company in St. Louis. Many miners who worked in the Kathleen were immigrants
Kathleen_Coal_Mine
Village in Leicestershire, England
along Whitehill Lane and the railway spur that served Ibstock Colliery. Ellistown Colliery was sunk in 1873 and two years later was producing coal. It had
Ellistown
Area of Bristol, England
Crofts End, also known as Clay Hill, is a suburban neighbourhood of Bristol, England, 2+1⁄2 miles (4 km) northeast of The Centre in the Eastville electoral
Crofts_End
Village in Warwickshire, England
Warwickshire consisting of Ansley, Ansley Common, Church End, Birchley Heath and, previously, Ansley Hall Colliery. In 2021, the parish had a population of 2,598
Ansley,_Warwickshire
Village in Somerset, England
served Brittens, Littleborrok, Paulton Ham, Paulton Hill and Simons Hill, terminating at Salisbury Colliery. In addition the Paulton Foundry used this line
Paulton
Village in Lancashire, England
by steam. Birkacre Colliery opened in 1880 to supply the works which employed more than 800 people in 1883. The works and colliery closed in the 1930s
Coppull
2016. "Albion Colliery". BBC Wales. 2008. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2010. "Albion Colliery Cilfynydd". Welsh
List of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland by death toll
List_of_disasters_in_Great_Britain_and_Ireland_by_death_toll
Village and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England
remained open for the washing of coal from nearby Ledston Luck Colliery until the end of the 1982–83 financial year. The site is now a landfill. In the
Micklefield
Open-air museum in County Durham, England
seating area. Off the western end of the hall is the vestry, featuring a small library and communion sets from Trimdon Colliery and Catchgate. Presented as
Beamish_Museum
Freight-only railway line in England
distance from Swadlincote Junction, when Cadley Hill Colliery, dating from 1860, was modernised. The colliery was one of the last in South Derbyshire to close
Leicester–Burton upon Trent line
Leicester–Burton_upon_Trent_line
Former railway station in Derbyshire, England
Oxcroft Colliery Junction. The single track between is largely intact, but heavily overgrown. Bolsover Colliery closed in 1993 and Markham Colliery closed
Staveley_Town_railway_station
Village in England
Estate was built atop the colliery of the same name in the north of Haydock. After the colliery was closed, due to an underground fire, the site was used for
Haydock
Early steam engine invented by Thomas Newcomen
piston, placing a fire beneath the cylinder to boil the water away and create enough steam pressure to raise the piston to the top end of the cylinder.
Newcomen_atmospheric_engine
1896 mining accident in West Yorkshire, England
The Peckfield pit disaster was a mining accident at the Peckfield Colliery in Micklefield, West Yorkshire, England, which occurred on Thursday 30 April
Peckfield_Colliery_disaster
Village in West Midlands, England
occupation. On 14 November 1872, 22 miners died when the Pelsall Hall Colliery was flooded. 21 of the 22 miners were buried underneath a polished granite
Pelsall
Town in North Tyneside, England
Wallsend Colliery consisted of seven pits which were active between 1778 and 1935. In the 1820s the pits became incorporated as Russell's Colliery, which
Wallsend
1854 series of fires and an explosion in Tyne and Wear, England
Light debris from the fire was scattered across 6 miles (10 km) of Gateshead and environs. Miners in Monkwearmouth colliery, the deepest in the country
Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead
Great_fire_of_Newcastle_and_Gateshead
Village in County Durham, England
19th centuries, spurred by coal mining, first recorded in 1750. Coxhoe Colliery was sunk in 1827; from 1801 to 1841 the population rose from 117 to 3904
Coxhoe
Hamlet in Gloucestershire, England
the River Avon at Keynsham. The Ram Hill Colliery was the northern terminus and near of Bitterwell Lake, a colliery drainage sump, there was also a southern
Henfield,_Gloucestershire
Village in England
Thornley, photographed in 2006. The War Memorial and Colliery Inn are visible in the distance. The colliery was off the picture to the right. Photograph taken
Thornley,_Durham
Town in Greater Manchester, England
extraction from several collieries until the closure of Agecroft Colliery in the 1990s. Pendlebury is formed from the Celtic pen meaning hill and burh a settlement
Pendlebury
Coal mine in Lancashire, England
Hapton Valley Colliery was a coal mine on the edge of Hapton near Burnley in Lancashire, England. Its first shafts were sunk in the early 1850s and it
Hapton_Valley_Colliery
Suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
was the same one as at the Bulli Colliery some 9 miles (14 km) to the north-east. Bulli had been the site of a fire-damp and coal-dust explosion which
Mount_Kembla
Town in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
by the sinking of the Porth Colliery by David James of Merthyr, the success of which saw him build the Llwyncelyn Colliery in 1851, also in Porth. By 1850
Porth
Human settlement in England
largely populated by an influx of tinkers, coalminers working at Sheriff Hill Colliery and workers at the local pottery, mill and sandstone quarry. By the
Sheriff_Hill
Former coal mine in West Yorkshire, England
1.273°W / 53.596; -1.273 Frickley & South Elmsall Colliery was opened by the Carlton Main Colliery Company Ltd in 1903 in South Elmsall, in Yorkshire
Frickley_Colliery
Human settlement in England
linked its Calder and Scaitcliffe Collieries to Huncoat underground and it wound the coal from all three pits. The colliery was nationalised in 1947 and closed
Huncoat
Human settlement in Wales
the Dinas Main Colliery. It reached the Rhondda No.3 seam in 1868 and was known for its high quality coal and coke. The Dinas Main Colliery Company sank
Gilfach_Goch
Town in Greater Manchester, England
the collieries operating in Blackrod included Anderton Hall, Dootson Vauze, Park Hall, Rigby Hill, Marklands and Blackrod. The Scot Lane Colliery employed
Blackrod
Area and country park in Wrexham County Borough, Wales
Valley was the home to the Westminster Colliery in its northern end, and Gatewen Colliery at the southern end. The coal was distributed both locally and
Moss_Valley,_Wrexham
Village in Lancashire, England
the 1890s a tram road connected it to Porters Gate Colliery in the southeast and Barclay Hills Colliery in the northeast and ultimately to a coal yard on
Hapton,_Lancashire
Town in the West Midlands, England
century, partly in response to the development of the nearby Baggeridge Colliery, despite a depletion in raw materials and a general decline in industry
Sedgley
Former British mineral railway
right; the original S&TR line closed at the western end but the eastern end had numerous colliery connections and remained in use; the Harelaw branch
Stanhope_and_Tyne_Railway
Area of Greater Manchester, England
close to the Ellesmere Colliery, was partly in Little Hulton. The workshops were built in 1878 by the Bridgewater Collieries as a central works depot
Little_Hulton
Village in Nottinghamshire, England
and flooring. Up until the end of the 19th century however, the immediate area of what would become Warsop Vale colliery village remained free of this
Warsop_Vale
April, County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service (CDDFRS) were called to a blaze at Easington Colliery, believed to have been started deliberately;
2025_United_Kingdom_wildfires
Civil parish in Lancashire, England
spinning and weaving mill in 1840 for a colliery owner and quarry master named Peter Pickup. Subsequently, extended, a fire in 1907 gutted much of the building
Dunnockshaw
Town in Lancashire, England
Others in the hills to the south, include: Broadfield Colliery 53°44′13″N 2°22′52″W / 53.737°N 2.381°W / 53.737; -2.381 (Broadfield Colliery) which in
Oswaldtwistle
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
Wharncliffe Woodmoor 1, 2 and 3 colliery (part of Wharncliffe Woodmoor Colliery Company Ltd, the Wharncliffe Woodmoor Colliery Company was formed in 1873 when
Wharncliffe Woodmoor 1, 2 & 3 Colliery
Wharncliffe_Woodmoor_1,_2_&_3_Colliery
Industrial action in British coal mining
year-long strike, which ended in a decisive victory for the Conservative government and allowed the closure of most of Britain's collieries (coal mines). Many
1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike
1984–1985_United_Kingdom_miners'_strike
Ratcliffe-on-Soar, the UK's last coal-fired power station, closed at the end of September 2024. Mines and Collieries Act 1842 Mines (Prohibition of Child
Coal mining in the United Kingdom
Coal_mining_in_the_United_Kingdom
Railway in England
Beighton branch north-westwards from Barlborough colliery junction was in progress; the Spink Hill tunnel of 501 yards was the chief engineering feature
Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway
Lancashire,_Derbyshire_and_East_Coast_Railway
Former railway line in England
in use until the section between Walsall and Harts Hill on the border of Dudley and Brierley Hill closed in 1993. The section from Burton to Lichfield
South_Staffordshire_line
Town and civil parish in South Yorkshire, England
colliery in Rotherham was Maltby Main Colliery, established 1910 and faced with closure in March 2013. To house the colliery's workers, the colliery company
Maltby,_South_Yorkshire
1966 Welsh colliery disaster
disaster (Welsh: Trychineb Aberfan) was the catastrophic collapse of a colliery spoil tip on 21 October 1966. The tip had been created on a mountain slope
Aberfan_disaster
Human settlement in Scotland
eventually merged with the Valleyfield Colliery via a tunnel underneath the Forth, connecting the two collieries. The mine closed in 1982 due to ‘severe
Bo'ness
Former coal mine in South Yorkshire, England
53°24′04″N 1°24′11″W / 53.401°N 1.403°W / 53.401; -1.403 Tinsley Park Collieries were a group of coal mines situated in the Tinsley / Darnall area to the
Tinsley_Park_Collieries
Historic cartel in the coal industry
years: Of the large number of mines on the Tyne towards the end, most were second-rate collieries with small outputs and high production costs: they had proliferated
Limitation_of_the_Vend
Human settlement in Wales
former colliery site now houses the Avon Group factory, which manufactures rubber components for aerosol cans and vehicle gaskets and seals. The hills surrounding
Maerdy
Village in Wales
end of the 19th century show several old shafts to the North and West of Coedpoeth, and one location in that area is marked as 'Old Talwrn Colliery'
Coedpoeth
Village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England
(which was in disuse by the end of the war), along with the Miners' Welfare. After over 80 years of service Rufford Colliery closed in 1993. Plans were
Rainworth
Village in England
continue down the hill to cross the Derwent, and on to the River Tyne for the coal to be shipped. Although surrounded by colliery villages like Lintz
Burnopfield
Village in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
sunk at this time. Towards the end of the century there was a marked increase in mining activity, several collieries being opened, including Lefel-Y-Bush
Clydach_Vale
Market town in West Yorkshire, England
flat racing between the end of March and the end of October. The town has its own non-league football club, Pontefract Collieries F.C., which was founded
Pontefract
Former railway line in Derbyshire, England
traffic up to that point being coal from Barlborough Colliery. The branch served three collieries – Oxcroft, Barlborough and Southgate – and one station
Midland_Railway_Clowne_Branch
Suburb in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
along Pentwyn Avenue, the Tabernacle Chapel, and the sinking of Pentwyn Colliery, as shown on OS maps from 1921 onwards. The 1901 census recorded the population
Ynysboeth
Human settlement in Wales
Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. It was well known for its neighbouring collieries, which employed nearly the entire local population in the early 20th century
Fochriw
Village in South Yorkshire, England
water creatures and birds. This area was once home to Wharncliffe Woodmoor Colliery.[citation needed] The area is served by four primary schools, Holy Trinity
Athersley
Maritime trade in New South Wales, Australia
by fire in 1915. The Bulli Jetty at Sandon Point was opened in 1863 and used to load coal obtained from the nearby Bulli Colliery. The Bulli Colliery was
Coastal coal-carrying trade of New South Wales
Coastal_coal-carrying_trade_of_New_South_Wales
Industrial action in British coal mining
Mine foremen and supervisors, represented by the National Association of Colliery Overmen, Deputies and Shotfirers, did not strike. Following some confrontations
1972 United Kingdom miners' strike
1972_United_Kingdom_miners'_strike
Railway station in Worcestershire, England
North of Bewdley, the line closed completely in early 1969 when Alveley colliery was shut down and freight traffic ceased. Passenger services on the Kidderminster
Kidderminster_railway_station
Village in Derbyshire, England
in 1819. From the profits of his colliery at Pinxton, D'Ewes Coke (1747-1811) of Brookhill Hall, a clergyman colliery master, founded a local school and
Pinxton
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