Died 4th February (Arley seam), Nuttall, James, 22 Dec 1898, (accident: 16 Dec 1898), aged 37, Collier, Whilst bringing his last tub out along an inclined drawing road says he put out his hand and caught a prop to steady himself and wrenched his left arm. A few hundred meters to the east was Robin Hood Siding, but most likely the unnamed mine in the O.S. Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Edward Pilkington (1843–1923), Alfred Pilkington (1844–1896), Charles Pilkington (1850–1918), and Lawrence Pilkington (1855–1941) joined their uncles (by name of Evans) in the Clifton and Kearsley collieries near Manchester. For a full list of maps for the North West, return to. The It is said to have been "midway between the Wet Earth and Botany Bay collieries, but farther from the Irwell. The workings were plagued with water, which entered from the River Irwell via the Pendleton Fault. Brindley connected the shafts with a 73-yard (67 m) tunnel under the river, forming an inverted syphon. 1891. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the, 1954 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian. people who designed and built them. During this period, further seams were worked including the Cannel, Victoria, Crumbouke and Five Quarters mines. The Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal relied on agreements with local mill-owners to limit how much water the canal could take from the Irwell. Inspector of Mines, 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. In some of the mines — the Robin Hood, for instance, at Clifton, five miles from Manchester — the roof declares, in its flattened sculptures, the ancient existence hereabouts of a vast forest of these plants. In January 1804 Matthew Fletcher's nephew, Ellis Fletcher (1765–1834), sank a downcast shaft to the Doe mine and equipped it with a steam-powered winding engine. The tablet has been lost but a photograph of it is stored in Swinton Library. The secondary sources do not tell us where the colliery was situated, but the earliest of the O.S. To the east of the fault is the red Triassic sandstone, to the west are the coal measures, which in places outcrop at surface. information and 230,107 images on early companies, their products and the Wikipedia: Matthew Fletcher (mine owner and engineer). Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete! Inspector of Mines, 1857 Mines Inspectors Report, North and East Lancashire District, by Joseph Dickinson, H.M. This small feeder canal flowed 235 yards (215 m) until just past the Wet Earth Colliery and then sharply west to enter the mine through a short tunnel. The Clifton and Kearsley Coal Co, of Clifton near Manchester. However, it is also possible that the mine already existed under that name before he acquired it or that it was in fact only renamed the "Robin Hood Mine" at some later point, perhaps even after Fletcher's time. [2] John Heathcote closed the pit in 1750. The Clifton and Kearsley Coal Co, of Clifton near Manchester. Photo: Coal Authority Archive: Brigadier C A Langley conducted the official inquiry on behalf of the Minister of Transport. Clifton House. [2] In 1796, the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal opened between Rhodes Lock (across the Irwell from Wet Earth Colliery) and Salford. The new shaft was sunk 262 feet (80 m) to the seam at a point which became the central focus of the Wet Earth complex. By 1760, Fletcher had sunk the shaft for Botany Bay Colliery about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Wet Earth Colliery and extended Brindley's leat to the new colliery (parallel to the Irwell for about 1 mile (1.6 km) and then 380 yards (347 m) south) and installed a second waterwheel to wind coal up the shaft. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2019-02-26. His revised scheme relied on water power but there was no flowing water on the site to power a pump and the pithead was 23 feet (7 m) above the level of the River Irwell. “I ducked between two rows of tubs when I heard the noise. Astle, R., 11 Jun 1861, (accident: 05 Jul 1861), Collier, Explosion of fire-damp in Doe mine, wet rarth pit ; died on the 5th of July ; 2 other persons injured, Atkinson, S., 20 Feb 1861, (accident: 08 Feb 1861), aged Boy, Sprained his foot on the railway ; died on the 20th, Banks, Joshua, 12 May 1881, (accident: 28 Apr 1881), Dayman, Stone which he was dressing ; died May 12th, Barnes, Joseph, 04 Feb 1857, aged 11, Fall of coal in the Robin Hood pit, Bentley, Thomas, 27 Oct 1863, aged 36, Miner, A shot exploding on being rammed, Bickle, William, 21 Oct 1890, (accident: 06 Oct 1890), aged 46, Pitman, Died 21st from blood poisoning caused by the little finger of his left hand being crushed by an iron beam which he was moving below ground. Inspection and inquiry. The Clifton Aqueduct took the canal across the river downstream of Botany Bay Colliery but disputes over water rights and usage meant it took five years for Fletcher's Canal to be linked. The pit then passed to Charlotte Anne Fletcher. Died 21st, Worrall, John, 17 Mar 1853, Thrown off by the tubs catching in ascending Botany Bay pit, Yates, Willliam, 21 Apr 1859, Collier, Fall of roof in Botany Bay pit, in a narrow bay, where, being unwell, he was lying down. These detailed maps normally cover an area of about one and a half miles by one mile. Inspector of Mines, 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at, 1903 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2119), Manchester and Ireland District (No. Just beyond the entrance to the arm, a footbridge crossed Fletcher's Canal. Wikipedia: Matthew Fletcher (mine owner and engineer); The Industrial Heritage of Britain: Denton Colliery (Ellis Pit); I remember when Salford...: Clive's Memories. Inspector of Mines, 1856 Mines Inspectors Report, North and East Lancashire District, by Joseph Dickinson, H.M. Fletcher had built a lock in anticipation of linking to the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal but its fall was too great for the water level in the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal. Heathcote engaged Fletcher to advise on how to solve the flooding. In 1835, a year after his father John died, Ellis Jnr lost interest, barely keeping the pit going until his own death in 1854. also include a photograph of the deceased. This 1½ mile section of canal became known as Fletcher's Canal. Other seams were starting to be work out and, coupled with a miners' strike in 1921, the colliery was run down and closed in 1928. He was before the tub, so that when the tub was on the rails it overpowered and crushed him against the low side. Inspector of Mines, 1855 Mines Inspectors Report, by Joseph Dickinson, H.M. In some parts there are incalculable quantities of relics of fossil fishes, scales of fishes, and shells resembling mussels. John was responsible for sinking a pit in Atherton whilst Matthew took up mining engineering. Over the years, most of the material has been removed but there remains an area where the original workings can be seen. Occupation: Coal Miner: Notes: Dirt falling in the Rams mine as he was filling a waggon. In 1838 the Manchester and Bolton Railway opened, and Dixon Fold railway station was built just to the south of Wet Earth Colliery. [2] If Fletcher gave the colliery its name, this would then have been between those dates. At the top of the southern shaft, an open leat or head race was dug southeast along the west bank of the Irwell. [2], With the improved access to market that the canal connection brought, Fletcher reinvested in Wet Earth Colliery, buying a steam engine in 1804 and sinking a second shaft in 1805. [1] A memorial tablet was placed on a cottage at the site showing that Fletcher was responsible for sinking the shaft. Current Status - Page under construction! After the reopening, Fletcher sank a new 159-foot (48 m) deep 13-foot (4.0 m) diameter shaft at Wet Earth, known as Gal Pit from the Galloway ponies traditionally used as pit ponies. [2] [1] John Heathcote closed the pit in 1750. Jacob Fletcher, a mine owner from Bolton, had several mines in Harwood, Breightmet, Bolton and Atherton. Matthew Fletcher came from a family of mine owners and his first notable work was on the property of another mine owner, John Heathcote. [2], Once the link to the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal opened in 1801, Fletcher could send coal Manchester some 6 miles (10 km) away. The glory of these wonderful subterranean museums consists, however, in the infinite numbers and the inexpressible beauty of the impressions of fern-leaves, and of fragments of the stems — well known under the names of calamites, sigillaria, and lepidodendra — of the great plants which in the pre-Adamite times composed the woods and groves. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the, 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Did 8th Oct, Winterbottom, R., 11 May 1855, Fall of coal in Botany Bay pits, Wolstencroft, W., 27 Aug 1858, Fall of roof, Wolstencroft, W., 25 Sep 1861, aged 66, Collier, Fall of earth from the roof of the 4 feet mine, Robin Hood pit, Wolstenholme, J., 08 Feb 1861, (accident: 12 Nov 1860), aged 61, Collier, Died from injuries by a fall of roof in Robin Hood pit, on the 12th Nov. 1860, Wolstenholme, W., 21 Jan 1862, (accident: 09 Jan 1862), aged 26, Miner, Explosion of firedamp in the Trencherbone mine, Kearsley. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the, 1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Pumping engines at the Botany Bay Pit. Newtown Mill, Bridgewater Mill, Moss Side Mill, Market Place, Royal Oak Print Works, and the area known as Newtown. [2] The workings were plagued with water from the River Irwell via the Pendleton Fault. T. D. Grimke, Prestwich, colliery proprietor . Gal Pit This is one of the oldest parts of the Colliery. In 1910, a tunnel was driven to connect to the Plodder Mine, which gave the mine a further lease of life until the river found a crack in the fault and flooded it and it was abandoned. John the eldest, sank a pit in Atherton that led in the 1870s to the formation of Fletcher, Burrows and Company. An additional banksman has been appointed to assist, Cranksbrow, J., 26 Oct 1853, aged Boy, Fall of roof, Farnworth, R., 29 May 1861, (accident: 06 May 1861), aged 18, Drawer, Fall of roof in the waggon way in the Bas pit ; died on the 29th, Fogg, James, 21 Mar 1853, Explosion of firedamp in the Manor pit, Fox, Acton, 17 Jan 1862, aged 13, Miner's boy, Fall of earth in Doe mine, Manor pit. Worked following day. When they dug me out I was crying and ran like mad.” Inspector of Mines, 1858 Mines Inspectors Report, North and East Lancashire District, by Joseph Dickinson, H.M. It was so successful that the basic components remained in use for 170 years; the original waterwheel was replaced by a water turbine in 1867.[1]. Yates, Willliam, 21 Apr 1859, Collier, Fall of roof in Botany Bay pit, in a narrow bay, where, being unwell, he was lying down 41 names found If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please contact us with the details and we will add them to our database. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-05-17. [2], At some point between the 1750 pit closure and the 1756 reopening, John Heathcote signed over ownership of Wet Earth Colliery to Matthew Fletcher. Mr Jackson has had remarkable escapes in his mining career. Inspector of Mines, 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241), Manchester District by Joseph Dickinson, H.M. A succession of family, cousins, uncles and sons of these relatives variously owned or worked the mines for the next few years.

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