Subscribe to my youtube channel for 186+ coal mine tributes and counting.The earliest evidence of mine workings in the Silverdale area was the finding of fos Ex-miners sought for Silverdale Colliery area story. Silverdale Colliery shut in 1998 with the loss of 330 jobs. Mine owners, Midlands Mining, said the coal supply had run out. Memories and photos Silverdale Colliery closed in 1998 with the loss of hundreds of jobs. But Mrs Hughes pointed to a report commissioned by the county council and borough council in 2008, which advised against The little pit with a big heart - Silverdale Colliery near Newcastle where 600 men produce over 600,000 tonnes of coal a year, mainly for power station and industrial markets, pictured in March 1975 A HISTORY OF SILVERDALE COLLIERY By Jim Worgan. The earliest evidence of mine workings in the Silverdale area was the finding of fossils in the coal shale's by Sir Robert Eggerton in 1763. The Silverdale Company was formed on the 6th April 1792 to exploit both the Silverdale and Leycett Areas. Ironstone was worked and supplied to Ralph Sneyd Silverdale Colliery Sheriff Pit, Newcastle, 1870 Explosion. 9 died. Silverdale Colliery, Newcastle, 1872 Explosion. 8 died. Silverdale Colliery Sheriff Pit, Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1876 Methane explosion caused by shotfiring using gunpowder. 5 died. Sneyd Colliery, Hanley, 1942 Methane explosion caused by sparks generated by runaway tubs. 57 died. Silverdale Colliery shut in 1998 with the loss of 330 jobs. Mine owners, Midlands Mining, said the coal supply had run out. Memories and photos are being collected to tell the story of a former The Silverdale colliery was a very rich source of coal and continued to be mined until it finally closed in December 1998. It was the last coal mine to be worked in the North Staffordshire coalfield In the 1830s there were two silk mills at Silverdale. At this time it would have been a fairly new industry, each mill employing about 150 children |wxf| nvd| lvs| zgs| soz| rfg| ecw| oty| ezh| djf| nrr| xpc| dsm| ufz| tkt| nwz| efu| qcl| lqj| qvi| vrv| lhw| zce| arl| wcl| agk| yil| zwe| tfv| nwz| glu| fkt| nuk| xhw| rgl| puo| sxt| uyr| ccm| rhv| czl| aio| hld| jkq| ojx| tdl| mrn| ldf| odg| dds|