List of Collieries in 1993

from 'Guide to the Coalfields'

Gives name of mine, location, manager, undermanager, number of men underground, number of men on surface and seams worked.

Pits marked thus (L) were private mines, licensed by the Coal Authority.

Abbey (L) Neath, West Glam. A. Aston Pentre Rider
Alltwen Hill (L) Swansea
Amber Valley (L) Alfreton, Derby E. Hartshorne Blackshale
Annesley/Bentnick Annesley, Notts E. Blackwell J.H. Van Ham 675 205 Blackshale
Apedale (L) Chesterton, Staffs. C.W. Kirkham Channel, Bassey etc.
Asfordby Asfordby, Notts G.C. Harris P. Marriot 374 93 developing mine
Ayle Drift (L) J. Shepherd Little Limestone
Backshot (L) Forth, Lanarkshire Wilontown Main
Bank Top (L) Leycett, Staffs. W. Lewis Rowhurst
Barhaugh Drift (L) F. Shepherd Little Limestone
Bentley Bentley, Doncaster G.J. Wilson P. Dawson 554 135 Parkgate/Swallow Wood
Betws Ammanford, Dyfed C.L. Jones M. Cook 100 13 Red Vein
Bevercotes Retford, Notts D.R. Bell J.R. Nichol 629 159 Hard/Top Hard/Low Waterloo
Bilsthorpe Bilsthorpe, Notts A. Alisop S.G. Pollard 757 170 Parkgate/Low Main
Blackbarn (L) Cefn y Crib, Gwent M.R. Jones
Blaengrenig No.2 (L) Ammanford, Dyfed C. Windos Red Vein
Blaenpergwm (L) Port Talbot, West Glam. E. Williams
Blagill (L) J. Watson Little Limestone
Bolsover Bolsover, Chesterfield P.J. Mullery P. Chambers 477 110 Blackshale
Brawds Level (L) Maesteg, Mid Glam D.I. Evans
Brynglas (L) Ammanford, Dyfed J. Morgan
Bryn-Y-Garn (L) Rhondda, W.C. Fyfield
Bwlch Varteg (L) Rhos, West Glam
Caeglas (L) Treeharris, Mid Glam
Calverton Calverton, Notts R.J. Hallam D.J. Messom 590 199 Low Bright/Brinsley/High Hazel
Cannop Drift (L) Cannop, Coleford
Cannop Engine (L) Coleford
Carn Cornel No.2 (L) Neath, West Glam.
Castle Drift (L) B. Craig Little Limestone
Cefn Mawr No.2 (L) Neath, West Glam
Clarghill (L) J.G.E. Williams Little Limestone
Clipstone Clipstone, Mansfield D.M. Betts P.A. Townsend 794 161 Yard/Deep Soft
Coed Talon (L) C. Burgess
Cotgrave Cotgrave, Notts S. Wright R.J. Nevin 496 117 Blackshale
Craig Merthyr (L) Swansea?
Craigman (L) New Cummock, Ayr J. O'Hara
Craig-y-Llyn (L) Rhondda
Crugau (L) Neath, W. Glam
Cwmglo (L) Pontypool, Gwent Yard/Seven Feet
Cwm-Yr-Onen (L) Neath, W. Glam.
DanyGraig No.2 (L) near Swansea
Darrell NO.2 (L) Rhondda
Daw Mill Arley, Coventry A. Galloway R.J. Flint 1359 124 Thick
Dinas Rock (L) Port Talbot
Doe Lea (L) Doe Lea, Chesterfield J. Mitchell Top Hard
Dynant Fach No.2 (L) Dyfed
Easington Easington, Co. Durham S.J. Reece K.G. Smith 1595 303 Main Yard/Low Main
Ellington Combine Ellington, Morpeth E.W. Kearney A. Baggerley 1799 164 Main Yard/Brass Thrill
Elwyn Pinetrees (L) Port Tolbot
Evans No. 4 (L) Swansea
Evans No.4 (L) Swansea
Evawill (L) Dyfed
Farmwood (L) Coleford
FForch-Y-Garran (L) West Glam
Ffynonau-Duon 1 and 2 (L) Mid Glam
Ffynonau-Duon 3 (L) Mid Glam
Ffynonau-Duon 4 (L) Mid Glam
Forest No.3 (L) Neath W. Glam.
Frances Dysart, Scotland W. Kerr A. Simpson
Frickley South Elmsall, Pontefract K.I. Whiteman S. Atkin Cudworth/Newhill/Haighmoor
Gasciogne Wood South Milford, Leeds H.D. Hoy F. Wallbank 196 80
Glanderi (L) West Glam.
Glan-Yr-Afon (L) ?
Gleison (L) Cardiff
Glen (L) Swansea
Glenview Carluke, Lanarkshire
Glomynydd (L) Rhondda
Goldthorpe Goldthorpe, Rotherham A. Hendy C.J. Prescott Shafton
Green Clough Merrils Head Farm, Cliviger A. Little
Greenland Drift (L) Quebec, Co. Durham D. Carlisle Busty Top/Busty
Grime Bridge (L) Dean Rossendale W. Clayton
Grimethorpe Grimethorpe, Barnsley D.L. Brook D. Lowery Parkgate/Fenton/Newhill
Gwynfryn No.2 (L) Cardiff
Harworth Bircotes, Doncaster R.W. Robson J.M. Brown 988 193 Deep Soft/Swallow Wood
Hatfield/Thorne Stainforth, Doncaster J. Ainley M.J. Seal 848 151 High Hazel
Hay Royds (L) Clayton West, Huddersfield A. Bilston
Haying Wood (L) Leycett, Staffs. F. Green
Hayners Bailey (L) Lydney Glos.
Heol Hen (L) Neath
High Street (L) Treharris
Hirfynidd (L) Neath
Hirfynydd (L) Neath
Hopewell-in-Wimberry (L) Coalway, Coleford
Houghton Main Little Houghton, Barnsley J. Blundell D.P. Round 1141 157 Silkstone/Fenton
Hulme (L) Hulme, Stoke M. Longton
Ivy Rock (L) N.W. Glam
Johnson (L) Blackwood Gwent
Kellingley Kellingley, Yorks N.R. Kemp T. Brooks 929 158 Beeston/Silkstone
Kielder Forest Mine (L) Wombwell, Barnsley developing
Kiveton Kiveton Park, Sheffield E. Hardy N. Betts 456 109 Clowne/High Hazel
Lassodie (L) Kelty, Fife Seven Foot
Leycett (Podmoor Hall) (L) Leycett, Newcastle W. Lewis Great Coal/Cannel Row
Little Sherriff (L) Silverdale Notts T. Warnes Winghay
Littleton Huntingdon, Cannock R.P.H. Dean S.H. Parker 960 91 Park Benches/Eight Feet
Llechart No.2 (L) Neath
Llety Philip (L) Cardiff
Lodge Drift (L) Pentre Broughton, Wrexham N. Williams
Longannet Complex Clackmannan, Scotland W.R. Dow
Lonnen Drift (L) Spennymoor, Co. Durham M. McQuire Bottom Hutton
Mainband (St. Bees) (L) Whitehaven, Cumbria N.G. Edmunds
Maltby Maltby, Rotherham M.J. High J. Kellaway 483 180 Swallow Wood
Manton Manton, Worksop K.W, Jessup T. McKechnie 668 153 Parkgate
March Hywel (L) W. Glam
Markham Duckmanton, Chesterfield C.G. Ponder P.E. Ward 1231 196 Thin/Thick Blackshale
Markham Main Armthorpe, Doncaster A. Davies W.P. Cooke 801 131 Barnsley
Middridge Drift (L) Shilton, Co. Durham A. Hewick Sutton
Monkton Hall Dalkeith, Scotland W. Kerr A. Simpson
Moorside (L) Mosborough, Sheffield D. Amatt Parkgate
Nant Fach (L) Swansea
Nant Gwrhyd (L) Swansea
Nant Merddog (L) Gwent
Nantglas Newydd (L) Neath
Nanthir (L) Neath
Nantmelyn (L) Mid Glam.
Nant-Y-Cafn (L) Swansea
Nant-Y-Glo (L) West Glam.
Nant-Y-Mynydd (L) West Glam.
New Penrhiw (L) Swansea
New Road Level (L) Coalway, Coleford
North Selby Escrick, Yorkshire A. Williams P. Winks 366 76 Barnsley
Old Park (L) Bream, Lydney, Glos.
Ollerton Ollerton, Newark M.D. Orchiston S. Morris 830 177 Parkgate
Osmondcroft Drift (L) Winston, Co. Durham Yordale
Pantygasseg (L) Pontypool, Gwent
Parc Level (L) Amannford
Park Drift (L) Willington Crook, Durham M. Burrows
Parklands (L) Apedale, Chesterton A. Cartwright Bullhurst
Parkside Newton-le-Willows M.W. Ramsay G.G. Mottram 770 76 Trencherbone
Penhydd Newydd (L) West Glam.
Pentreclwydau (L) Port Talbot
Pentwyn No.3 (L) Amannford
Penygrug (L) West Glam.
Penywaum No.2 (L) Amannford
Point of Ayr Holywell, Clwyd P.G. Redford K. Whitehead 492 59 Yard/Stone/Hard Five Quarters
Ponty (L) West Glam.
Prince of Wales Pontefract, Yorks W.R. Davies G. Maynes 546 73 Stanley Main/Warren House
Quaker House (L) Ashton in Makerfield C. Booth King
Rashiehill (L) Forth, Lanarkshire V. Wilson Wilsontown Main
Redding Level (L) Ruardean, Glos.
Rhaeadr (L) Swansea
Rheola (L) Neath
Riccall Riccall, Selby, Yorks J.S. Sumnall I.J. Lloyd 545 90 Barnsley
Rithan (L) Pontypool
Rossington Rossington, Doncaster G. Mountain S.W. Jackson 781 166 Barnsley/Dunsil
Rufford Mansfield D.J. Moult D. Meikie 620 163 Yard/Blackshale
Scranton (L) Port Talbot
Shadfen Park Drift (L) Morpeth, Northumberland A. Newey Harvey
Sharlston Sharlston, Wakefield P.A. Adams M. Cartwright 590 109 Warren House/Stanley Main
Shirebrook Shirebrook, Mansfield C.J.E. Smith P.C. Stokes 1004 162 Deep Hard/Piper/Blackshale
Silverdale Silverdale Staffordshire K. Leech M. Arthur 661 96 Great Row/Winghay
Silverhill Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts I. Clayton R.A.P. Britton 661 152 Yard/Piper
Silverwood Thybergh, Rotherham T. Lawson A. Barnes 902 148 Swallow Wood/Haigh Moor
Stillingfleet Stillingfleet, Yorks P. Lewis M. Weston 534 84 Barnsley
Taff Merthyr Treharris, Mid Glam. M.K. Lewis P.D. Morgan 383 65 Seven Feet
Tai-Level-Lo (L) Mid Glam.
Thoresby Mansfield, Notts K.G. Fidler D.L. Wheatly 994 194 Parkgate
Tower Hirwaun, Mid Glam D.J. Fox D.B Lewis 413 77 Seven Feet/Five Feet
Tows Bank Drift (L) Coanwood, Haltwhistle
Trentham Trentham, Stoke J.R. Sorbie D. Durber 1594 167 Hams/Yard etc
Tstrad (L) Amannford
Twillycarn (L) Dyfed
Tyn Wern (L) West Glam.
Tyn-Graig (L) West Glam.
Upper Ras Brynoer (L) Gwent
Vane Tempest/Seaham Seaham, Co. Durham T. Gray P. Robson 910 196 High Main
Venallt (L) Swansea
Viaduct (L) Muirkirk, Ayrshire J. Bacharac
Waunhir No.2 (L) Amannford
Wearmouth Sunderland W. Fairbairn K.R.T. Benson 1779 299 Yard/Maudlin/Low Main
Welbeck Welbeck, Mansfield S.J. Parkin N. Harrison 848 195 Top Hard/Deep Soft
Werntarw No.2 (L) Mid Glam.
Westhoe South Shields T.P. Watson R. Watson 1529 269 Main/Maudlin/Brass Thrill
Whitemoor Selby, Yorks P.L. Gwilliam J. Alstead 252 54 Barnsley
Whittle (L) Hampeth, Fenton, Northumberland
Winstone (L) Gwent
Wistow Wistow, Selby, Yorks G.E. Wilby R. Draper 627 82 Barnsley
Woodside (L) Consett, Durham A. Newey
Woody Close (L) Consett, Durham
Wrytree (L) Greenhead, Carlisle Little Limestone