Cleworth Hall Colliery
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Cleworth Hall Colliery was a coal mine operating on the Manchester Coalfield
after 1874 in Tyldesley
, Greater Manchester
, then in the historic county of Lancashire
, England.
of the Lancashire Coalfield
which were laid down in the Carboniferous
period and where coal is mined from seams between the Worsley Four Foot and Arley mines. The seams generally dip towards the south and west and are affected by small faults. The Upper Coal Measures are not worked in this part of the coalfield.
was sunk under the Cleworth Hall estate to the east of Yew Tree Colliery
in 1874. The two original shafts were sunk to the Rams and Black and White mines. The Crombouke mine at a depth of 71 yards was worked until 1890 when it s coal was exhausted. No.2 shaft was deepened to the Trencherbone mine and a third shaft sunk in the early 1890s. The pits were originally ventilated
by furnace at No.2 shaft.
Cleworth Hall colliery was modernised before 1914 and the shaft to the Arley mine equipped with steel headgear
and a washery and coal preparation plant were built near the pit head.
In 1896 Cleworth Hall employed 304 men underground and 46 surface workers. Gas coal, household and manufacturing coal were mined from the Black and White, Six-Foot and Trencherbone, mines.
Manchester Coalfield
The Manchester Coalfield is part of the South East Lancashire Coalfield. Its coal seams were laid down in the Carboniferous period and some easily accessible seams were worked on a small scale from the Middle Ages and extensively from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the early 19th...
after 1874 in Tyldesley
Tyldesley
Tyldesley is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It occupies an area north of Chat Moss near the foothills of the West Pennine Moors, east-southeast of Wigan and west-northwest of the city of Manchester...
, Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
, then in the historic county of Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, England.
Geology
Cleworth Hall Colliery exploited the Middle Coal MeasuresCoal Measures
The Coal Measures is a lithostratigraphical term for the coal-bearing part of the Upper Carboniferous System. It represents the remains of fluvio-deltaic sediment, and consists mainly of clastic rocks interstratified with the beds of coal...
of the Lancashire Coalfield
Lancashire Coalfield
The Lancashire Coalfield in north-west England was one of the most important British coalfields.-Geography and geology:The geology of the coalfield consists of the coal seams of the Upper, Middle and Lower Coal Measures, layers of sandstones, shales and coal of varying thickness, which were laid...
which were laid down in the Carboniferous
Carboniferous
The Carboniferous is a geologic period and system that extends from the end of the Devonian Period, about 359.2 ± 2.5 Mya , to the beginning of the Permian Period, about 299.0 ± 0.8 Mya . The name is derived from the Latin word for coal, carbo. Carboniferous means "coal-bearing"...
period and where coal is mined from seams between the Worsley Four Foot and Arley mines. The seams generally dip towards the south and west and are affected by small faults. The Upper Coal Measures are not worked in this part of the coalfield.
History
Cleworth Hall, the largest and longest lasting of the collieries owned by the Tyldesley Coal CompanyTyldesley Coal Company
Tyldesley Coal Company was a coal mining company formed in 1870 in Tyldesley, on the Manchester Coalfield in the historic county of Lancashire, England that had its origins in Yew Tree Colliery, the location for a mining disaster that killed 25 men and boys in 1858.-History:Yew Tree Farm covered...
was sunk under the Cleworth Hall estate to the east of Yew Tree Colliery
Yew Tree Colliery
Yew Tree Colliery was a coal mine operating on the Manchester Coalfield after 1845 in Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, then in the historic county of Lancashire, England....
in 1874. The two original shafts were sunk to the Rams and Black and White mines. The Crombouke mine at a depth of 71 yards was worked until 1890 when it s coal was exhausted. No.2 shaft was deepened to the Trencherbone mine and a third shaft sunk in the early 1890s. The pits were originally ventilated
Underground mine ventilation
Underground mine ventilation provides a flow of air to the underground workings of a mine of sufficient volume to dilute and remove noxious gases . The source of these gases are equipment that runs on diesel engines, blasting with explosives, and the orebody itself...
by furnace at No.2 shaft.
Cleworth Hall colliery was modernised before 1914 and the shaft to the Arley mine equipped with steel headgear
Headgear
Headgear, headwear or headdress is the name given to any element of clothing which is worn on one's head.Headgear serve a variety of purposes:...
and a washery and coal preparation plant were built near the pit head.
In 1896 Cleworth Hall employed 304 men underground and 46 surface workers. Gas coal, household and manufacturing coal were mined from the Black and White, Six-Foot and Trencherbone, mines.