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The Decline Of The Industry Continued
After Nationalisation 1947
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South Wingfield Also Known As Wingfield Manor And Speedwell
Was Closed After 86 Years

Wingfield Manor Colliery 2On 31st December 1963 Wingfield Manor (name from 1906), was re-opened in 1894 by the South Wingfield Colliery Co as Speedwell but changed to South Wingfield in 1896, was closed after 69 years and merged with Swanwick, (Derbyshire).  positions: SK35NE, No1 DC, 438936, 355368, No2 438990, 355560, The shaft being 249 yards (228m) deep. This pit was another with water problems the workings being close to the surface. It was situated due west of Alfreton on the old Roman Road Rykneld Street near Oakerthorpe. A McLane tip was used for the waste dirt. Pithead baths were opened in 1932. It was always classified as a small pit. The output was mainly by undercut, bored and fired and handfilled onto conveyors. The output was poor considering the number of men employed.

Seams worked: 

  • Deep Hard and ironstone -1947
  • Tupton or Low Main -1904
  • Silkstone or Blackshale -1905
  • Kilburn -1900 and -1950 and Threequarter May 1953-Nov 1954
  • Adit mine Shaw Wood (J Hartshorne).

Manpower:

  • 1894: re-opening as Speedwell
  • 1895: 24 Top Hard, 18 s/f; re-named South Wingfield
  • 1896: 38 Tupton, 26 s/f
  • 1897: 45 Tupton, 28 s/f, 103 Silkstone, 55 s/f
  • 1898: 154 T, S, 57 s/f
  • 1899: 237 T, S, 72 s/f
  • 1900: 287 T, S, 107 s/f
  • 1901: 290 T, S, 100 s/f
  • 1902: 294 T, S, 113 s/f
  • 1903: 309 T, S, Kilburn, 100 s/f
  • 1904: 434 T abandoned, S, K, 70 s/f
  • 1905: No1: 58 S, 24 s/f, No2: 18 K, 4 s/f
  • 1906: re-named Wingfield Manor: 72 S, K, 47 s/f
  • 1907: 206 S, K, 52 s/f
  • 1908: 266 S standing, Kilburn, 81 s/f
  • 1909: 280 K, 77 s/f
  • 1910: app 320 S, 77 s/f
  • 1911: 369 K, 77 s/f; 417 K, 91 s/f
  • 1912: 417 K, 91 s/f
  • 1913: 417 K, 108 s/f
  • 1914: 440 K, 85 s/f
  • 1915: 310 K, 85 s/f
  • 1916: 381 Kilburn and Tupton, 80 s/f
  • 1917: 334 K, 80 s/f
  • 1918: 294 K, 92 s/f
  • 1919: 310 K, 86 s/f
  • 1920: 314 K, 90 s/f
  • 1921: 331 K, 80 s/f
  • 1922: 357 K, 80 s/f
  • 1923: 350 K, 75 s/f
  • 1924: 362 K, 85 s/f
  • 1925: 350 K, 79 s/f
  • 1926: 350 K, 82 s/f
  • 1927: 345 K, 83 s/f
  • 1928: 360 K, 94 s/f
  • 1929: 340 K, 87 s/f
  • 1930: 381 K, 106 s/f
  • 1931: 373 K, 94 s/f
  • 1932: 367 K, 95 s/f
  • 1933: 360 K, 92 s/f
  • 1934: 363 K, 92 s/f
  • 1935: 345 K, 97 s/f
  • 1936: 350 K, 97 s/f
  • 1937: 365 K, 92 s/f
  • 1938: 368 K, 95 s/f
  • 1939: app 364 K, 100 s/f
  • 1940: 360 K, 106 s/f
  • 1941: 360 K, 93 s/f
  • 1942: 356 K, 103 s/f
  • 1943: 336 K, 92 s/f
  • 1944: 350 K, 95 s/f
  • Clay Cross Co Ltd: 1945: 335 K, 105 s/f
  • 1946: 397 Kilburn, Low Main, 117 s/f, total 514 men and boys.

Output and Manpower NCB: No4 Area EMD:

  • 1947: 141,552 tons, 470 men
  • 1948: 184,705 tons, 532 men
  • 1949: 249,841 tons, 548 men
  • 1950: 283,504 tons, 545 men
  • 1951: 369,050 tons, 598 men
  • 1952: 394,111 tons max, 587 men
  • 1953: 362,245 tons, 597 men
  • 1954: 364,109 tons, 609 men max
  • 1955: 321,117 tons, 605 men
  • 1956: 307,229 tons, 618 men
  • 1957: 257,729 tons, 586 men
  • 1958: 213,263 tons, 560 men
  • 1959: 209,299 tons, 533 men
  • 1960: 179,488 tons, 488 men
  • 1961: 199,184 tons, 458 men
  • 1962: 18,480 tons, 448 men. Merged with Swanwick November 1963.

Agents:

  • R Williamson Agent –1919
  • G Gregory Agent 1919-1923
  • George W Dickinson (255) Agent 1923-1928
  • WILLIAM Mitton (927) Agent 1928-1940
  • GF Gardner Agent (1333) 1940-1946.

Sub-Area Managers / Group Managers:

  • Jack L Merry (542) Sub-Area Manager 1947-1957
  • Jack W Smalley (3723) Group Manager 1957-1964.

Managers for Wingfield Manor: for South Wingfield:

  • J Middlemiss (687) 1895-1896
  • J Smithurst (1124) 1896-1898
  • R Thomas (2297) 1898-1899
  • Joseph Smith (658) 1899-1901
  • HE Maltby (2329) 1901-1902
  • MJ Fogge (1330) 1902-1905
  • WS Elphinstone (2581) Wingfield Manor Colliery Co:

Wingfield Manor:

  • 1906-1907
  • TH Johnson (1988) 1907-1912
  • AE Bramley (3393) 1912-1913
  • J Robinson (3970) 1913-1915
  • A Penistone (3941) 1915-1919
  • William C Wright (329) 1919-1920
  • George W Dickinson (255) 1920-1923 promoted to Agent 1923
  • GF Gardner (1333) 1923-1928 (promoted to Agent Grassmoor)
  • John Southern (3945) Manager 1928-1945 continued for Clay Cross Co 1945-1946 and NCB -1951
  • G Hodkin (2930) Manager 1951-1953
  • Jack W Smalley (3723) Manager 1953-1956 (transferred from Cotes Park, transferred to Brookhill)
  • Edward Arthur Hopkins (5684) Manager 1956-1962 (promoted from Denby Hall, transferred to Swanwick)
  • Joe A Rodgers (4226) 1962-1964 (transferred to Alfreton).

Undermanagers for Wingfield Manor: for South Wingfield:

  • F Gregory (2952) 1896-1898
  • T Savage (370) 1900-1903
  • W Hufton (2nd) 1904-1907
  • John Sharp (4643) 1907-1908
  • J Beaumont 1909-1911

Wingfield Manor Colliery Co Ltd:

  • John Sharp 1911-12
  • W Hufton (2nd) 1912-1913
  • W Halliwell (2nd) 1913-1915
  • TE Williams (2nd) 1915-1917
  • J Spence (2nd) 1917-1919
  • H Kilbourne (2nd) 1919-1921
  • JT Butler (2nd) 1921-1925
  • JT Rodgers 1925-1926
  • John Southern (3945) 1926-1928 (promoted to Manager, but there was no Undermanager for 14 years)
  • B Wheeler (2nd) succeeded 1942-1964.

Surveyors included:

  • Eric Dennis (2464) appointed upon qualifying in Jan 1953, 1953-1964 transferred to Blackwell B Winning
  • W Ray Fern (1602) 1964 (Swanwick since 1952)

 

 

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