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The Decline Of The Industry Continued
After Nationalisation 1947

Chimneys
1993
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1993 - Page 5

Silverhill Closed After 118 Years


Manpower: Stanton Iron Works Co: at the old pit Top Hard and Dunsil 1867-1876 not known, but probably not more than 50 men and boys; at the new pit (sunk 1875-1878), manpower would build up from around 60 to app 300 then from

  • 1893: 350 men and boys working Tupton and Silkstone
  • 1894: Tupton 300, s/f 68, Silkstone 186, s/f 87, total 641 men
  • 1895: 574 men
  • 1896: 302 Tupton, 107 s/f, 141 Silkstone 62 s/f
  • 1897: 330 Tupton, 115 s/f, 121 Silkstone, 43 s/f
  • 1898: 345 Tupton, 110 s/f, 119 Silkstone, 46 s/f
  • 1899: 320 Tupton, 112 s/f, 111 Silkstone, 43 s/f
  • 1900: 586 men
  • 1901: 362 T, 104 s/f, 131 S, 51 s/f
  • 1902: 405 T, 104 s/f, 135 S, 54 s/f
  • 1903: 390 Tupton, 84 s/f, 44 Deep Hard  10 s/f , 118 Silkstone, 52 s/f, total 698 men
  • 1904: 362 T, 93 s/f, 112 Deep Hard, 11 s/f, 112 S, 60 s/f
  • 1905: 341 T, 97 s/f, 92 DH, 21 s/f, 207 S, 54 s/f, 702 men
  • 1906: 400 T, 107 s/f, 126 DH, 17 s/f, 107 S 48 s/f
  • 1907: 405 T, 101 s/f, 101 DH, 19 s/f, 102 S, 48 s/f
  • 1908: 424 T, 102 s/f, 115, DH, 18 s/f, 114 S, 42 s/f
  • 1909: 413 T, 106 s/f, 112 DH, 26 s/f, 110 S, 38 s/f
  • 1911: 427 T, 101 s/f, 144 DH, 30 s/f, 98 S, 45 s/f, 702 men
  • 1912: 415 T, 113 s/f, 158 DH, 28 s/f, 116 S, 35
  • 1913: 352 Tupton, 100 s/f, 162 Deep Hard, 31 s/f, 118 Silkstone, 34 s/f, 845 men
  • 1914: 368 T, 91 s/f, 183 DH, 32 s/f, 120 S, 41 s/f
  • 1915: 262 Tupton and Deep Hard, 63 s/f, 288 Silkstone, 45 s/f, 797 men
  • 1916: 244 T and DH, 61 s/f, 251 S, 47 s/f
  • 1917: 203 T and DH, 56 s/f, 254 S, 48 s/f
  • 1918: 259 T and DH, 40 s/f, 191 S, 56 s/f
  • 1919: 361 T and DH, 55 s/f, 257 S, 59 s/f
  • 1920: Silkstone finished, Tupton & Deep Hard 327 T and DH, 69 s/f, 310 DH, 71 s/f, 777 men
  • 1921: 467 T and DH, 85 s/f, 289 DH, 68 s/f
  • 1922: 411 T and DH, 85 s/f, 255 DH, 51 s/f
  • 1923: 474 DH and Main, 95 s/f, 256 DH and Main, 57 ms/f, 882 men
  • 1924: 443 DH and Low Main, 97 s/f, 295 DH and Low Main, 59 s/f
  • 1925: 550 and 260 Deep Hard, Low Main, 175 s/f,  985 men
  • 1926: 430 DH, LM, 63 s/f, 380 DH, LM, 57 s/f, 930 men
  • 1927: 441 DH, LM, 67 s/f, 380 DH, LM, 68 s/f, 930 men
  • 1928: 439 DH, LM, 373 DH, LM, 138 s/f, 950 men
  • 1929: 387 DH, LM, 66 s/f, 384,DH, LM, 63 s/f, 900 men
  • 1930: 400 Low Main, 71 s/f, 380 Deep Hard, 67 s/f, 918 men
  • 1931: 414 Low Main, 76 s/f, 356 Deep Hard, 64 s/f
  • 1932: 424 LM, 77 s/f, 411 DH, 69 s/f
  • 1933: Deep Hard, 48 Low Main finished, 744 DH, 124 s/f, 916
  • 1934: 652 DH, 137 s/f
  • 1935: 666 DH, 145 s/f, 811 men
  • 1936: 661 DH, 137 s/f
  • 1937: 645 DH, 145 s/f
  • 1938: 680 DH, 148 s/f
  • 1939: 678 DH, 152 s/f
  • 1940: 675 DH, 160 s/f, 835 men
  • 1941: 712 DH, 197 s/f
  • 1942: 735 DH, 182 s/f
  • 1943: 770 DH, 199 s/f
  • 1944: 808 DH, 208 s/f
  • 1945: Deep Hard 843, s/f 213, total 1,086 men and boys.

Tonnage and Manpower NCBSilverhill No2 Area EMD:

  • 1947: 384,656 tons, 906 Deep Hard, 251 s/f, 1,157 men
  • 1948: 396,962 tons, 895 DH, 218 s/f, 1,116 men
  • 1949: 468,155 tons, 1,052 DH, Yard, Threequarter 205 s/f, 1,221 men
transferred to No4 Area:
  • 1950: 458,176 tons, 1,035 DH, Y, ¾, 223 s/f, 1,253 men
  • 1951: 475,377 tons, 1,030 DH, Y, ¾ and Low Main re-opened, 229 s/f, 1,306 men
  • 1952: 514,811 tons, 1,084 DH, LM, Threequarter (¾) finished, 236 s/f,  1,330 men (max)
  • 1953: 512,002 tons, 1,073 DH, LM, Yard finished, 228 s/f, 1,300 men
  • 1954: 535,803 tons, 1,062 DH, LM, 229 s/f, 1,287 men
  • 1955: 556,601 tons, 1,036 DH, LM, 239 s/f, 1,290 men
  • 1956: 555,565 tons, 1,047 DH, LM, 248 s/f, 1,286 men
  • 1957: 580,543 tons, 1,000 DH, LM, 247 s/f, 1,257 men
  • 1958: 547,940 tons, 959 DH, LM, 254 s/f, 1,216 men
  • 1959: 552,481 tons, 952 DH, LM, 272 s/f, 1,230 men
  • 1960: 585,091 tons, 972 DH, LM, 258 s/f, 1,222 men
  • 1961: 563,162 tons, 978 DH, LM, 256 s/f, 1,215 men
  • 1962: 623,835 tons, 968 DH, LM, 240 s/f, 1,214 men
  • 1963: 558,777 tons, 968 DH, LM, 240 s/f, 1,220 men
  • 1963/64: 573,674 tons, DH, LM, 1,223 men
  • 1964/65: 657,651 tons, 969 DH, LM, 232 s/f, 1,209 men
  • 1965/66: 599,113 tons, 969 DH, LM, 232 s/f, 1,206 men
  • 1966/67: 518,578 tons, 969 DH, LM, 232 s/f, 1,187 men

North Nottinghamshire Area:

  • 1967/68: 480,142 tons, 955 Deep Hard finished, Low Main, Piper, re-opened Yard as training face 80m long, 233 s/f, 1,154 men
  • 1968/69: 700,699 tons, 913 LM, P, 231 s/f, 1,131 men
  • 1969/70: 525,106 tons, 886 LM, P, 244 s/f, 1,123 men
  • 1970/71: 622,186 tons, Piper finished, Low Main, 239 s/f, 1,129 men
  • 1971/72: 521,973 tons, 873 LM, 248 s/f, 1,138 men
  • 1972/73: 567,170 tons, 885 LM, 251 s/f, 1,115 men
  • 1973/74: 494,539 tons, 860 LM, 249 s/f, 1,071 men
  • 1974/75: 573,471 tons, 860 LM, Piper re-opened, 249 s/f 1,043 men
  • 1975/76: 565,046 tons, LM, P, 1,051 men
  • 1976/77: 465,037 tons, LM, P, 1,066 men
  • 1977/78: 580,938 tonnes, (571,761 tons), LM, P, 1,102 men
  • 1978/79: 698,381 tonnes, LM, P, 1,160 men
  • 1979/80: 514,868 tonnes, 1,132 men
  • 1980/81: 732,509 tonnes, LM, P, 1,249 men
  • 1981/82: 788,748 tonnes, LM, P, 1,298 men (profit £1.710m)
  • 1982/83: 700,048 tonnes, LM, P, 1,253 men (loss £1.937m)
  • 1983/84: 649,584 tonnes, LM, P, 1,203 men (loss £3.162m)
  • 1984/85: 533,490 tonnes, LM, P, 1,182 men (loss £4.677m)
  • 1985/86: 724,405 tonnes, Low Main finished, Piper, Blackshale (Silkstone) re-opened, 1,152 men (profit £1.375m)
  • 1986/87: British Coal: 696,145 tonnes, P, BS, 1,069 men (profit £543,000)
  • 1987/88: 588,132 tonnes, P, BS, 926 men (loss £7.563m)
  • 1988/89: 858,009 tonnes, BS, P, Yard re-opened, 803 men
  • 1989/90: 872,000 tonnes, Piper closed, BS, Y, 777 men, profit £620,000
  • 1990/91: 800,800 tonnes, Blackshale closed, Yard, app 770 men, 660 u/g, 110 s/f, plus 83 under officials and 31 WPIS, profit £1.1m
  • 1991/92: 932,000 tonnes (max), Yard, 770 men, encountered severe geological problems by Aug 1991 the pit was in the red by £3m, but by the end of the financial year there was a profit of £1.94m
  • 1992/93: 388,651 tonnes Yard seam.  Coal face workers 202, Development men 15, Roads 53, Salvage 38, Others 391, Surface 11, total 711 men.   Colliery finished production 30th October 1992 and was one of the 10 pits scheduled for immediate closure but was put on hold, and care and maintenance, after a furore in Parliament (Con) over the proposed closure of 30 pits, however it was closed in March 1993.

Panels: Deep Hard: Stall working start 1913

  • South West finished Sep 1927
  • North  West – Mar 1932
  • South West – May 1933, close to washout
  • South near pit bottom – May 1935
  • North  West  then South East finished Sep 1936
  • North  West – Sep 1936
  • South East – Sep 1940
  • North  West - Mar 1940
  • North  West – Feb 1941
  • North  West – Feb 1941, first panel working
  • South East – 1942, worked round pillar left for St Catherines Church, Teversal
  • North  West – June 1943, finished at Hardwick Hall pillar
  • North  West panel – May 1943
  • North  West panel – Aug 1945
  • North  West panel – Apr 1948
  • North panel – Dec 1949
  • South West panel – Jan 1950
  • North  West panel – June 1950, stopped at boundary with North Derbyshire
  • West panel – Oct 1951, turned right at pillar left for Hardwick Hall
  • North  West panel– Dec 1951
  • North  West panel – Jan 1952
  • Panel off Middle Dips turn right – Jan 1952
  • North  West panel – Dec 1953 worked up to pillar and stall workings on North Dips
  • North  West 30s panel – Feb 1954
  • North  West panel – Mar 1954
  • North  West panel – July 1954
  • South West 35s panel off 30s to left – 1955
  • South East panel start Nov 1955
  • South West panel – Feb 1956
  • South East panel – Oct 1956
  • North  West panel – Apr 1957
  • North East panel – Mar 1958
  • South East panel – Mar 1958
  • North  West panel start May 1958
  • North East panel – Dec 1958 and restarted – June 1959, finished at boundary
  • North  West panel turn right – June 1961
  • South East panel – June 1961
  • South East – Nov 1961
  • Off Middle Dips North East panel Mar 1961– June 1963, Pleasley boundary
  • North East panel – Jan 1963
  • North  West panel dropped RH side Oct 1963
  • North  West panel turn right – Mar 1964
  • Panel off Middle Dips – Apr 1965
  • North  West panel – May 1966
  • South East panel – Mar 1966, stopped at boundary
  • North East panel Mar 1966 – Nov 1967, seam abandoned. Deep Hard Panel numbers: 10s, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 21s, 31s, 35s, 41s, 51s, 61s, 71s, 81s, 91s, 101s. No methane drainage practised.
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