1993 - Page 6
Silverhill Closed After 118 Years
Piper seam: Training school gallery, 2 tiny faces South West 1947-1948,
- South East panel – 1955 used for practice
- 200s South East Jan 1965-Aug 1967, Connection 1in4 up to Sutton Deep Hard
- 205s North West Apr 1966-Sep 1967 short run
- 206s South East off 200s Aug 1967-stood Nov 1968, slow advance from May,- Sep 1970, restart, stopped after 10m advance
- 207s South East July 1975-RH Gate turn to left, - May 1978
- 208s Retreat North West July 1978- Oct 1980, slow from July
- 209s South East June 1973 –Sep 1977
- 210s South East Sep 1977-Sep 1980
- 211s South East May 1983 -Jan 1986
- 212s Retreat North West Dec 1989-Aug 1990
- 216s North West Jan 1986-Nov 1987
- 218s North West Sep 1990 Adv heads – 14 Oct 1992 stopped
- 221s North West Loader Gate heading and Airway heading for retreat panel stopped 14 Oct 1992
- ... Nov 1987-Apr 1990
- 240s Loader gate head Jan 1991-14 Oct 1992
- 240s Airway stopped Oct 1992. Seam abandoned. No methane drainage practised.
Low Main seam: Stalls:
- North East – 1898 abandoned
- North East and West – 1925
- South West – 1931
- North West and North East – 1933
- West – 1933
- North West – 1933 seam abandoned
- re-opened South East panel 1951-1952
- Panel numbers: 100s South West 1952-1954 (known as Tibby Low Main, i.e. the direction of the panel working uphill at 1in4 towards old workings from Tibshelf Top pit
- 110s East 1954-1955
- 120s West 1954-1956
- 1s West and North 1956-1960
- 3s North West 1959-1962
- 2s West 1960-1963
- 4s North West 1960-1965
- 5s South West and W 1962-1963-1964
- 7s South West 1963-1965
- 9s South West 1964-1966
- 6s South West 1965-1967
- 12s South West 1966-1968
- 18s North East 1966-1968
- 23s North East 1967-1975
- 14s North West 1968-1969
- 26s South East 1968-1970
- 17s North West 1968-1969
- 19s North West 1969-1970
- 15s North West 1970-1971
- 21s North East 1970-1972
- 28s South East 1971-1973
- 31s North West and North 1972-1975 to Glapwell boundary
- 37s North West 1974-1976
- 46s South East 1975-1977
- 33s North West 1976-1979
- 42s South East 1977-1979
- 29s North West 1979-1982
- 35s North West 1981-1983
- 32s South East 1983-1985. Seam abandoned. Methane drainage was practised at 15s, 21s, 23s, 28s, 29s, 31s, 32s, 33s, 35s, 37s, 42s and 46s return gates.
Threequarter seam:
- Exploratory heading North and small face East 1927 - 1928
- Development roadway from No2 pit bottom
- 20s and 22s panels East 1948 - 9 Nov 1950 and 1948 – 14 Mar 1949. No methane drainage practised.
Yard seam: Panel numbers:
- 39s Sep 1951
- 59s and 49s -1953, the return airway was up the steep Yard steps to the pit bottom
- Restart – Dec 1967
- 9s June 1990-14 Oct 1992
- Y5s Retreat, adv head stopped 15 Feb 1992, face headed out, stood, heading stopped, seam abandoned 14 Oct 1992. Methane drainage practised at Y9s only.
Silkstone / Blackshale: Stall working from 1878-
- South – 1897
- East – 1897
- 1in4 dip
- South and East Oct 1907 – 1909
- - Mar 1928, seam abandoned
- Seam restarted - Panel numbers: 1s South West Sep 1980-Aug 1982, stopped after slow advance at the edge of the dirt tip
- 2s North West Aug 1986-Oct 1987
- 4s North West Dec 1983-Sep 1986
- 6s North West Sep 1979-Dec 1982
- 8s North West Oct 1987-May 1989
- 10s North West July 1982-Aug 1987
- 18s North West Apr 1989-Mar 1991
- 15s SE Mar 1988-Jan 1990
- 3s SE May 1985-Feb 1988
- 20s Retreat SE Dec 1991-14 Oct 1992 stopped. Seam abandoned. Methane drainage practised at 1s, 2s, 3s, 4s, 6s, 8s, 10s, 15s and 18s.
Silkstone / Blackshale: Stall working from 1878-
- South – 1897
- East – 1897 1in4 dip
- South and East Oct 1907 – 1909
- - Mar 1928, seam abandoned
Seam restarted - Panel numbers:
- 1s South West Sep 1980-Aug 1982, stopped after slow advance at the edge of the dirt tip
- 2s North West Aug 1986-Oct 1987
- 4s North West Dec 1983-Sep 1986
- 6s North West Sep 1979-Dec 1982
- 8s North West Oct 1987-May 1989
- 10s North West July 1982-Aug 1987
- 18s North West Apr 1989-Mar 1991
- 15s South East Mar 1988-Jan 1990
- 3s South East May 1985-Feb 1988
- 20s Retreat SE Dec 1991-14 Oct 1992 stopped. Seam abandoned. Methane drainage practised at 1s, 2s, 3s, 4s, 6s, 8s, 10s, 15s and 18s.
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