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The Decline Of The Industry Continued
After Nationalisation 1947

Chimneys
1993
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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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