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1994 - Page 11

Ollerton Was Closed 1994, After 69 Years

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1938:

  • 1s (2,350 yards walk), 2s (2,500 yards walk), 3s (2,550 yards walk) South East (800 yards) (731m)
  • 10s North (280 yards) (256m) (2,080 yards walk)
  • 5s, (375 yards) (343m) (1,300 yards walk)
  • 4s (200 yards) (183m), abandoned June, finished at shaft pillar and stripping 673s old goaf at LHS from March (1,250 yards walk)
  • 6s North West (180 yards) (165m), carrying 1’ 6” (0.45m) fault and shortening down at large fault (1,300 yards walk).
  • Output for year 1938 was 618,888 tons. 80.5 acres worked at 4.958 feet thick, 7,685 tons per acre, 1,550 tons per foot acre. 13.0 miles of roadway open. Last 2 ponies brought out. 1,616 men on books, 1,213 u/g, 403 s/f, 219 men set on.

1939:

  • 1s (2,600 yards walk)
  • 2s (2,750 yards walk)
  • 3s (2,800 yards walk) South East (820 yards) (750m)
  • 10s North (280 yards) (256m) (2,360 yards walk)
  • 5s (370 yards) (338m) (1,600 yards walk) (2,000 yards walk)
  • 6s North West (40 yards) (36m) abandoned June, shortening and carrying several faults (1,420 yards walk)
  • 9s North (185 yards) (169m) start June, widening out and stripping old 10s goaf (1,200 yards walk).
  • Output for 1939 was 723,876 tons. 95.4 acres of coal worked at 4.895 feet thick, 7,587 tons per acre, 1,550 tons per foot acre. 15.0 miles of roadway open. War began against Germany 3 Sep. 1,625 men on books, 1,223 u/g, 402 s/f.

1940:

  • 1s (3,200 yards walk)
  • 2s (3,050 yards walk)
  • 3s (3,000 yards walk) South East (740 yards) (677m), shortening down at 1s RHS, also shortened down at 3s LHS
  • 10s North (200 yards) (183m), LH benk shortened down in January to create pillar edge to Boughton Waterworks pumping station (2,750 yards walk)
  • 5s North West (380 yards) (348m) (2,000 yards walk)
  • 9s North (550 yards) (503m), angled back LH benk to give more face length, stripping goaf at LHS (1,250 yards walk). Loading points established in main gates. This was where a gate conveyor from the face loaded coal directly into tubs which were positioned beneath and then hauled by endless rope outbye down the gate then clipped to a rope on the main road towards the pit bottom.
  • Output for year 1940 was 686,633 tons. 90.4 acres of coal worked at 4.9 feet thick, 7,595 tons per acre, 1,550 tons per foot acre. 17.0 miles of roadways open.1,638 men on books, 1,236 u/g, 402 s/f.

1941:

  • 1s, 340 (310m) (285 yards) (260m) (3,300 yards walk)
  • 2s (2,900 yards walk) stopped Feb, 3s (310 yards) (283m) (295 yards) (270m) (3,400 yards walk), South East
  • 10s North (206 yards) (188m) (3,050 yards walk)
  • 5s North West (380 yards) (348m) (330 yards) (302m), shortening down to form Boughton Waterworks pillar (2,300 yards walk)
  • 9s North 540 (494m) 580 yards (530m), still hand got (1,400 yards walk). Tonnage began to drop due to men leaving to join the forces.
  • Output for 1941 was 625,320 tons. 82.3 acres worked at 4.9 feet thick, 7,595 tons per acre, 1,550 tons per foot acre. 19.5 miles of roadways open. 1,571 men on books, 1,179 u/g, 392 s/f. New main screen fitted in Aug. Ollerton brickworks closed down.

1942:

  • 1s, (230 yards) (210m) (3,550 yards walk)
  • 3s (3,750 yards walk) South East (200 yards) (183m)
  • 10s North (200 yards) (183m) abandoned Jan (3,100 yards walk)
  • 5s North West (280 yards) (256m) (2,650 yards walk)
  • 9s North (550 yards) (503m) (1,600 yards walk)
  • New 6s North West (180 yards) (165m) start June (1,800 yards walk). Tonnage increased due to War effort.
  • Output for 1942 was 707,017 tons. 92.6 acres worked at 4.925 feet thick, 7,633 tons per acre, 1,550 tons per foot acre. 21.5 miles of roadways open. 1,537 men on books, 1,156 u/g, 381 s/f.

1943:

  • 1s South East (220 yards) (201m) abandoned Aug
  • 3s South East (200 yards) (183m) abandoned Apr
  • 5s North West (250 yards) (229m), shortening down both sides due to lack of manpower
  • 9s North (550 yards) (503m)
  • 7s North West (420 yards) (384m) start, carrying faults and up to 12 slips
  • 6s North West (140 yards) (128m), carrying fault up to 4’ 6” (1.37m) and shortening at large fault, abandoned Mar
  • 2s South East restart (140 yards) (128m), widening out and stripping old goafs
  • 4s South East start May (260 yards) (238m), widening out and stripping old goaf of 1932
  • 11s North start June (300 yards) (275m), opened out on old 10s gob side. Began developing Main Bright from inset in No2 shaft.
  • Output for year 1943 was 653,010 tons. More dirt being mined. 91.9 acres worked at 4.583 feet thick, 7,103 tons per acre., 1,550 tons per foot acre.  20.75 miles of roadways open. 1,484 men on books, 1,095 u/g, 389 s/f. Days worked 295.

1944:

  • 2s South East (300 yards) (275m), still extending and stripping goafs (3,300 yards walk)
  • 5s North West (220 yards) (201m) (3,050 yards walk)
  • 9s North abandoned Mar (300 yards) (274m) (1,820 yards walk)
  • 7s North West abandoned Oct, (420 yards) (384m) (200 yards) (183m), shortened down at large fault LHS and carrying 4 faults, poor gate conditions (2,250 yards walk)
  • 8s North West start Sep (400 yards) (365m) (2,200 yards walk)
  • 4s South East (250 yards) (229m) (1,650 yards walk)
  • 11s North (320 yards) (293m) (2,000 yards walk)
  • 12s heads North
  • Main Bright heads from insets in shafts, only one proper pit bottom made (poor friable roof and water).
  • Output for 1944 was 694,977 tons. 95.0 acres of Top Hard worked at 4.708 feet thick, 7,297 tons per acre, 1,550 tons per foot acre, 693,794 tons. 0.23 acres of Main Bright worked at 3.216 feet thick, 0.7397 foot acres, 1,183 tons. 1,568 men on books, 1,160 men u/g, 408 s/f. Some Bevin Boys drafted in. First manrider installed on 2s Main, 150hp, 2,400 yards long, to seat 24 men 12 either side of car.

1945:

  • 2s South East (370 yards) (338m) 1,000 yards walk plus manrider
  • 5s North West (220 yards) (201m) (3,200 yards walk)
  • 8s North West (430 yards) (393m), carrying several faults and LHS stopped at large fault (2,500 yards walk)
  • 4s South East (250 yards) (229m), tandem point installed (2,000 yards walk)
  • 11s North abandoned Aug (330 yards) (302m) (2,280 yards walk)
  • 12s North start (260 yards) (238m) (2,000 yards walk)
  • Main Bright headings (300 yards) (275m) (3’ 3” (1.0m) coal).
  • Harrison’s hill was driven at a gradient of 1in3 down from No2 pit bottom North road to Spencer’s old gate. First underground borehole drilled 272 yards down. New 600s Loading point. Installed conveyors down old 10s to new 12s.
  • Output for 1945 was 688,585 tons. 92.5 acres of Top Hard at 4.808 feet thick, 7, 452 tons per acre, 7452686,264 tons 0.477 acres of Main Bright at 3.069 feet thick, 1.461 foot acres, 2,321 tons. 19.0 miles of roadways open. 1,558 men on books, 1,177 u/g, 381 s/f. There were only 13 pits in the country with an oms (output per manshift) of more than 45 cwts. However there was an absenteeism rate of 17%.
  • Second World War ended, Victory in Europe 8 May and Victory over Japan 11 Aug.

1946:

  • 2s (1,200 yards walk plus manrider) South East (250 yards) (229m), benk finally straightened out
  • 5s North West abandoned Feb (250 yards) (229m) (3,230 yards walk)
  • 8s North West abandoned Oct 500 yards (457m) (2,800 yards walk)
  • 4s (2,400 yards walk) South East 260 yards (238m)
  • 12s (2,400 yards walk) North 260 yards (238m)
  • 24s (1,400 yards walk) East 150 yards (137m) (250 yards) (229m)
  • 6s (1,400 yards walk) South East start Sep (280 yards) (256m)
  • 3s dev South East
  • Old North district abandoned
  • Main Bright seam abandoned Jan, (350 yards) (320m) total (4,196 tons)
  • New 400s Loading point (Tea cup handle) operational Nov.
  • Output for 1946 was 648,411 tons. 88.0 acres of Top Hard worked at 4.75 feet thick, 7,362 tons per acre, 647,719 tons, 0.0138 acres of Main Bright at 3.069 feet thick, 0.042 foot acres, 192 tons. A total of 1,619.09 acres of Top Hard worked from 1925 to 1946 yielding 12,217,885 tons and 0.721 acres of Main Bright from 1943 to 1946 yielding 4,196 tons. 1,452 men on books.

1947:

  • 2s (1,500 yards walk plus paddy ride) South East abandoned May 260 (238m) (120 yards) (110m), uneconomical, RHS dropped off bad work.
  • 4s (2,650 yards walk) South East abandoned Nov (260 yards) (238m)
  • 12s (2,440 yards walk) North abandoned May (260 yards) (238m)
  • 24s (1,900 yards walk) East (180 yards) (165m)
  • 6s (2.130 yards walk) South East (300 yards) (274m)
  • 3s (3,250 yards walk) South East start (220 yards) (201m), to the dip, only half the benk undercut by machine the other half had to be hand holed, nicknamed ‘the Penal colony’ as market men were sent there to make the numbers up and it was hard work.
  • 14s (1,600 yards walk) North start May (200 yards) (183m)
  • 8s (2,100 yards walk) South East start Sep (330 yards) (302m)
  • 10s North dev heads, opened out on end, different angle of cleat, in preparation for Meco-Moore cyclic method of mining installation later. 600s Loading point, conveyors 341 yards, 235 yards, 361 yards, 419 yards, 515 yards, 481 yards, 183 yards to new 10s Loader gate. 400s Loading point conveyors 292 yards, 640 yards, 350 yards, 326 yards, 367 yards to new 8s Loader gate. 87.2 acres of coal worked at 5 feet 0in thick.
  • Output for 1947 was 640,920 tons. 31.9 tons oms. 150s engine house built for South side manrider. 1,515 men on books. Ave wages 17s 0d per shift. 18.0 miles of roadways open. Profit for the month of January was £18,091.

1948:

  • 24s East (180 yards) (165m) (distance from pit bottom 2,300 yards)
  • 6s South East (330 yards) (302m) (2,670 yards from pit bottom)
  • 3s South East (220 yards) (201m) (3,500 yards from shaft.)
  • 14s North (200 yards) (183m) (1,950 yards from shaft)
  • 8s South East (330 yards) (302m) (2,540 yards from shaft)
  • 10s North start Jan (140 yards) (128m), first Meco Moore cutter loader installed June (3,950 yards from shaft)
  • 20s North start Dec (205 yards) (187m) (3,600 yards from shaft)
  • 12s manrider operational. 104.9 acres of coal worked at 4.83 feet thick.
  • Output for 1948 was 771,015 tons, 35.0 cwts oms. Miners’ pay in a tin ended. 19.0 miles of roadways open. Profit £...?

1949

  • 24s East (180 yards) (165m) (2,450 yards from shaft)
  • 6s South East abandoned Mar (300 yards) (274m) (2.770 yards from shaft)
  • 3s South East abandoned Sep (200 yards) (183m) (3,580 yards from shaft)
  • 14s North (200 yards) (183m) (2.310 yards from shaft)
  • 8s South East (300 yards) (274m) (2,950 yards from shaft)
  • 10s North (140 yards) (128m), Meco Moore (4,400 yards from shaft)
  • 20s North (205 yards) (187m) (3,900 yards from shaft)
  • 5s South East (300 yards) (274m) (1,700 yards from shaft)
  • 25s East developed by wide coal headings, face (200 yards) (183m) 2,960 yards from shaft)
  • 7s South East developed, wide coal headings. 24s face turned in preparation for installation of Meco-Moore. Began driving proposed loco circuit in No1 pit bottom. 108.4 acres of coal worked at 4 feet 8 in thick.
  • Output for 1949 was 791,320 tons, 1,707 men on books, 34.7 cwts oms. 23.5 miles of roadways open. Profit £316,386.

1950:

  • 24s East (180 yards) (165m), stopped Jan
  • 14s North (200 yards) (183m)
  • 8s South East (300 yards) (274m), abandoned Apr
  • 10s North (140 yards) (128m), working through swilley June Dec, abandoned Dec
  • 20s North (205 yards) (187m), working through swilley May Dec
  • 5s South East (300 yards) (274m)
  • 7s South East (300 yards) (274m), start Mar
  • 25s East (200 yards) (183m)
  • 30s North (140 yards) (128m), start, Meco Moore cutter loader, fault on face continued Pit bottom drivages. 111.1 acres of coal worked at 4 feet 7 in thick.
  • Output for 1950 was 796,587 tons, 1,725 men on books, 32.6 cwts oms. 24.0 miles of roadways open. Profit £213,727.