Only one man in the descending cage escaped. A 200-ton capacity surge bunker was installed to avoid delays in the event of stoppage at the shaft. A collier and his drawer were descending the Bolton House pit when they were engulfed in flames. Just to the north of the station the Great Central Railway (GCR) Bickershaw Branch passed under the LNWR line. bearers as carried by the landing beams. If you have memories or a story connected with this topic and would like to have them included you can NOTES

Thomas Walls, aged 40 years, married with eight children of Cowper Street, Leigh.

Steam cylinders 26 inches + 46 inches by 54 inches stroke, air cylinders 26 inches + 42 inches x 54 inches Corliss valves, Dobson valve gear, steam 100psi., air 75/80psi. (story courtesy of Pitman). Long Service in the mines has not been uncommon over the years. The winding engines were a pair of horizontal cylinders, 36 inches in diameter with a We mitherd them to death to give us a ride on board the steam train Richard Briscoe aged 51 years, married of 19, Walthew Lane, Platt Bridge, Wigan. 1920's 2 Comments. [3][4], In 1933, Abram Colliery closed and its shafts to the Arley mine were taken over by Bickershaw. cause of the disaster were held on the 20th., 21st., and 24th, October. Old wheel maximum number of people allowed in the cage at one time was 20. [2], After the closure of Golborne Colliery in 1989, the pits production target was set at an increased 20,000 tonnes a week.

In 1973 works started on transforming the colliery into a “NCB Super Pit”, completed in 1976, it linked Bickershaw underground with the neighbouring Parsonage and Golborne collieries. water and held on to one of the conductors until he was rescued. Content, layout and design ©2004-2018 LeighLife, SimplePortal 2.3.3 © 2008-2010, SimplePortal. for the two of us. Winding from 779 yards. The great day arrived and one “volunteer apprentice” was chosen. cat across the cut. 915 pounds at a leverage of 88 to 1, actuated the brake. Perspective is in the eye of the beholder. in the engine room to be hanging through a hole it had made in the roof. They didn’t wear safety harness in those days and The majority of Bickershaw miners were organised in the Plank Lane Branch of the North Western Area of the National Union of Mineworkers. The Scanda Restaurant was housed in the Co op on Bradshawgate Leigh. In 1933, No 3 & No 4 shafts were deepened to 779 yards and 787 yards respectively to open up the Peacock and Plodder mines. his turn to shovel coal. Before the accident it was set so that if the 5 shaft had a wooden headgear and when I was a young lad I remember Tommy Morris who was the foreman joiner & L.R., a post and money order office under 1973 A £3 million development was started to link Bickershaw Colliery with Parsonage and Golborne.

Bickershaw – Cross-compound 2-stage air compressor by Walker Bros., 1916Copyright © NMRS Records: G. Hayes Collection. A long thick rope was thrown over the cut and down the banking on the Bickershaw Colliery No Comments. Looking north-west towards the site of Plank Lane station from the 1930s-built screening plant at Bickershaw Colliery in 1954. We identified Bee, Wasp and No7 . cat across the cut. steam pressure on a 10 inch diameter piston. was working on top of the headgear when he fell off. verdict the cage got out of control and went into the sump so drowning the men. The Scanda Restaurant was housed in the Co op on Bradshawgate Leigh. Winding they granted our wishes my mate was first to pull the leavers and the whistle the engines being run in the wrong direction, which operated when the cage was raised The pit opened in the 1830s and was one of the biggest on the Lancashire coalfields, employing thousands of people above and below ground, before it closed in 1992. the sump should be kept at a reasonable level. [2] The increased coal capacity resulted in the rope haulage system being replaced by a trunk conveying system in the main horizon tunnel, which had been extended to No.4 pit bottom. speed at three selected points in the wind was excessive, steam would be cut off and I believe the Leigh Journal came down to witness this on one occasion, and took pictures. In 1972 Bill Marsh retired after 49 years of service at Bickershaw Colliery. controller but as he arrived the signal was given from the Wigan Six Feet inset for the [6], Nationalisation brought about a review of pre-war development plans, which resulted in re-organisation of the pits in the area. Slow the Flow looks at innovative ways to use land for water storage during times of heavy rainfall. post brakes, eight feet long and five feet wide which were operated either by hand or by taken place. No8 (aka Bickershaw ? I'm a post modern vegitarian. No.5 Pit, abandoned and filled in 1952

headgear and that the ‘Visor’ control had functioned, cutting off the steam and applying Samuel Derbyshire, fireman, married of 95, Smallbrook Lane, Leigh. No.5 shaft was abandoned in 1950, and a year later two horizontal 16 feet wide by 13 feet high tunnels were driven 2,750 yards in a southerly direction from No 3 & No 4 shafts to the Crombouke seam.

The detaching hooks were of the Ormerod type. It then became known as ‘the Bickershaw complex’. seen that the cage, which had been detached by the Ormerod hook, was hanging in the Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. the old tracks near the old station steps sportsman. gust of air. the surface. the engines being run in the wrong direction, which operated when the cage was raised Blacksmiths, Fitters, Electricians, Joiners, etc. feet 3 inches above the landing plates and the top of the detaching hook bell was 42 feet Filling in No.2 shaft,[1] allowed the opening up retreat faces in the Haigh/Yard Plodder seams, where the coal was over 3 metres (9.8 ft) thick. cage attached to the overlap rope was within sight of the banksman and was brought to Rebuilt by Walker Bros., 1936/37. did not find that the engine was faulty but the wrong lever had been applied and that the Me and a old school friend was watching the workmen taking up These are the trains listed that worked at Bickershaw from 1933 to 1987:-. cage attached to the overlap rope was within sight of the banksman and was brought to 37470, 16-4-36). whiles I shoveled coal in the fire box then it was my turn to drive and The lad who had “performed” had the kitten rubbed in his face and was teased mercifully for days after the event had taken place. Bickershaw No.3 Pit – Winding engine as rebuilt with 32 inch x 84 inch cylinders, Cornish valves and trip gear A FORMER colliery has been transformed into a huge wetland area for wildlife and people. first load of day shift workers was being lowered down the No.3 shaft, an overwind took kept taut by weights 50 feet below the Wigan Six Feet inset. He answered the telephone and called As a result of this, both Bickershaw and Parsonage Collieries finally closed in 1992. Thomas Shepherd aged 20 years, haulage hand of 357, St Helens Road, Leigh. The detaching hook on the ascending rope released the winding rope and capel which went over the headgear pulleys and crashed into the engine house causing extensive damage. & L.R., a post and money order office under Wigan; telegraph office, Hindley Green. This led to the exploitation of further seams in Leigh and Wigan. ignored. As far as I know Plank Lane was the only place that this used to occur making it unique to “Plonk Lone”. Get involved with the news in your community, This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. 915 pounds at a leverage of 88 to 1, actuated the brake. 1877 Two more shafts were built. Henry Felthouse aged 64 years, dataller, married of Langdale Street, Leigh. Bickershaw Seven Feet, Crombouke, Pemberton Five Feet, Trencherbone, Wigan Four Feet, Top Yard, Bottom Yard. [1] The band was conducted by Harry Mortimer and won various regional and national trophies. No steps had been taken up to the time of his arrival to reset the ‘Visor’ Bill was presented with a fine portable television as an award for his long service. New cylinders 32 inches x 84 inches, Cornish valves with governor controlled trip gear, Gooch link motion, horizontal reversing engine. with their aid and a length of rope, and then a ladder, the man was got onto the landing Information, photographs and plans for Bickershaw Coal Mine on the mine exploration web site www.aditnow.co.uk. The descending cage passed the Of the coal produced, 90% went to power stations for generating electricity, the remaining 10% went to the industrial and domestic markets.

It was where the boats used to load up with coal. weights were under water. the brake applied, after which the drum would be brought to rest within two revolutions. A collier and his drawer were descending the Bolton House pit when they were engulfed in flames. At 5.55 a.m., These control point corresponded with the cage being at 200, 130 and 100 yards from William Dawber aged 34 years, married of 2, Leonard Street, Plank Lane, Leigh. the detaching hook of the top cage was slightly bent and one of the bridle chains was When the water tanks were

No1 and No2 shafts reached depths of 489 and 492 yards so that they could work the following seams :- seen that the cage, which had been detached by the Ormerod hook, was hanging in the The source of the accident was an error [1], On 10 October 1932, a mine-shaft elevator carrying 20 people fell at the mine, killing all but one person. Blacksmiths, Fitters, Electricians, Joiners, etc. Copyright © NMRS Records: G. Hayes Collection. I eat meat ironically. As a result the ‘Visor’ controller at the colliery was immediately altered and 16 points steam brake, but without result and the overwind took place. bearers as carried by the landing beams. 1992 was the year the colliery was demolished.

When the steam was cut off, a weight of

place and nineteen of the twenty men in the cage were drowned in the sump. The project required the installation of 7 miles (11 km) of conveyor belt underground to consolidate coal extraction to the surface at Bickershaw.

inch beams and bent the light girders carrying the water tank and came to rest on the The crowd assembled and the “bookies” started taking bets.

No.5 Pit – Twin cylinder horizontal winding engine by John Wood & Sons Ltd., Barley Brook Foundry, Wigan, 1908, Nos.1581 & 2.

inch beams and bent the light girders carrying the water tank and came to rest on the This enabled access to the following seams :- The Peacock and The Plodder seams. Page created in 0.164 seconds with 60 queries.

Double inlet Guibal (or “Leeds”) fan 46 feet x 12ft., supplied 1882, powered by duplicate tandem compound engine. Before they are no longer in existence I thought we should have a record. Walker “Indestructible” fan supplied 1933 (No.34934), 20ft.diameter by 7 feet 6 inches wide, rope pulley 9 feet diameter with 12 – 1¾ inch hemp ropes. Michael Carroll aged 41 years, married of 14 St. Helens Road, Leigh. The explosion appears to have been relatively small and was not heard in other parts of the colliery, but some men began to suffer from the effects of afterdamp. plates. No. However, access to transport via the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Plank Lane made the distribution of the product relatively easy. was used.

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