Lancashire Mining Disasters
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This is the index to all mining disasters in Lancashire.
Lancashire
| Date
| Colliery / Pit
| Location
| Casualties
| Cause
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| 20 May 1852
| Coppull
| Coppull, Lancashire
| 36
| Firedamp explosion
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| 24 April 1830
| Pemberton Colliery
| Pemberton, Lancashire
| 9
| Explosion
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| May 1831 & May 1832
| Haydock Collieries
| Haydock, Lancashire
| 12 & 6
| Explosion
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| 10 July 1835
| Ladyshore Colliery
| Little Lever, Bolton, Lancashire
| 17
| Inundation
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| 24 November 1846
| Coppull Collieries
| Coppull, Lancashire
| 9
| Explosion
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| June 1847
| Kirkless Hall Colliery
| Aspull near Wigan, Lancashire
| 13
| Explosion
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| 16 March 1850
| Haydock Collieries Rock Pit
| Haydockm Lancshire
| 13
| Explosion
|
| 9 October 1850
| Bent Grange Colliery
| Oldham
| 17
| Explosion
|
| 8 November 1850
| Haydock Collieries No.13 Pit
| Haydock, Lancashire
| 20
| Explosion
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| 22 December 1851
| Ince Hall Colliery, Deep Pit
| Ince-in-Makerfield, Lancashire
| 13
| Explosion
|
| 24 April 1852
| Norley Hall Colliery
| Pemberton, Lancashire
| 12
| Explosion
|
| 24 March 1853
| Ince Hall Colliery
| Ince-in-Makerfield, Lancashire
| 50
| Explosion
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| 1 July 1853
| Bent Grange Colliery
| Oldham, Lancashire
| 20
| Explosion
|
| 18 February 1854
| Ince Hall Colliery
| Ince-in-Makerfield, Lancashire
| 89
| Explosion
|
| 2 February 1858
| Bardsley Colliery Diamond Pit
| Bardsley, Lancashire
| 53
| Explosion
|
| 13 December 1858
| Yew Tree Colliery
| Tyldesley, Lancashire
| 25
| Explosion
|
| 1 November 1861
| Shevington Colliery Albert Pit
| Shevington, Lancashre
| 13
| Explosion
|
| 13 May 1866
| Garswood Colliery
| Garswood, Ashton-In-Makerfield, Lancashire
| 13
| Explosion
|
| 26 November 1868
| Hindley Green Colliery, Springs Pit
| Hindley Green, Lancashire
| 63
| Explosion
|
| 30 December 1868
| Haydock Collieries Queen Pit
| Haydock, Lancashire
| 26
| Explosion
|
| 21 July 1869
| Haydock Collieries Queen Pit
| Haydock, Lancashire
| 59
| Explosion
|
| 16 November 1869
| Low Hall Colliery
| Platt Bridge near Wigan, Lancashire
| 27
| Explosion
|
| 19 August 1870
| Bryn Hall Colliery
| Bryn, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire
| 20
| Explosion
|
| 6 September 1871
| Ince Moss Colliery
| Ince in Makerfield, Lancashire
| 69
| Explosion
|
| 28 March 1872
| Lovers Lane Colliery
| Atherton, Lancashire
| 27
| Explosion
|
| 18 July 1874
| Ince Hall Colliery, Saw Mill Pit
| IInce-in-Makerfield, Lancashire
| 15
| Explosion
|
| 23 January 1877
| Stonehill Colliery
| Farnworth, Lancashire
| 18
| Fire
|
| 7 February 1877
| Foggs Colliery
| Darcy Lever, Lancashire
| 10
| Explosion
|
| 12 March 1877
| Unity Brook Colliery
| Kearsley, Lancashire
| 43
| Explosion
|
| 11 October 1877
| Pemberton Colliery
| Pemberton, Lancashire
| 36
| Explosion
|
| 7 June 1878
| Haydock Collieries Wood Pit
| Haydock, Lancashire
| 189
| Explosion
|
| 19 December 1881
| Abram Colliery
| Abram, Lancashire
| 48
| Explosion
|
| 7 November 1883
| Moorfield Colliery
| Accrington, Lancashire
| 68
| Explosion
|
| 18 June 1885
| Clifton Hall Colliery
| Clifton, near Pendlebury, Lancashire
| 178
| Explosion
|
| 13 August 1886
| Bedford Colliery
| Bedford, Leigh, Lancashire
| 38
| Explosion
|
| 14 December 1892
| Bamfurlong Colliery
| Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire
| 16
| Fire
|
| 14 December 1892
| Bamfurlong Colliery
| Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire
| 14
| Fire
|
| 4 October 1907
| Foggs Colliery
| Darcy Lever, Bolton, Lancashire
| 10
| Cage Collision
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| 18 August 1908
| Maypole Colliery
| Abram, Lancashire
| 76
| Explosion
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| 21 December 1910
| Hulton Bank Colliery
| Over Hulton, Westhoughton, Lancashire
| 344
| Explosion
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| 10 October 1932
| Bickershaw Colliery
| Leigh, Lancashire
| 19
| Cage Accident
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