Archaeology Notes

Event ID 746511

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NT39NW 164 centred 3345 9830

(Location cited as NT 3352 9835 - centred on Shaft No.1). WELLSGREEN Colliery

Location: by Windygates

Previous Owners: Fife Coal Company

Types of Coal: House, Steam, and Manufacturing

Sinking/Production Commenced: 1888

Year Closed: 1959

Year Abandoned: 1959

Average Workforce: 268

Peak Workforce: 407

Peak Year: 1949

Shaft/Mine Details: 2 shafts, each 153m. No. 1 shaft NT 3352 9835, and No. 2 shaft NT3350 9835. New surface mine opened in 1946, but closed in 1948.

Details in 1948: Output 320 tons per day, 86,000 tons per annum. 243 employees. Norton washery [type of coal cleaning equipment using water]. Canteen, first-aid. 3-phase AC used, all own supply. Report dated 07-08-1948.

Other Details: Closed temporarily in 1927.

M K Oglethorpe 2006.