Archaeology Notes
Event ID 855943
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
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NS99SW 30 9282 9136
The national grid reference was changed from NS9307 9128 to NS9282 9136 as a result of further research (see M K Oglethorpe 2006).
Information from RCAHMS (MKO) 27 June 2006.
BRUCEFIELD
Location: Kennet Village
Previous Owners: Fordell Mains Colliery Company
Types of Coal: House and Steam
Sinking/Production Commenced: 1905
Year Closed: 1961
Year Abandoned: 1962
Average Workforce: 216
Peak Workforce: 265
Peak Year: 1957
Shaft/Mine Details: surface mines, 411m long, dipping 1 in 5.2. No. 1 mine NS 9282 9136, and No. 2 mine NS 9278 9136. Older shafts: No. 1 NS 9301 9130, and No. 2 NS 9303 9129
Details in 1948: Output 300 tons per day, 75,000 tons per annum. 199 employees. Jig (bash tank) type washer. Canteen (non-cooked meals), no baths, first-aid room. All electricity AC, bought from Scottish Central Supply Company. Report dated 25-08-1948.
Other Details: Associated brickworks operated until the 1960s.
M K Oglethorpe 2006.