Gateside Colliery
Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Gateside Colliery
Classification Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Gateside 4 And 5
Canmore ID 130828
Site Number NS71SE 38
NGR NS 7663 1144
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Kirkconnel
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NS71SE 38 7663 1144
GATESIDE 5 and 5
Location: Sanquhar
Previous Owners: J I McConnell Esq., Sanquhar & Kirkonnel Collieries Limited from 1903, William Baird from 1925, and Bairds & Dalmellington Limited from 1931
Types of Coal: Gas, Manufacturing and Steam
Sinking/Production Commenced: 1891
Year Closed: 1964
Average Workforce: 344
Peak Workforce: 410
Peak Year: 1952
Shaft/Mine Details: 2 shafts, 102m deep
Details in 1948: Output 240 tons per day, 60,819 per annum. Stoop and room working. 160 employees. 3 screens for dry coal. Jig (Dickson and Mann) washer. No baths. Canteen (snacks only). Steam and electrcity, none from public supply. Report dated 09-08-1948.
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
The national grid reference was changed from NS7640 1153 to NS 7663 1144 as a result of further research (see M K Oglethorpe 2006).
Information from RCAHMS (MKO) 27 June 2006.