Bellyford Mine
Colliery (20th Century) - (20th Century) (1949)-(1962), Commemorative Monument (20th Century)
Site Name Bellyford Mine
Classification Colliery (20th Century) - (20th Century) (1949)-(1962), Commemorative Monument (20th Century)
Canmore ID 130849
Site Number NT46NW 79
NGR NT 4029 6947
NGR Description centred on site of colliery buildings
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/130849
- Council East Lothian
- Parish Tranent
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County East Lothian
NT46NW 79 4029 6947
BELLYFORD Colliery
Previous Owners: National Coal Board
Sinking Commenced: 1949
Production Commenced: 1954
Year Closed: 1961
Year Abandoned: 1962
Average Workforce: 334
Peak Workforce: 335
Peak Year: 1954
Other Details: Pithead baths opened in 1951
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
This national grid reference was changed from NT4036 6960 to NT4029 6947 as a result of further research (see M K Oglethorpe 2006).
Information from RCAHMS (MKO) 27 June 2006.
Note (20 December 2022)
A stone memorial listing details of the mine is located by the railway line close to the location of the coal mine.
Information from HES 20 December 2022
