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Netherton Colliery
Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Netherton Colliery
Classification Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 132393
Site Number NS96NW 21
NGR NS 9070 6559
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/132393
- Council North Lanarkshire
- Parish Shotts (Motherwell)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Motherwell
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS96NW 21 9070 6559
Further research has amended the grid reference from NS9050 6553 to NS9070 6559.
Information from RCAHMS (MKO) June 2006.
NETHERTON MINE
Location: Harthill
Previous Owners: United Collieries Limited
Types of Coal: House
Sinking/Production Commenced: 1938
Year Closed: 1950
Year Abandoned: 1950
Average Workforce: 106
Peak Workforce: 110
Peak Year: 1948
Shaft/Mine Details: surface mine, to 33m
Details in 1948: Output 90 tons per day, 28,000 tons per annum, longwall working. 110 employees. 2 plate tables. No washer [no equipment for the wet cleaning of coal prior to sale]. No baths, piece canteen run by workmen [please note that 'piece' is a colloquialism for sandwich], first-aid services. All electricity AC, supplied from National Coal Board (NCB) Westrigg Power Station. Report dated 28-07-1948.
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
