Thinacres Mine
Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Thinacres Mine
Classification Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 132409
Site Number NS75SW 32
NGR NS 7393 5005
NGR Description centred
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish Hamilton (South Lanarkshire)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Hamilton
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS75SW 32 7393 5005
Further research has amended the grid reference from NS 7393 5001 to NS 7393 5005.
Information from RCAHMS (MKO) June 2006.
THINACRES COLLIERY
Location: Quarter
Previous Owners: Overwood Coal Company
Types of Coal: Steam and House
Sinking/Production Commenced: 1939
Year Closed: 1963
Average Workforce: 91
Peak Workforce: 99
Peak Year: 1956
Shaft/Mine Details: surface mine
Details in 1949: Output 60 tons per day, 3,000 tons per annum, longwall working. 41 employees. Screens: shaker riddle [coal preparation by grading coal by size]. No washer [no equipment for the wet cleaning of coal]. No baths, canteen or medical facilities. All electricity from public supply. Report dated 15-02-1949.
Other Details: Transferred to National Coal Board (NCB) in 1949.
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
