Carriden 1 And 2, Colliery
Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Carriden 1 And 2, Colliery
Classification Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 133326
Site Number NT08SW 118
NGR NT 0060 8195
NGR Description Centred NT 0060 8195
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/133326
- Council Falkirk
- Parish Bo'ness And Carriden
- Former Region Central
- Former District Falkirk
- Former County West Lothian
NT08SW 118 centred 0060 8195
This mine is depicted on the 1:10560 scale Ordnance Survey map (1959, Provisional Edition).
Information from RCAHMS (MMD), 26 August 1998.
The mine is visible on WW II oblique RAF air photographs, (No.1 CAM, D800, D858, flown 21 May 1940). The Colliery was annotated on previous editions of the Ordnance Survey maps as 'Western Field Colliery'.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), August 2004
(Location cited as NT 0054 8200). CARRIDEN 1 and 2 Colliery
Location: Bo'ness
Previous Owners: Carriden Coal Company, Bairds & Scottish Steel Limited in 1930s
Types of Coal: Gas, House, Steam and Manufacturing
Sinking/Production Commenced: 1914
Year Closed: 1953
Year Abandoned: 1954
Average Workforce: 321
Peak Workforce: 331
Peak Year: 1948
Shaft/Mine Details: 2 shafts, each 137m
Details in 1948: Output 270 tons per day, 70,000 tons per annum. 316 employees. Dickson and Mann bash tank washer. Canteen, no baths, first-aid. Electricity from public supply. Report dated 16-08-1948.
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
Characterisation
This site falls within the Industrial and Shoreline Area of Townscape Character (NT08SW 167), which was defined as part of the RCAHMS Urban Survey Programme 2013. Text relating to the historical development and topography, and present character of the Industrial and Shoreline Area of Townscape Character can be viewed at site NT08SW 167.
Information from RCAHMS (LK), January 2014
