Dalmellington, Houldsworth Colliery
Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Dalmellington, Houldsworth Colliery
Classification Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Lethan Hill; Patna; Dalmellington, Waterside Ironworks Complex; Polnessan; Burnfoot Pits
Canmore ID 42682
Site Number NS41SW 6
NGR NS 4243 1189
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/42682
- Council East Ayrshire
- Parish Dalrymple (Cumnock And Doon Valley)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cumnock And Doon Valley
- Former County Ayrshire
NS41SW 6 4243 1189
For Dalmellington, Waterside Ironworks (NS 442 083) and related monuments, see NS40NW 15.00.
Mine (dis) [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1992.
HOULDSWORTH
Location: Patna/Polnessan
Previous Owners: Dalmellington Iron Company Limited, Bairds & Dalmellington Limited from 1931
Types of Coal: Manufacturing and Steam
Sinking/Production Commenced: 1901-5
Year Closed: 1965
Average Workforce: 276
Peak Workforce: 346
Peak Year: 1954
Shaft/Mine Details: 2 shafts, 373m and 379m deep
Details in 1948: Output 300 tons per day, 80,000 tons per annum. Longwall advancing working. 268 employees. 2 screens for dry coal, washing at Dunaskin. Baths, and canteen for packed meals. First-aid room. Steam and electricity, none from public supply. Report dated 05-08-1948.
Other Details: Named after the Houldsworth family from Manchester, the driving force behind the Doon Valley iron industry.
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
