Wellsgreen Colliery
Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Wellsgreen Colliery
Classification Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 93401
Site Number NT39NW 164
NGR NT 3345 9830
NGR Description Centred NT 3845 9830
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/93401
- Council Fife
- Parish Wemyss
- Former Region Fife
- Former District Kirkcaldy
- Former County Fife
NT39NW 164 centred 3345 9830
(Location cited as NT 3352 9835 - centred on Shaft No.1). WELLSGREEN Colliery
Location: by Windygates
Previous Owners: Fife Coal Company
Types of Coal: House, Steam, and Manufacturing
Sinking/Production Commenced: 1888
Year Closed: 1959
Year Abandoned: 1959
Average Workforce: 268
Peak Workforce: 407
Peak Year: 1949
Shaft/Mine Details: 2 shafts, each 153m. No. 1 shaft NT 3352 9835, and No. 2 shaft NT3350 9835. New surface mine opened in 1946, but closed in 1948.
Details in 1948: Output 320 tons per day, 86,000 tons per annum. 243 employees. Norton washery [type of coal cleaning equipment using water]. Canteen, first-aid. 3-phase AC used, all own supply. Report dated 07-08-1948.
Other Details: Closed temporarily in 1927.
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
Desk Based Assessment (2007)
A deskbased assessment of the area was carried out by CFA.
