Auchengeich Colliery
Colliery (20th Century)
Site Name Auchengeich Colliery
Classification Colliery (20th Century)
Canmore ID 45218
Site Number NS67SE 28
NGR NS 6860 7114
NGR Description Centred on the two shafts
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council North Lanarkshire
- Parish Cadder (Strathkelvin-la)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Strathkelvin
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS67SE 28 6860 7114
AUCHENGEICH (also known as 'THE GEICH')
Location: Bridgend, Chryston
Previous Owners: James Nimmo & Company
Types of Coal: Gas, House, Steam and Coking
Sinking/Production Commenced: 1908
Year Closed: 1965
Year Abandoned: 1982
Average Workforce: 650
Peak Workforce: 860
Peak Year: 1956
Shaft/Mine Details: 2 shafts, both 320m deep, No. 1 rectangular and timber-lined, No. 2 round and brick-lined. Pumping continued after closure for neighbouring Bedlay Colliery [NS77SW 22].
Details in 1948: Output 880 tons per day, 237,600 tons per annum. 797 employees. Baum-type washery [wet coal washing system using water and compressed air] (Blantyre Engineering Company). Baths (1931), canteen, first-aid room. Electricity supplied by Clyde Valley. Report dated 19-08-1948.
Other Details: Disastrous fires in 1931 and 1959 killed 6 and 47 men respectively.
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
