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Polmaise Junction, Colliery
Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Polmaise Junction, Colliery
Classification Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Polmaise Nos. 1 And 2; Millhall
Canmore ID 108913
Site Number NS89SW 44
NGR NS 815 921
NGR Description Centred NS 815 921
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/108913
- Council Stirling
- Parish St Ninians
- Former Region Central
- Former District Stirling
- Former County Stirlingshire
NS89SW 44.00 centred 815 921
NS89SW 44.01 NS 8137 9225 Baths
NS89SW 44.02 NS 8131 9220 Offices
(Location cited as NS 8135 9214 - centred on No. 1 shaft). POLMAISE 1 and 2 (also known as MILLHALL Colliery)
Location: Millhall, Stirling
Previous Owners: Archibald Russell Limited
Types of Coal: Anthracite, House and Steam
Sinking/Production Commenced: 1904
Year Closed: 1958
Year Abandoned: 1958
Average Workforce: 659
Peak Workforce: 723
Peak Year: 1951
Shaft/Mine Details: 2 rectangular shafts, each 146m and served by steam winders. No. 1 (downcast) at NS 8135 9214, and No. 2 (upcast) at NS 8130 9213.
Details in 1948: Output 650 tons per day, 160,000 tons per annum. 714 employees. Washer [mechanised wet cleaning of coal] manufactured by Campbell Binnie Reid, and a Huntington and Heberlein Gum Washer. Baths (1933), canteen, Stirling Royal Infirmary 1.5km away. Electricity AC, supplied from Polmaise 3 and 4 (NS89SW 43). Report dated 12-08-1948.
Other Details: Connected to Polmaise 3 and 4 (NS89SW 43) in 1931. Briquetting plant also added. Boilerhouse chimney 38m high.
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
