Greenrigg Colliery
Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Greenrigg Colliery
Classification Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 132673
Site Number NS96SW 23
NGR NS 9205 6313
NGR Description centred on site mine buildings
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council West Lothian
- Parish Whitburn
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District West Lothian
- Former County West Lothian
NS96SW 23 9205 6313
GREENRIGG
Location: Fauldhouse
Previous Owners: Loganlea Coal Company, United Collieries Limited from 1902
Types of Coal: Coking, Gas and House, and fireclay
Sinking/Production Commenced: 1905
Year Closed: 1960
Average Workforce: 558
Peak Workforce: 634
Peak Year: 1952
Shaft/Mine Details: 2 shafts, both 143m deep
Details in 1948: Output 600 tons per day, 142,000 tons per annum, longwall working. 559 employees. 3 plate tables [tables used to remove non-coal debris and sort coal by size], Baum-type washer (Norton) [equipment for wet cleaning coal]. Baths (1930), canteen (pieces), first-aid services. All electricity (AC and DC) from Central Power Station (National Coal Board (NCB)) at Westrigg. Report dated 28-07-1948.
Other Details: Pithead fire in 1925 destroyed all surface buildings. Clay supplied to Etna Brickworks in Armadale (.
[Please note that 'pieces' is a colloquialism for sandwiches].
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
