Winton Mine
Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Winton Mine
Classification Colliery (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 130970
Site Number NT46NW 81
NGR NT 4210 6987
NGR Description centred on No.1 mine
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/130970
- Council East Lothian
- Parish Ormiston
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County East Lothian
NT46NW 81 4210 6987
WINTON Colliery
Previous Owners: National Coal Board
Sinking Commenced: 1949
Production Commenced: 1952
Year Closed: 1962
Year Abandoned: 1962
Average Workforce: 85
Peak Workforce: 85
Peak Year: 1952
Mine details: 2 surface mines, No. 1 NT 4210 6987, and No. 2 NT 4206 6984.
Other Details: Opened originally as a ventilation mine in 1943, but redeveloped by the National Coal Board (NCB) in 1949 to extract coal.
M K Oglethorpe 2006.
The national grid reference was changed from NT4220 6980 to NT4210 6987 as a result of further research.
Information from RCAHMS (MKO) 28 June 2006.
