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'''Chisnall Hall Colliery''' was the largest [[coal mine]] in the area north of [[Wigan]] in [[Northern England]]. Chisnall Hall Colliery on Coppull Moor was owned by Pearson and Knowles Coal and Iron Company in 1896 when it employed 135 underground and 48 surface workers.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://projects.exeter.ac.uk/mhn/1896-80.htm|title=North and East Lancashire's Mining Industry in 1896 |publisher=projects.exeter.ac.uk | accessdate= 26 September 2012}}</ref> It appeared on maps in 1908 as a coal mine with two shafts and railway sidings connecting to the 1.5 mile mineral railway connecting it to the [[London and North Western Railway]]'s [[West Coast Main Line|Wigan–Preston main line]].<ref name = CHC>{{Citation|url=http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/web/?siteid=6434&pageid=38318&e=e|title=Chisnall Hall Colliery site, Coppull Moor, Coppull, Chorley |publisher=Lancashire County Council| accessd September 2012}}</ref> In 1930, Pearson & Knowles merged with the Wigan Coal & Iron Co Ltd (and others) and all the collieries, including Chisnall Hall, became the property of the Wigan Coal Corporation. More than 1,000 people were employed there in 1933 and more than 300,000 tonnes of coal were produced annually.<ref name = CHC/> |
'''Chisnall Hall Colliery''' was the largest [[coal mine]] in the area north of [[Wigan]] in [[Northern England]]. Chisnall Hall Colliery on Coppull Moor was owned by Pearson and Knowles Coal and Iron Company in 1896 when it employed 135 underground and 48 surface workers.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://projects.exeter.ac.uk/mhn/1896-80.htm|title=North and East Lancashire's Mining Industry in 1896 |publisher=projects.exeter.ac.uk | accessdate= 26 September 2012}}</ref> It appeared on maps in 1908 as a coal mine with two shafts and railway sidings connecting to the 1.5 mile mineral railway connecting it to the [[London and North Western Railway]]'s [[West Coast Main Line|Wigan–Preston main line]].<ref name = CHC>{{Citation|url=http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/web/?siteid=6434&pageid=38318&e=e|title=Chisnall Hall Colliery site, Coppull Moor, Coppull, Chorley |publisher=Lancashire County Council| accessd September 2012}}</ref> In 1930, Pearson & Knowles merged with the Wigan Coal & Iron Co Ltd (and others) and all the collieries, including Chisnall Hall, became the property of the Wigan Coal Corporation. More than 1,000 people were employed there in 1933 and more than 300,000 tonnes of coal were produced annually.<ref name = CHC/> |
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Revision as of 14:48, 26 September 2012
Chisnall Hall Colliery was the largest coal mine in the area north of Wigan in Northern England. Chisnall Hall Colliery on Coppull Moor was owned by Pearson and Knowles Coal and Iron Company in 1896 when it employed 135 underground and 48 surface workers.[1] It appeared on maps in 1908 as a coal mine with two shafts and railway sidings connecting to the 1.5 mile mineral railway connecting it to the London and North Western Railway's Wigan–Preston main line.[2] In 1930, Pearson & Knowles merged with the Wigan Coal & Iron Co Ltd (and others) and all the collieries, including Chisnall Hall, became the property of the Wigan Coal Corporation. More than 1,000 people were employed there in 1933 and more than 300,000 tonnes of coal were produced annually.[2]
Nationalisation
After nationalisation on 1 January 1947, a major rebuilding of the colliery was authorised by the National Coal Board. New headgear and new screens replaced the fairly ramshackle original structures and a coal washery was added. During the 1950s and early 1960s, well over 1000 men were employed, producing about 250,000 tons of coal per year.
Closure
The colliery closed on 24 March 1967, the last in the Wigan area other than small private mines. The washery and railway remained open for about 4 months, washing coal brought from Wood Pit, Haydock. The site was restored by Lancashire County Council between 1981 and 1983 and opened to the public.[2]
The site today
Landscaping of the very large waste heap and colliery site was very thorough and won awards[by whom?]. Almost no traces of the colliery or its railway survive.
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- ^ North and East Lancashire's Mining Industry in 1896, projects.exeter.ac.uk, retrieved 26 September 2012
- ^ a b c Chisnall Hall Colliery site, Coppull Moor, Coppull, Chorley, Lancashire County Council
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