Bilsthorpe Colliery

Bilsthorpe Colliery was a colliery in north Nottinghamshire. From when work started in 1925 to the pits closure in 1997, 77 people died at the pit.

Bilsthorpe Colliery
Location
Bilsthorpe Colliery
Location in Nottinghamshire
LocationNottinghamshire,
County councilNottinghamshire
CountryEngland
Coordinates53°08′43″N 1°01′16″W
Production
ProductsCoal
History
Opened1927
Closed1997[1]
Owner
CompanyRJB Mining, British Coal

History

The pit began in July 1925 with two shafts. The mine was completed in 1928.

On 1 March 1927, fourteen miners were killed. On 26 July 1934, nine miners were killed.

1993 disaster

On 18 August 1993, a roof collapsed killing 26-year old Bill McCulloch (from Rainworth), 50-year-old Peter Alcock and an under-manager, 31-year-old David Shelton (from Blyth). A team from the Mansfield-based Mines Rescue Service searched for survivors.

A 1994 report was produced by the HM Inspectorate of Mines. The disaster was caused by unsafe roof bolting.

Closure

It closed in 1997. A memorial was unveiled in October 2011.[2]

The site is now Bilsthorpe Business park. A new energy centre is planned.[3]

Ownership

On 1 January 1947 it was taken over by the National Coal Board. From 1986 it was run by British Coal.

References
  1. Last man out of Bilsthorpe BBC
  2. BBC October 2011
  3. "Bilsthorpe Energy Centre". Archived from the original on 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
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