Coal Mines in Yorkshire 1854
Name | Parish | From | To | Comments |
Maltby (Main) | Maltby | 1907 | 2012 | |
Manor (b) | Sheffield | 1873 | 1889 | Sinking from 1873 to 1877. |
Manor (c) | Hoylandswaine, Barnsley | 1937 | 1944 | Abandoned August 1944. |
Manor (d) | Wortley, Leeds | 1888 | 1905 | |
Manor Hill | Kirkburton, Huddersfield | 1891 | 1891 | |
Manor Laithe | Sheffield | 1917 | 1924 | Abandoned July 1924. |
Manor No.2 | Hoylandswaine, Barnsley | 1941 | 1950 | Fireclay, Blackband - Whinmoor, abandoned 20/06/1950, plan 15057. |
Manston | Manston, Leeds | 1854 | 1881 | On 1st edition O.S. 1/10560 sheet. |
Manston Lodge | Manston, Leeds | 1865 | 1881 | NB This is the location of Manston Lodge |
Manton | Manton | 1897 | 1993 | No.2 Pit sunk 1897 to 1906. A new shaft was completed in 1952. Wound the first coal in Yorkshire after the 1984 to 1985 strike. |
Manvers Main No.1 | Wath upon Dearne | 1868 | 1988 | Sinking from 1868 to 1870 on shafts 1, 2 & 3. No.4 shaft was sunk to the Parkgate Seam in 1899-1901. Closed 25/03/1988. |
Manvers Main Nos.2 & 3 | Wath upon Dearne | 1868 | 1936 | Merged with Manvers No.1 in 1936 |
Margery Wood | High Hoyland, Barnsley | 1920 | 1947 | Abandoned November 1922 and reopened in 1929. |
Markham Main | Armthorpe, Doncaster | 1916 | 1992 | Sinking from 1916 to 1924. In review May 1992. Closed October 1992. |
Marriott Wood | Millhouses, Sheffield | 1920 | 1928 | Abandoned in 1921. Reopened in 1927 and abandoned August 22nd 1928. |
Marsh | Southowram, Halifax | 1897 | 1898 | Baines, Whiteley & Rushworth |
Marsh Lane | Southowram, Halifax | 1902 | 1915 | Stott & Gledhill; Stott & Sons 1906 onwards. 14 years. Listing begins 1902, mine abandoned in 1915; in this period it was worked in 11 years only. Up to 37 men employed. No plans available. Reopening 1910 to 1912. Abandoned 1915. |
Marsh Platt | Huddersfield | 1855 | 1860 | |
Martins Main | Barnsley | 1879 | 1879 | List of fatal accidents |
Mary | Churwell, Leeds | 1874 | 1881 | Sinking from 1874 to 1879 |
Masborough | Rotherham | 1854 | 1854 | |
May Royd | Northowram, Halifax | 1893 | 1899 | |
Mayers Lane | Bradfield, Sheffield | 1938 | 1938 | |
Meadow Fireclay | Sheffield | 1874 | 1899 | Sinking from 1874 to 1878. |
Meadow Hall | Rawmarsh, Rotherham | 1877 | 1904 | Sinking from 1877 to 1881. |
Meadow Hall | Sheffield | 1921 | 1927 | May be the same as Meadow Hall at Rawmarsh which was closed from 1904 to 1920 |
Meal Hill | Holmfirth, Huddersfield | 1877 | 1881 | Working in 1854? |
Medhurst | Kippax, Leeds | 1891 | 1908 | Standing 1904 to 1908 |
Medhurst (a) | Kippax, Leeds | 1902 | 1913 | Standing 1909 to 1913. |
Mellor Hill | Flockton, Wakefield | 1904 | 1905 | |
Meltham | Holmfirth, Huddersfield | 1864 | 1873 | |
Meltham | Holmfirth, Huddersfield | 1903 | 1903 | May have been called Greens End from 1904. |
Melton Silkstone | Smithies, Barnsley | 1929 | 1930 | Abandoned June 2nd 1930 |
Merchant Fields | Cleckheaton | 1873 | 1892 | Sinking from 1873 to 1878. Near Brookhouse Iron Works. |
Methley Junction | Methley, Leeds | 1854 | 1902 | Sunk to Haigh Moor about 1845 and to the Beeston in 1900. Called Methley from 1854 to 1860. |
Methley Park II | Methley, Leeds | 1966 | | 5.5 miles SE of Leeds and 4 miles WNW of Castleford |
Mexborough | Sheffield | 1957 | 1959 | |
Micklefield | Micklefield, Leeds | 1854 | 1887 | See Peckfield from 1888 onwards |
Middle Lane | Clayton, Bradford | 1893 | 1903 | J. Thornton 1893 to 1898 and Clayton Brick & Stone Co. from 1898 to 1903. |
Middle Woolhouse | Southedge, Hipperholme | 1896 | 1902 | Not listed after 1897. Shepherd & Bentley |
Middlecliffe | Penistone | 1855 | 1878 | |
Middleton | Middleton, Leeds | 1854 | 1887 | |
Middleton Broom | Middleton, Leeds | 1888 | 1968 | Closed on 17/05/1968. |
Middleton Broom, New | Middleton, Leeds | 1928 | 1945 | From 1928 to 1945 it was used as a pumping station for Middleton Broom. |
Middleton Main | Middleton, Leeds | 1876 | 1892 | Sinking from 1876 to 1878. |
Middleton, Beeston Park | Middleton, Leeds | 1888 | 1899 | |
Middleton, Little | Middleton, Leeds | 1888 | 1901 | |
Middleton, Middleton Main | Middleton, Leeds | 1888 | 1899 | |
Middleton, New Pit | Middleton, Leeds | 1901 | 1925 | Closed 1925 and used as a Pumping Station from 1927 to 1945. |
Midgelden Brick Works | Dulesgate, Todmorden | 1884 | 1887 | |
Midgelden Pasture | Todmorden | 1930 | 1937 | NGR = Fire Clay Works |
Midgelden Pasture No.2 | Todmorden | 1932 | 1944 | Abandoned January 1935. Discontinued November 1944. |
Midgelden Pasture No.3 | Todmorden | 1943 | 1944 | Discontinued November 1944. |
Midhope Stones | Sheffield | 1873 | 1878 | Sinking from 1873 to 1878. |
Midland Pit | Rothwell, Leeds | 1909 | 1914 | On 1st edition O.S. 1/10560 sheet. A Ventilating shaft from 1910 to 1914 (at least) |
Mill | Wyke, Bradford | 1874 | 1887 | Sinking from 1874 to 1875. Not listed 1876 to 1881. |
Mill Dam | Thornhill Edge, Dewsbury | 1953 | 1957 | |
Mill Dam Opencast | Middlestown | 1953 | 1957 | |
Mill Hill | Burton-in-Lonsdale | 1909 | 1929 | Abandoned September 1914, plan 7118. To be reopened. Abandoned October 1929 |
Milnes | Beeston, Leeds | 1884 | 1887 | |
Milnthorp | Wakefield | 1855 | 1877 | |
Minerva | Sheffield | 1905 | 1913 | Abandoned 1908. Worked 1910 to 1912. Abandoned March 1913. |
Mirfield | Mirfield, Dewsbury | 1854 | 1889 | |
Mirfield Moor | Mirfield, Dewsbury | 1863 | 1931 | Sunk 1882 to 1885? Abandoned June 1931. |
Mirfield, Dark Lane & Calder | Ravensthorpe, Wakefield | 1927 | 1931 | Abandoned June 1931. Employment includes Mirfield Moor. |
Mitchell Main | Darfield, Barnsley | 1871 | 1956 | Sinking from 1871 to 1877. Closed on 26/07/1956 and used as a Pumping Station from 1965 to 1988. |
Mitchell Main | Darfield, Barnsley | 1965 | 1988 | Closed on 26/07/1956 and used as a Pumping Station from 1965 to 1988. |
Mold Green | Huddersfield | 1897 | 1897 | |
Monckton Main Nos.1, 2 & 5 | Havercroft, Barnsley | 1875 | 1947 | Sinking from 1875 to 1876. Called New Monckton Nos.1, 2 & 5 from 1948. |
Monckton Main Nos.3 & 4 | Havercroft, Barnsley | 1913 | 1947 | No.3 Shaft began sinking from 30/09/1913 to 03/03/1915. No.4 sinking 05/04/1923 to 21/05/1924. Called New Monckton Nos.3 & 4 from 1948. |
Monk Bretton | Monk Bretton | 1867 | 1968 | Sinking in 1867. Closed on 26/04/1968. |
Moor | Gleadless, Sheffield | 1929 | 1945 | |
Moor End Silkstone | Silkstone Common, Barnsley | 1921 | 1948 | Worked c1921 to 1924. Reopened in 1947. Moorend Silkstone Opencast = 1949-1952 |
Moor Hole | Mosbrough, Sheffield | 1855 | 1900 | Sunk 1855, closed c1900. Used as a Pumping Station in 1925. |
Moor House | Barnsley | 1869 | 1885 | |
Moor Lane | Highburton | 1872 | 1882 | |
Moor Side | Mosbrough, Sheffield | 1943 | 1992 | Developed from December 1943 when the neighbouring Dent Main - opened in 1927 - became uneconomic. Last coal raised 28/02/1992. |
Mooredge | Totley, Sheffield | 1937 | 1938 | Development in 1937 and discontinued in 1938. |
Moorend | Cawthorne | 1948 | 1911 | Abandoned |
Moorend | Stainborough, Barnsley | 1893 | 1912 | |
Moorend II Opencast | Silkstone Common, Barnsley | 1948 | 1956 | |
Moorend Silkstone Opencast | Silkstone Common, Barnsley | 1949 | 1952 | |
Moorgarth | Ingleton, Settle | 1863 | 1877 | Pits worked here were flooded in 1829. Sinking from 1863 to 1864. Closed from 1869 to 1873. |
Moorhouse | Barnsley | 1855 | 1872 | |
Moorland | Gildersome, Leeds | 1873 | 1880 | Sinking from 1873 to 1880. |
Moorside | Wortley, Leeds | 1933 | 1933 | Abandoned December 1933 |
Moorside | Kirkburton, Huddersfield | 1887 | 1903 | |
Moortown | Leeds | 1874 | 1883 | Sinking from 1874 to 1880. |
Morley | Morley, Leeds | 1855 | 1860 | |
Morley (a) | Morley, Leeds | 1861 | 1883 | |
Morley (b) | Morley, Leeds | 1861 | 1877 | |
Morley (d) | Morley, Leeds | 1855 | 1860 | |
Morley Main | Morley, Leeds | 1855 | 1908 | Given as Morley from 1855 to 1859. Sunk around 1854 closed on 23/07/1909. |
Morley West End | Morley, Leeds | 1876 | 1897 | Continues as West End from 1898 until May 1933. Abandoned October 1937. |
Mosborough Moor | Mosbrough, Sheffield | 1936 | 1936 | Discontinued June 1936. Abandoned June 1938. |
Mosley's | Skelmanthorpe | 1915 | 1916 | Not worked. Owner dead. |
Moss Ganister Nos.1 & 2 | Dore, Sheffield | 1934 | 1938 | Abandoned April 1941. |
Moss Level | Lofthouse, Pateley Bridge | 1920 | 1920 | Abandoned |
Mossdale Gill | Wensleydale | 1877 | 1883 | Standing in 1883 |
Mottram Wood | Barnsley | 1908 | 1944 | Abandoned September 1945 |
Mount | Brighouse | 1897 | 1899 | Longbottom & Barker. Earlier workings, back to the 1880's, shown on Thornhill Estate plans. |
Mount Osborne | Barnsley | 1854 | 1883 | On 1st edition O.S. 1/10560 sheet. |
Mount Pleasant | Ossett, Wakefield | 1871 | 1871 | On 1st edition O.S. 1/10560 sheet. |
Mount Vernon | Barnsley | 1861 | 1892 | |
Mountain End | Halifax | 1854 | 1874 | |
Muffitt Lane | Gomersal | 1870 | 1887 | |
Myers Lane | Loxley, Sheffield | 1874 | 1928 | Sinking from 1874 to 1878. Abandoned May 8th 1928. Briefly reopened in 1937? |
Myrtle Hill | Handsworth, Sheffield | 1873 | 1873 | Sinking |
Myrtle Spring | Handsworth, Sheffield | 1873 | 1876 | Sinking from 1873 to 1876. |
Myrtle Springs | Intake, Sheffield | 1918 | 1921 | Discontinued August 1921. |
Mytholme | Southowram, Halifax | 1890 | 1905 | Abandoned in 1905. |
Mytholme, New | Northowram, Halifax | 1947 | 1956 | +1960 & 1961 |
Mytholme, Old | Northowram, Halifax | 1886 | 1905 | Plan No.4790 - 36 Yard Band abandoned April 7th 1905. |
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