| COLLIERY | BLAINSCOUGH | ||
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| LOCATION | Approx. ½ mile SW of Coppull station on LNWR Wigan-Preston line and approx. 400 yards west of railway. | ||
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Shafts
Shafts commenced sinking c1865.
No.1 Pit sunk to Arley Mine at 373 yards intersecting:-
| Seam | Thickness of Coal |
Depth from Surface |
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| Six Feet (or Wigan Nine Feet) | 5ft 10in | 88 yards | |
| King | 2ft 10in | 168 yards | |
| Ravine | 1ft 6in | 197 yards | |
| Yard (Hoo Cannel) | 3in | ||
| Coal 2ft 5in | 2ft 8in | 238 yards | |
| Bone | 1ft 10in | 285 yards | |
| Smith | Coal 1ft 0in | ||
| Shale 10in | |||
| Coal 1ft 0in | |||
| Shale 2ft 1in | |||
| Coal 2ft 1in | 4ft 1in | 307 yards | |
| Arley | 4ft 3in | 373 yards | |
Six Feet and Arley Mines exhausted by 1896, King Mine being worked.
No.2 Pit – sunk to Wigan Six Feet Mine at 88 yards. Two upcast shafts approx. 560 yards north of coal winding shafts sunk to Arley and Six Feet Mines.
Winding
No.1 Pit – Twin cylinder horizontal engine 28 inches x 66 inches, Cornish valves, parallel drum 15 feet 6 inches diameter, raising two tubs in single deck cages.
Air Compressor
Supplied air for haulage engine in Arley Mine and (1896) to supply air for haulage in King Mine.
Ventilation
Guibal fan 30 feet x 12 feet, Walker Bros., 1873. Duplicate engines horizontal 20 inches x 20 inches stroke. 15,000cfm at 1 inch wg
Pumping
Engine located at surface pumping from King and Six Feet Mines.
Single cyl. horizontal engine 26 inches x 54 inches , two flat rods to “angle bobs”. One 14 inch bucket lift from Six Feet at 88 yards, one bucket lift 8 inches from King Mine at 168 yards.
Boilers
Three Lancashire 7 feet x 28 feet, 55psi.
CLOSURES – c1934
Worked in a small way by Coppull Coal Co. Ltd., 1935-36
Abandoned 1939
Bought by Manchester Collieries Ltd (not worked) for coal production quota.
Workforce 1931 – U/G 210, S/F 60
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