The colliery was situated at the corner of Blackbrook Road, Chain Lane and Link Ave. It was being worked in the 1790s by James Orrell, the owner of the estate, who had been involved in coal mining for a number of years.
The colliery had been working for a long time when the official records of the Inspectors of Mines first reported in 1850. It was owned by David Bromilow and, in 1843, it was reported that two men earned thirty-four shillings a fortnight. The colliery was mentioned in 1860 when 30,000 tons of coal was being raised per year. At that time it was owned by Bromilow & Southern. The colliery closed about 1863.
The Bromilow Papers (Lancashire Record Office).
Owned by David Bromilow.
1843 – it was reported that two men earned 34/- a fortnight.
List of accidents at this colliery
Information supplied by Ian Winstanley and the Coal Mining History Resource Centre.
OS Map, Lancashire CI – 1846
Reproduced by permission of the National Library of Scotland
