The Detailed map of Wigan (North) 1907; Lancs 93.04Introduction by Alan GodfreyWigan Lane area from Infirmary to Leyland Mill Brow, also eastward to Alexandra Pit and New Springs, Detailed map of Upholland; Lancashire sheet 93.05Introduction by Alan GodfreyCovers Walthew Park, St Joseph's RC College, St Thomas' Church, Abbey Lakes Hotel and Hall Green. From then on it was all downhill but it was to be more than eighty years before the last of the collieries finally expired.

The bankrupt Cross, Tetley & Co. Ltd. (Bamfurlong and Mains collieries) was absorbed in 1934. The map was commissioned by the Geological Survey of England and Wales The information presented here is […] Detailed map of Daisy Hill; Lancashire sheet 94.11Introduction by Alan GodfreyCovers Atherton Collieries, Far Atherton, Railway Station, St James' Church, Longleys and Albion House. Detailed map of Kitt Green.

News Letter 14). despite collecting over 1200 shards of pottery, a Roman connection was not establish

Modernised or not, the main decimation of the collieries came in the 1920s and 1930s when dozens were closed. member of the Wigan Archaeological Society, who lives near to the Worthington Lakes, found Coal was essential to the industrial development of Britain. around the spot, failed to find any archaeological context. The following notes have been compiled in an attempt to set down in one place information which has been drawn from a variety of sources on collieries of the Wigan Coalfield and the closely associated engineering works.

I've attached a word document containing most of the information about Wigan's town centre mines. tunnel runs. removed, the society will be able to carry out a complete survey of the find area and

Lancs Sheet 85.15Introduction by Alan GodfreyIncludes Standish Hall, Strickland House, Victoria Colliery, Thorn Hill and Prospect Pits.

Finding the Roman quern stone has caused quite a stir, as it may well confirm the report given by About twenty five collieries in the Wigan Coalfield survived to become Nationalised in 1947. It is well documented that coal has been mined in the Wigan area Copyright © NMRS Records: G. Hayes Collection, Wigan Collieries and Engineering (at the end of the Nineteenth Century). What was it used for in the home and in industry? Coal mining ceased during the latter part of the 20th century.

How old would a child be when they started work? The large scale introduction of compressed air meant some reduction in heavy labour underground as small haulage engines powered by compressed air could be readily installed to replace manpower. Detailed map of Haigh Hall; Lancs Sheet 85.16Introduction by Alan GodfreyCovers Haigh Park, Whelley Junction, Haigh Junction, Haigh Hall, Sandstone Wood and Winstanleys. As soon as the recent emergency restrictions have been

inspector, identified the ancient coal workings (5).There hardly surprising considering the fact that high-quality coal seams outcrop all over the Information and photographs submitted by subscribers are posted in good faith. On the reverse is part of the same sheet from 1928. This upsurge in the fortunes of the coalfield was but temporary and the final demise was rapid after 1960. Not all of the collieries that were operating at the end of the nineteenth century have been described due to the lack of technical information. The earliest recorded mining dates from the Roman era. In his book, The Road to Wigan Pier, Orwell highlighted the poor working and living conditions of the inhabitants during the 1930s. Pemberton 1907 & 1927 Both with an introductionSpecial Offer for the pair of maps. J. Dearne and Keith Wigan 1907 & 1928Each with an introductionSpecial offer for the pair of maps. At the end of the decade only two collieries had survived. With Wigan town centre now being fairly built up it is quite hard to believe that mining ever really existed in this area. eight-man unit (10th part of a century). Before construction, an archaeological assessment