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Tribute To The Proud Coal Miners Of Cadley Hill Colliery.

Subscribe to my you tube channel for 280+ more coal mine tributes and counting. Cadley hill Colliery,Swadlincote,South Derbyshire.sunk in 1860 by Hall and Boardman to the west of Church Gresley was closed on 25th March 1988 after 128 years and was the last South Derbyshire mine to close. The mine was taken over by Halls Collieries Ltd in 1902. A mining rights lease area of 88 ac was taken out in 1860. Between 1942 and 1962 four surface drifts were driven, 2 of them 1,080m long. Cadley Hill merged with Church Gresley (sunk 1834) in 1967 but that section was closed for geological and economic reasons in 1968. 2 of the 3 original shafts were dispensed with as no longer required. Seams Worked Cannel coal Eureka 10 panels (2 poor) 8/11/1962 Stanhope 5 panels 30/6/1975 Main Coal (consisted of 3 seams..Nether Main, Overmain and Rider) c1860-Dec 1918 and abandoned in July 1949. Resumed working in 1953 from Little Coal drift mine by access drifts, discontinued Sep 1963, abandoned Sep 1964. Had restarted in May 1959 from West development drifts and last worked 8/7/1988. However North of West development drifts the Nether Main and Overmain both seams worked independently. Overmain first worked Aug 1960-Mar 1969 and abandoned Mar 1970 Little Woodfield coal 2’ 2” (0.66m) dirt 1” (0.03m) to 2’ 0” (0.61m), coal 1’ 2” (0.35m) 10/4/1944 Woodfield 4 panels 1/1979 Old Woodfield Stockingers mine 5’ 8” (1.73m) Sep 1894 abandoned due to want of market heads from No3 shaft and 2 small areas worked 1900 Kilburn 1925-Feb 1960, abandoned Feb 1961. Resumed working May 1977 and last worked 9/5/1986, uneconomical. Stockings short faces 110m -130m long 1963 9/1988, tried single entry in 1985. 3 shafts were sunk in total, two to 184 yards (168m) to Stockings seam and No1 to Overmain at 305 feet (93m) widened from 10ft (3m) to 12ft (3.65m) and deepened 100 yards (91m) to Kilburn plus 4 surface drifts (1942-1962). In 1897 130 tons per day being produced from Main seam, up to 200 tons per day from Woodfield, plus some clay. Pithead baths opened 1942 and included a canteen and first aid room. 2 surface drifts to Kilburn and Little Kilburn seams. It became a unit of No7 Area of the East Midland Division of the National Coal Board in January 1947, later South Midlands Area. From 1949-1957 around 20 boreholes were drilled to prove the seams in an area 10 sq miles west of the 630 feet (192m) downthrow fault. However not all the seams were present but the Main seam was predominant. 2 new surface drifts were driven at 1in4 in 1958 and 1962. No1 had a cable belt to load out the coal and No2 had an endless rope haulage for materials and also 104 men in 7 manriding cars. Manpower, 900. New Pithead baths and Coal prep plant with throughput of 350 tons per hour. Mainly power station coal produced from 2 seams. Sadly closing After 128 Years.