Coalmining Methods
Introduction
Bringing Coal to the Surface -Coalbearers |
Putting | Stair
Pits | Horse Gins
Coalmining - Pillar and Stoop | Longwall
Coalworks and coalmining records
Cowpits
Cowpits Colliery
Cheque Coal Bill, week ending 2 August 1806 - full accounts
for that week listing about 54 colliers, payments to other
workers and all other expenses.
Cowpitts Colliery
Bounty Agreement 1809 (1) - Agreement to serve at Colliery
for one year from 3rd July 1809. signed by 48 colliers and coalbearers.
Cowpitts Colliery
Bounty Agreement 1809 (2) - A second agreement signed by
another 14 colliers and coalbearers. Also another 19 names of
colliers lent money (some also appear in first agreement).
Craighall
Craighall and
Cowpitts Colliery Bounty Agreement 1806 - Agreement to serve
at Sir John Hope's Collieries for one year from 3rd July 1806.
signed by 135 colliers.
Craighall
Colliery Cheque Coal Bill, week ending 10 March 1804 - full
accounts for that week listing about 60 colliers, payments to
other workers and all other expenses.
Dryden (Bilston)
Clerk v Ross 1771 - court case relating to bound colliers of Dryden Coalworks
Children's
Employment Commission 1842 - Extracts of evidence collected by R.H.Franks at Dryden and Loanhead Collieries
Duddingston, Niddry, Edmonston, Woolmet
Duddingston, Niddry, Edmonston, Woolmet - notes on coal mining of the edge seams in the 1700s at these coalworks
The 'Sea Level' - drainage of
the Duddingston, Niddry, Edmonston and Woolmet edge seams, by the sea level built by John Biggar of Woolmet
Edmonston
Edmonston Colliery 1760 - 'Coal Check-bill' 14th Jan 1760. Includes names of 86 colliers,
amount of coal they produced, and pit they were working in.
Children's
Employment Commission 1842 - Extracts of evidence collected by R.H.Franks at Dryden and Loanhead Collieries
Gilmerton
Gilmerton Coalworks - Notes on the Gilmerton Colliery including names of some
coalgrieves, overseers and colliers
Gilmerton Coalworks Plan - plan of 1786 showing colliers and coalbearers
1823 Strike at Gilmerton Colliery - Papers relating to an 'illegal combination' and strike at Gilmerton coalworks, also a serious assault on George Pride a collier there.
Newcraighall
Children's
Employment Commission 1842 - Extracts of evidence collected by R.H.Franks at Newcraighall Colliery
Sheriffhall
Sheriffhall
Colliery Cheque Coal Bill, week ending 29 August 1812 - full
accounts for that week listing 75 colliers, and payments to other
workers and all other expenses.
Children's
Employment Commission 1842 - Extracts of evidence collected by R.H.Franks at Sheriffhall and Somerside Collieries
Early
law relating to colliers in Scotland
1606 Act of the Scottish Parliament
'Anent Coalyers and Salters' - the act of parliament leading to colliers and coalbearers being bound for life to coalworks
1775 Act of Parliament 'for altering, explaining, and amending several Acts of Parliament of
Scotland, respecting Colliers, Coal-bearers, and Salters'. The Act which partially ended the system of bondage of Colliers in Scotland
1799 Act of Parliament 'to explain and amend the Laws relative to Colliers in that
Part of Great Britain called Scotland'. Act which finally repealed all laws relating to binding and slavery of colliers and coal bearers.
Children's
Employment Commission 1842
Extracts of evidence collected by R.H.Franks for the Children's
Employment Commission 1842.
Dryden Colliery , Edmonstone Colliery , Loanhead Colliery, Newcraighall Colliery , Sheriffhall
and Somerside Collieries
Other
Collier's Loft - Newton Parish Church
History of the loft including the Kirk Session minutes regarding the petition
Photos of the boards with names of colliers who petitioned the church.
Geology
Midlothian Coalfield - a very quick
and simple guide
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