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This pit was at the end of Seaman Way, where the Wigan Enterprise Park is.
So I would say it was in Amberswood or Ince but not Platt Bridge.
Good pic Maxine.

Sorry winder Moss Hall Colliery was in Platt Bridge, The road leading to the pit was Hart St now Woodcock Drive. My Uncle worked there in the 1920s. I remember it being demolished in the late 1930s.

I think there is a bit of confusion here. The pit at the end of Hart Street was Low Hall Colliery.

I know very little about the location of pits in the area... but here goes. Go easy on me...

Winder... I have consulted a map and it is true the manor house of Moss Hall was down what is now Seaman Way. However the pit that was close by is labeled as simply 'Moss Colliery' with no mention of Hall. Could this by causing confusion?

I'm with winder on this. Low Hall at Platt Bridge, Moss Hall at Amberswood. Nice to see this, haven't come across it before.

Why would it be "Collieries" rather than "Colliery" ?

According to the Industrial Railways Book, rail access to Moss Hall coll was from the New Springs Branch line and the pit was to the south of the L&Ys Wigan to Manchester line.

The map in the book is dated 1870 and it also says that the Moss Hall Coal Co had its own railway going to Low Hall at Platt Bridge.

It's good to have a discussion about the old pits and railways.

At one time, the collieries in Platt Bridge were owned by the Moss Hall Collieries company. this company was taken over by Pearson and Knowles in 1907. So might this be causing the apparent confusion?

Pearson & knowles, also owned Ince Moss Colliery, usually referred to as Pearson's Pit. Pearson & Knowles paid for the construction Of St Mary's infant & junior school, Lower Ince. I believe they also paid for the construction of the church as well. When I went to this school in the late thirties , and early forties, there was a stone set into the school wall,inscribed as to the benefactors' of the school.(Pearson & Knowles)

I knew that P&K had funded the building of the church but didn't realise they had paid for the school as well.

My wife went to that school in the 50s

Winder - if you go into the cellars of the school - now the church, it would remind you of pit bottom!
The construction of the school buildings is very like that of the surviving buildings of Moss Pits.

In that case, she may have been taught by my late Mother-in-Law, Mrs Ethel Round.

Nev. I was taught by Mrs Round during the war years. She was very well thought of by all of her pupils, even years after she retired from teaching.

Rev David. By "Moss Pit" I take you mean Ince Moss down Cemetry Rd?
It's years since I was down there. I know at one time there was a coal yard on the site, I seem to remember buying a couple of bags off them to keep my coal stock topped up.
Nev. I'll ask her about Mrs Round when she gets back home.
Did you get my E.Mail about the dvd?

Cliff tried to e.mail you but getting it returned Have you changed your e.mail address? Can you e.mail me

Yes Ron, I had to change it a few years back, some "gent" from Malaysia nicked it off me!

The comments by Rev David brought back to me memories of the cellars, under St Mary,s School. All the schoolchildren were assembled when the air raid siren went, and we were escorted down into the cellar. Now, years later, having experienced what the pit bottom is like, I can vouce, that what Rev David states is correct.

This is low hall coll platt bridge owned by moss hall coal co and was located at the end of woodcock drive (formely hart st).No5 and furnace chim and head gear to the right,NO6 to the left engine house located roughly in my mother in laws living room! My dad claims he used to climb up the head gears as he was born in whistly st,witch was adjacent to the pit lodge.

Hi my Grandad worked down Garswood Hall colliery late 1890s to early 1900s I have been looking for information of the men photos names any info from this early period would be really good, sadly I have no info oof my Grandad, because went off to the war in Gallipoli and was sadly KIA THERE, Many thanks in advance, regards Chris.