Wigan Album
Mining
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Photo: dk
Item #: 5079
None of these seemed to make much sense.
When I found the catalogue marking a Moss Colliery I went to the Alan Godfrey Hindley 1907 map finding the wrong Moss Pit at the side of Gullicks new road on Amberswood Common - this closed in 1930's - There was a Moss Hall here and, interestingly the Hospital of Infectious Diseases isolated on the Moss.
However, finally, and thanks to Winder's comments on No1 engine picture in Mining section giving directions to Moss Colliery from Cemetery Lane, I found a Moss Colliery on the Godfrey Ince Moss 1907 map and the following: quote "The Ince Moss or Moss Colliery was developed by Pearson and Knowles who sank the first pit in 1863 and five others over the next three decades. The colliery, which employed over 2000 underground workers in 1896, survived until 1962; more fully described on sheet 93.12"
source: Alan Godfrey Maps - these are fantastic maps and with beautiful commentary and £2 odd apiece.
I hope the above is correct. circa 1953
Another good photo dk.
My father in law worked here till it closed
Many thanks for posting this - pics of the pits in the parish seem to be very rare, notwithstanding its prominence in the life of many local people. I would like to add this to our parish archive, fpr possible use in a future Parish Calendar, if I may?
My dad worked here until it closed and he never tired of telling me that"""Ah useto walk frer Platt- Bridge up canal bak every day and then shift nine ton of coal after I had
cut it mi sell! Tha dunt know what work is
Very interesting as it was my Great Great Grandfather who owned Bickershaw Hall Colliery and built Abram Church so many years ago.
my dad worked there,he would walk home to scholes in his pit dirt,because he didn't like getting on the bus dirty.ince moss was one of the last pits to aquire baths