| COLLIERY | WILLIAM PIT (also known as Yard Pit) | ||||
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| LOCATION | 300 yards NW of Meadow Pit, Haigh, Riley Lane End. | ||||
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Shaft
Sunk 1840, Became upcast for Meadow Pit.
Seams intersected:
| Thickness Ft Ins |
Depth Ft Ins |
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| King | Coal | 2 10 | |
| Metal | 7½ | ||
| Coal | 2 4½ | 68 2 | |
| Queen Mine | 1 3 | 70 0 | |
| Inferior Coal | 1 2 | 120 9 | |
| Ravine Mine | Coal | 1 10 | |
| Metal | 1 2 | ||
| Coal | 1 3 | 141 1 | |
| Black Bass & Coal | 2 0 | 204 2 | |
| Cannel & Coal | 2 0 | 216 3 | |
| Cannel | 5 | 267 5 | |
| Haigh Yard Mine | 2 10 | 319 2 | |
| Coal | 4 | 339 6 | |
| Bone Mine | 2 4 | 471 10 | |
| Coal | 4 | 490 2 | |
| Smith Mine | Coal | 1 2 | |
| Warren (Warrant) | 1 6 | ||
| Coal | 2 2 | 549 0 | |
| Bastard Cannel | 6 | 597 0 | |
| Buzzard Coal | 1 0 | ||
| Arley Mine | 4 5 | 735 5 |
Winding – Single 18in. horizontal engine.
Ventilation – Originally furnace. Waddle Fan 15 feet diameter.
CLOSURE – Meadow and William pits abandoned 1927.
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