Parr Stocks Colliery

The colliery was situated at the St. Helens end of Fleet Lane. This colliery first appeared in the records in 1832, when a Joseph Greenough was working it. The ‘Inspector’s Reports’ for 1850 and 1855 show the colliery is owned by Johnson, Weninck and Co. A report in the St. Helens Intelligencer of the 1st May 1858, states that the colliery was for sale.

10th. June 1853.
J. Fillington aged 16 years was killed by a fall of coal. (Mines Inspectors Report)

17th. July 1854.
Thomas Hill, a boy, was killed by a fall of coal from the face. (Mines Inspectors Report)

24th. February 1866.
PARR MINERS LODGE.
It was reported that the Parr Lodge was started at Chethams lodge. (St. Helens Standard)

Information supplied by Ian Winstanley and the Coal Mining History Resource Centre.