Corporate Staveley; Seymour Colliery; 1858-1918; coal mine DS/UK/3778 Seymour Colliery Staveley Coal and Iron Company Limited 1858-1918 coal mine Staveley Staveley

Located near Woodthorpe to exploit the Top Hard coal seam. The coal produced here was mainly used for industrial purposes or house coal. Sinking began in 1855 and the first coal was produced three years later. The colliery was named after one of the directors of the Staveley Company. One hundred cottages, known as Seymour Cottages, were built to accommodate the workers. They were all provided with outbuildings and space for an allotment. These were demolished in 1932 as they were deemed unfit for habitation It closed in 1918 after the coal reserves began to run out. At its peak, it was known to produce over 1,000 tons a day. The highest recorded manpower was 806 in 1903. Known Managers: Joseph Humble, Thomas Richardson, William Bunting, S. B. Gilroy, Richard Woods, H. Gregory, John Thomas Greensmith, William H. Gregory Yes ‘Seymour Colliery’, https://www.oldminer.co.uk/seymour.html ‘Seymour Colliery Closed 1918 After 63 Years’, http://www.healeyhero.co.uk/rescue/individual/Bob_Bradley/Bk-3/B3-1918.html Bridgewater, A. N., North Derbyshire Collieries (2009) https://www.aditnow.co.uk/documents/Doe-Lea-Coal-Mine/North20Derbyshire20Collieries20Small20Update.pdf International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Derbyshire Record Office Collections Manual Section 7 v5.1 (May 2020) DERBYSHIRE\71026502 22/07/2021 DERBYSHIRE\a7005277 23/09/2026 2278e573-e7a4-4fd5-b8f7-0de48c68efaa