Homepage

Record

Entry TypeCorporate
Corporate NameRipley Colliery
Parent BodyButterley Company (1854-1947)
National Coal Board (1947-1948)
PlaceRipley
Epithetcoal mine
Dates1854-1948
HistoryThe first sinking for Ripley Collery took place in 1854.I t worked the Deep Hard, Deep Soft, Piper, Low Main, Threequarters and Silkstone coal seams. The colliery passed into the control of the National Coal Board following the nationalisation of the coal industry in 1947. The NCB soon closed it a year later, but any workings still useable merged with Denby Hall Colliery in 1949.
Authorised Form of NameRipley; Ripley Colliery; 1854-1948; coal mine

Show related Catalog records.

Add to My Items
    Local Studies Periodicals

    Local Studies Periodicals

    Useful Links

    See more Collection highlights

    Local Studies Periodicals
    Local Studies Periodicals
    George M. Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist
    George M. Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist
    Florence Nightingale
    Florence Nightingale
    Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier
    Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier
    Collection Highlights