List View Map View | Related Types of Business | Related Locations. Map of Collieries in 1942. 1875 and their children, Map and Chart of Strachan ancestors from Ayrshire, Golden Wedding of Janet Strachan born 1839, Morgan page, the joy of FreeCen and fascinating 1841 demographics, Great Grandfather found in trade union records, Interesting ancestor – Alexander Marshall, evangelist. © Historic Environment Scotland. Catalogue Number D 49494. © Historic Environment Scotland. Many are also strangers from Ireland. All rights reserved. Canmore Disclaimer. I'm thrilled to be getting so many visitors to my blog, but I'd be even more thrilled if you could leave a comment. The following extract is from a report by Thomas Tancred to the Children’s Employment Commission And Mr. Wilson desires to add, that this is mainly to be attributed to the attention which has been paid to the education and religious instruction of the operatives in them. Ordnance Survey licence number 100057073. Andrew Glen, missionary, Licentiate of the Scottish Church: Has been engaged amongst the colliery population connected with the collieries in Shewalton, Fairlie, and Gatehead for the last five years; and now, giving up the two last, is to take in their stead the workers of Pearston, Mr. Macredie’s. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. 1808 and (2) Susan Cran or Kirkwood born about 1819. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. a quarter; not many of the grown-up people make use of it but the books are eagerly sought after by the Sabbath scholars. Previous to the mission some of these works scarcely sent an individual to church; but within the last five years two school-rooms, holding about 80 each, are filled, and sometimes above 100 are packed in. Other Details: The furthest south of the Girvan Valley pits, it received coal from Maxwell and Dalquharran pits to be washed. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. The principal causes of accident are the falling of the roof, burning from fire-damp in one seam at Fairlie, breaking of the rope which draws up the coals and men, and the hutches crushing drawers when descending steep parts of the roads below ground. Details in 1948: Output 265 tons per day, 66,250 tons per annum, stoop and room and longwall working. David Wilson, that in traversing the collieries in the whole West of Scotland, I shall find few, if any, in so good a condition as Shewalton and Gatehead and also Mr. Macredie’s, Pearston, just now commencing. Map of Collieries in 1942. Irvine No. There is a vast deal less intoxication amongst the workers at the two other collieries than at Fairlie and in general in collieries. Map of Collieries in 1942, Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images, Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1093267. On often pressing upon those at Fairlie advantages of paying more attention to their domestic comfort, as relates to their gardens &c., the common answer was, “We dinna ken whare we might be the next fortnicht.” On the other hand, at Gatehead every little patch they can have access to they plant with potatoes and cabbage. Andrew Glen, missionary,… 1752 , and their children, The story of John Strachan b.1774 and (1) Agnes Neilson b. Coalfields of Scotland: Distribution map of Collieries in the Ayrshire. In the other two collieries this extreme fluctuation has not occurred, partly from a more steady system of management, and partly from greater care in the selection of the workpeople. ( Log Out /  KILLOCHAN Colliery, Previous Owners: Killochan Coal Company, South Ayrshire Collieries, and South Ayrshire Collieries (1928) Limited, Shaft/Mine Details: 2 shafts, both 205m deep.

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