Silverdale Colliery fall of coal, 1857

J. Lunt and S. Plat were killed together by a fall of coals at Silverdale Colliery, North Staffordshire, on 4 September 1857.

Cause

A fall of coals.

On 4 September 1857 coal fell at Silverdale Colliery, near Newcastle-under-Lyme, then worked by Stannier and Company, killing J. Lunt and S. Plat.

Individual factual claims, each attached to the source(s) that support it below. Where sources disagree, both are kept.

On 4 September 1857 J. Lunt and S. Plat were killed by a fall of coals at Silverdale Colliery, near Newcastle-under-Lyme. ^1,2
The colliery then belonged to Stannier and Company. ²
The deaths were caused by a fall of coals. ^1,2

Mining terms this disaster is structurally linked to, with the nature of the relationship.

Coal (contextual relationship)
Named 3 times in this record, first in the summary: “J. Lunt and S. Plat were killed together by a fall of coals at Silverdale Colliery, North Staffordshire, on 4 September 1857.”
Colliery (contextual relationship)
Named twice in this record, first in the summary: “…and S. Plat were killed together by a fall of coals at Silverdale Colliery, North Staffordshire, on 4 September 1857.”

(primary) Durham Mining Museum - Silverdale Colliery — Durham Mining Museum
(secondary) Mining deaths 1850-1859, surnames L (Ian Winstanley) — Healey Hero (Ian Winstanley's mining deaths lists)

Record created: 8 October 2026 · Last researched: 8 October 2026