MineArchiveChisworth Colliery
| Also known as | Sandy Lane Colliery, Sandy Lane Tunnel Pit, Sander Lane Tunnel Pit |
|---|---|
| Location | Sandy Lane, Chisworth, near Glossop, Derbyshire — 53.4260, -2.0150 (approximate) |
| Commodity | Coal |
| Type | Coal |
| Worked | By 1861–1896 (abandonment plan) |
| Maximum depth | Unknown. |
| Operators | James and Jonathan Jowett (1848–1881), Abel Clayton (1885–1895) |
Overview
A drift at Sandy Lane, Chisworth, near Glossop, working the Mountain Mine for the Jowett brothers from at least 1861 and later for Abel Clayton, abandoned in 1896; one of the Chisworth and Ludworth coal mines first leased in 1783.
History
Coal was worked at Chisworth, on the south side of the Etherow valley near Glossop, long before this colliery's recorded years. The Chisworth and Ludworth coal mines were leased in 1783 for twenty years to William Thornley, a Chisworth carpenter, his son John Thornley and the collier George Bradshaw, and again in 1802 to John Thornley and his uncle Robert, at a rent of a fifth of the selling price of the coal. In 1842 John Thornley was assessed at £769 for the collieries he worked.
A few years later the collieries passed to James and Jonathan Jowett, who in 1848 were working coal mines in Dinting, Chisworth and Ludworth with James Clayton as their manager. In 1862 their colliery in Sandy Lane, Chisworth, was assessed at £446; local notes call it the Sandy Lane, or Sander Lane, Tunnel Pit. It was a drift working the Mountain Mine on the south side of the Glossop road, owned by J. Jowitt from 1861 to 1881 and by Abel Clayton from 1885 to 1890, and in the hands of Clayton's executors by 1895. An account book of coal got and sold at Sandy Lane (Chisworth) Colliery between 1865 and 1874 survives in the Lancashire Archives. The abandonment plan of the Mountain (Yard) seam is dated December 1896.
Geology
The Mountain Mine (Mountain or Yard seam).
Workings
A drift, known locally as the Sandy Lane Tunnel Pit.
Closure
In the hands of the executors of Abel Clayton by 1895; the Mountain (Yard) seam was abandoned in December 1896.
What remains
Unknown.
Redevelopment
Unknown.
Nearby mines
- Hyde Colliery — 3.5 miles (5.6 km) NW, Greater Manchester
- Astley Deep Pit — 4.3 miles (7.0 km) NW, Greater Manchester
- Lingard Lane Colliery — 4.5 miles (7.2 km) W, Greater Manchester
- Heys Colliery — 5.2 miles (8.4 km) NW, Greater Manchester
- Norbury Colliery — 5.2 miles (8.4 km) SW, Greater Manchester
Straight-line distance, within 9 miles (15 km). Show on the map.
Recorded claims
Individual factual claims, each attached to the source(s) that support it below. Where sources disagree, both are kept.
- The Chisworth and Ludworth coal mines were leased in 1783 to William Thornley, John Thornley and George Bradshaw, and again in 1802 to John and Robert Thornley. 1
- James and Jonathan Jowett were working coal mines in Chisworth in 1848, and their colliery in Sandy Lane was assessed at £446 in 1862. 1
- A drift working the Mountain Mine on the south side of the Glossop road. 2
- Owned by J. Jowitt from 1861 to 1881, Abel Clayton from 1885 to 1890, and his executors by 1895. 2
- The Mountain (Yard) seam abandonment plan is dated December 1896. 3
- The A626 road passes through the hamlet of Chisworth. 4
Sources
- (secondary) Chisworth: Hamnett's notes — Glossop Heritage Trust
- (secondary) Chisworth Colliery (1861-1895) — Northern Mine Research Society
- (primary) BGS mine plan: Chisworth, Mountain (Yard) seam (abandoned December 1896) — British Geological Survey / Mining Remediation Authority
- (secondary) Chisworth — Wikipedia
Record created: 17 October 2026 · Last researched: 17 October 2026