John Hargreaves

Owner of Coppull Colliery, near Chorley, at the time of the explosion of May 1852; he had taken over Burgh Colliery when Heaton and Hilton failed in 1841.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Burgh Colliery Lancashire 1841–?
Coppull Colliery Lancashire ?–?

Record created: 3 October 2026 · Last researched: 3 October 2026

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