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Mosside No.4 mine

Parish:
Bathgate, Linlithgowshire
Local authority:
West Lothian
Ownership:
Gavin Paul & Sons
Gavin Paul & Sons (Limited)
William Baird & Co. Ltd
Opened:
pre1914
Closed:
post 1922

Mine in the lands of Mosside.

  • The 1883 List of Mines records Mosside No.4 mine, owned by Gavin Paul, manager Walter Annan, working the Balbardie coal by the longwall method, employing 3 on the surface and 20 underground. The downcast shaft was 9' x 6' and 900 ft deep, the upcast was 8' x 6' and 90 feet deep. It was a non-fiery mine, ventilated by furnace. The mine dipped at 1 in 2¾ .
  • The 1885 List of Mines records Mosside No.4, owned by Gavin Paul, manager Walter Annan, working the Balbardie, 5'9", Shaley, 4' coals by the longwall method, employing 5 on the surface and 30 underground. The downcast shaft was 9' x 6' and 1,050 ft deep, the upcast 8' x 6', and 96 feet deep. It was a non-fiery pit dipping at 1 in 2¾
  • The 1924 Colliery Yearbook records William Baird & Co. Mosside No.4 as employing 60 underground and 8 surface workers; manager: R. McPhee

  • Location of No.4 mine, and boundaries of the lands of Mosside
    mosside 4 1914 mosside 4 1957 mosside 4 aerial

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