Barrow Colliery

Barrow Colliery
Location
Barrow Colliery is located in South Yorkshire
Barrow Colliery
Barrow Colliery
Location within South Yorkshire
LocationWorsborough, Barnsley
CountySouth Yorkshire
CountryEngland
Coordinates53°31′12″N 1°27′35″W / 53.52000°N 1.45972°W / 53.52000; -1.45972
Production
ProductsCoal
Coke
Production5,000 tonnes (5,500 tons) per week
Financial year1982–1983
History
Opened1873 (1873) (coaling began in 1876)
ClosedMay 1985 (1985-05)
Owner
CompanyBarrow Haematite Steel Company (1873–1932)
Barrow Barnsley Main Collieries (1932–1947)
National Coal Board (1947–1985)

Barrow Colliery was a coal mine in Worsborough, South Yorkshire, England. It was first dug in 1873, with the first coal being brought to the surface in January 1876. It was the scene of a major incident in 1907 when seven miners died. After 109 years of coaling operations, the mine was closed in May 1985.