Siston Hill Colliery

The sinking date for Siston Hill Colliery, Siston, Bristol is unknown, but was probably in the late 1790s, early 1800s. There is a surviving accident report dated 1804. [Mines Inspectors Reports] This names the colliery owner as a Mrs. Peterson. By 1831 the colliery was under the ownership of Toghill & Company. [Accounts books of the Avon & Gloucestershire Railway at The PRO, Kew]

The 1880 List of Mines names the owner of the pit as S. H. Hadley.

The pit was put up for sale in 1889 and the prospectus states that it had four shafts, two of which were sunk to a depth of 570ft. The winding shaft was 9ft in diameter, walled throughout and had two separate cages. The winding engine was a Boulton and Watt, had a 4ft 6in stroke, a 12ft drum and could lift 700 to 800 tons of coal a day. The pumping engine had two 19in cylinders and was in working order. [The Bristol Coalfield by John Cornwell] Above ground was a bank high enough for double screens which sorted the coal before it was loaded for transportation. A tunnel was provided at the bottom of the bank to enable timber and other materials to descend into the pit without first being hauled to the top. A 100ft high circular chimney stack towered over the colliery. [Walking the Dramway by Peter Lawson]

The sale was not a success and the colliery never reopened.

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