Maltby Main Colliery
"The Widow Maker"
"The Widow Maker"
And in memory of my distant cousin Original Renshaw.
He was the only identified victim who's body was recovered by the rescue team.Â
The aim of this site is to try to build a timeline of fatal accidents and other non fatal incidents, gathered from various newspaper reports, and where possible to provide a brief life story of the men who tragically lost their lives at Maltby Main Colliery.
The first shafts at Maltby Main Colliery were sunk in 1910, and the first coal produced in 1912, though not all faces were in production until 1914. Situated in a wooded area on Tickhill Road the colliery was some distance from the township of Maltby and in order to gain a workforce the colliery company commissioned the building of Maltby Model Village, an estate of 400 houses.
This site is a work in progress. New content will be added as often as is possible, so please keep checking back.
Pat Bagnall