Birley East Pit" On Thursday 11 May 1916 a Mr George John Leaning of Back Lane Woodhouse was working on the Parkgate Seam when a fall of roof buried him When extricated he was found to be dead. The inquest returned a verdict of "Accidental Death". On Thursday 24 August 1917 John Vincent Holroyd a "hanger on" at the Birley East Pit by falling down the shat from the Parkgate to the Silkstone seam, a distance of 30 yards. The inquest returned a verdict of "accidental death". On 11 October 1922 Earnest Pant (33) of 1ct 8hse Hobson Street Sheffield a road layer was killed at Birley East Pit. The inquest returned a verdict of "Accidental Death". On 23 February 1924 there was an explosion at Birley East Colliery where 4 people lost their lives and four others were injured. Five were admitted to the Royal hospital these were William Barker of Normanton Springs Earnest Roper of Rainbow Forge Hackenthorpe and Hubert Kennedy 153 City Road Intake, married. Fred Porter 70 Main Road Intake married and Lenard Matram 29 Bagshaw Road Intake. At the inquest it was reported that four died Frederick Porter (70) of Main Road intake. Hubert Kennedy (23) 153 City Road Intake. Ernest Roper (20) 1 Rainbow Forge Hackenthorpe. Herbert Roper (41) father of Earnest Roper also of 1 Rainbow Forge. On 1 October 1928 David Ellis (53) of 7 Vicar Lane Woodhouse was crushed between a girder and a tub on which he was standing. The inquest returned a verdict of "Accidental Death". On 13 December 1934 three miners, Harold Reaney (27) of 12 Main Street Hackenthorpe, Ernest Redfearn (27) of 90 Ellis Street Brinsworth Rotherham and Albert Pearson (33) a coal filler of Lindley Lane Normanton Springs lost their lives at Birley East Colliery when a wet roof collapsed, causing 80 tons of coal to fall on the miners. On 18 December 1936 Thomas William Linley (31) lost his life at Birley East Colliery. On 23 October 1943, the final day of coal production before Birley East officially closed, John Prest died when shock waves caused an upper layer of coal to fall and trap him. Closure of the collieries Birley West drew its last coal in 1908 and production then concentrated on the East pit. The last coal was drawn at Birley East on 15 October 1943 but the life of the pit was