Northumberland's Mining Industry in 1896 - A List of Coal Mines
Britain's Active Mining History Society
From the Tables compiled by John L. Hedley, H.M.Inspector for the Newcastle District in his Report for 1896
Name of Mine | Situation | Owner and Postal Address | Manager | Under-
| Workers | Minerals Worked | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U/G | Sur. | |||||||
Ashington, "Bothal", "Carl" and "Duke" |
Morpeth |
Ashington Coal Co., Morpeth |
E.O. Southern |
2505 |
526 |
Coal, S, Fireclay |
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Backworth, "C" |
Backworth |
Owners of Backworth and West Cramlington Collieries, Backworth |
Robt. F. Spence |
John Smith |
0 |
0 |
Standing |
|
Backworth, "Blue Bell" |
Backworth |
Owners of Backworth and West Cramlington Collieries, Backworth |
Robt. F. Spencer |
Robt. Richardson |
262 |
59 |
Coal, S |
|
Barcombe |
Bardon Mill |
Sharp, Harding, and Bros., Bardon Mill |
Wm. Sharp |
16 |
2 |
Coal, H, Fireclay |
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Barmoor |
Beal |
John Brow, Barmoor, Beal |
James Fairbairn |
17 |
4 |
Coal, H |
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Barmoor |
Morpeth |
Barmoor Coal Co., Morpeth |
Wm. Fulthorp |
6 |
2 |
Coal, H |
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Barrington |
Bedlington |
Bedlington Coal Co. Ltd., Bedlington |
James Clough |
Edward W. Carr |
525 |
78 |
Coal, S |
|
Beadnell |
Chathill |
V.W. Corbett and Co., Fence Houses, co. Durham |
G.A. Greener |
8 |
4 |
Coal, H |
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Bebside, "A" and "B" |
Bebside |
Bebside Coal Co. Ltd., Bebside, R.S.O. |
Ed. T. Ornsby |
Thomas Storey |
566 |
79 |
Coal, S |
|
Bedlington, "A" |
Bedlington |
Bedlington Coal Co. Ltd., Bedlington |
Samuel Hare |
R.H. Wharrier |
620 |
187 |
Coal, S |
|
Benwell, "Charlotte" |
Newcastle-on-Tyne |
W. Cochrane Carr, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Matthew Langley |
Robert Warren |
243 |
64 |
Coal, H & M, Fireclay |
|
Billerley Crags Drift |
Wark |
W. Charlton, Battlesteads, Wark-on-Tyne |
W. Charlton |
3 |
0 |
Coal, H |
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Blackett |
Haltwhistle |
Blackett Coal Co., Haltwhistle |
George Linday |
375 |
68 |
Coal, G & H |
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Blenkinsop |
Haltwhistle |
Thompson and Sons., Brampton Junction |
Thomas Croudace |
James Heppell |
290 |
67 |
Coal, C & H |
|
Briar Edge Drift |
Bellingham |
James Thompson, Briar Edge, Bellingham |
Coal, H |
Not Working |
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Broomhill |
Acklington |
Broomhill Coal Co. Ltd., Acklington |
John Flint |
987 |
203 |
Coal, S, Fireclay |
||
Brownrigg |
Otterburn |
T. Armstrong, Brownrigg, Otterburn |
J. Armstrong |
9 |
4 |
Coal, H |
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Burradon |
Killingworth |
Burradon and Coxlodge Coal Co. Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Jethro Longridge |
Michael Wardle |
665 |
120 |
Coal, S |
|
Callerton |
Black Callerton |
W.H. Poole, Manor House, Winlaton, Co. Durham |
John Robinson |
14 |
3 |
Coal, H |
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Cambois |
Blyth |
Cowpen Coal Co. Ltd., Quay Side, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
James Preacher |
John Hudson |
755 |
151 |
Coal, S |
|
Caroline |
Newcastle-on-Tyne |
W. Benson and Sons, 11, Newgate St., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Edward Nicholson |
460 |
110 |
Coal, S & M |
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Choppington, "A" & "B" |
Morpeth |
Bebside Coal Co. Ltd., Bebside, R.S.O. |
Edward Pringle |
Wm. Johnstone, "A" Pit |
406 |
82 |
Coal, S |
|
Clifton |
Morpeth |
Clifton Coal Co., Morpeth |
Wm. Willins |
5 |
1 |
Coal, H |
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Coanwood |
Coanwood |
Walton and Co., Coanwood, Carlisle |
R. Hetherington |
12 |
28 |
Coal, C |
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Colpitts |
Slaley |
William Wear, Slaley, Hexham |
5 |
1 |
Coal, H |
|||
Cowpen, "Isabella" |
Blyth |
Cowpen Coal Co. Ltd., Quay Side, Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
Thos. Mackintosh |
John Hindmarsh |
497 |
178 |
Coal, S |
|
Cowpen, "Mill" |
Blyth |
Cowpen Coal Co. Ltd., Quay Side, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Thos. Mackintosh |
Henry Preacher |
704 |
83 |
Coal, S |
|
Delaval Benwell |
Newcastle-on-Tyne |
John O. Scott, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Charles J. Murton |
34 |
9 |
Coal, M, Fireclay |
||
Dinington, "Augusta" |
Newcastle-on-Tyne |
John Bowes and Partners Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
E.W. Crone |
Matthew Hopper |
267 |
55 |
Coal, S |
|
Dinington, "West" |
Newcastle-on-Tyne |
John Bowes and Partners Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
E.W. Crone |
Matthew Hopper |
293 |
71 |
Coal, S |
|
Doctor |
Bedlington |
Bedlington Coal Co. Ltd., Morpeth |
Samuel Hare |
Charles Crondace |
558 |
85 |
Coal, S |
|
Dudley |
Cramlington |
Cramlington Coal Co. Ltd., Cramlington |
Robert Linsley |
K.M. Davis |
652 |
120 |
Coal, S |
|
Earsdon Church |
Backworth |
Owners of Backworth and West Cramlington Collieries, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
R.F. Spence |
Thomas Battey |
488 |
45 |
Coal, S |
|
East Holywell |
Backworth |
East Holywell Coal Co. Ltd., Backworth, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Henderson Gibson |
J.T. Johnson |
626 |
134 |
Coal, S |
|
Edgewell |
Prudhoe |
Johnson and Murton, Edgewell Colliery, Prudhoe |
C.J. Murton |
8 |
1 |
Coal, H |
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Eglingham |
Eglingham |
J. Barningham, Eglingham |
J. Barningham |
8 |
3 |
Coal, H |
||
Elsdon |
Otterburn |
John F. Wake, Skirne Iron Works, Darlington |
G. Dent |
6 |
4 |
Coal, H |
||
Elswick, "North" |
Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Elswick Coal Co. Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
R.S. Anderson |
William Hall |
246 |
47 |
Coal, H & M |
|
Elswick, "South" |
Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Elswick Coal Co. Ltd, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
R.S. Anderson |
William Hall |
148 |
60 |
Coal, H & M |
|
Eltringham |
Prudhoe |
Eltringham Colliery Co., Prudhoe |
Thos. Gilchrist |
Noble Chrisp |
151 |
75 |
Coal, G & H, Fireclay |
|
Fallowfield |
Hexham |
Walton and Cowper, Acomb, Hexham |
R. Henderson |
11 |
1 |
Coal, H & M |
||
Featherstone |
Haltwhistle |
Thompson and Sons, Brampton Junction |
Thomas Croudace |
Joseph Campbell |
260 |
45 |
Coal, S |
|
Felkington |
Berwick-on-Tweed |
Scremerston Coal Co. Ltd., Berwick-on-Tweed |
William Brown |
George Mercel |
37 |
10 |
Coal, H |
|
Fourstones |
Fourstones |
Wm. Benson, Fourstones, Hexham |
S. Pearson |
32 |
8 |
Coal, M |
||
Goatstones |
Simonburn |
Rev. J. Allgood, Nunwick, Humshaugh |
F. Morrison |
4 |
1 |
Coal, H |
||
Gunnerton |
Chollerton |
J. & B. Armstrong, Bellingham |
Joseph Armstrong |
9 |
1 |
Coal, H |
||
Halton |
Corbridge |
English Bros., Matfen, Corbridge |
Wm. English |
9 |
2 |
Coal, H |
||
Hareshaw Head |
Bellingham |
J. & B. Armstrong, Bellingham |
Joseph Armstrong |
8 |
3 |
Coal, H |
||
Hartford |
Hartford |
Cramlington Coal Co. Ltd., Cramlington |
Robert Linsley |
Robert Fish |
463 |
129 |
Coal, S |
|
Hazelrigg |
Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Burradon and Coxlodge Coal Co. Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Jethro Longridge |
Wm. Durey |
135 |
73 |
Coal, H & M |
|
Heddon |
Wylam |
Heddon Coal and Firebrick Co., Wylam |
J.K. Guthrie |
58 |
18 |
Coal, G & M |
||
Hedley Bank |
Stocksfield |
John T. Walker, Hedley, Stocksfield |
8 |
1 |
Coal, H |
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Hepscott |
Morpeth |
Hepscott Coal Co., Morpeth |
Thos. Temple |
12 |
2 |
Coal, H |
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High |
Cramlington |
Cramlington Coal Co. Ltd., Cramlington |
Robert Linsley |
S.W. Linsley |
420 |
116 |
Coal, S |
|
High Green |
Bellingham |
C.W. Bell, High Green, Bellingham |
James tate |
2 |
0 |
Coal, H |
||
Hook Hill |
Corbridge |
Jameson and Son, Corbridge-on-Tyne |
J. Hetherington |
2 |
0 |
Fireclay |
||
Hollings |
Ebchester |
R. Dixon, Broad Oak Farm, Lintz Green |
W. Allan |
2 |
0 |
Coal, H |
||
Howburn |
Morpeth |
Howburn Coal Co. Ltd., Morpeth |
R.T. Swallow |
46 |
12 |
Coal, H |
||
Kirkheaton |
Capheaton |
Kirkheaton Colliery Co., Capheaton |
Robert Burn |
Robt. Burn, jun. |
11 |
5 |
Coal, H |
|
Linton |
Morpeth |
Ashington Coal Co., Morpeth |
E.O. Southern |
120 |
62 |
Coal, S |
||
Long Framlington |
Morpeth |
Leach and Weeks, Long Framlington, Morpeth |
Wm. Pattison |
23 |
5 |
Coal, H |
||
Longhirst Grange |
Morpeth |
Robert Nicholson, Morpeth |
Robert wood |
13 |
3 |
Coal, H |
||
Longhorsley |
Morpeth |
C. Robinson and Co., Longhorsley, Morpeth |
C. Robison |
4 |
0 |
Coal, H |
||
Maude |
Backworth |
Owmers of Backworth and West Cramlington Collieries, Backworth, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
R.F. Spence |
Robt. Richardson |
672 |
142 |
Coal, S |
|
Mickley |
Stocksfield |
Mickley Coal Co., Stocksfield |
Sydney Bates |
Wm. Crowe |
406 |
150 |
Coal, C & G |
|
Mickley Bank Drift |
Stocksfield |
Isabella Bewick, Cherryburn, Stocksfield |
John Bewick |
7 |
2 |
Coal, H |
||
Millhouse Drift |
Bardon Mill |
Errington Reay and Co., Bardon Mill |
Wm. Reay |
2 |
0 |
Fireclay |
||
Montagu Fireclay |
Scotswood |
Walter Scott Ltd., Scotswood-on-Tyne |
W.C. Murray |
James Almond |
54 |
21 |
Coal, M, Fireclay |
|
Montagu Main |
Scotswood |
W. Benson and Sons, 11, Newgate St., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Ed. Nicholson |
170 |
7 |
Coal, G & M, Fireclay |
||
Netherton Hall |
Morpeth |
William Wood, Netherton Hall, Morpeth |
William Wood |
30 |
6 |
Coal, H |
||
Netherwitton |
Netherwitton |
W.C. Temple, Netherwitton, Morpeth |
W.C. Temple |
6 |
2 |
Coal, H |
||
Newburgh |
Acklington |
Radcliffe Coal Co. Ltd., Acklington |
Dugald Baird |
430 |
124 |
Coal, H & S |
||
Newton |
Newton-on-the-Moor |
Newton Coal Co. Ltd., Felton |
Charles Johnson |
24 |
4 |
Coal, H |
||
North Seaton |
North Seaton |
Cowpen Coal Co. Ltd., Quay Side, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
James Preacher |
John Gleghorn |
761 |
172 |
Coal, S |
|
North Walbottle |
Newcastle-on-Tyne |
North Walbottle Coal Co. Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Philip Bolam |
James Bainbridge |
180 |
51 |
Coal, H |
|
Old Bridge |
East Woodburn |
John Brown, Low Shaw, East Woodburn |
John Brown |
3 |
0 |
Coal, H |
||
Old Throckley |
Newcastle-on-Tyne |
W. Stephenson and Sons, Throckley, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Isaac T. Cheesman |
28 |
3 |
Coal, M, Fireclay |
||
Park House |
Morpeth |
Davison and Walton, Morpeth |
Joseph Walton |
17 |
2 |
Coal, H |
||
Pegswood |
Morpeth |
S.H. Fraser, Pegswood Colliery, Morpeth |
J. Charles Hall |
407 |
78 |
Coal, S |
||
Plashetts |
Plashetts |
Plashetts Coal Co., Plashetts |
Thomas Slinn |
43 |
16 |
Coal, S |
||
Plenmellor |
Haltwhistle |
Plenmellor Colliery Co., Haltwhistle |
5 |
2 |
Coal, H |
|||
Preston |
North Shields |
Preston Coal Co. Ltd., North Shields |
Thomas Heppell |
117 |
34 |
Coal, H, Fireclay |
||
Prestwick |
Prestwick |
Turner and Co., Prestwick, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
David Young |
11 |
6 |
Coal, H |
||
Prudhoe |
Prudhoe |
Mickley Coal Co., Stocksfield |
Sydney Bates |
James Thompson |
240 |
32 |
Coal, C & G |
|
Scotswood |
Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Executors of W.C. Gibson, Scotswood, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
George Humble |
20 |
1 |
Coa, M, Fireclay |
||
Scremerston |
Berwick-on-Tweed |
Scremerston Coal Co. Ltd., Berwick-on-Tweed |
William Brown |
Edward Young |
127 |
25 |
Coal, H |
|
Seaton Burn |
Newcastle-on-Tyne |
John Bowes and Partners Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
E.W. Crone |
George Laverick |
636 |
111 |
Coal, S |
|
Seaton Delaval, "C", "D", "E" & "F" |
Seaton Delaval |
Seaton Delaval Coal Co., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
R.A.S. Redmayne |
M.H. Clough |
571 |
234 |
Coal, S |
|
Seaton Delaval, "Forster" |
Seaton Delaval |
Seaton Delaval Coal Co., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
R.A.S. Redmayne |
Thomas Robson |
588 |
106 |
Coal, S, Fireclay |
|
Seaton Delaval, "Hastings" |
Seaton Delaval |
Seaton Delaval Coal Co., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
R.A.S. Redmayne |
Thomas Robson |
655 |
110 |
Coal, S |
|
Seaton Delaval, "Relief" |
Seaton Delaval |
Seaton Delaval Coal Co., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
R.A.S. Redmayne |
Crawford Jordan |
593 |
93 |
Coal, S, Fireclay |
|
Seghill |
Seghill |
Joseph Laycock and Co., Seghill, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
C.C. Leach |
John Wm. Fryer |
699 |
145 |
Coal, S |
|
Shankhouse |
Shankhouse |
Cramlington Coal Co. Ltd., Cramlington |
Robert Linsley |
Andrew Crawford |
488 |
97 |
Coal, S |
|
Shilbottle |
Alnwick |
Shilbottle Coal Co., Lesbury |
John Roscamp |
George Felton |
95 |
41 |
Coal, H |
|
Shilburnhaugh Drift |
Falstone |
Michael Robson, Falstone |
ichael Robson |
4 |
0 |
Coal, H |
||
South Tyne |
Haltwhistle |
W. Hudspith, Haltwhistle, Carlisle |
Wm. Jopling |
137 |
16 |
Coal, H & M |
||
Stobswood |
Acklington |
John H. Burn, Sandhill, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
John Buglass |
63 |
17 |
Coal, S |
||
Stublick |
Langley-on-Tyne |
M. Stobart, Tower Road, Rotherhithe, London |
J.W. Stobart |
3 |
1 |
Coal, H |
||
Sutty Row |
Wark |
W. Charlton, Battlesteads, Wark-on-Tyne |
W. Charlton |
4 |
1 |
Coal, H |
||
Togston |
Acklington |
Togston Coal Co. Ltd., Acklington |
F.W. Allison |
J. Barningham |
44 |
12 |
Coal, S |
|
Throckley |
Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Throckley Coal Co. Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Isaac T. Cheesman |
Robt. O. Brown |
656 |
127 |
Coal, G & M, Fireclay |
|
Unthank |
Riding Mill |
John Drummond, Kilnpit Hill, Riding Mill |
John Drummond |
14 |
1 |
Coal, H |
||
Walbottle |
Lemington-on-Tyne |
Walbottle Coal and Firebrick Co., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
C. Ferguson |
Jas. Gallagher |
431 |
22 |
Coal, G & M, Fireclay |
|
Wallsend |
Wallsend |
Wallsend and Hebburn Coal Co. Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Robt. Alfred Harle |
42 |
98 |
Sinking |
||
Walker |
Walker |
Walker Coal Co. Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Henry White |
Edward Fawcett |
596 |
133 |
Coal, G, M & H |
|
West Cramlington |
Backworth |
Owners of Backworth and West Cramlington Collieries, Backworth, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
R.F. Spence |
George Marley |
260 |
54 |
Coal, S, Fireclay |
|
West Duddo |
Morpeth |
West Duddo Coal Co., Morpeth |
6 |
2 |
Coal, H |
|||
West Sleekburn |
Bedlington |
Bedlington Coal Co. Ltd., Bedlington |
James Clough |
Joseph Elliott |
574 |
89 |
Coal, S |
|
West Wylam |
Prudhoe |
Mickley Coal Co., Stocksfield |
Thomas Bates |
Thomas Bates, jun. |
717 |
209 |
Coal, C & G, Fireclay |
|
Whetstone Mea |
Allenheads |
W.B. Lead Co. Ltd., Allenheads |
John Ridley |
2 |
0 |
Coal, M |
||
Whitehouse |
Morpeth |
F. & W. Armstrong, Ewesley, Morpeth |
Matthew Taylor |
6 |
2 |
Coal, H & M |
||
Whittington |
Corbridge |
John Hall and Sons., Whittington Colliery, Corbridge-on-Tyne |
Thomas Hall |
9 |
1 |
Coal, H |
||
Widdrington |
Widdrington |
Widdrington Coal Co., Acklington |
James Hay, jun |
James Davey |
197 |
45 |
Coal, S |
|
Woodhorn |
Morpeth |
Ashington Coal Co., Morpeth |
E.C. Southern |
34 |
22 |
Sinking |
||
Total |
27013 |
5979 |
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The initial letters attached to the word "Coal" in the column "Minerals Worked" indicate the kind of Coal produced, as C Coking Coal; G Gas Coal; H Household Coal; M Manufacturing Coal; S Steam Coal.
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