(Part of) Durham's Mining Industry in 1896 - A List of Coal Mines
Britain's Active Mining History Society
From the Tables compiled by R.D. Bain, H.M.Inspector for the Durham District in his Report for 1896
Name of Mine | Situation | Owner and Postal Address | Manager | Under-
| Workers | Minerals Worked | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U/G | Sur. | |||||||
Abbotts Close |
Crook |
Wailes Brothers, Low Beechburn, Darlington |
T. Wailes |
20 |
4 |
Coal, H & M |
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Adventure |
Fence Houses |
Marquis of Londonderry, Wynyard Park |
R. Laverick |
Abandoned. Plans to H.O. 1897 |
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Alexandrina |
Fence Houses |
Marquis of Londonderry, Wynyard Park |
R. Laverick |
Abandoned. Plans to H.O. 1897 |
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Auckland Park, "North" |
Bishop Auckland |
Bolckow, Vaughan & Co. Ltd., Middlesborough |
T. Pearson |
T. Pearson, jun. |
536 |
264 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
|
Auckland Park, "South" |
Bishop Auckland |
Bolckow, Vaughan & Co. Ltd., Middlesborough |
T. Pearson |
Thos. Staley |
282 |
97 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Bearpark |
Durham |
Bearpark Coal and Coke Co. Ltd., Middlesborough |
B. Dodd |
Robert Harvey |
531 |
307 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
|
Beechburn |
Crook |
Joseph Fryer, Howden, Darlington |
John Marsh |
102 |
60 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
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Binchester |
Bishop Auckland |
Bolckow, Vaughan & Co. Ltd., Middlesborough |
R. Fishwick |
Thos. Blenkin |
574 |
250 |
Coal, C, H & M |
|
Bishop's Close |
Spennymoor |
Weardale Iron Co. Ltd., Spennymoor |
Hugh Ross |
Coal |
Standing |
|||
Black Boy |
Bishop Auckland |
Bolckow, Vaughan & Co. Ltd., Middlesborough |
Edward Hodgson |
246 |
49 |
Coal, C, H & M |
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Blackhill |
Consett |
Consett Iron Co. Ltd., Consett, Durham |
C.F. Scott |
James Wass |
197 |
37 |
Coal, M |
|
Black Prince, "Five Quarter" |
Tow Law |
Weardale Iron Co. Ltd., Spennymoor |
J.W. Laverick |
Wm. Coulthard |
240 |
94 |
Coal, C, M & S |
|
Black Prince, "Main Coal" |
Tow Law |
Weardale Iron Co. Ltd., Spennymoor |
J.W. Laverick |
Wm. Robson |
290 |
100 |
Coal, C, M & S |
|
Blakeley |
Hargill |
Joseph Proud, Hargill, Witton-le-Wear, Darlington |
Joseph Proud |
James Milner |
4 |
0 |
Coal, H & M |
|
Bourn Moor, "D Pit" |
Fence Houses |
Lambton Collieries Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Jacob Sharp |
Thomas Sweeting |
510 |
94 |
Coal, C, G, H & M |
|
Bourn Moor, "Lady Ann" |
Fence Houses |
Lambton Collieries Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Jacob Sharp |
C. Birtley |
253 |
36 |
Coal, M & S |
|
Bowden Close |
Willington |
Pease and Partners Ltd., Darlington |
H. Pratt |
T. Berry |
286 |
103 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
|
Brancepeth, "A" Pit |
Willington |
Strakers and Love, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
D. Grieves |
Joseph Dowson |
345 |
163 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Brancepeth, "B" Pit |
Willington |
Strakers and Love, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
D. Grieves |
T. Naisbeth |
313 |
152 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Brancepeth, "C" Pit |
Willington |
Strakers and Love, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
D. Grieves |
H.M. Hudspeth |
447 |
167 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
|
Brandon, "A" Pit |
Durham |
Strakers and Love, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
J.J. Lishman |
John Gilchrist |
303 |
138 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Brandon, "B" Pit |
Durham |
Strakers and Love, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
J.J. Lishman |
Wm. Anderson |
225 |
50 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Brandon, "C" Pit |
Durham |
Strakers and Love, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
J.J. Lishman |
Jas. Rushford |
291 |
130 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
|
Brockwell |
Crook |
North Bitchburn Coal Co. Ltd., Howden-le-Wear, Darlington |
S.P. Thompson |
George Curry |
153 |
53 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Broom Park |
Durham |
North Brancepeth Coal Co. Ltd., Darlington |
T.L. Elwen |
Wm. Daglish |
302 |
46 |
Coal, C, G & M |
|
Browney "Brockwell" |
Durham |
Bell Brothers Ltd., Middlesborough |
Richard Harle |
W. Beck |
176 |
83 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Browney "Busty" |
Durham |
Bell Brothers Ltd., Middlesborough |
Richard Harle |
J. Waugh |
121 |
73 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
|
Browney "Hutton" |
Durham |
Bell Brothers Ltd., Middlesborough |
Richard Harle |
W. Harle |
178 |
43 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Burnhope |
Lanchester |
U.A. Ritson, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
J.P. Kirkup |
J.W. Heckels |
493 |
101 |
Coal, G, M & S |
|
Byers Green, "Michael" Pit |
Spennymoor |
Bolckow, Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Middlesborough |
T. Mitchell |
R. Nelson |
126 |
19 |
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Byers Green, "Busty" Pit |
Spennymoor |
Bolckow, Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Middlesborough |
T. Mitchell |
G. Hudson |
425 |
169 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Carterthorne (New) |
Toft Hill |
Owners of New Carterthorne Colliery, Hamsterley, near Bishop Auckland |
J. Simpson |
31 |
6 |
Coal, H & M |
||
Chester South Moor |
Chester-le-Street |
Owners of Waldridge Collieries, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
W. Morris |
John Holt |
248 |
54 |
Coal, G |
|
Cold Knott |
Crook |
Thos. Snowdon, Oakwood, Cockfield, R.S.O. |
Thos. Snowdon |
27 |
3 |
Coal, H & M, Fireclay |
||
Colepike Drift |
Lanchester |
Ferens and Love, Durham |
P. Kirkup |
Geo. Turner |
84 |
30 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
|
Constantine |
Crook |
North Bitchburn Coal Co. Ltd., Howden-le-Wear, Darlington |
S.P. Thompson |
A. Curry |
264 |
90 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
|
Copley |
Butterknowle |
W. Teasdale, Copley, Butterknowle, Darlington |
Wm. Chapman |
7 |
1 |
|||
Copy Crooks |
Bishop Auckland |
Exors. of F. Spoor, Bishop Auckland |
H.J. Mein |
30 |
9 |
Coal, H & M |
||
Cornsay |
Cornsay |
Ferens and Love, Durham |
P. Kirkup |
A. Browell |
412 |
161 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
|
Cow Close |
Cockfield |
Woodland Collieries Co. Ltd., Darlington |
J.J.C. Allison |
J. Burrell |
12 |
3 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Craghead "George" Pit |
Chester-le-Street |
Hedley Bros., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
E.J. Wardle |
Wm. Maughan |
209 |
48 |
Coal, G, H & S, Fireclay |
|
Crake Scar |
Cockfield |
Woodland Collieries Co. Ltd., Darlington |
J.J.C. Allison |
Hutton Hall |
115 |
59 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Crook |
Crook |
Chapman, Morson and Co. Ltd., West Cornforth, R.S.O. |
Coal |
Standing |
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Croxdale |
Spennymoor |
Weardale Iron Co. Ltd., Spennymoor |
Hugh Ross |
A.A. James |
238 |
112 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Deaf Hill |
Trimdon |
Trimdon Coal Co., Trimdon Grange |
John Robson |
Abel Louie |
490 |
106 |
Coal, G, H & S |
|
Delves |
Consett |
Consett Iron Co. Ltd., Consett, Co. Durham |
C.F. Scott |
Jos. Todd |
108 |
37 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
|
Derwent "Hunter" |
Medomsley |
Consett Iron Co. Ltd., Consett, Co. Durham |
J.H. Morris |
W.P. Morris |
168 |
42 |
Coal, M |
|
Derwent "William" |
Medomsley |
Consett Iron Co. Ltd., Consett, Co. Durham |
J.H. Morris |
G. Starford |
478 |
70 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Diamond Pit |
Cockfield |
Butterknowle Colliery Co. Ltd., Darlington |
H. Dowdeswell |
12 |
6 |
Sinking |
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Dryburn Grange |
Durham |
Framwellgate Coal Co. Ltd., Middlesborough |
Wm. Johnson |
215 |
28 |
Coal, G, H, M & S |
||
Durham Main |
Durham |
J. Lishman and Co., Durham |
Wm. Brown |
6 |
5 |
Coal, G, H & S |
||
East Hetton |
Coxhoe, Durham |
Walter Scott Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
B. Chipchase |
1131 |
337 |
Coal, G, H & M |
||
East Howle |
Ferry Hill |
Carlton Iron Co. Ltd., Carlton, Ferry Hill |
E. Graham, jun. |
W. Graham |
869 |
226 |
Coal, G, H & M, Fireclay |
|
Eden |
Leadgate |
Consett Iron Co. Ltd., Consett, Co. Durham |
C.F. Scott |
Geo. Cooke |
264 |
61 |
Coal, H & M |
|
Edmondsley |
Chester-le-Street |
Edmondsley Coal Co., Sunderland |
John Hodgson |
Michael Curry |
291 |
111 |
Coal, C, G & S |
|
Elemore |
Hetton-le-Hole |
Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Hetton-le-Hole, R.S.O. |
6 |
7 |
Coal |
Standing |
||
Elvet |
Durham |
Owners of Elvet Colliery, Durham |
R. Pearson |
76 |
15 |
Coal, G, H & M |
||
Eppleton, "Caroline" and "Jane" |
Hetton-le-Hole |
Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Hetton-le-Hole, R.S.O. |
John Mold |
Geo. Thompson, "Caroline |
1580 |
490 |
Coal, G, H & S, Fireclay |
|
Esh |
Durham |
Pease and Partners Ltd., Darlington |
J.G. Crofton |
Wm. Thompson |
490 |
139 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Etherley George Pit |
Etherley |
Hy. Stobart and Co. Ltd., Etherley, Darlington |
John Fairs |
James Wandless |
365 |
126 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
|
Etherley Grange |
Bishop Auckland |
Etherley Grange and Woodhouse Coal Co. Ltd., Station View, Bishop Auckland |
H.J. Mein |
F.B. Mitchell |
69 |
18 |
Coal, G, H & M |
|
Evenwood |
Evenwood |
North Bitchburn Coal Co. Ltd., Howden-le-Wear, Darlington |
Thos. Heslop |
Coal, C, M & S |
Standing |
|||
Five Quarter |
Crook |
North Bitchburn Coal Co. Ltd., Howden-le-Wear, Darlington |
S.P. Thompson |
W. Curry |
183 |
63 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
|
Framwellgate |
Durham |
Framwellgate Coal Co. Ltd., Middlesborough |
Thos. Hindson |
499 |
216 |
Coal, G, H, M & S |
||
Gordon |
Cockfield |
Butterknowle Colliery Co. Ltd., Darlington |
H. Dowdeswell |
W. Jackson |
2 |
1 |
Pumping Station |
|
Gordon House |
Cockfield |
North Bitchburn Coal Co. Ltd., Howden-le-Wear, Darlington |
Thos. Snowdon |
Joseph Parker |
261 |
67 |
Coal, G, H, M & S |
|
Greenhead |
Fir Tree |
J.H. Coulson, Fir Tree, Harperley Station, via Darlington |
Isaac Forster |
12 |
1 |
Coal, M |
||
Hamsteels "Busty Drift" |
Durham |
Trustees of late Jos. Johnson, Durham |
Thos. Lowden |
George Smith |
61 |
44 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Hamsteels "Busty Pit" |
Durham |
Trustees of late Jos. Johnson, Durham |
Thos. Lowden |
Coal |
Standing |
|||
Hamsteels "Clifford" |
Durham |
Trustees of late Jos. Johnson, Durham |
Thos. Lowden |
Dan Lemon |
250 |
100 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Hamsteels "Taylor" |
Durham |
Trustees of late Jos. Johnson, Durham |
Thos. Lowden |
John Bartram |
108 |
55 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
|
Hamsterley |
Ebchester |
Owners of Hamsterley Colliery, Hamsterley Colliery, Ebchester, R.S.O. |
F. Berkley |
Ralph Fenwick |
314 |
84 |
||
Harperley Drift |
Harperley Gate |
Hall and Finley, Harperley, Co. Durham |
T. Finley |
25 |
14 |
Coal, M |
||
Harperley Gate |
Crook |
Geo. Love, Malton House, Quebec, Co. Durham |
G. Love |
1 |
0 |
Coal, H & M |
Standing |
|
Harraton |
Chester-le-Street |
Lambton Collieries Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Jno. Southern |
R. Hutler |
533 |
155 |
Coal, H & M |
|
Haswell |
Sunderland |
Haswell Coal Co. Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Coal |
Abandoned. Plans to H.O. 1897 |
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Hazard |
Fence Houses |
North Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Hetton-le-Hole, R.S.O. |
Thomas Wood |
F.T. Beckwith |
213 |
46 |
Coal, H, M & S, Fireclay |
|
Hedley |
South Moor |
South Moor Coal Co. Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Jas. Fairley |
A. Kuhlman |
573 |
90 |
Coal, G, H & S |
|
Hedley Hill |
Tow Law |
Weardale Iron Co. Ltd., Spennymoor |
J.B. Robinson |
J.N. Hughes |
263 |
98 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
|
Hedley Hope |
Tow Law |
Sir B. Samuelson and Co. Ltd., Middlesborough |
W.H. Telford |
Coal |
Standing |
|||
Hedley Hope East |
Tow Law |
Sir B. Samuelson and Co. Ltd., Middlesborough |
W.H. Telford |
W. Holliday |
310 |
100 |
Coal |
|
Herrington |
Fence Houses |
Lambton Collieries Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
W. Young |
Henry Brown |
867 |
126 |
Coal, G, H, M & S |
|
Hetton "Lyons" Pit |
Hetton-le-Hole |
Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Hetton-le-Hole, R.S.O. |
Robt. Strachan |
Robt. Charlton |
545 |
475 |
Coal, C, G & H |
|
Hill Top |
Durham |
R. Holliday, Hill Top. Durham |
R. Holliday |
4 |
2 |
Coal, H |
||
Holmside "Oswald" |
Chester-le-Street |
Hedley Bros., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
E.J. Wardle |
Henry Bell |
497 |
59 |
Coal, G, H & S |
|
Holmside "Thomas" |
Chester-le-Street |
Hedley Bros., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
E.J. Wardle |
Wm. Blackburn |
206 |
50 |
Coal, G, H & S, Fireclay |
|
Houghton |
Fence Houses |
Lambton Collieries Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Wm. Ridley |
Wm. Cockburn |
1052 |
197 |
Coal, H, M & S, Fireclay |
|
Howden |
Howden-le-Wear |
North Bitchburn Coal Co. Ltd., Howden-le-Wear, Darlington |
S.P. Thompson |
John Hook |
187 |
75 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
|
Humber Hill |
Broadwood |
R. Burdon, Branch Villa, Lanchester |
Joseph Walton |
3 |
1 |
Coal, H |
||
Hummerbeck |
West Auckland |
T. Boddy, West Auckland, Bishop Auckland |
J.W. Boddy |
16 |
5 |
Coal, H & M |
||
Hunwick |
Willington |
Bolckow, Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Middlesborough |
T. Mitchel |
Thos. Etherington |
156 |
18 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
|
Hutton Seam Drift |
Cockfield |
Butterknowle Colliery Co. Ltd., Darlington |
H. Dowdeswell |
Geo. Brown |
74 |
20 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Hutton Henry |
Wingate |
Hutton Henry Coal Co. Ltd., Darlington |
W.S. Daglish |
P. Spooner |
432 |
93 |
Coal, C, G, H, M & S |
|
Inkerman Drift |
Tow Law |
Dr. Jas. Wild, Tow Law, R.S.O. |
W.H. Telford |
3 |
1 |
Coal, C & H |
||
Ivesley |
Ivesley |
Ivesley Coal Co., Waterhouses, Durham |
Coal |
Abandoned. Plans to H.O. 1897 |
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Iveston |
Leadgate |
Consett Iron Co. Ltd., Consett, Co. Durham |
C.F. Scott |
2 |
1 |
Coal |
Standing |
|
Kimblesworth |
Durham |
Charlaw and Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Hugh Kirton |
George Hardy |
524 |
109 |
Coal, G, H & M |
|
Lady Durham |
Sherburn |
Lambton Collieries Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
M. Ford |
T.S. Hedley |
459 |
109 |
Coal, C, H & S |
|
Lands |
Cockfield |
Hy. Stobart and Co. Ltd., Etherley, Darlington |
J.C.B. Hendy |
Coal |
Standing |
|||
Langley Park |
Langley Park |
Consett Iron Co. Ltd., Consett, Co. Durham |
William Logan |
T. Hepburn |
344 |
175 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Leasingthorne |
Bishop Auckland |
Bolckow, Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Middlesborough |
Thos. Edward Stoker |
550 |
145 |
Coal, C & M |
||
Littleburn |
Durham |
North Brancepeth Coal Co. Ltd., Darlington |
T.L. Elwen |
Wm. Daglish |
424 |
188 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
|
Lord Lambton |
Sherburn |
Lambton Collieries Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
W. Hepburn |
Robt. Kellet |
416 |
105 |
Coal, H & S |
|
Louisa |
Stanley, R.S.O. |
South Moor Coal Co. Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Jas. Fairley |
E. Heron |
545 |
124 |
Coal, G & H |
|
Low Beechburn |
Crook |
Low Beechburn Coal. Co. Ltd., Crook, Darlington |
J.W. Cook |
J.H. Brackenbury |
163 |
65 |
Coal, C, M & S, Fireclay |
|
Ludworth |
Thornley |
Weardale Iron Co. Ltd., Spennymoor |
W.B. Wilson |
Jas. Aitchison |
169 |
52 |
Coal, G, M & S |
|
Lumley "Second" |
Fence Houses |
Lambton Collieries Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
J.C. Renwick |
Coal |
Standing |
|||
Lumley "Sixth" |
Fence Houses |
Lambton Collieries Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
J.C. Renwick |
J.W. Renwick |
574 |
165 |
Coal, H & M |
|
Malton |
Lanchester |
S.A. Sadler, Middlesborough |
Geo. Shipley |
Jos. Chapman |
116 |
111 |
Coal, C, Fireclay |
|
Medomsley |
Medomsley |
Consett Iron Co. Ltd., Consett, Co. Durham |
J.H. Morris |
J. Walton |
335 |
92 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
|
Middridge |
Shildon |
Weardale Iron Co. Ltd., Spennymoor |
Thos. Teasdale |
Richard Elves |
321 |
111 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Millfield Grange |
Cockfield |
R. Summerson and Co., Cockfield, R.S.O. |
H.W. Summerson |
20 |
5 |
Coal, M |
||
Morley Green |
Morley |
Hy. Stobart and Co. Ltd., Etherley, Darlington |
J.C.B. Hendy |
W.S. Johnson |
11 |
2 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Morrison |
Annfield Plain |
South Moor Coal Co. Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Jas. Fairley |
Wm. Parkinson |
343 |
37 |
Coal, C, G & S |
|
Murton, "East" and "West" |
Sunderland |
South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Sunderland |
C.S. Carnes |
Jno. Bell, "East" |
1673 |
505 |
Coal, G, H & S |
|
Nettlesworth |
Durham |
Charlaw and Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Thos. G. Noble |
3 |
4 |
Coal for Colliery Consumption |
||
Newbottle "Dorothea" |
Fence Houses |
Lambton Collieries Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
A. Kirkup |
B. Brown |
633 |
90 |
Coal, H & M, Fireclay |
|
Newbottle "Margaret" |
Fence Houses |
Lambton Collieries Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
A. Kirkup |
B. Brown |
523 |
85 |
Coal, H & M |
|
New Brancepeth, "No. 2" Pit |
Durham |
Cochrane and Co. Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
R. Peel |
R. Pearson |
226 |
274 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
|
New Brancepeth, "No. 3" Pit |
Durham |
Cochrane and Co. Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
R. Peel |
J.W. Hutchinson |
169 |
6 |
Coal, C & M |
|
New Copley |
Cockfield |
Woodland Collieries Co. Ltd., Darlington |
J.J.C. Allison |
John Hall |
166 |
62 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Newfield |
Chester-le-Street |
Lord Dunsaney and Partners, Pelton Colliery, Chester-le-Street |
H. Armstrong |
R.G. Wilson |
706 |
169 |
Coal, C & G |
|
Newfield |
Willington |
Bolckow, Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Middlesborough |
T. Mitchel |
Joseph Wright |
378 |
176 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
|
Newton Cap, "A" and "B" Pits |
Bishop Auckland |
Hy. Stobart and Co. Ltd., Etherley, Darlington |
Wm. Hopkinson |
George Brown, "A" Pit |
296 |
141 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
|
North Biddick |
Washington |
Lambton Collieries Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
G.H. Hornsby |
J. Chappelow |
533 |
99 |
Coal, G & M |
|
North End |
Cockfield |
The Owners of North End Colliery, Cockfield, R.S.O. |
R. Wigham |
10 |
4 |
Coal, H |
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North Hetton |
Fence Houses |
North Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Hetton-le-Hole, R.S.O. |
Thomas Wood |
Geo. Rennie |
239 |
70 |
Coal, H, M & S |
|
Norwood |
Evenwood |
The Owners of Norwood Colliery, Evenwood, Bishop Auckland |
C.H. Dodd |
187 |
40 |
Coal, C & M |
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Pagebank "Brockwell" |
Willington |
Bell Brothers Limited, Middlesborough |
Richd. Harle |
R. Cowings |
80 |
25 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Pagebank "Busty" |
Willington |
Bell Brothers Limited, Middlesborough |
Richd. Harle |
Jas. Cockburn |
266 |
64 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
|
Pelton |
Chester-le-Street |
Lord Dunsaney and Partners, Pelton Colliery, Chester-le-Street |
H. Armstrong |
R.G. Wilson |
504 |
188 |
Coal, G |
|
Pit Close |
Morley |
Geo. Lowson, Pit Close, Morley, Darlington |
Robt. Lowson |
9 |
3 |
Coal, H |
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Quarry Pit, "Main Seam" |
Cockfield |
Butterknowle Colliery Co. Ltd., Darlington |
H. Dowdeswell |
Robert Brown |
120 |
47 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Quarry Pit, "Five-Quarter" |
Cockfield |
Butterknowle Colliery Co. Ltd., Darlington |
H. Dowdeswell |
W. Jackson |
81 |
34 |
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Rainton Meadows |
Fence Houses |
Marquess of Londonderry, Wynyard Park |
R. Laverick |
Coal |
Abandoned. Plans to H.O. 1897 |
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Railey Fell |
Evenwood |
Hy. Stobart and Co. Ltd., Etherley, Darlington |
J.C.B. Hendy |
W.S. Johnson |
155 |
46 |
Coal, C |
|
Randolph |
Evenwood |
North Bitchburn Coal Co. Ltd., Howden-le-Wear, Darlington |
Thos. Heslop |
Johnson Welch |
325 |
124 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Rock |
Spennymoor |
Owners of Rock Colliery, Spennymoor |
H. Hornsby |
24 |
3 |
Coal, H |
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Roddymoor Drift |
Crook |
Pease and Partners Ltd., Darlington |
Ernest Douglas |
Geo. Richardson |
365 |
323 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Rough Lea |
Willington |
North Bitchburn Coal Co. Ltd., Howden-le-Wear, Darlington |
M. Heslop |
Wm. Musgrave |
262 |
78 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
|
Ryhope, "South" and "West" Pits |
Sunderland |
Ryhope Coal Co. Ltd., Sunderland |
Tom Hall |
John Laverick, "South" Pit |
1420 |
570 |
Coal, G, H, M & S |
|
Sacriston |
Durham |
Charlaw and Sacriston Collieries Co. Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Thos. G. Noble |
Thos. Green |
371 |
240 |
Coal, C< G & M, Fireclay |
|
Saint Helens |
Bishop Auckland |
Pease and Partners Ltd., Darlington |
E. Douglas |
A. Hampson |
301 |
85 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Seaham |
Sunderland |
Marquis of Londonderry, Wynyard Park, Stockton-on-Tees |
T. Brough |
W. Draper |
1725 |
410 |
Coal, G, M & S, Fireclay |
|
Seven Sisters |
Cockfield |
Walker and Bradley, Cockfield, R.S.O. |
S. Walker |
Coal, H |
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Sherburn Hill, "Hutton Seam" and "Low Main" |
Sherburn |
Lambton Collieries Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
W. Hepburn |
Wm. Christopher, "Hutton Seam" |
471 |
151 |
Coal, H & S |
|
Sherburn House |
Sherburn |
Lambton Collieries Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
M. Ford |
Jos. Robson |
344 |
74 |
Coal, H & S |
|
Shildon |
Shildon |
Shildon Coal Co., Shildon, Darlington |
E. Johnson |
134 |
28 |
Coal, M |
||
Shildon Lodge |
Bishop Auckland |
Bolckow, Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Middlesborough |
Moses Hobson |
415 |
89 |
Coal, C & M |
||
Silksworth |
Sunderland |
Marquis of Londonderry, Wynyard Park, Stockton-on-Tees |
F.S. Panton |
Jas. Palmer |
1324 |
406 |
Coal, G, M & S |
|
South Durham, "Harvey" and "Brockwell" |
Bishop Auckland |
South Durham Coal Co. Ltd., Bishop Auckland |
F. Darling |
N. Stockdale, "Harvey" |
942 |
346 |
Coal, C & M |
|
South Hetton |
Sunderland |
South Hetton Coal Co. Ltd., Sunderland |
W.E. Lishman |
T.D. Oswald |
543 |
280 |
Coal, G, H & S |
|
South Pelaw |
Chester-le-Street |
Owners of South Pelaw Colliery, Chester-le-Street |
Ed. Watson |
J. Turnbull |
292 |
61 |
Coal, G & M |
|
South Pontop |
Annfield Plain |
U.A. Ritson, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
H. Greener |
C. Green |
192 |
43 |
Coal, G, M & S |
|
Stanley, "Drift" and "Pit" |
Crook |
Pease and Partners Ltd., Darlington |
H. Pratt |
W. Brown, "Drift" |
490 |
130 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Storey Lodge |
Evenwood |
North Bitchburn Coal Co. Ltd., Howden-le-Wear, Darlington |
Thos. Heslop |
Thos. Parkin |
129 |
31 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Sunniside |
Crook |
Pease and Partners Ltd., Darlington |
Ernest Douglas |
John C. Charlton |
274 |
38 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Thornley |
Thornley |
Weardale Iron Co. Ltd., Spennymoor |
W.B. Wilson |
Geo. Peel |
446 |
126 |
Coal, G, H, M & S |
|
Thrislington |
Ferry Hill |
Thrislington Coal Co. Ltd., West Cornforth, R.S.O. |
T.W. Hunter |
Geo. Robson |
234 |
92 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Trimdon |
Trimdon Grange |
Walter Scott Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Wm. C. Murray |
118 |
24 |
Coal |
||
Trimdon Grange |
Trimdon Grange |
Walter Scott Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Geo. Cooke |
804 |
190 |
Coal, C, G, H & M |
||
Tudhoe |
Spennymoor |
Weardale Iron Co. Ltd., Spennymoor |
W.R.G. Dakers |
M. Barras |
815 |
325 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
|
Tudhoe Grange |
Spennymoor |
Weardale Iron Co. Ltd., Spennymoor |
W.R.G. Dakers |
M. Barras |
2 |
4 |
Coal |
|
Tursdale |
Ferry Hill |
Bell Brothers Limited, Middlesborough |
W. Ramsay |
J. Ramsay |
395 |
210 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Ushaw Moor |
Durham |
Pease and Partners Ltd., Darlington |
J.G. Crofton |
Jno. Nightingale |
378 |
120 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
|
Waldridge, "A" Pit |
Chester-le-Street |
Owners of Waldridge Collieries, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
W. Morris |
Ra. Dormand |
151 |
28 |
Coal, C & G |
|
Waldridge, "Busty" Pit |
Chester-le-Street |
Owners of Waldridge Collieries, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
W. Morris |
Ra. Dormand |
232 |
91 |
Coal, C & G |
|
Waterhouses |
Durham |
Pease and Partners Ltd., Darlington |
J.G. Crofton |
T. Morton |
363 |
129 |
Coal, C & M |
|
West Auckland |
Bishop Auckland |
Bolckow, Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Middlesborough |
Christ. Fairs |
420 |
114 |
Coal, C & M |
||
West Durham Wallsend |
Copy Crooks |
West Durham Wallsend Coal Co. Ltd., Shildon, Durham |
Ed. Johnson |
42 |
10 |
Coal, C & M |
||
Westerton |
Bishop Auckland |
Bolckow, Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Middlesborough |
R. Fishwick |
Richard Davies |
326 |
47 |
Coal, C & H |
|
West Hunwick |
Bishop Auckland |
Torbock and Co., Middlesborough |
H. Gornall |
17 |
5 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
||
West Stanley |
Chester-le-Street |
J.H. Burn, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
F.H. Burn |
Robt. Heslop |
379 |
105 |
Coal, G, M & S |
|
West Thornley |
Tow Law |
Weardale Iron Co. Ltd., Spennymoor |
J.W. Laverick |
Wm. Hodgson |
266 |
84 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Westwood |
Ebchester |
Consett Iron Co. Ltd., Consett, Co. Durham |
G.G. Robson |
W.R. Cooke |
427 |
114 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Wham |
Butterknowle |
Butterknowle Colliery Co. Ltd., Butterknowle, R.S.O. |
H. Dowdeswell |
W. Simpson |
89 |
42 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
|
Wheately Hill |
Thornley |
Weardale Iron Co. Ltd., Spennymoor |
W.B. Wilson |
Hugh Walton |
447 |
145 |
Coal, G, M & S |
|
Whitelea Drift |
Crook |
Pease and Partners Ltd., Darlington |
Ernest Douglas |
Thos. Bell |
291 |
29 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Whitworth |
Spennymoor |
Owners of Whitworth Colliery, Spennymoor |
H. Hornsby |
71 |
5 |
Coal, H, M & S |
||
Willington |
Willington |
Strakers and Love, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
R.L. Weeks |
T.I. Love |
292 |
118 |
Coal, C & M, Fireclay |
|
Wingate Grange |
Wingate |
Owners of Wingate Colliery, Wingate, R.S.O., Co. Durham |
W. Armstrong |
Richd. Owen |
735 |
171 |
Coal, G, H & M |
|
Witton |
Durham |
Charlaw and Sacriston Colliery Co. Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Thos. G. Noble |
Robt. Embleton |
348 |
70 |
Coal, G & M |
|
Witton-le-Wear |
Witton-le-Wear |
Witton Firebrick Co. Ltd., Witton-le-Wear |
J. Widdas, jun. |
8 |
2 |
Foreclay |
||
Woodhouses |
Bishop Auckland |
Etherley Grange and Woodhouse Coal Co. Ltd, Station View |
H.J. Mein |
F.B. Mitchell |
13 |
1 |
Coal, C & H |
|
Woodhouse Close |
Bishop Auckland |
Wm. Wilkinson, Annfield House, North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland |
J. Tantarrow |
25 |
6 |
Coal, C & H |
||
Woodifield |
Crook |
Bolckow, Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Middlesborough |
John Davies |
Jno. Harrison |
161 |
70 |
Coal, M |
|
Woodland |
Cockfield |
Woodland Collieries Co. Ltd., Darlington |
J.J.C. Allison |
Jno. Wallace |
112 |
64 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Wooley |
Crook |
Pease and Partners Ltd., Darlington |
H. Pratt |
J. Middlemas |
291 |
69 |
Coal, C & M |
|
Woolley Hills |
Cockfield |
Woodland Collieries Co. Ltd., Darlington |
J.J.C. Allison |
Standing |
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Total |
55228 |
17386 |
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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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