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  Abandoned Mines Abandoned Mines  

1934 Supplement to the Catalogue of Plans of Abandoned Mines for County Durham

Plan
No.
   
   BEECHBURN DISTRICT
 
Parish: Witton-le-Wear. COAL: Probably Victoria. Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
   BIDDICK NORTH
 
Parish: Harraton. COAL: Five Quarter, Hutton, Maudlin. Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
5,170    BITCHBURN NORTH; Victory
 
Parishes: Witton-le-Wear; Newton Cap. COAL: Victoria, Marshall Green. (Abandoned: 29th January 1908). Revised entry
 
11,291    BLACK PRINCE; Black Field; Cowsley; Inkerman; Russells West; Victoria
 
Parishes: Cornsay; South Cornsay; Satley; Hedleyhope; Tow Law. COAL: Main, Five Quarter. Date of workings:1907
 
   BLAYDON BURN
 
Plans held at: Plans formerly held by G. B. & T. E. Forster are now held by the Mines Department and W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
11,292    BLAYDON BURN
 
Parish: Winlaton. COAL: Barlow Field. Date of workings: 1841
 
   BLAYDON BURN; Bessie; Mary; Paddock; Whistling Bird
 
Parish: Winlaton. COAL: Stone. Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Date of workings: 1841
 
   BLAYDON MAIN
 
Plans held at: Plans formerly held by G. B. & T. E. Forster are now held by the Mines Department and W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
11,331    BLAYDON MAIN; Content; Cuddy; Furnace; Hazard; Margaret; Mary; Montague Main; Speculation; Spotties
 
Parishes: Winlaton (Durham); East Denton (Northumberland). COAL: Hodge, Towneley.
 
11,313    BLAYDON MAIN; Content; Furnace; Hazard; Margaret; Mary; Moss; Quarry; Speculation
 
Parishes: Winlaton; Stella. COAL: Five Quarter, Stone.
 
   BRADLEY MOOR
 
Parish: Ryton. COAL. Location of mine entrance only
 
11,293    BRANCEPETH
 
Parishes: Brancepeth; Stockley; Brandon & Byshottles. COAL: Brockwell.
 
11,283    BRANCEPETH NEW
 
Parishes: Brandon & Byshottles; Broom; Esh. COAL: Busty, Ballarat or Top Busty. (Abandoned: 22nd May 1934).
 
   BRANCH
 
Parish: West Rainton. COAL. Location of mine entrance only
 
11,140    BROWNEY; Croxdale
 
Parishes: Brandon & Byshottles; Brancepeth; St. Oswald's; Sunderland Bridge. COAL: Hutton. (Abandoned: 15th December 1933).
 
11,247    BURNHOPE; Warren (Partridge)
 
Parish: Langley. COAL: Shield Row. (Abandoned: 1st June 1934).
 
11,174    BUTTERKNOWLE
 
Parish: Lynesack & Softley. COAL: Hutton. (Abandoned: 1st January 1934).
 
   CASSOP; Cassop Moor; Cassop Vale
 
Parishes: Cassop cum Quarrington; Shadforth. COAL: Main, Five Quarter. Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
   CASTLE EDEN
 
Parishes: Castle Eden; Monk Hesleden; Shertaon with Hulam. COAL: Main, Hutton. Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
   COCKEN
 
Plans held at: Plan formerly held by G. B. & T. E. Forster is now held by the Mines Department.
 
11,294    COCKEN; Finchale; Frankland
 
Parishes: Cocken; Great Lumley; West Rainton; Framwellgate Moor. COAL: Hutton.
 
11,265    CONGBURN
 
Parish: Edmondsley. COAL: Main. (Abandoned: 30th May 1934).
 
11,258    CORNSAY FELL; Gladdow
 
Parishes: Satley; Cornsay. COAL: Main. (Abandoned: 20th August 1934).
 
11,130    CORNSAY FELL; Rackwood
 
Parishes: Cornsay; Lanchester. COAL: Five Quarter. (Abandoned: 31st August 1933).
 
11,169    CORNSAY FELL; Rackwood
 
Parish: Cornsay. COAL: Main. (Abandoned: 31st March 1934).
 
   COXHOE; Bishop Middleham; Clarence Hetton; Cornforth; Hetton West
 
Parishes: Cassop cum Quarrington; Coxhoe; Cornforth; Thrislington; Bishop Middleham. COAL: Seam unnamed (1849). Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
11,269    CRAKE SCAR; West
 
Parish: Lynesack & Softley. COAL: Five Quarter or Busty. (Abandoned: 25th August 1934).
 
   CROOK HALL
 
Plans held at: Plan formerly held by G. B. & T. E. Forster is now held by the Mines Department.
 
   CROOK HALL; Bell New; Carr House; Dickenson's
 
Parishes: Iveston; Consett. COAL: Busty Bank. Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
   DEANERY
 
Plans held at: Plans formerly held by G. B. & T. E. Forster are now held by the Mines Department and W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
   DEANERY; Jane
 
Parish: St. Andrew Auckland. COAL: Five Quarter. Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
11,295    DEANERY; Jane
 
Parishes: St. Andrew Auckland; Shildon; Eldon; Coundon Grange. COAL: Main.
 
   DERWENT; Hunter
 
Parish: Medomsley. COAL: Hutton (1857). Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
8,650    DUNSTON; Farnacres; Norwood
 
Later workings have been added to this plan. The amended abandonment date is 24 Nov 1933
 
   DURHAM OLD
 
Parish: St. Oswalds. COAL: Seam unnamed. Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
   EDMONDSLEY
 
Plans held at: Plan formerly held by G. B. & T. E. Forster is now held by the Mines Department.
 
11,296    EDMONDSLEY
 
Parishes: Edmondsley; Witton Gilbert. COAL: Main.
 
   ELEMORE
 
Plans held at: Plan formerly held by G. B. & T. E. Forster is now held by the Mines Department.
 
11,297    ELEMORE; George; Isabella
 
Parishes: Pittington; Hetton le Hole; Moorsley; Haswell. COAL: Main, Low Main, Hutton (1891).
 
   EVENWOOD (DISTRICT) (Including old Shafts)
 
COAL: Seam unnamed (1824). Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
   EVENWOOD; Storey Lodge
 
Parish: Evenwood & Barony. COAL: Main. Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
11,125    FELLING; Fold Old; John; William (Including old workings from Fryars Goose; Tyne Main; and Venture)
 
Parishes: Gateshead; Heworth (Durham); Newcastle-on-Tyne (Northumberland). COAL: Beaumont, Low Main, Hutton and Busty (or more probably Brockwell). (Abandoned: 14th December 1933).
 
   FRAMWELLGATE
 
Parishes: Framwellgate Moor; Witton Gilbert. COAL: Hutton (1859). Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
11,178    FRANKLAND WOOD
 
Parish: Framwellgate Moor. COAL: Low Main, Hutton. (Abandoned: 31st January 1934).
 
   GALLEYS FIELD CORNER
 
Parish: West Rainton. COAL. Location of mine entrance only
 
11,205    GARTH WEST
 
Parish: Lynesack & Softley. COAL: Five Quarter. (Abandoned: 31st March 1934).
 
   GATESHEAD PARK
 
Plans held at: Plans of the Low Main seam formerly held by G. B. & T. E. Forster are now held by the Mines Department.
 
11,332    GATESHEAD PARK AND TYNE MAIN; Discovery; Fryars Goose
 
Parishes: Gateshead; Heworth (Durham); Newcastle-on-Tyne (Northumberland). COAL: Low Main. (Abandoned: 1855).
 
11,298    GATESHEAD PARK AND TYNE MAIN; Engine Old; Hall; Hopewell
 
Parish: Gateshead. COAL: Low Main.
 
11,185    GILL
 
Parishes: Woodland; Lynesack & Softley. COAL: Cowley. (Abandoned: 30th September 1933).
 
11,254    HEDLEY FELL
 
Parish: Hedley Hope. COAL: Harvey, Ballarat, Three Quarter. (Abandoned: 31st May 1934).
 
   HEWORTH
 
Plans held at: Plan formerly held by G. B. & T. E. Forster is now held by the Mines Department.
 
11,299    HEWORTH
 
Parishes: Heworth; Monkton. COAL: Low Main.
 
11,333    HEWORTH; Discovery; John; Nightingale; Rodney
 
Parishes: Heworth; Hebburn; Gateshead (Durham); Newcastle-on-Tyne (Northumberland). COAL: High Main. (Abandoned: 1808).
 
   HUNSTANWORTH
 
Plans held at: Plans formerly held by J. R. & L. E. Hethrington are now held by L. E. Hetherington, County Chambers, 52, Westgate Road, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
   JARROW
 
Plans held at: Plans formerly held by G. B. & T. E. Forster are now held by the Mines Department and W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
   JARROW
 
Parish: Jarrow. COAL: Low Main (1844). Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
   JARROW
 
Parishes: Jarrow; South Shields (Durham); Wallsend; Tynemouth (Northumberland). COAL: High Main, Bensham. Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
11,300    JARROW
 
Parish: Jarrow. COAL: Bensham.
 
11,334    JARROW; Alfred
 
Parishes: Jarrow; South Shields (Durham); Wallsend; Tynemouth (Northumberland). COAL: High Main (1825).
 
11,334    JARROW; Alfred
 
Parishes: Jarrow; South Shields (Durham); Wallsend; Tynemouth (Northumberland). COAL: Main (1817), High Main (1825), Bensham (1828).
 
11,268    KNITTERS HILL or BILLING SHIELD
 
Parish: Stanhope. FLUORSPAR AND LEAD ORE. (Abandoned: 1st July 1934, Received: 26th September 1934).
 
   LAMBTON; Lady Ann; William Henry
 
Parishes: Morton Grange; Newbottle. COAL: Seam unnamed (1895). Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
11,131    LANCHESTER
 
Parish: Lanchester. COAL: Brockwell. (Abandoned: 14th October 1933).
 
11,236    LOW STAINDROP HOUSE or FIDDLERS
 
Parish: West Auckland. COAL: Low Main. (Abandoned: 10th July 1934).
 
   LUDWORTH
 
Parish: Shadforth. COAL: Main, Low Main, Five Quarter, Hutton. Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
11,301    LUDWORTH AND THORNLEY
 
Parishes: Shadforth; Thornley. COAL: Five Quarter.
 
   LUMLEY; First; Second; Third; Sixth; Seventh; Eighth; George
 
Parishes: Little Lumley; Chester le Street; Lambton; Morton Grange. COAL: Hutton, Maudlin, Five Quarter, Low Main (about 1877). Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
   MANOR WALLSEND
 
Plans held at: Plans formerly held by G. B. & T. E. Forster are now held by the Mines Department and W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
   MANOR WALLSEND
 
Parish: South Shields. COAL: Bensham. Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Date of workings: 1837
 
   MANOR WALLSEND
 
Parish: South Shields. COAL: Seam unnamed. Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Date of workings: 1825
 
11,303    MANOR WALLSEND
 
Parish: South Shields. COAL: Bensham.
 
   MARSFIELD
 
Parish: Lynesack & Softley. COAL: Main or Brockwell. (Abandoned: 31st December 1933).
 
   MICKLEY AND PRUDHOE
 
Parishes: Chopwell (Durham); Prudhoe; Prudhoe Castle; Wylam; Eltringham; Mickley; Hedley; Dukes Hagg (Northumberland). COAL: Six Quarter, Towneley, Five Quarter, Yard, Horsley Wood and Seams unnamed (1816-1863). Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
   MILKWELLBURN
 
Parish: Chopwell. COAL: Three Quarter. Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Date of workings: 1874
 
   NETTLESWORTH
 
Parish: Plawsworth. COAL: Main, Hutton, Five Quarter (1891), Brass Thill (1905). Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
9,455    NEWFIELD AND PELTON; Tribley
 
COAL. Later workings have been added to the plan of the Busty seam. The amended abandonment date in respect of this seam is 31st December, 1933
 
11,302    OUSTON AND LEEFIELD; A; B; C; D; E; Corner; Gill; Pasture; Pea; Stack Garth; Thistle; Venture; Well; Wood
 
Parishes: Ouston; Harraton; Birtley; Pelton. COAL: Hutton, Five Quarter.
 
   PAGEBANK
 
Parish: Stockley. COAL: Seam unnamed. Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
   PAGEBANK AND BROWNEY
 
Plans held at: Plan formerly held by G. B. & T. E. Forster is now held by the Mines Department.
 
11,304    PAGEBANK AND BROWNEY
 
Parishes: Brancepeth; Stockley; Byers Green; Brandon & Byshottles. COAL: Brockwell, Busty.
 
   PEASES WEST
 
Plans held at: Plan formerly held by G. B. & T. E. Forster is now held by the Mines Department.
 
11,305    PEASES WEST; Wooley
 
Parishes: Brancepeth; Crook & Billy Row; Willington; Brandon & Byshottles. COAL: Brockwell.
 
   PELAW SOUTH
 
Parishes: Chester le Street; Harraton; Pelton. COAL: Seam unnamed. Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
   PONTOP; Park Head
 
Parishes: Greencroft; Greencroft Within. COAL: Five Quarter, Brass Thill (1913). Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
10,404    RAVENSWORTH; Ann; Engine; Lane; Shop
 
(See Supplement for 1931). Later workings have been added to this plan. The amended abandonment date is 27th September, 1934
 
11,129    REDMIRE
 
Parish: St. Helen Auckland. COAL: Brockwell. (Abandoned: 11th January 1934).
 
   RICKLETON; Harraton
 
Parishes: Harraton; Chester le Street; Lambton. COAL: Hutton. Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
   SEPPINGS
 
Parish: Helmington Row. COAL: Seam unnamed.
 
   SHIELD ROW WEST AND TANFIELD LEA
 
Parishes: Stanley; Tanfield. COAL: Main, Five Quarter, Brockwell, Top Busty, Bottom Busty, Beaumont, Tilley, Three Quarter, Hutton, Shield Row, Brass Thill. Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
   SHOTTON
 
Parish: Shotton. COAL: Seam unnamed. Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
   SKEARS; Howgill
 
Parish: Middleton-in-Teesdale. LEAD ORE. Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
   SLEETBURN
 
Plans held at: Plan formerly held by G. B. & T. E. Forster is now held by the Mines Department.
 
11,307    SLEETBURN
 
Parishes: Brandon & Byshottles; Broom. COAL: Busty.
 
11,126    TANFIELD
 
Parish: Tanfield. COAL: Brass Thill. (Abandoned: 9th December 1934).
 
   TEAM
 
Plans held at: Plans formerly held by G. B. & T. E. Forster are now held by the Mines Department.
 
11,308    TEAM; Amity; Bank; Betty; Centre; Chance; Corn; Corner; Dene; Dyke; Flat; George; Green; Hill; Lane; Letch; Meadow; North; Quarry; Road; Rush; Shop; Spring; Street; Stubble; Venture; Wood
 
Parish: Lamesley. COAL: Low Main, Top, Yard (1825).
 
   THORNLEY
 
Plans held at: Plans formerly held by G. B. & T. E. Forster are now held by the Mines Department.
 
   THORNLEY AND WHEATLEY HILL
 
Parishes: Thornley; Wingate; Shadforth. COAL: Five Quarter. Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
11,309    THORNLEY; Helm Park; Nook Old; Thornley West
 
Parishes: Tow Law; Wolsingham; Hedleyhope. COAL: Main, Five Quarter.
 
   TRIMDON, WINGATE GRANGE AND THORNLEY
 
Parishes: Trimdon; Wingate; Thornley. COAL: Seam unnamed. Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
   TYNE MAIN
 
Plans held at: Plans formerly held by G. B. & T. E. Forster are now held by the Mines Department.
 
11,173    VICTORIA GARESFIELD; Coronation
 
Parish: Chopwell. COAL: Tilley. (Abandoned: 1st March 1934).
 
   WALDRIDGE
 
Plans held at: Plans formerly held by G. B. & T. E. Forster are now held by the Mines Department.
 
   WALDRIDGE
 
Parishes: Waldridge; Edmondsley; Chester le Street; Witton Gilbert; Plawsworth. COAL: Hutton (1855), Main, Low Main, Busty. Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
11,315    WALDRIDGE; High
 
Parishes: Waldridge; Edmondsley; Plawsworth; Witton Gilbert. COAL: Hutton.
 
   WASHINGTON
 
Plans held at: Plans formerly held by G. B. & T. E. Forster are now held by the Mines Department.
 
11,310    WASHINGTON; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I
 
Parishes: Washington; Usworth. COAL: High Main, Low Main (1840).
 
   WILLINGTON
 
Plans held at: Plans formerly held by G. B. & T. E. Forster are now held by the Mines Department.
 
11,311    WILLINGTON; A; B; Furnace
 
Parishes: Willington; Helmington Row; Byers Green; Newfield. COAL: Brancepeth.
 
11,312    WILLINGTON; Bowden Close
 
Parishes: Helmington Row; Willington; Hunwick & Helmington. COAL: Harvey, Seam unnamed.
 
   WINGATE GRANGE
 
Parishes: Wingate; Castle Eden. COAL: Five Quarter (1846), Main (1876). Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
   WINGATE SOUTH
 
Parish: Hutton Henry. COAL: Upper. Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Date of workings: 1845
 
   WOODHOUSE CLOSE
 
Plans held at: Plan formerly held by G. B. & T. E. Forster is now held by the Mines Department.
 
11,246    WOODHOUSE CLOSE
 
Parish: St. Andrew Auckland. COAL: Hutton. (Abandoned: 16th April 1934).
 
11,316    WOODHOUSE CLOSE
 
Parishes: St. Andrew Auckland; Bishop Auckland; Pollard's Lands. COAL: Main (1866).
 
11,314    WOODHOUSE CLOSE; Tindale
 
Parishes: Pollard's Lands; St. Helen Auckland. COAL: Harvey.
 
   WOODIFIELD
 
Parishes: North Bedburn; Crook & Billy Row. COAL: Main. Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
   WOOLEY (ROYALTY)
 
Parish: Brancepeth. COAL: Main (1872). Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 
   WYLAM (Including old Shafts)
 
Parishes: Ryton (Durham); Wylam; Prudhoe Castle; Prudhoe (Northumberland). COAL: Six Quarter, Five Quarter or Top Busty, Horsley Wood or Brockwell (about 1837). Plans held at: W. Armstrong and Sons, Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
 

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