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  Abandoned Mines Abandoned Mines  

1938 Supplement to the Catalogue of Plans of Abandoned Mines for County Durham

Plan
No.		    
12,207    ADVENTURE; Resolution
 
Parish: West Rainton. COAL: Low Main, Maudlin. (Abandoned: 12th February 1938).
 
12,276    BEAMISH Second
 
Parishes: Urpeth; Lamesley; Tanfield; Stanley; Edmondsley. COAL: Low Main, Shield Row. (Abandoned: 18th May 1938).
 
12,150    BEAMISH; Mary
 
Parishes: Stanley; Urpeth. COAL: Tilley. (Abandoned: 24th December 1937).
 
12,240    BITCHBURN NORTH
 
Parishes: Witton-le-Wear; Newton Cap; Hunwick & Helmington. COAL: Top Main. (Abandoned: 16th July 1938).
 
12,261    BITCHBURN NORTH
 
Parishes: Witton-le-Wear; Hunwick & Helmington; Newton Cap; North Bedburn. COAL: Brockwell. (Abandoned: 13th August 1938).
 
12,378    BROWNEY
 
Parishes: Brandon & Byshottles; Brancepeth. COAL: Low Main, Harvey, Busty. (Abandoned: 31st October 1938).
 
12,230    BRYANS LEAP
 
Parish: Tanfield. COAL: Hutton. (Abandoned: 12th May 1938).
 
12,263    BYERMOOR
 
Parishes: Whickham; Tanfield. COAL: Brass Thill. (Abandoned: 18th July 1938).
 
12,209    CAMBOKEELS or CAMMOCK ISLE
 
Parish: Stanhope. LEAD & FLUOR SPAR. (Abandoned: 24th February 1938, Received: 28th May 1938).
 
12,341    CHURCH SOUTH
 
Parish: St. Andrew Auckland. COAL: Five Quarter, Three Quarter. (Abandoned: 27th August 1938).
 
12,146    COAL BANK Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4
 
Parish: North Bedburn. COAL: Main or Brockwell, Busty, Five Quarter, Ballarat. (Abandoned: 1st November 1937).
 
12,149    CORNSAY FELL; Carr West
 
Parish: Cornsay. COAL: Ballarat. (Abandoned: 9th September 1837).
 
12,148    CORNSAY FELL; Cowsley
 
Parish: Cornsay. COAL: Mine. (Abandoned: 20th October 1937).
 
12,284    CRAKE SCAR; Moss
 
Parish: Lynesack & Softley. COAL: Brockwell. (Abandoned: 20th August 1938).
 
12,237    DOUGLAS NEW
 
Parish: Witton-le-Wear. COAL: Victoria. (Abandoned: 9th April 1938).
 
12,193    END WEST; Quarry Deep
 
Parish: Cockfield. COAL: Five Quarter. (Abandoned: 19th February 1938).
 
12,226    EPPLETON; Jane
 
Parishes: Great Eppleton; Hetton le Hole; Houghton le Spring; Warden Law; Seaton with Slingley; Burdon; Newbottle. COAL: Hutton. (Abandoned: 9th July 1938).
 
12,362    ESH; Rag Path
 
Parishes: Esh; Brandon & Byshottles. COAL: Ballarat. (Abandoned: 29th November 1930).
 
12,362    ESH; Rag Path
 
Parishes: Esh; Brandon & Byshottles. COAL: South Harvey. (Abandoned: 1st March 1910).
 
12,362    ESH; Rag Path
 
Parishes: Esh; Brandon & Byshottles. COAL: South Yard. (Abandoned: 12th December 1913).
 
12,362    ESH; Rag Path
 
Parishes: Esh; Brandon & Byshottles. COAL: Victoria. (Abandoned: 1st May 1929).
 
12,310    ETHERLEY OLD; George
 
Parishes: Escomb; Pollard's Lands. COAL: Harvey. (Abandoned: 24th September 1892).
 
12,310    ETHERLEY OLD; George
 
Parishes: Escomb; Pollard's Lands. COAL: Constantine. (Abandoned: 23rd December 1916).
 
12,311    ETHERLEY OLD; Quarry Heads
 
Parish: Evenwood & Barony. COAL: Constantine. (Abandoned: 11th January 1908).
 
12,236    EWEHURST
 
Parish: Tanfield. COAL: Five Quarter. (Abandoned: 21st May 1938).
 
12,241    GARESFIELD SOUTH; Lintz; Anna; Hutton; Esther
 
Parish: Tanfield. COAL: Main, and a small area of workings from Esther Pit, thought to be Busty Seam. (Abandoned: 8th June 1938).
 
12,326    GARMONDSWAY MOOR
 
Parishes: Garmondsway Moor; Kelloe. COAL: Harvey. (Abandoned: 1839).
 
12,192    HARPERLEY PARK
 
Parish: North Bedburn. COAL: Marshall Green, Victoria. (Abandoned: 2nd April 1938).
 
12,194    HEDLEY HOPE
 
Parish: Hedley Hope. COAL: Yard or Three Quarter. (Abandoned: 31st December 1937).
 
12,194    HEDLEY HOPE
 
Parish: Hedley Hope. COAL: Top Main. (Abandoned: 13th February 1935).
 
12,195    HEDLEY HOPE EAST
 
Parish: Hedley Hope. COAL: Brockwell or Main. (Abandoned: 31st December 1937).
 
12,195    HEDLEY HOPE EAST
 
Parish: Hedley Hope. COAL: Five Quarter. (Abandoned: 22nd January 1938).
 
12,269    HETTON EAST
 
Parishes: Kelloe; Cassop cum Quarrington; Coxhoe; Garmondsway Moor. COAL: Five Quarter, Harvey, Hutton, Low Main, Main. (Abandoned: 23rd August 1938).
 
12,386    KIBBLESWORTH SHIELD ROW
 
Parish: Lamesley. COAL: Seam not proved. (Abandoned: 30th November 1938).
 
12,312    LANDS; Chance; Cuckoo; Isabella; Tube
 
Parishes: Evenwood & Barony; Lynesack & Softley. COAL: Busty. (Abandoned: 13th January 1883).
 
12,312    LANDS; Chance; Cuckoo; Isabella; Tube
 
Parishes: Evenwood & Barony; Lynesack & Softley. COAL: Brockwell. (Abandoned: 29th April 1876).
 
12,321    MALTON NORTH; Manor House; Mercie
 
Parishes: Lanchester; Langley. COAL: Harvey, Hutton. (Abandoned: 9th August 1938).
 
12,334    MIDDRIDGE GRANGE
 
Parish: Middridge Grange. COAL: Brockwell, Busty. (Abandoned: 31st July 1938).
 
12,273    PARK EAST No. 1
 
Parish: Witton-le-Wear. COAL: Busty. (Abandoned: 18th June 1938).
 
12,273    PARK EAST No. 2
 
Parish: Witton-le-Wear. COAL: Busty. (Abandoned: 30th July 1938).
 
5,437    PELTON WEST and TWIZELL; Gate; Handenhold
 
Later workings have been added to the plan of the Low Main Seam. The amended abandonment date in respect of this seam is 30 March, 1938
 
12,325    PRINCE
 
Parish: Cornsay. COAL: Ballarat. (Abandoned: 22nd February 1936).
 
12,190    RAVENSWORTH SHOP or ALLERDENE; Ann; Betty; Hagg Wood; Lane; Meadow; Street
 
Parishes: Lamesley; Birtley. COAL: Low Main. (Abandoned: 18th January 1938).
 
12,289    SHIELD ROW ROYALTY; Dyke; Engine; Fox; Machine
 
Parish: Stanley. COAL: Brass Thill (about 1799).
 
12,186    STANLEY EAST
 
Parish: Stanley. COAL: Hutton ("Wear" Hutton, known as Main in Pontop District). (Abandoned: 10th February 1938).
 
12,275    STANLEY EAST or SEVENTH
 
Parish: Stanley. COAL: High Main or Main or Brass Thill. (Abandoned: 17th May 1938).
 
12,231    TANFIELD LEA; Ann; Bute; Margaret; Wind
 
Parishes: Tanfield; Kyo; Stanley. COAL: Brass Thill - known on the east as High Main or Main. (Abandoned: 5th May 1938).
 
8,555    TANFIELD LEA; Ann; Bute; Margaret; Wind
 
Later workings have been added to the plan of the Tilley Seam. The amended abandonment date in respect of this seam is 23rd May, 1938
 
12,337    TEES SIDE
 
Parish: Winston. COAL: Winston. (Abandoned: 31st August 1938).
 
12,313    TEES WEST; Fletcher; High Lands; Railey Fell No. 2
 
Parishes: Lynesack & Softley; Evenwood & Barony. COAL: Brockwell, Busty. (Abandoned: 12th March 1892).
 
12,314    TEES WEST; Railey Fell; Sloshes
 
Parish: Evenwood & Barony. COAL: Busty. (Abandoned: 4th June 1932).
 
12,315    TEES WEST; Ramshaw Haugh
 
Parishes: Evenwood & Barony; West Auckland. COAL: Brockwell. (Abandoned: 21st April 1934).
 
12,270    TRIMDON GRANGE; Trimdon; Kelloe Winning
 
Parishes: Trimdon; Wingate; Kelloe; Garmondsway Moor. COAL: Five Quarter, Hutton, Low Main, Main. (Abandoned: 23rd August 1938).
 
12,163    TWIZELL; Alma; Gate
 
Parishes: Edmondsley; Stanley; Urpeth; Craghead. COAL: Hutton. (Abandoned: 5th November 1937).
 
12,151    TWIZELL; Gate
 
Parish: Edmondsley. COAL: Tilley. (Abandoned: 24th December 1937).
 
12,339    TWIZELL; Gate
 
Parishes: Edmondsley; Urpeth; Stanley; Craghead. COAL: Low Main, Beaumont or Towneley, Brockwell. (Abandoned: 4th August 1938).
 
12,363    USHAW MOOR
 
Parish: Esh. COAL: Yard. (Abandoned: 24th January 1911).
 
12,238    WATERGATE
 
Parish: Lamesley. COAL: Hutton. (Abandoned: 11th July 1938).
 
12,364    WATERHOUSES
 
Parish: Brandon & Byshottles. COAL: Victoria. (Abandoned: 27th October 1928).
 
12,364    WATERHOUSES
 
Parish: Brandon & Byshottles. COAL: Yard. (Abandoned: 25th May 1914).
 
12,364    WATERHOUSES
 
Parish: Brandon & Byshottles. COAL: Harvey. (Abandoned: 25th September 1893).
 
12,264    WHITBURN (Formerly Marsden)
 
Parish: Whitburn. COAL: Five Quarter. (Abandoned: 16th May 1934).
 
12,245    WIGGLESWORTH; John
 
Parish: Cockfield. COAL: Jubilee. (Abandoned: 30th April 1938).
 
12,365    WOOLEY
 
Parishes: Brancepeth; Crook & Billy Row. COAL: Main. (Abandoned: 7th March 1896).
 
12,365    WOOLEY
 
Parishes: Brancepeth; Crook & Billy Row. COAL: Harvey, Victoria. (Abandoned: 3rd June 1911).
 

The plans of abandoned mines are held by the Coal Authority (http://www.coal.gov.uk/) at the following address: The Coal Authority, 200 Lichfield Lane, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG18 4RG

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