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  Rainton Colliery   Rainton Colliery  

Catalogue of Plans of Abandoned Mines for Rainton Colliery

Srce
Year
  Plan
No.
  Date
Received
   
1928          PITTINGTON and RAINTON, Adolphus, Alexandrina, Annabella, Antrim, Belmont, Buddle, Dunwell, Furness, Hunters House, Lady Adelaide, Lady Seaham, Lambton Engine, Londonderry, Meadows, Nicholsons, North, Plain, Rainton Engine, Resolution, Woodside
 
Parishes: East Rainton; West Rainton; Belmont; Moorhouse; Pittington; Moorsley. COAL: Hutton. Plans held at: T. E. Parrington, Wearmouth Colliery, Sunderland.
 
1928          RAINTON, Dunwell, Hazard, Hunters House, Nicholsons, North, Plain, Resolution
 
Parishes: East Rainton; West Rainton. COAL: Hutton. Plans held at: Stella Coal Co. Ltd., Hedgefield, Blaydon-on-Tyne. Date of workings: 1820
 
1928          RAINTON, Adventure, Woodside
 
Parishes: West Rainton; Moor Hoyse. COAL: Hutton. Plans held at: Sir A. Wood, Bart., The Hermitage, Chester-le-Street. Date of workings: 1879
 
1928          RAINTON, Alexandrina
 
Parishes: East Rainton; West Rainton; Moor House; Moorsley; Pittington. COAL: Main, Five Quarter. Plans held at: Sir A. Wood, Bart., The Hermitage, Chester-le-Street. Date of workings: 1896
 
1897    3,570    1897    RAINTON, Meadows
 
Parish: West Rainton. COAL: Five Quarter, High Main, Maudlin, Low Main. (Abandoned: 31 Dec 1896). Mineral being unprofitable to work
 
1897    3,570    1897    RAINTON, Adventure
 
Parish: West Rainton. COAL: Five Quarter, High Main, Low Main. (Abandoned: 31 Dec 1896). Mineral being unprofitable to work
 
1897    3,570    1897    RAINTON, Alexandrina
 
Parish: East Rainton. COAL: Low Main. (Abandoned: 31 Dec 1896). Mineral being unprofitable to work
 

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

Sources:

  • 1897 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8819)
  • Catalogue of Plans of Abandoned Coal Mines published in 1928

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