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Acomb Colliery
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| Location: | nr. Hexham 1 miles [2 km] NNW of Hexham |
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| Map Ref: | (Sheet 87, OL43) NY928659, 54° 59' 18" N, 2° 6' 40" W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maps: |  1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey |
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| 1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
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| 1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian) |
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| Opened: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed: | 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pits: | Shaft details for Acomb Colliery |
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| Owners: | 1840's - Messrs. Stobart & Co. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1860's - J. Morrison & Co. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1880's - Messrs. Morrison | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1910's - Tynedale Coal Co. Ltd. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1920's - Acomb Coal Co. Ltd. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Output: | 1882 - Coal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921 - Coal: Household. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1930 - Coal: Household. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NCB Employment Figures
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| Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: | 1921 - Limestone Coal (Oakwood Seam) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1930 - Acomb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 - Acomb, Oakwood | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Acomb Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1887 - Little Limestone seam abandoned - Unprofitable |
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1926 - Oakwood seam abandoned |
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1950 - Oakwood seam discontinued |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
Callaghan, Edward, 09 Sep 1878, aged 14, Driver, crushed by tubs | ||||||
Carruthers, Daniel, 08 Apr 1880, aged 17, Putter, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
Cooper, Frederick H. N., 1940, [approximate date] | ||||||
Cowel, Ralph, 05 Apr 1884, aged 39, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
Crawford, Robert S., 1947, [approximate date] | ||||||
Forrest, James William, 1937, [approximate date] | ||||||
Graham, William John, 1934, [approximate date] | ||||||
Hall, William, 20 Jun 1867, aged 26, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
Hopper, John, 05 Jun 1872, (accident: 31 May 1872), aged 50, Cartman, he died in Acomb Colliery from injuries to body being accidentally run over by a cart wheel (lived 6 days) [Inquest 06 Jun 1872] | ||||||
Hutchinson, John George, 1919, [approximate date] | ||||||
Lowe, Thomas, 23 Feb 1870, aged 33, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
Mitchinson, Thomas William, 1937, [approximate date] | ||||||
Nichol, James, 1944, [approximate date] | ||||||
Pearson, John, 28 Jul 1882, (accident: 27 Oct 1881), aged 58, Hewer, crushed by tubs on engine plane | ||||||
Thirtle, John, 1935, [approximate date] | ||||||
| 15 names found | ||||||
If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please contact us with the details and we will add them to our database.
The following unnamed fatalities are listed in the Mines Inspectors Reports, once again this collection is not complete!
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| 08 Apr 1854 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | explosion |
| 19 Dec 1854 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of stone whilst the overman was drawing props |
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Acomb Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Acomb Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1867 Mines Inspectors Report
- 1869 List of Mines
- 1870 Mines Inspectors Report (C 124)
- 1878 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2321)
- 1880 List of Mines
- 1880 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2903)
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1882 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3621)
- 1884 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4429)
- 1914 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
- 1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume A-B, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1878
- Contributions by members of the Public
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Research Notes for Acomb Colliery
