Bardon Mill Colliery

also known as Henshaw Colliery

Location:

Bardon Mill
9½ miles [15 km] W of Hexham

Map Ref:

(Sheet 86, 87, OL43) NY782648, 54° 58' 38" N, 2° 20' 26" W

Maps:

1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian)

Opened:

1940

Closed:

05 Nov 1973

Owners:

1920's - Henshaw & Barcombe Colliery Co. Ltd.

1930's - Errington, Reay & Co.

1940's - Birkshaw Colliery Co. Ltd.

1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)

Output:

1882 - Fireclay.

1921 - Coal: Household.

1930 - Fireclay.

1944 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam.

1947 - Coal: Household, Steam. (18,000 tons)

1948 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1948 - Coal: Steam.

1949 - Coal: Steam.

1950 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1951 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1955 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1960 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1964 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1970 - Coal: Household, Steam.

Employment:

Year	Pit	Total	Below	Above
1921		17	14	3
1930		4	2	2
1944		52	41	11
1945		68	55	13
1947		100	82	18
1948		135	101	34
1948		124	96	28
	Total	259	197	62
1949		141	113	28
1950		155	128	27
1951		210	170	40
1955		264	224	40
1960		332	234	98
1964		340	306	34
1970		253	225	28
1970		inc. shared services

NCB Employment Figures

Colliery Management (prior to 1955)

Seams Worked:

1921 - Little Limestone Coal

1944 - Little Limestone

1948 - Little Limestone

1949 - Little Limestone

1950 - Little Limestone

1951 - Little Limestone

1955 - Little Limestone

1960 - Little Limestone

1964 - Little Limestone

1970 - Little Limestone

Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Bardon Mill Colliery

Description

Disasters (5 or more killed)

None found.

Names of those killed at this colliery

No names found.

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Bardon Mill Colliery

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Bardon Mill Colliery

Credits

Sources:

1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
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.
1944 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
1947 The Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
1948 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
1948 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
1949 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian, 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.
1951 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1960 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1964 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1970 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1973 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian

Further Research:

Research Notes for Bardon Mill Colliery



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