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Crookhall Colliery |
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Crookhall Colliery |
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Crookhall Colliery
| Location: |
Consett
11 miles [18 km] WNW of Durham
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 88) NZ112503, 54° 50' 52" N, 1° 49' 28" W |
| Maps: |
1898 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
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1933 map from the Colliery Engineer magazine, shows the disposition of pits in the Conset iron Co. Ltd. group and the railway links between them |
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1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian), Humber Hill |
| Opened: |
1830 |
| Closed: |
09 Nov 1963 |
| Pits: |
Carr House Pit, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ115510, opened: 1870, sinking: 1870 |
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Shaft details for Carr House Pit |
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Humber Hill Drift, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ140470 |
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Stockerley House Pit, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ127502, opened: 1839, sinking: Jul 1839 |
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Shaft details for Stockerley House Pit |
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Victory Pit |
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Woodside Winnings, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ138490 |
| Owners: |
1880's - Executors of Ralph Hedley |
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1910's - Consett Iron Co. Ltd. |
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1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) |
| Output: |
1888 - Humber Hill - Coal. |
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1896 - Humber Hill - Coal: Household. |
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1902 - Humber Hill - Coal: Household. |
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1914 - Humber Hill - Coal: Household. |
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1921 - Victory - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing. Fireclay. |
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1925 - Humber Hill - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing. |
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1930 - Humber Hill - Coal: Coking. |
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1930 - Victory - Coal: Coking. Fireclay. |
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1930 - Woodside - Coal: Coking. Fireclay. |
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1947 - Coal: Coking. (234,000 tons) |
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1950 - Humber Hill - Coal: Coking. |
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1950 - Victory - Coal: Coking. |
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1950 - Woodside - Coal: Coking. Fireclay. |
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1955 - Coal: Coking. Fireclay. |
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1960 - Coal: Coking. Fireclay. |
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1961 - Coal: Coking. Fireclay. |
| Employment: |
| Year | Pit | Total |  | Below | Above |
| 1896 | Humber Hill | 4 |   | 3 | 1 |
| 1902 | Humber Hill | 2 |  | 2 | |
| 1914 | Humber Hill | 3 |  | 3 | |
| 1921 | Victory | 292 |   | 223 | 69 |
| 1930 | Humber Hill | 406 |   | 321 | 85 |
| 1930 | Victory | 574 |   | 473 | 101 |
| 1930 | Woodside | 203 |   | 176 | 27 |
| Total | 1,183 |   | 970 | 213 |
| 1940 | | 928 |  | 928 | |
| 1945 | Humber Hill | 254 |   | 187 | 67 |
| 1945 | Victory | 357 |   | 294 | 63 |
| 1945 | Woodside | 259 |   | 219 | 40 |
| Total | 870 |   | 700 | 170 |
| 1947 | | 814 |   | 616 | 198 |
| 1950 | | 1,010 |   | 780 | 230 |
| 1955 | | 838 |   | 661 | 177 |
| 1960 | | 740 |   | 590 | 150 |
| 1961 | | 580 |   | 470 | 110 |
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NCB Employment Figures
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Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: |
1914 - Humber Hill - Busty |
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1921 - Victory - Brockwell, Busty, Three Quarter |
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1925 - Humber Hill - Brockwell, Busty |
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1930 - Humber Hill - Brockwell, Busty |
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1930 - Victory - Brockwell, Busty |
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1930 - Woodside - Busty |
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1950 - Humber Hill - Brockwell, Busty, Towneley |
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1950 - Victory - Brockwell, Busty |
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1950 - Woodside - Brockwell, Busty |
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1955 - Brockwell, Busty, Towneley |
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1960 - Brockwell, Busty, Towneley |
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1961 - Brockwell, Towneley |
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Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Crookhall Colliery |
| Notes: |
1838 - Boring operations from the surface were in progress in the vicinity of Crook Hall. |
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1839 - Stockerley House Pit, Crook Hall Colliery, was sunk from the surface to the Busty Seam. |
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1870 - Carr House Pit, Crook Hall Colliery, sunk from the surface to the Busty Seam. |
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1911 - Brockwell (temporarily abandoned) |
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1919 - Brockwell seam abandoned |
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1950 - Towneley seam abandoned |
Description
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None Found
Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
| | | | | | | Batley, George, 01 Jul 1928, (accident: 30 Jun 1928), aged 50, Stoneman, crushed |
| | | | | | | Brown, W. M., 24 Aug 1934, aged 29, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Causer, Joseph, 10 Dec 1923, (accident: 03 Dec 1923), aged 46, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Fielding, R., 25 Nov 1928, (accident: 20 Feb 1928), aged 21, Putter, slipped |
| | | | | | | Hall, Joseph, 28 Jul 1925, aged 50, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Herron, C., 18 Jun 1929, (accident: 26 Apr 1929), aged 30, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Horsman, Benny, 29 Apr 1941, (accident: 29 Mar 1941), aged 64, Hewer, died from injuries received |
| | | | | | | Lowe, Michael, 20 Apr 1926, aged 25, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Proud, J. W., 27 May 1934, aged 32, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Reed, Ethelbert, 12 Jun 1935, aged 38, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Edmondsley Churchyard |
| | | | | | | Richardson, J., 06 Jul 1925, aged 23, Hewer, shot fired |
| | | | | | | Robinson, F., 06 Jan 1927, aged 41, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Stebbings, J. E., 25 Feb 1927, aged 24, Putter, crushed |
| | | | | | | Taylor, W. L., 06 Apr 1936, (accident: 03 Apr 1936), aged 25, Landing Lad, run over by set, died from injuries received [More information ...] |
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14 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.
more information on some of the fatalities shown above
The following unnamed fatalities are listed in the Mines Inspectors Reports, once again this collection is not complete!
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Inspectors Remarks |
| 08 Nov 1851 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | Fall of coal |
| 14 Apr 1852 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | Examined |
| 19 Sep 1856 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of stone |
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Crookhall Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Crookhall Colliery
Credits
Sources:
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1884 List of Mines
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
- 1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1909 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
- 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
- 1925 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
- 1936 Mines Inspectors Report
- 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
- 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
- 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1960 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1961 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881
- Banners of the Durham Coalfield, Norman Emery, 1998, Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN 0-7509-1708-3
- History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
- Victoria History of the Counties of England – Durham. Published in three volumes in 1907.
Related Links:
| On this site |
| Article from Colliery Engineering (March 1933) — "The Consett Collieries" |
Further Reading:
- Banners of the Durham Coalfield, Norman Emery, 1998, Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN 0-7509-1708-3, provides a brief history of the colliery along with the history of the associated Miners Lodge Banner
Further Research:
 Research Notes for Crookhall Colliery
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