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Copy Crooks Colliery
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| Location: | Shildon 11 miles [17 km] SSW of Durham |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 93) NZ210262, 54° 37' 52" N, 1° 40' 27" W |
| Maps: |  1898 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
| 1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
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| Sinking Started: | 1835-36 |
| Pits: | Shaft details for Copy Crooks Colliery |
| Owners: | 1880's - F. Spoor |
| 1890's - Executors of F. Spoor | |
| 1910's - Spoor Bros. Colliery Ltd. | |
| Output: | 1888 - Coal. |
| 1896 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. | |
| 1902 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. | |
| 1914 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. | |
| 1921 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. | |
| 1930 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| 1940 - Coal: Household, Steam. (10,000 tons) | |
| Employment: | 1896 - 39 (30 below, 9 surface) |
| 1902 - 40 (36 below, 4 surface) | |
| 1914 - 49 (41 below, 8 surface) | |
| 1921 - 36 (29 below, 7 surface) | |
| 1930 - 29 (21 below, 8 surface) | |
| 1940 - 36 (29 below, 7 surface) | |
| Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: | 1914 - Five Quarter, Three Quarter |
| 1921 - Five Quarter, Three Quarter | |
| 1930 - Five Quarter, Three Quarter | |
| 1940 - Five Quarter, Three Quarter | |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Copy Crooks Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1835 - Copy Crooks Colliery, near Bishop Auckland, was sunk from the surface to the Main Coal or Brockwell Seam. |
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Description
The present Coxlodge Colliery is situated about three-quarters of a mile west from that of Gosforth, and in the north moiety of Coxlodge township. The royalty of the whole township belongs to Ralph Riddell, Esq., of Felton; and the colliery is wrought by the Rev. R. H. Brandling and partners. The Jubilee Pit, so called in commemoration of the jubilee held on George III. attaining the 50th year of his reign, is 68 fathoms deep; and the Regent Pit, named in honour of the Prince of Wales, afterwards George IV., is 92 fathoms. The same seam of coal, the High Seam, is wrought here as at Gosforth; being further to the rise, it averages from 4½ to 5 feet thick, and is of excellent quality. An explosion occurred here on July 9, 1821, by which one man lost his life. The waggon-way from hence joins that at Gosforth, whither the waggons are drawn by horses.
Views of the Collieries (1844)
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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!
 | Teasdale, Gibson, 26 May 1850, (accident: 27 Oct 1849), Hewer, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...] | |||||
| 1 name 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.
Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web site have been kindly provided by
Jim Grainger from his research into early newspapers (primarily the Durham Advertiser
and Durham Chronicle) and are marked with
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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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| 22 Jan 1852 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | Little boy strolled into the waste ; examined |
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Copy Crooks Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Copy Crooks Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 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
- 1919 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
- 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.
- 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
- Contributions by members of the Public
- Victoria History of the Counties of England – Durham. Published in three volumes in 1907.
- Views of the Collieries in the Counties of Northumberland and Durham by T. H. Hair. First published in 1844.
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Related Links:
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Further Research:
Research Notes for Copy Crooks Colliery
