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Crystal Well Drift
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| Location: | Coanwood 8 miles [13 km] NNW of Alston |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 86, 87, OL43) NY697594, 54° 55' 42" N, 2° 28' 22" W |
| Opened: | |
| Closed: | Apr 1947 |
| Owners: | 1910's - Burnhouse Coal Co. |
| 1920's - George Kennedy | |
| 1940's - John Ridley | |
| Output: | 1914 - Coal: Household. |
| 1921 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1923 - Coal: Gas, Household. | |
| 1924 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1925 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1948 - Coal: Gas. | |
| 1948 - No. 2 - Coal: Gas. | |
| Employment: | 1914 - 19 (17 below, 2 surface) |
| 1921 - 17 (13 below, 4 surface) | |
| 1923 - 16 (12 below, 4 surface) | |
| 1924 - 1 | |
| 1925 - 2 | |
| 1945 - 5 (4 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1948 - 5 (4 below, 1 surface) [Abandoned 9/46] | |
| 1948 - No. 2 - 4 (3 below, 1 surface) [Abandoned 4/47] | |
 Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: | 1921 - Two Foot |
| 1923 - Two Feet | |
| 1924 - Three Quarter | |
| 1925 - Coomb Roof | |
| 1948 - Low [Abandoned 9/46] | |
| 1948 - No. 2 - Seven Quarter [Abandoned 4/47] | |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Crystal Well Drift |
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| Notes: | 1945 - Wellsyke seam abandoned |
1946, Sep - Low seam abandoned |
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1947, Apr - Seven Quarter seam abandoned |
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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
No names found.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Crystal Well Drift
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Crystal Well Drift
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Credits
Sources:
- 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.
- 1923 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1924 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.
- 1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, 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.
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Related Links:
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Further Research:
Research Notes for Crystal Well Drift
