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Derwent Crook Colliery
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| Location: | Low Fell 2 miles [3 km] N of Newcastle |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88) NZ253604, 54° 56' 15" N, 1° 36' 18" W |
| Opened: | bef. 1746 |
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| Pits: | George Pit, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ253595 |
 Shaft details for George Pit |
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| Thomas Pit, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ252599 | |
| Shaft details for Thomas Pit |
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| Owners: | 1840's - Lord Ravensworth & Partners |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Derwent Crook Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1819 - A boring was put down below the Low Main Seam, Derwent Crook Colliery, Gateshead, proving the Beaumont and Lower Coal Seams. |
1935 - Harvey or Beaumont 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
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
Almond, Michael, 29 May 1841, Engineer, boiler explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
Ford, -, 29 May 1841, young man, boiler explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
Morpeth, -, 29 May 1841, young man, boiler explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
Young, -, 29 May 1841, young man, boiler explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
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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
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Derwent Crook Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Derwent Crook Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 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
- Victoria History of the Counties of England – Durham. Published in three volumes in 1907.
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Related Links:
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Further Research:
Research Notes for Derwent Crook Colliery
