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Fenhall Drift
| Location: |
nr. Lanchester
7½ miles [12 km] WNW of Durham
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 88) NZ167484, 54° 49' 48" N, 1° 44' 24" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
May 1963 |
| Owners: |
1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) |
| Output: |
1961 - Coal. |
| Employment: |
1958 - 145 (110 below, 35 surface) |
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1960 - 215 (165 below, 50 surface) |
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1961 - 230 (190 below, 40 surface) |
| Seams Worked: |
1958 - Towneley |
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1960 - Towneley |
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1961 - Towneley |
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 Fenhall Drift
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Fenhall Drift
Credits
Sources:
- 1958 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
- 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.
Related Links:
None found
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
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