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Fatfield Colliery
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| Location: | Washington |
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| Opened: | bef. 1767 |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
| 18th | Aug | 1708 | Explosion, 69 lives lost (Show Names) | ||
| 1763 | Explosion, 39 lives lost (Show Names) | ||||
| 17th | Mar | 1767 | Explosion, 39 lives lost (Show Names) | ||
| 3rd | Jul | 1825 | Explosion, 11 lives lost (Show Names) |
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
 | Brown, Joseph, 03 Jul 1825, killed in the 1825 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
| Brown, Robert, 03 Jul 1825, killed in the 1825 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
| Curry, Mark, 03 Jul 1825, killed in the 1825 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
| Gray, William, 03 Jul 1825, killed in the 1825 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
| Hambling, George, 03 Jul 1825, killed in the 1825 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
| Harrison, Joseph, 03 Jul 1825, killed in the 1825 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
| Ranson, Edward, 03 Jul 1825, killed in the 1825 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
Robinson, John, 02 Aug 1833, Overman, while traversing the workings, a large piece of stone, supposed to weigh about twenty tons, fell upon him; when the stone was removed, his body presented a shocking spectacle; a man who was with him just before the accident, has stepped back a few paces, having forgotten something, and thus saved his life; Robinson left a widow and five children | ||||||
| Robinson, Robert, 03 Jul 1825, killed in the 1825 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
| Simpson, William, 03 Jul 1825, killed in the 1825 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
| Solsbey, John, 03 Jul 1825, killed in the 1825 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.
Some of the names of mining fatalities on this page have been kindly provided by Ian Winstanley of the
Coal Mining History Resource Centre
and are marked with , further details
may be obtained by contacting Ian by email at
ian.winstanley@blueyonder.co.uk
more information on some of the fatalities shown above
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
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Credits
Sources:
- A History of Coal, Coke, Coalfields and Iron Manufacture in Northern England by William Fordyce published in 1860
- Local Records or Historical Register of Remarkable Events by John Sykes, Published in 1833 in two volumes
- Pigot & Co.'s Commercial Directory of Durham, Northumberland and Yorkshire. Published in 1834
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Related Links:
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Further Reading:
- Explosions in Coal Mines by W. N. & J. B. Atkinson, published in 1886
