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Frankland Colliery
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| Location: | Durham 2 miles [3 km] NE of Durham |
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| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88) NZ293451, 54° 48' 0" N, 1° 32' 35" W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maps: |  1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey |
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| 1898 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
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| Opened: | 1840 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed: | 1860s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sinking Started: | 1840 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pits: | Shaft details for Frankland Colliery |
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| Owners: | 1840's - Earl of Durham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1920's - Frankland Coal Co | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934 - Frankland Coal Co. (1934) Ltd. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Output: | 1921 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1923 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924 - Coal: Coking, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1925 - Coal: Coking, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1927 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1929 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1930 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934 - Coal: Coking, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: | 1921 - Low Main | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1923 - Low Main | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924 - Low Main | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1929 - Low Main | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1930 - Hutton, Low Main | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934 - Low Main [Abandoned 3/34] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Frankland Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1840 - Frankland Park Pit, near Framwellgate, belonging to the earl of Durham, was sunk from the surface to the Hutton Seam. |
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1934, 31 Jan - Low Main, Hutton seams abandoned |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
Lyons, Joseph, 05 Jul 1866, Switchkeeper, crushed by tubs (neglect of switch) | ||||||
 | Peacock, William, 06 Jul 1857, Screenman, he was putting tubs of coal into the cage. For some inexplicable reason, he ran his tub down the shaft and fell after it, a distance of 27 fathoms | |||||
Pearson, Anthony, 19 Oct 1864, aged 35, Shifter, fell from top of shaft [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 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 Apr 1856 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | pony and tubs |
| 06 Jul 1857 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | fell down pit, More information ... |
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Frankland Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Frankland Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1864 Mines Inspectors Report
- 1866 Mines Inspectors Report
- 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
- 1927 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1929 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
- 1934 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume F-K, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1885
- Contributions by members of the Public
- Victoria History of the Counties of England – Durham. Published in three volumes in 1907.
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