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Fallowfield Colliery
| Location: |
Wall
2½ miles [4 km] NNW of Hexham
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 87, OL43) NY935683, 55° 0' 35" N, 2° 6' 2" W |
| Maps: |
 1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey |
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1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
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| Pits: |
Half-Way Pit, locn: (Sheet 87, OL43) NY928675 |
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Shaft details for Half-Way Pit |
| Owners: |
1860's - Walton & Cowper |
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1930's - Fallowfield Coal Co. |
| Output: |
1882 - Coal (Landsale). |
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1888 - Coal (Landsale). |
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1890 - Coal (Landsale). |
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1896 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. |
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1902 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. |
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1914 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. |
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1921 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. |
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1927 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. |
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1929 - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam. |
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1930 - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam. |
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1934 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. |
| Employment: |
1896 - 12 (11 below, 1 surface) |
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1902 - 13 (12 below, 1 surface) |
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1914 - 4 |
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1921 - 4 [Abandoned] |
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1927 - 8 (7 below, 1 surface) |
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1929 - 11 (8 below, 3 surface) |
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1930 - 8 (5 below, 3 surface) |
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1934 - 7 (6 below, 1 surface) |
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Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: |
1914 - Little Limestone Coal |
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1921 - Little Limestone Coal [Abandoned] |
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1927 - Little Limestone |
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1929 - Little Limestone |
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1930 - Little Limestone |
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1934 - Little Limestone |
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 Fallowfield Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Fallowfield Colliery
Credits
Sources:
- 1880 List of Mines
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
- 1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 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.
- 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
Related Links:
None found
Further Research:
Research Notes for Fallowfield Colliery
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