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Findon Hill Colliery
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| Location: | Witton Gilbert 3 miles [5 km] NW of Durham |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88) NZ242461, 54° 48' 35" N, 1° 37' 24" W |
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| Pits: |  Shaft details for Findon Hill Colliery |
| Owners: | 1860's - Morgan Robinson & Co. |
| Output: | 1873 - Coal. |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Findon Hill Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1876 - Five Quarter, Main Coal seams abandoned |
1934, 16 Nov - Five Quarter or Slag 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!
Dawson, William, 26 Nov 1870, aged 20, Driver, tub centre bar broke, causing him to be crushed | ||||||
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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.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Findon Hill Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Findon Hill Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1869 List of Mines
- 1870 Mines Inspectors Report (C 124)
- 1873-4 List of Mines
- 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
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Related Links:
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Further Research:
Research Notes for Findon Hill Colliery
