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Hole-in-the-Wall Colliery |
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Hole-in-the-Wall Colliery
also known as Crook Drift
| Location: |
Crook
7½ miles [12 km] WSW of Durham
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 92) NZ168362, 54° 43' 13" N, 1° 44' 21" W |
| Maps: |
 1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
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1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian) |
| Opened: |
1935 |
| Closed: |
21 Nov 1964 |
| Owners: |
1935 - William Crags & Sons Ltd. |
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1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) |
| Output: |
1936 - Coal: Coking, Household, Manufacturing. |
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1940 - Coal: Coking, Household, Manufacturing. (35,000 tons) |
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1947 - Coal: Coking, Household, Manufacturing. (45,000 tons) |
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1950 - Coal: Coking, Household, Manufacturing. |
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1950 - Stonechester Drift - Coal. |
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1955 - Coal: Coking, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. |
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1960 - Coal: Coking, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. |
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1961 - Coal: Coking, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. |
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1964 - Coal: Coking, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. |
| Employment: |
| Year | Pit | Total |  | Below | Above |
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| 1936 | | 38 |   | 32 | 6 |
| 1940 | Crook Drift | 124 |  | 124 | |
| 1940 | | 124 | | 88 | 36 |
| Total | 248 | | 212 | 36 |
| 1945 | | 177 | | 146 | 31 |
| 1947 | | 190 | | 153 | 37 |
| 1950 | | 229 | | 184 | 45 |
| 1955 | | 313 | | 258 | 55 |
| 1960 | | 290 | | 239 | 51 |
| 1961 | | 298 | | 248 | 50 |
| 1964 | | 269 | | 217 | 52 |
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NCB Employment Figures
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Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: |
1936 - Harvey |
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1940 - Eight Quarter, Harvey |
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1950 - Five Quarter, Harvey, Hutton |
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1950 - Stonechester Drift - Hutton |
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1955 - Five Quarter, Harvey, Hutton |
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1960 - Busty, Hutton, Tilley, Victoria |
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1961 - Busty, Hutton, Tilley, Victoria |
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1964 - Hutton, Victoria |
| Notes: |
1950 - Hutton seam discontinued |
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 Hole-in-the-Wall Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Hole-in-the-Wall Colliery
Credits
Sources:
- 1936 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
- 1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1947 The Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1955 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
- 1964 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:
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| | Pictures in the Gallery section of Hole-in-the-Wall Colliery |
Further Research:
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