Harbour House Pit	Index	Harbour House Pit

Location:	nr. Leamside 3½ miles [5 km] NNE of Durham
Map Ref:	(Sheet 88) NZ285478, 54° 49' 27" N, 1° 33' 21" W
Maps:	1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey
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Owners:	1850's - Earl of Durham
Employment:	1854 - 0 [Working]
	Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Harbour House Pit

Description

Disasters (5 or more killed)

None found.

Names of those killed at this colliery

Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!

						Banks, Robert, 14 Oct 1846, Robert Banks was about to descend the shaft of Arbour new pit, near Great Lumley, when he was jerked out of the cage and fell between it and the brattice work. Two or three men went immediately to his assistance — extricated him from his perilous situation — and brought him to bank. He was crushed in a dreadful manner. Banks lived for only a few minutes longer
						Lewison, Simpson, 20 Dec 1847, Fireman, On 20 December, Simpson Lewison, a fireman at Arbour House Pit, Great Lumley, went down the shaft to change the plunger of the pump at the same time that the cage was being drawn to bank. He was caught by the cage, drawn to bank and killed.
						Speed, John, 04 May 1849, aged 15, Putter, he was crushed to death between a tub and the props
						3 names found

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 .

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

  a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Harbour House Pit

  list of collieries/pits etc. near to Harbour House Pit

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  Research Notes for Harbour House Pit