Heddon Colliery

Location:

Wylam-on-Tyne
7 miles [11 km] W of Newcastle

Map Ref:

(Sheet 88) NZ141660, 54° 59' 18" N, 1° 46' 47" W

Maps:

1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide

Opened:

Closed:

Pits:

Margaret Pit

Shaft details for Margaret Pit

Richard Pit, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ139662, opened: 1764, sinking: 03 Apr 1764

Shaft details for Richard Pit

Owners:

1860's - Thomas Bates

1880's - Heddon Coal & Fire Brick Co.

1900's - Throckley Coal Co. Ltd.

Output:

1882 - Coal. Fireclay.

1888 - Coal. Fireclay.

1890 - Coal. Fireclay.

1896 - Coal: Gas, Manufacturing.

1902 - Coal: Gas, Manufacturing. Fireclay.

1914 - Coal: Gas, Manufacturing. Fireclay.

1921 - Coal: Gas, Manufacturing.

1930 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.

Employment:

Year	Total	Below	Above
1896	76	58	18
1902	145	117	28
1914	260	215	45
1921	278	221	57
1930	212	171	41

Colliery Management (prior to 1955)

Seams Worked:

1914 - Brockwell, Main, Stone Coal, Three Quarter, Tilley

1921 - Engine, Stone Coal, Three Quarter

1930 - Main, Three Quarter

Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Heddon Colliery

Notes:

1933, 01 Sep - Engine or Beaumont seam abandoned

Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Heddon Colliery

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!

						Breckons, William, 12 Jul 1906, aged 14, Driver, broke his neck [More information ...]
						Hennessey, James, 1920, [approximate date]
						Houlighan, James, 30 Apr 1912, aged 16, Driver, deceased had finished his shift and attempted to get on the buffer of a moving wagon in the sidings, when he tripped and his leg was run over; he died in the infirmary from shock and exhaustion
						Hunter, Thomas, 12 Dec 1890, 11:45 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 26, Labourer, a winch was being used to raise and lower rods at a borehole; while lowering some rods the handle of the winch broke and flew through the air a considerable distance, striking deceased on its journey [More information ...]
						Jameson, James, 19 Dec 1893, 11:10 p.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 26, Shifter, The deceased and another man were making a place ready for the hewers, when, without any warning, a stone fell from the roof. The place was considered safe by officials who had been in shortly before the accident happened [Inspection made & inquest attended]
						Lowery, Robert, 13 Jan 1911, aged 32, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone
						Richardson, John, 22 Apr 1895, 5:30 p.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 31, Shifter, explosion of firedamp; a little gas had been seen in this place and deceased had been warned by the under manager; his work was away from this spot, and he had no reason for putting his candle up as he had done; safety lamps are now used [More information ...]
						Robson, John, 26 Mar 1867, aged 64, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

						8 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.

more information on some of the fatalities shown above

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Heddon Colliery

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Heddon Colliery

Credits

Sources:

1867 Mines Inspectors Report
1869 List of Mines
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
1890 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6346), Newcastle District (No. 3) by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1893 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7339), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1895 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8074), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines
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
1906 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 3449), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1911 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6237), Newcastle District (No. 2) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1912 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6983), Newcastle District (No. 2) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, 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
1930 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
Industrial Locomotives of Northumberland by The Industrial Railway Society, compiled by Colin E. Mountford and L. G. Charlton, published in 1983

Further Research:

Research Notes for Heddon Colliery



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