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Hepscott Colliery
| Location: |
Hepscott, nr. Morpeth
12½ miles [20 km] NNW of Newcastle
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 81) NZ238838, 55° 8' 55" N, 1° 37' 32" W |
| Maps: |
 1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
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| Pits: |
Isabella Pit, locn: (Sheet 81) NZ220834 |
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Shaft details for Isabella Pit |
| Owners: |
1890's - Hepscott Coal Co. |
| Output: |
1896 - Coal: Household. |
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1902 - Coal: Household. |
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1921 - Coal. |
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1923 - Coal: Household, Steam. |
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1924 - Coal: Household, Steam. |
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1925 - Coal: Household, Steam. |
| Employment: |
| Year | Pit | Total |  | Below | Above |
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| 1896 | | 14 |   | 12 | 2 |
| 1902 | | 145 | | 123 | 22 |
| 1921 | | 25 | | 22 | 3 |
| 1923 | | 19 | | 17 | 2 |
| 1924 | | 15 | | 13 | 2 |
| 1925 | | Closed |
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Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: |
1921 - Barmoor |
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1923 - Little San, Splint |
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1924 - Little, Splint |
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1925 - Little, Splint [Closed] |
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!
| | | | | | | Nicol, Robert, 18 Dec 1908, aged 27, Pumpman, caught by spur gearing of hauling engine |
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1 name found |
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Credits
Sources:
- 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.
- 1908 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4672)
- 1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1923 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1924 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1925 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, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910
- 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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