Kelloe Winning Colliery

1787 - Boring operations were in progress at Kelloe from the surface to Five Quarter Seam.

1836 - Sinking operations were commenced at North Pit, Kelloe Colliery, and the shaft sunk to the Harvey Seam.

1838 - Sinking was started in Kelloe freehold from the surface to below the Brass Thill Seam.

1839, Mar 18 - The Great Northern, Clarence, and Hartlepool Junction Railway opened, and the first shipment at Hartlepool from the new colliery at Kelloe, belonging to Thomas Richmond Gale Braddyll, Esq., took place.

1856 - A new pit was sunk at Kelloe and put down to the Main Coal Seam.

1938, 23 Aug - Five Quarter, Hutton, Low Main, Main seams abandoned

Allison, Robert, 09 Oct 1855, aged 64, he descended the shaft of Kelloe South Pit, and on leaving the shaft bottom he went to the wrong side of the incline rope to which a set of tubs was attached. He was thrown in front of the set and suffered severe crush injuries, dying before he reached the surface

Barber, James, 26 Jun 1863, aged 40, Furnaceman, crushed by tubs on underground engine plane

Bell, William, 1840, aged 22, killed by a fall of stone [approximate date]

Bennett, John A., 07 Jul 1942, aged 24, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Thornley Cemetery

Berriman, John, 24 Oct 1872, side of roadway gave way burying and killing him instantly [The Durham Chronicle - 01/11/1872], Buried: St. Helen's Parish Church/Cemetery, Kelloe

Brace, James, 1840, aged 7, Pick carrier, fell down the staple [approximate date]

Byers, Gilbert, 10 Sep 1857, Sinker, shaft accident [More information ...]

Cummings, Edward, 27 Apr 1915, aged 30, he was crushed to death between two trucks at the screens

Curry, James, 17 Aug 1849, aged 8, [Not Employed], On 17 August, James Curry, the eight year old son of mason Joseph Curry, was run over by a train of 14 laden coal waggons proceeding between Kelloe Pit and the stationary engine below Canaan. His left thigh was nearly severed from his body and he died about an hour later. It was thought that he had been trying to get on the waggons to ride down.

Drayton, John, 15 Apr 1862, aged 32, Hewer, head crushed by a tub in tramway

Falshaw, John, 20 Sep 1859, aged 26, Fireman, boiler explosion, evidently resulting from a laminated plate, the inner lamina being cracked through on the line of rivets and concealed by the overlap of the adjoining plate, boiler explosion, Buried: St. Helen's Parish Church/Cemetery, Kelloe [More information ...]

Fisher, John, Dec 1903, aged 18, Putter, killed by a fall of stone

Gibson, George, 08 Feb 1893, 9:30 p.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 38, Timberman, While setting a safety prop preparatory to drawing some chocks a large stone fell from between two slips., Buried: St. Helen's Parish Church/Cemetery, Kelloe

Gowland, Robert James, 10 Aug 1934, aged 40, Onsetter, a tub ran amain and struck him in the back as he was standing near the cage entrance, he grabbed hold of the floor of the cage and was lifter some distance into the air before falling into the shaft bottom; workmen got him out using a ladder [Inquest 13 Aug 1934 at Durham County Hospital], Buried: St. Helen's Parish Church/Cemetery, Kelloe

Grey, George, 12 Aug 1862, aged 21, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal and stone

Griffiths, Thomas, 10 Jul 1858, aged 38, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal

Harrison, Ralph, 11 Jul 1857, (accident: 02 Jul 1857), blasting stone - shot went off before he could get out of the way [The Durham Chronicle - 17/07/1857]

Henderson, Sanderson, 20 Sep 1859, aged 16, Labourer, boiler explosion, evidently resulting from a laminated plate, the inner lamina being cracked through on the line of rivets and concealed by the overlap of the adjoining plate, boiler explosion [More information ...]

Houghton, James, 05 Jan 1942, aged 21, Buried: St. Helen's Parish Church/Cemetery, Kelloe

Hughes, William, 15 Feb 1854, Pitman, fell 8 fathoms to the shaft bottom [The Durham County Advertiser - 24/02/1854]

Jameson, J. T., 17 Jan 1863, aged 15, Driver, fall of stone in incline, set drew props

Jones, Edward, 07 Jul 1848, (accident: 30 Jun 1848), aged 17, Putter, while going into the workings with his tub, he was jammed between it and the roof when another putter came in the opposite direction. His right eye was forced out of the sockets and his head severely crushed. He died on 7 July.

Jones, Edward, 06 Nov 1860, aged 18, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone

Jones, John, 10 Nov 1866, aged 13, Driver, crushed by tub

Mavin, John, 20 Sep 1859, aged 22, Fireman, boiler explosion, evidently resulting from a laminated plate, the inner lamina being cracked through on the line of rivets and concealed by the overlap of the adjoining plate, boiler explosion [More information ...]

May, Alfred, 15 Oct 1862, aged 11, Wailer, crushed by refuse tubs - chain broke and they ran amain

McIntyre, Peter, 13 May 1903, aged 36, Hewer, he took ill as he made his way outbye. He was seen to fall and vomit, and by the time he was taken to bank he was dead. Death was due to heart failure brought on by inhaling powder smoke - he had served three years with the D.L.I. In the Boer War

Raine, W., 08 May 1858, aged 26, Shifter, fall of stone and coal

Robinson, Francis, 10 Sep 1857, Sinker, shaft accident [More information ...]

Scarr, Thomas, 08 Jun 1868, Fireman, boiler explosion [More information ...]

Smith, John, 08 Jun 1868, Fireman, boiler explosion [More information ...]

Stubbs, Thomas, 10 Jul 1858, aged 43, Hewer, died from burns after an explosion of gas [More information ...]

Thompson, E., 26 Sep 1862, Way wright, crushed by tubs in mine - amain

Thompson, George, 27 Mar 1867, aged 27, Hewer, suffocated by choke damp; he went beyond the danger signals to get his tools - knowing he ought not

Wilkinson, Thomas W., 01 Oct 1935, (accident: 20 Sep 1935), aged 32, Stoneman, his spine was broken by a fall of stone - he was found underneath a large stone and died in Durham County Hospital from his injuries, Buried: St. Helen's Parish Church/Cemetery, Kelloe

Wilson, John, 21 Feb 1859, aged 28, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone