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Killingworth West Moor Colliery
also known as West Moor Colliery
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| Location: | Killingworth 4½ miles [7 km] NNE of Newcastle |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88) NZ272706, 55° 1' 45" N, 1° 34' 28" W |
| Opened: | bef. 1829 |
| Closed: | |
| Owners: | 1840's - Lord Ravensworth & Partners |
 Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Killingworth West Moor Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1934 - High Main seam abandoned |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
| 18th | Jan | 1844 | Explosion, 5 lives lost (Show Names) | ||
| 3rd | Apr | 1845 | Explosion, 10 lives lost (Show Names) | ||
| 31st | Oct | 1851 | Explosion, 9 lives lost (Show Names) |
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
 | Bates, Thomas, 18 Jan 1844, 9:00 a.m., killed in the 1844 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
Campbell, George, 31 Oct 1851, 1:00 p.m., killed in the 1851 explosion, left and wife and 2 children [More information ...] | ||||||
Carr, Robert, 31 Oct 1851, 1:00 p.m., killed in the 1851 explosion, left and wife and 3 children, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 02 Nov 1851 {NBI} [More information ...] | ||||||
Gordon, Robert, 31 Oct 1851, 1:00 p.m., killed in the 1851 explosion, boy [More information ...] | ||||||
Gray, George, 31 Oct 1851, 1:00 p.m., killed in the 1851 explosion, left a wife, but no family [More information ...] | ||||||
Gray, John, 03 Apr 1845, 6:00 p.m., aged 19, Putter, killed in the 1845 explosion, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 06 Apr 1845 {NBI} [More information ...] | ||||||
Hall, Robert, 03 Apr 1845, 6:00 p.m., Deputy, killed in the 1845 explosion, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 06 Apr 1845 {NBI} [More information ...] | ||||||
| Hardy, William, 18 Jan 1844, 9:00 a.m., killed in the 1844 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
Hay, William, 31 Oct 1851, 1:00 p.m., killed in the 1851 explosion, left and wife and 2 children [More information ...] | ||||||
Hedley, Jacob, 31 Oct 1851, 1:00 p.m., killed in the 1851 explosion, left and wife and 3 children [More information ...] | ||||||
Hewitt, William, 31 Oct 1851, 1:00 p.m., killed in the 1851 explosion, left a wife, but no family dependant upon him [More information ...] | ||||||
Hindmarch, John, 03 Apr 1845, 6:00 p.m., Trapper, killed in the 1845 explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
| Hindmarsh, Joseph, 18 Jan 1844, 9:00 a.m., killed in the 1844 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
Mason, William, 31 Oct 1851, 1:00 p.m., aged 12, killed in the 1851 explosion, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 02 Nov 1861 {NBI} [More information ...] | ||||||
Moulter, William, 03 Apr 1845, 6:00 p.m., aged 11, Trapper, killed in the 1845 explosion, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 06 Apr 1845 {NBI} [More information ...] | ||||||
| Nicholson, John, 18 Jan 1844, 9:00 a.m., aged 37, killed in the 1844 explosion, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 21 Jan 1844 {NBI} [More information ...] | |||||
| Richardson, William, 18 Jan 1844, 9:00 a.m., killed in the 1844 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
Sharp, John, 03 Apr 1845, 6:00 p.m., aged 40, Hewer, killed in the 1845 explosion, wife and 6 children, brother of William, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 06 Apr 1845 {NBI} [More information ...] | ||||||
Sharp, William, 03 Apr 1845, 6:00 p.m., Hewer, killed in the 1845 explosion, wife and 7 children, brother of John, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 06 Apr 1845 {NBI} [More information ...] | ||||||
Simpson, William, 30 Oct 1851, (accident: 24 Oct 1851), died from his injuries after an explosion | ||||||
Stewart, Thomas, 03 Apr 1845, 6:00 p.m., aged 11, Trapper, killed in the 1845 explosion, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 06 Apr 1845 {NBI} [More information ...] | ||||||
| Storey, John, 18 Jan 1844, 9:00 a.m., aged 36, killed in the 1844 explosion, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 21 Jan 1844 {NBI} [More information ...] | |||||
Thompson, Matthew, 03 Apr 1845, 6:00 p.m., aged 21, Putter, killed in the 1845 explosion, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 06 Apr 1845 {NBI} [More information ...] | ||||||
Thompson, Thomas, 03 Apr 1845, 6:00 p.m., aged 32, Hewer, killed in the 1845 explosion, wife and 5 children, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 06 Apr 1845 {NBI} [More information ...] | ||||||
Tweedle, Peter, 03 Apr 1845, 6:00 p.m., Hewer, killed in the 1845 explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
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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 page have been kindly provided by Ian Winstanley of the
Coal Mining History Resource Centre
and are marked with , further details
may be obtained by contacting Ian by email at
ian.winstanley@blueyonder.co.uk
more information on some of the fatalities shown above
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Killingworth West Moor Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Killingworth West Moor Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- Gateshead Observer
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Related Links:
| On this site | |
| | Newspaper articles |
| | Names of those killed in the 1844 disaster |
| | Names of those killed in the 1845 disaster |
| | Names of those killed in the 1851 disaster |
Further Reading:
- Explosions in Coal Mines by W. N. & J. B. Atkinson, published in 1886
Further Research:
Research Notes for Killingworth West Moor Colliery
