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Lanchester Towneley Drift |
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Lanchester Towneley Drift |
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Lanchester Towneley Drift
| Location: |
nr. Towneley
6 miles [10 km] WNW of Durham
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 88) NZ180461, 54° 48' 34" N, 1° 43' 12" W |
| Maps: |
 1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian) |
| Opened: |
1837 |
| Closed: |
Aug 1963 |
| Owners: |
1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) |
| Output: |
1951 - Coal: Coking. |
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1952 - Coal: Coking. |
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1953 - Coal: Coking. |
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1954 - Coal: Coking. |
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1955 - Coal: Coking. |
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1956 - Coal: Coking. |
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1957 - Coal: Coking. |
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1958 - Coal: Coking. |
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1959 - Coal: Coking. |
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1960 - Coal: Coking. |
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1961 - Coal: Coking. |
| Employment: |
1951 - 86 (71 below, 15 surface) |
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1952 - 86 (71 below, 15 surface) |
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1953 - 205 (185 below, 20 surface) |
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1954 - 205 (185 below, 20 surface) |
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1955 - 226 (196 below, 30 surface) |
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1956 - 226 (196 below, 30 surface) |
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1957 - 222 (196 below, 26 surface) |
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1958 - 222 (196 below, 26 surface) |
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1959 - 222 (196 below, 26 surface) |
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1960 - 222 (196 below, 26 surface) |
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1961 - 222 (196 below, 26 surface) |
| Seams Worked: |
1951 - Towneley |
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1952 - Towneley |
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1953 - Towneley |
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1954 - Towneley |
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1955 - Towneley |
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1956 - Towneley |
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1957 - Towneley |
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1958 - Towneley |
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1959 - Towneley |
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1960 - Towneley |
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1961 - Towneley |
Description
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
Names of those killed at this colliery
No names found.
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Lanchester Towneley Drift
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Lanchester Towneley Drift
Credits
Sources:
- 1951 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1952 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1953 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1954 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1956 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1957 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1958 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1959 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1960 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1961 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- Banners of the Durham Coalfield, Norman Emery, 1998, Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN 0-7509-1708-3
- History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
Related Links:
None found
Further Research:
Research Notes for Lanchester Towneley Drift
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