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  Linton Colliery  Index  Linton Colliery  

Linton Colliery


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Location: Morpeth
14½ miles [23 km] SSE of Alnwick
Map Ref: (Sheet 81) NZ259914, 55° 12' 58" N, 1° 35' 34" W
Maps: 1924 map Ashington Coal Co. Ltd., shows the royalty and their collieries
1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian)
Opened: 1894
Closed: 1968
Pits: No. 1 Pit (downcast), sinking: 06 Nov 1894
  Shaft details for No. 1 Pit (downcast)
No. 2 Pit (upcast)
Owners: 1894 - Ashington Coal Co., Morpeth
1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)
Output: 1896 - Coal: Steam.
1902 - Coal: Steam.
1914 - Coal: Household, Steam.
1921 - Coal: Household, Steam.
1930 - Coal: Household, Steam.
1947 - Coal: Household, Steam. (330,000 tons)
1950 - Coal: Household, Steam.
1955 - Coal: Household, Steam.
1960 - Coal: Household, Steam.
1964 - Coal: Household, Steam.
Employment:
Year Pit  Total Below Above
189618212062
190277569184
19141,047889158
19211,151941210
19301,3941,128266
19401,2901,030260
19451,181916265
19471,2901,030260
19501,3471,042305
19551,2441,018226
19601,2291,029200
19641,127922205
  NCB Employment Figures
  Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
Seams Worked: 1914 - High Main, Yard
1921 - High Main, Yard
1930 - Five Quarter, High Main, Yard
1950 - Diamond, Five Quarter, High Main, Low Main, Main, Yard
1955 - Five Quarter, Low Main
1960 - Bentinck, Five Quarter, Low Main
1964 - Bentinck, Five Quarter, Low Main
Notes:   Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Linton Colliery


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Description

This colliery is just over a mile to the west of Ellington. The seams working are the High Main, the Yard, the Five Quarter and the Low Main. The Yard seam is encountered at a depth of 360 ft. in the shaft and is about 200 ft. below the High Main; while the Five Quarter seam is nearly 160 ft. below the Yard and approximately 25 ft. above the Low Main.

Colliery Engineering Magazine


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Disasters (5 or more killed)

None Found


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Names of those killed at this colliery

Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!

     

Barry, F., 26 Mar 1952, struck by wagons

      

Bartholomew, Henry Edward, 18 Feb 1905, aged 19, Putter, killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]

      

Bell, John, 13 May 1910, aged 30, Hewer, struck by coal from shot

      

Black, James Alexander, 15 Apr 1929, left a wife and three children, Buried: Seaton Hirst

      

Cairns, Walter, 25 Jun 1934, septicaemia

      

Campbell, Reginald, 08 Apr 1903, aged 44, Pump Engineman, Deceased, who had lost the sight of his right eye, was pumping engine man and attended to a telephone in his engine house. He had received a message, which in taking to a locomotive driver caused him to cross three lines of rails leading from the screens on one of which a 32-ton truck, loaded with small coal, was gravitating forward without an attendant, and he was run over by it and both his legs nearly severed.

      

Carass, Thomas, 29 Aug 1907, (accident: 24 Aug 1907), aged 40, Horsekeeper [More information ...]

      

Caton, Thomas, 03 Dec 1902, aged 54, Shifter, a longwall face in the Yard seam had been laid off the previous day by the deputy on account of bad stone ; repairers went in at night, took down stone, and the place was timbered ready for the hewers ; the stone taken down was built at the sides, and some of this fell away, and the deputy making his examination next morning, before the entry of the hewers, observed and reported this, and deceased with the chargeman, returned to the place to make it secure, and while so engaged, a large fall of roof took place and killed him

      

Christie, James, 18 Jun 1902, aged 45, Onsetter, a single decked cage, holding two tubs, was raised from the bottom while deceased was pushing empty tubs out of it and he was caught between the end of the cage and the first guide bunton ; electric signals were in use ; at the inquest two onsetters stated no signal was given to raise the cage, but a banksman, the engineman, and the enginewright, who happened to be in engine house at the time, all stated a signal was given

      

Crebo, Richard, 13 Jan 1901, (accident: 19 Sep 1900), aged 49, Hewer, A slab of stone fell from between the planks and caught him on the back when in a stooping position. The place was well timbered [Inspection made & inquest attended]

     

Crisp, Joseph, 06 Jun 1930, killed by a fall of stone

     

Curtis, Thomas?, 06 Jun 1930

      

Davey, George, 06 Mar 1914

     

Dixon, John, 04 Nov 1929, killed by a fall of stone

     

Dodds, William, 05 Dec 1928, killed by a fall of stone

      

Duff, John Archbold, 30 Aug 1904, aged 17, Driver [More information ...]

     

Graham, Adam, 18 Dec 1919, knocked by pulley

      

Grocock, Henry, 1944, [approximate date]

     

Hamilton, William, 11 Nov 1934, killed by a fall of stone

     

Harvey, William Henry, 20 Feb 1926, killed by a fall of stone

     

Hindmarsh, Stephen, 22 Jan 1931, ruptured organs

      

Hood, Ralph Martin, 21 Jan 1938, aged 27, Stoneman, address: 46 Beatrice Street, Ashington, [approximate date]

      

Hope, William, 20 Apr 1926, sepsis

     

Howell, B. A., 10 Feb 1958, struck by tub

     

Job, J. W., 31 Dec 1917, crushed by coal cutter

     

Johnson, Fred, 04 Dec 1948, ruptured organs

     

Ledgerwood, William, 16 Aug 1940, killed by a fall of stone

     

Marshall, Robert, 23 Jul 1931, killed by a fall of roof

     

Mason, Robert, 04 Dec 1917, leg crushed by stone fall

      

McBride, Thomas, 30 Sep 1913, (accident: 19 Sep 1913), aged 25, Hewer, whilst deceased was engaged at the coal face some gunpowder cartridges in some way exploded; his canister was about 12 yards down the gate; apparently he had taken the powder into the face without the canister, and this had been fired by his candle; he died on 30th September

     

McPherson, J. C., 26 Feb 1909

     

Millar, Robert, 15 Jun 1927, killed by a fall of stone

      

Mitchell, James, 29 Jul 1907, aged 17, Tippler Attendant, Iron tubs, weighing 5 cwt. and carrying 8½ cwt. of coal, run from the shaft to a tippler down a short inclined road and deceased's duty, at which he had only worked a few days, was to receive them and work the tippler so that their contents are emptied on to the travelling belt. Another lad was cleaning up and was near at the time and deceased seems to have left his usual post in consequence. When a tub came forward he was returning and slipped on one of the rails, which was rather greasy, and the tub caught him and crushed his head. The tubs come pretty smartly forward and the attendant required to catch held of them to check their speed.

     

Morrall, George, 10 Sep 1940, killed by a fall of stone

      

Muirhead, Hugh, 31 Jul 1911, aged 25, Joiner, railway carriage overturned on him

     

Murphy, John R., 01 Jun 1944, killed by a fall of coal

     

Ogilvie, J., 24 Dec 1953, killed by a fall of stone

     

Queen, Cyril, 16 Apr 1947, killed by a fall of stone

     

Ramshaw, Thomas, 31 Mar 1943, killed by a fall of stone

     

Redford, Charles, 18 Jan 1923, skull fracture /burned

      

Ronaldson, Walter, 29 May 1907, aged 18, Air Engine Attendant [More information ...]

      

Rutherford, David, 28 Apr 1914, (accident: 17 Apr 1914), aged 52, Coal Filler, Whilst deceased was stemming a shothole a half cartridge of compressed powder came into contact with his candle. He was burnt on the neck and hands but would not allow the doctor to dress his wounds, as he considered they were trifling. Deceased was an intemperate man, and on becoming worse, was sent to the Infirmary on 25th April. He died on 28th April from extensive superficial burns

     

Scott, William Cooper, 07 Dec 1925, killed by a fall of stone

     

Tait, T. W., 05 Sep 1949, killed by a fall of stone

      

Telford, John, 30 Sep 1897, aged 37, Hewer, Deceased had fired a shot, the coals from which broke a prop 3 feet from the face. Instead of replacing the prop, he filled all his loose coals, and, finding he had not sufficient to make out another tub, he began hewing, when a flat stone came away and killed him. The roof is not good, and it is wet. Had he attended to the propping, in all probability the accident would not have happened. There was plenty of timber ready [Inspection made]

      

Tweddle, Joseph, 1945, [approximate date]

     

Vincent, Bertrand, 05 Feb 1916, crushed by tub

      

Watson, Henry, 12 Sep 1904, aged 14, Driver [More information ...]

      

White, Samuel, 22 Feb 1904, (accident: 19 Feb 1904), aged 51, Shifter, while working underground on 19th February deceased had an apoplectic stroke, and never recovered consciousness dying on the 22nd February; no inquest was held

      

Woods, James W., 27 Mar 1961

      

Young, William L., 1945, [approximate date]

 
  51 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.

Some of the details of mining fatalities on this web site have been kindly provided by The Woodhorn Colliery Museum and are marked with .

  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 Linton Colliery

  list of collieries/pits etc. near to Linton Colliery


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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
  • 1897 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8819), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
  • 1901 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1062), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
  • 1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
  • 1902 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1590)
  • 1903 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2119), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
  • 1904 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2506)
  • 1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910)
  • 1907 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4045), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
  • 1910 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5676)
  • 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
  • 1913 Mines Inspectors Report
  • 1914 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
  • 1914 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 8023)
  • 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
  • 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
  • 1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
  • 1947 The Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
  • 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
  • 1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
  • 1960 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
  • 1964 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
  • Colliery Engineering Magazine
  • Contributions by members of the Public
  • Contributions from Woodhorn Colliery Museum

Pictures:

  • Colliery picture provided by David Kitching from the John Ryan Collection (©)

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Related Links:

On this site
 Newspaper articles
 Article from Colliery Engineering (January 1934) — "New Coal Preparation Plant at Ashington"
 Pictures in the Gallery section for Linton Colliery

Further Reading:

  • Collieries of Northumberland (Volume 2), James T. Tuck, TUPS Ltd., ISBN 1-871518-12-1
  • Ashington Coal Company - The Five Collieries by Mike Kirkup, 2000, Published by The People's History Ltd., ISBN 1-902527-62-3

Further Research:

  Research Notes for Linton Colliery


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