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Mickley Colliery
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| Location: | Stocksfield 8½ miles [14 km] E of Hexham |
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| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88) NZ074625, 54° 57' 25" N, 1° 53' 4" W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maps: |  1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey |
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| 1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
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| Owners: | 1850's - Cookson, Cuthberts & Liddell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1880's - Mickley Coal Co. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Output: | 1882 - Coal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1888 - Coal. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1890 - Coal. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1896 - Coal: Coking, Gas. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1902 - Coal: Coking, Gas. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1914 - Coal: Coking, Gas. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921 - Coal: Coking, Gas. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1930 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: | 1914 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Six Quarter, Yard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Six Quarter, Yard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1930 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Six Quarter, Yard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Six Quarter, Yard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Mickley Colliery |
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Description
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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!
Allen, Edward, 1946, [approximate date] | ||||||
Atkinson, George, 14 Jun 1867, aged 19, Fireman, caught by drum of hauling engine | ||||||
Batey, Thomas Edward, 1915, [approximate date] | ||||||
Brown, Thomas Stephenson, 1926, [approximate date] | ||||||
Charlton, James, 17 Feb 1870, aged 13, Trapper, crushed y a coal tub | ||||||
Charlton, Joseph, 16 Mar 1869, aged 51, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
Cole, Robert, 1930, [approximate date] | ||||||
Crowe, Samuel, 11 Sep 1882, aged 30, Rolleywayman, killed by a fall of stone from roof | ||||||
Eddy, Joseph, 12 Apr 1902, (accident: 10 Apr 1902), aged 53, Rolleyway Man, an endless rope haulage road extends southwards from Mickley Colliery to the Hedley Park workings ; this road is underground for its first portion, then traverses the surface and is again underground ; where it passes over the surface it is enclosed as a protection for cattle, &c. ; on this enclosed road the accident happened ; deceased was adjusting a sleeper and was run over by a set of tubs he had not observed | ||||||
Elliott, Andrew, 1933, [approximate date] | ||||||
Gair, John, 09 Feb 1877, aged 21, Hewer, piece of stone fell from roof | ||||||
Gair, Robert, 13 Oct 1868, aged 12, Trapper, run down by a set of tubs | ||||||
Glaister, William, 16 Aug 1893, 10:30 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 15, Driver, He was found dead on the road in front of some tubs. It transpired after the accident that the deceased had been unwell on the previous day and had fallen off the "set," and it is supposed that he had had a fit on the day in question [Inquiries made] | ||||||
Henderson, Thomas, 1944, [approximate date] | ||||||
Hepple, John, 17 Mar 1914, (accident: 14 Mar 1914), aged 28, Hewer, Deceased was on a full tub riding outbye along an endless rope engine plane, and was knocked off by catching the roof. He was found lying in the travelling way with his spine fractured, and died 3 days later. Riding on the full tubs had become a general practice, and probably had not been prohibited. | ||||||
Hogg, George, 13 Jun 1889, aged 66, Labourer, while making foundations for an engine was injured by falling from a plank, died afterwards | ||||||
Hudson, Matthew, 1940, [approximate date] | ||||||
Keeney, John J., 1946, [approximate date] | ||||||
Latham, John Dryden, 12 Jul 1912, aged 48, Hewer, deceased's working place was a headways 8 ft. in width; he was sitting about 9 ft. from the face waiting for an empty tub when a stone fell between the props and headtrees killing him instantly | ||||||
Liddle, James, 1917, [approximate date] | ||||||
Lowdon, John, 1925, [approximate date] | ||||||
McLachlan, William, 16 Jul 1868, aged 14, Pony Driver, run over by set of tubs | ||||||
McLean, John, 19 Aug 1873, aged 54, Mason, fell from a scaffold | ||||||
Middleton, Richard, 18 Apr 1892, 6:30 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 30, Hewer, As he was passing under the "canch," a large stone fell, killing him instantly [Inspection made & inquest attended] | ||||||
Newton, Nicholas, 16 Mar 1871, aged 40, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
Paisley, Samuel, 13 Mar 1876, aged 42, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
Parker, Joseph, 07 Jun 1869, aged 13, Trapper, caught by rope on engine plane whilst attempting to get on tubs | ||||||
Pigg, Matthew, 1916, [approximate date] | ||||||
Robinson, John William, 1926, [approximate date] | ||||||
 | Robson, R., 22 Nov 1866, aged 13 | |||||
Shepherd, Robert, 1928, [approximate date] | ||||||
Simpson, William Edgar, 1935, [approximate date] | ||||||
Slack, George, 1915, [approximate date] | ||||||
Stokoe, Thomas, 02 Mar 1927, killed as a result of a shot-firing accident, a heavy fall of roof burying the men, brother of William [More information ...] | ||||||
Stokoe, William, 02 Mar 1927, killed as a result of a shot-firing accident, a heavy fall of roof burying the men, brother of Thomas [More information ...] | ||||||
Taylor, John William, 30 Jul 1902, aged 24, Engineman, deceased was tightening a nut after adjusting the position of a dynamo, when the key slipped off the nut and he fell on to the driving ropes and was carried on to a 14-feet wheel ; the dynamo formed part of a plant used for driving a ventilating fan, and had only been at work a day or two | ||||||
Tyers, Thomas, 26 Apr 1879, aged 57, Hewer, crushed by tubs on inclined plane | ||||||
Urwin, Ann, 18 Dec 1867, aged 7, [Not Employed], run over by waggons while gathering coals. | ||||||
Whitfield, Robert, 1941, [approximate date] | ||||||
Wormald, Joseph, 30 Dec 1912, aged 20, Motor Driver, while preparing to haul a set of full tubs up a drift by means of an electrical haulage motor, situated on the surface, he placed his hand, without looking what he was doing, on a live part of an open-type metallic starter, D.C. 450 volts, receiving a fatal shock [More information ...] | ||||||
| 40 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 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
The following unnamed fatalities are listed in the Mines Inspectors Reports, once again this collection is not complete!
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| 31 Dec 1850 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | Killed by waggon |
| 31 Dec 1851 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| 27 Sep 1853 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| 12 Dec 1854 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| 12 Jun 1856 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | by rollies |
| 19 Aug 1856 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of stone |
| 17 Jul 1858 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | collision of tubs |
| 04 Mar 1859 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | killed by tubs under ground |
| 09 Feb 1860 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | crush of tubs |
| 09 Mar 1860 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | engine plane underground |
| 14 Jan 1861 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of stone |
| 17 Jun 1864 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | run over by tubs below |
| 14 Dec 1864 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of stone |
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Mickley Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Mickley Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1854 List of mines by T. Y. Hall, published in Vol II (1853-4) of the Transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining Engineers
- 1867 Mines Inspectors Report
- 1868 Mines Inspectors Report
- 1869 List of Mines
- 1869 Mines Inspectors Report
- 1870 Mines Inspectors Report (C 124)
- 1871 Mines Inspectors Report (C 456)
- 1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1056)
- 1876 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1734)
- 1877 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2003)
- 1879 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2604)
- 1880 List of Mines
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1882 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3621)
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1889 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6015)
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1892 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6986), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1893 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7339), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 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
- 1902 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1590)
- 1912 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6983), Newcastle District (No. 2) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 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
- 1934 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- The Times Newspaper
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