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Malton Colliery |
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Malton Colliery |
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Malton Colliery
| Location: |
nr. Lanchester
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: |
1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
| Opened: |
1870 |
| Closed: |
22 Jul 1961 |
| Owners: |
1880's - Love & Son |
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1890's - Sir S. A. Sadler Ltd. |
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1960's - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) |
| Output: |
1888 - Coal. |
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1896 - Coal: Coking. Fireclay. |
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1914 - Coal: Coking. |
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1930 - Coal: Coking. |
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1947 - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing, Steam. (60,000 tons) |
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1950 - Coal: Coking. Sandstone. Fireclay. |
| Employment: |
| Year | Pit | Total |  | Below | Above |
| 1896 | | 227 |   | 116 | 111 |
| 1902 | | Standing |
| 1914 | | 452 |   | 327 | 125 |
| 1914 | | Hill Top, Malton, Mercie Drift combined |
| 1930 | | 92 |   | 72 | 20 |
| 1947 | | 262 |   | 201 | 61 |
| 1950 | | 248 |   | 240 | 8 |
| 1956 | | 135 |   | 115 | 20 |
| 1957 | | 135 |   | 115 | 20 |
| 1958 | | 135 |   | 115 | 20 |
| 1959 | | 127 |   | 107 | 20 |
| 1960 | | 127 |   | 107 | 20 |
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NCB Employment Figures
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Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: |
1894 - Brockwell, Busty, Harvey |
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1914 - Brockwell, Busty |
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1930 - Brockwell |
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1950 - Brockwell |
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Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Malton Colliery |
| Notes: |
1929, 20 Jun - Busty, Harvey seams abandoned |
Description
At Malton, coal has also been wrought since 1870, the Malton being in that year opened by Mr. G. Love. It is now worked by S. A. Sadler, Esq., of Middlesbrough. The Harvey, Brockwell, and Busty seams are met here, and worked by drifts, the thickness of the seams ranging from two to four feet. Patent ovens and other important improvements are rapidly developing, and ere long this colliery will employ a large number of men.
Whellan's 1894 Directory of County Durham
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None Found
Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
| | |  | | | | Bowes, Thomas, 07 Feb 1907, aged 21, Weighman, caught and killed between two trucks when assisting to put a cover over one, Buried: All Saints, Lanchester |
| | | | | | | Brennan, George, 10 May 1928, aged 29, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Brewis, John, 27 Sep 1898, aged 50, Labourer, after filling trucks at the coke ovens he was walking down the sidings and was overtaken by two full coke trucks, which were being shunted by a locomotive, and crushed so severely between them and a heapstead leg that he died about two hours afterwards |
| | | | | | | Dowthwaite, Thomas, 20 Jun 1904, aged 32, Hewer, killed by fall of stone at slips close to face of working place |
| | | | | | | Ford, Thomas Henry, 11 Aug 1915, aged 25, Buried: All Saints, Lanchester |
| | |  | | | | Harrison, William, 08 Jun 1896, aged 13, Tub Cleaner, Fell into small coal hopper, and was suffocated by small coals, Buried: St. John The Baptist, Hamsteels |
| | | | |  | | Iveson, John Robert, 19 Mar 1921, (accident: 18 Feb 1921), aged 23, Mason, At the inquest James Iveson, foreman mason, said that his son was cleaning out the bottom of an oven in the by-product plant assisted by his brother Atkinson Turner Iveson. The roof collapsed when the supporting timber gave way. Two bricks fell on deceased's head and fractured his skull. He died from septic poisoning and pneumonia in Durham Hospital. |
| | | | | | | Jameson, G., 18 Dec 1926, aged 45, Stoneman, runover |
| | | | | | | Jarvis, Robert, 31 Dec 1899, aged 30, Coke Filler, Killed by falling between two trucks, and the second one passed over him, crushing the lower part of his body. [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Kellett, William H., 09 May 1897, (accident: 03 May 1897), aged 30, Shunter, Got his foot fast in switch tongue, and empty wagon passed over it, breaking the ankle. Died on the 9th |
| | | | | | | Loughran, John, 17 Nov 1891, aged 29, Hewer, it was alleged that he had sprained his back while barring up stone in the pit; but the real cause of death was inflammation of the lungs, brought on by cold |
| | | | | | | Lundstrom, E., 13 Nov 1929, aged 24, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | McKenna, Frank, 19 Nov 1899, (accident: 23 Oct 1899), aged 25, Hewer, Spine injured by fall of stone from roof of his place when hewing. Died November 19th. |
| | | | | | | Meecham, Daniel, 29 Jan 1910, aged 36, Labourer, This man had been casually employed for some years to trim coal in a hopper. The coal is crushed very fine, and as the slides in the bottom of the hopper are somewhat far apart, it has to he trimmed when the coal gets low. It was not necessary for him to step on the coal where it was thick. It is a dangerous practice as at times when a slide is opened the coal sticks and a cavity is formed. It is presumed he stepped on such a cavity which collapsed under his weight, and the coal closing on him he was suffocated, He was missed by a man working with him, and on a search being made he was found buried amongst the coal [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Middlemas, Mark, 10 Dec 1898, aged 66, Joiner, while at work on the engine plane of this colliery he suddenly fell down and died from heart disease |
| | |  | | | | Steele, George Ephraim, 23 Jan 1913, aged 46, Stoneman, suffocated by fumes, father of John William, Buried: All Saints, Lanchester [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Steele, John William, 23 Jan 1913, aged 22, Stoneman, suffocated by fumes, son of George Ephraim, Buried: All Saints, Lanchester [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Thornton, John, 03 Nov 1896, (accident: 29 Oct 1896), aged 21, Hewer, Spine injured by lifting a full tub away from the plate ends in face of working place. Died on November 3rd |
| | |  | | | | Toward, Robert Anthony, 12 Sep 1906, aged 20, Oiler, When oiling revolving shafting he was caught and so severely injured that he died the same day., Buried: All Saints, Lanchester [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Towns, John Edward, 04 Apr 1903, aged 18, Hewing Putter, when he was hewing, a fall of roof occurred at some slips and killed him |
| | | | | | | Turner, James, 14 Aug 1929, aged 37, Stoneman, killed by shot [More information ...] |
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21 names found |
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Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web site have been kindly provided by
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and Durham Chronicle) and are marked with
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more information on some of the fatalities shown above
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Malton Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Malton Colliery
Credits
Sources:
- 1880 List of Mines
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1884 List of Mines
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1891 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6625), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, from a 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
- 1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1897 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8819), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1898 Mines Inspectors Report (C 9264), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1899 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 134), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, from a 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
- 1903 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2119), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1904 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2506)
- 1906 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 3449), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1907 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4045), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1910 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5676)
- 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
- 1930 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
- 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
- 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
- Banners of the Durham Coalfield, Norman Emery, 1998, Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN 0-7509-1708-3
- Contributions by members of the Public
- History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
- The Times Newspaper
- Tombstone(s) in All Saints Churchyard, Lanchester
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