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Merrington Park Colliery |
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Merrington Park Colliery |
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Merrington Park Colliery
also known as North Close Colliery
, Rock Colliery
| Location: |
Spennymoor
5½ miles [9 km] SSW of Durham
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 93) NZ250337, 54° 41' 51" N, 1° 36' 43" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
08 Aug 1927 |
| Owners: |
1880's - Owners of Rock Colliery |
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1900's - Owners of North Close Colliery |
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1910's - Merrington Park Colliery Co. |
| Output: |
1888 - Coal. |
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1896 - Coal: Household. |
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1902 - Coal: Household. |
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1914 - Coal: Household. |
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1921 - Coal: Household. |
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1923 - Coal: Steam. |
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1924 - Coal: Steam. |
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1925 - Coal: Steam. |
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1927 - Coal: Steam. |
| Employment: |
1896 - 27 (24 below, 3 surface) |
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1902 - 20 (16 below, 4 surface) |
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1914 - 27 (24 below, 3 surface) |
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1921 - 12 (10 below, 2 surface) |
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1923 - 21 (17 below, 4 surface) |
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1924 - 28 (24 below, 4 surface) |
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1925 - 15 (12 below, 3 surface) |
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1927 - 14 (11 below, 3 surface) [Abandoned 8/27] |
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 Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: |
1914 - Busty |
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1921 - Low Main |
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1923 - Low Main |
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1924 - Low Main |
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1925 - Low Main |
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1927 - Low Main [Abandoned 8/27] |
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Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Merrington Park Colliery |
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1915 - Harvey, Busty seams abandoned |
Description
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!
| | | | | | | Eltringham, Henry, 29 Jan 1891, aged 35, Hewer, while walking outbye and near the shaft he fell down and died from heart disease |
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1 name found |
If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please
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with the details and we will add them to our database.
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Merrington Park Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Merrington Park Colliery
Credits
Sources:
- 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
- 1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1909 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
- 1914 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1923 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1924 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1927 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- Text kindly provided by Jim Grainger from his research into early newspapers (primarily the Durham Advertiser and Durham Chronicle).
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