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Milkwellburn Colliery |
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Milkwellburn Colliery |
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Milkwellburn Colliery
| Location: |
Chopwell
9½ miles [16 km] WSW of Newcastle
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 88) NZ113571, 54° 54' 30" N, 1° 49' 25" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
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| Pits: |
Brockwell Drift |
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East Shaft, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ112577, closed: bef. 1922 |
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Five-Quarter Drift, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ110576 |
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Three-Quarter Drift, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ110573 |
| Employment: |
1882 - 0 [Standing] |
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 Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Milkwellburn Colliery |
| Notes: |
1840 - A staple was sunk from the Five Quarter Seam to the Three Quarter Seam, Derwent Milkwell Burn Colliery, near Chopwell. |
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 Milkwellburn Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Milkwellburn Colliery
Credits
Sources:
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- Victoria History of the Counties of England – Durham. Published in three volumes in 1907.
Related Links:
None found
Further Reading:
- Banners of the Durham Coalfield, Norman Emery, 1998, Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN 0-7509-1708-3, provides a brief history of the colliery along with the history of the associated Miners Lodge Banner
Further Research:
Research Notes for Milkwellburn Colliery
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