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Midgeholme Colliery
(See also Naworth Colliery)
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| Location: | Midgeholme |
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| Pits: | East Drift, locn: (Sheet 86, OL43) NY647590 (See also Naworth Colliery) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Engine Pit, sinking: 16 May 1831 (See also Naworth Colliery) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Shaft details for Engine Pit |
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| George Drift (See also Naworth Colliery) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Drift, locn: (Sheet 86, OL43) NY644591 (See also Naworth Colliery) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owners: | 1850's - Mrs. Maria Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1860's - M. Thompson & Sons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1940's - Naworth Collieries Co. Ltd. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Output: | 1882 - Coal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1888 - Coal. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1890 - Coal. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934 - East - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934 - West - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1940 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. (60,000 tons) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: | 1934 - East - Craig Nook | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934 - West - Craig Nook | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1940 - Craig Nook, Little Limestone, Three Quarters, Wellsyke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 - Craig Nook | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Midgeholme Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1893 - Midgeholme Well Syke, Three Quarters, Low Main, Yard seams abandoned - coal exhausted |
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1944, Mar - Low Main seam abandoned |
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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!
Andrews, William, 17 Jan 1873, aged 18, Putter, killed by a fall of coal and stone | ||||||
Armstrong, Thomas, 24 Jun 1879, aged 22, Putter, crushed by tubs on inclined plane | ||||||
Hankin, Thomas, 19 Aug 1875, aged 14, Incline Boy, run over by tubs in incline plane owing to chain breaking | ||||||
Jackson, George, 06 Jun 1870, aged 38, Hewer, explosion of gas [More information ...] | ||||||
Jackson, Robert, 06 Jun 1870, aged 36, Hewer, explosion of gas [More information ...] | ||||||
Lee, Matthew, 16 Jan 1877, aged 45, Hewer, fall of roof in broken | ||||||
Rushton, Edward, 29 Sep 1885, aged 53, Enginewright, a jack rope on which he was being drawn up the shaft broke; he fell to the bottom | ||||||
| 7 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.
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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| 24 Jan 1853 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| 08 Dec 1854 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| 16 Jan 1856 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | fell down shaft, More information ... |
| 04 Jul 1859 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | fall of roof, More information ... |
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
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Credits
Sources:
- 1869 List of Mines
- 1870 Mines Inspectors Report (C 124)
- 1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1056)
- 1875 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1499)
- 1877 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2003)
- 1879 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2604)
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1885 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4760)
- 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.
- 1934 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.
- 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
Pictures:
- Colliery picture provided by David Kitching from the John Ryan Collection (©)
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