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Manor House & May Drifts
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| Location: | Lanchester 6½ miles [10 km] WNW of Durham |
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| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88) NZ178468, 54° 48' 59" N, 1° 43' 22" W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pits: | Manor House Drift | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| May Drift, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ180464 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercie Drift, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ185468 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owners: | 1900's - Sir S. A. Sadler Ltd. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Output: | 1902 - Coal: Coking. Fireclay. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921 - Coal: Coking. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1923 - Coal: Coking. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924 - Coal: Coking. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1925 - Coal: Coking. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: | 1921 - Busty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1923 - Busty, Harvey, Hutton, Low Main | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924 - Busty, Harvey, Hutton, Low Main | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1925 - Busty, Harvey, Hutton, Low Main |
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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!
Briggs, George W., 07 Oct 1892, (accident: 12 Mar 1891), aged 27, Hewer, died from injuries to spine caused by a fall of stone while following his employment in the Manor House Drift on the 12th March 1891 [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a colliery accident] | ||||||
 | Peverley, George, 16 May 1899, aged 34, Hewer, While hewing in his place a large stone fell from some slips in the roof and killed him., Buried: All Saints, Lanchester | |||||
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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.
Those names marked with ,
have a web page providing individual details of the accident, the page may
also include a photograph of the deceased.
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next to the name to see the web page.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Manor House & May Drifts
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Manor House & May Drifts
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Credits
Sources:
- 1892 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6986), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, 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
- 1909 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
- 1919 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
- 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
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Related Links:
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Further Research:
Research Notes for Manor House & May Drifts
