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New Delaval Colliery
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| Location: | nr.Blyth 10 miles [16 km] NNE of Newcastle |
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| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88) NZ293797, 55° 6' 39" N, 1° 32' 26" W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maps: |  1932 map from the Colliery Engineer magazine, shows the disposition of pits in the Hartley Main group and the railway links between them |
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| 1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian) |
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| 1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian) |
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| Closed: | 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owners: | May 1929 - Hartley Main Collieries Ltd. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Output: | 1930 - Coal: Steam. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: | 1930 - High Main, Main [Discontinued 7/30] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 - Bensham, High Main, Main | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955 - High Main | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for New Delaval Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1930, 06 Nov - Stone, Low Main, Yard, Plessey seams abandoned |
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1930, 08 Sep - Bensham, Beaumont seams 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!
Bohill, John Downey, 1927, [approximate date] | ||||||
Brewis, George, 1929, [approximate date] | ||||||
Cooper, John William, 01 Dec 1884, aged 14, crushed by tubs on horse way, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton | ||||||
 | Cooper, Thomas William, 14 Dec 1884, aged 14, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton | |||||
| Dixon, Edward Marshall, 06 Jul 1864, aged 38, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton | |||||
| Long, John, 18 Feb 1873, aged 36, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton | |||||
| Newton, Thomas Robson, 07 Dec 1896, aged 14, Stone Putter, died from burns, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton | |||||
| Purdy, William, 24 Dec 1890, 8:30 p.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 15, Putter, on going into the face of coal with his pony a large stone fell from the roof and killed him, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton | |||||
Smith, Robert, 20 Jun 1868, aged 25, Banksman, crushed by cage | ||||||
| Sparks, Robert, 26 Nov 1943, aged 57, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton | |||||
| Westwood, Albert, 30 Nov 1926, aged 26, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton | |||||
| 11 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.
Those names marked with ,
have a web page providing individual details of the accident, the page may
also include a photograph of the deceased.
Click on the symbol
next to the name to see the web page.
The following unnamed fatalities are listed in the Mines Inspectors Reports, once again this collection is not complete!
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| 17 Dec 1862 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | killed by rollies |
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of New Delaval Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to New Delaval Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1868 Mines Inspectors Report
- 1884 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4429)
- 1890 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6346), Newcastle District (No. 3) by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines, 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.
- 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.
- 1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- Tombstone(s) in St. Mary's Churchyard, Horton
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Related Links:
| On this site | |
| | Newspaper articles |
| | Article from Colliery Engineering (March 1932) regarding the Collieries owned by Hartley Main Collieries Limited |
| | Article from Colliery Engineering (April 1932) regarding the Collieries owned by Hartley Main Collieries Limited |
| | Pictures in the Gallery section of New Delaval Colliery |
Further Reading:
- Collieries of Northumberland (Volume 2), James T. Tuck, TUPS Ltd., ISBN 1-871518-12-1
