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Newfield Colliery |
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Newfield Colliery |
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Newfield Colliery
| Location: |
Newfield, Chester Le Street
6½ miles [10 km] NNW of Durham
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 88) NZ246522, 54° 51' 50" N, 1° 37' 0" W |
| Maps: |
 1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
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1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian) |
| Opened: |
1841 |
| Closed: |
1936 |
| Pits: |
Gibson's Pit |
| Owners: |
1860's - Lord Dunsaney & Partners Ltd. |
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1901 - Owners of Pelton Colliery Ltd. |
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1929 - Mid Durham Coal Co. Ltd. |
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1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) |
| Output: |
1888 - Coal. |
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1896 - Coal: Coking, Gas. |
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1902 - Coal: Coking, Gas. |
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1914 - Coal: Coking, Gas. |
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1921 - Coal: Coking, Gas. |
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1948 - Coal: Gas, Steam. |
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1950 - Coal: Gas, Steam. |
| Employment: |
| Year | Pit | Total |  | Below | Above |
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| 1896 | | 875 |   | 706 | 169 |
| 1902 | | 855 | | 628 | 227 |
| 1914 | | 1,559 | | 1,123 | 436 |
| 1921 | | 1,915 | | 1,290 | 625 |
| 1945 | | 84 | | 67 | 17 |
| 1948 | | 85 | | 68 | 17 |
| 1950 | | inc. in Pelton |
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Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: |
1914 - Busty, Five Quarter, Hutton, Low Main, Main Coal, Maudlin |
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1921 - Busty, Five Quarter, Hutton, Low Main, Main Coal, Maudlin, Shield Row, Tilley, Towneley |
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1948 - Shield Row |
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1950 - Shield Row |
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Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Newfield Colliery |
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!
| | | | | | | Heall, Thomas, 07 Nov 1885, (accident: 05 Nov 1885), Hewer, severely crushed by fall of side coal |
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1 name 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.
The following unnamed fatalities are listed in the Mines Inspectors Reports, once again this collection is not complete!
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Inspectors Remarks |
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| 24 Aug 1853 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| 14 Dec 1855 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | per waggons |
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Newfield Colliery (Pelton)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Newfield Colliery (Pelton)
Credits
Sources:
- 1880 List of Mines
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1884 List of Mines
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1948 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian, 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.
Related Links:
None found
Further Reading:
- The Coal Mining and Ironstone Mining Properties of Dorman Long, published by Peter Tuffs
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