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| Location: | Dunston 2 miles [3 km] SW of Newcastle |
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| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88) NZ228618, 54° 57' 1" N, 1° 38' 38" W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maps: |  1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey |
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| Pits: | Lady Pit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shaft details for Lady Pit |
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| Owners: | 1850's - John Bowes & Co. (Messrs. Bowes, Hutt, Wood, & Charles M. Palmer) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1890's - John Bowes & Partners Ltd. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1900's - Dunston, Norwood, & Swalwell Garesfield Coal Co. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1900's - Dunston Garesfield Collieries Ltd. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Output: | 1902 - Coal: Gas, Household. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1914 - Coal: Gas, Household. Fireclay. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921 - Coal: Gas, Household. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1923 - Coal: Coking. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1925 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1927 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1929 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1930 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seams Worked: | 1914 - Brockwell, Stone Coal, Three Quarter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921 - Brockwell, Stone Coal, Three Quarter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1923 - Harvey, Three Quarter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924 - Harvey, Three Quarters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1925 - Harvey, Three Quarters [Idle] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1927 - Harvey, Three Quarter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1929 - Harvey, Stone, Three Quarter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1930 - Beaumont, Harvey, Stone, Three Quarter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934 - Beaumont, Stone, Three Quarter [Discontinued 7/31] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Norwood Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1935, 23 Oct - Three Quarter seam abandoned |
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Description
Whellan's 1894 Directory of County Durham
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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!
 | Blackburn, Emmanuel, 28 Aug 1914, aged 21, Stoneman, A shot was going to be fired near the main pony road canch by the chargeman, who instructed a putter to "guard " the shot on the inbye side. Deceased came out of his working place 70 yards from the shot and passed the putter, who told him that a shot was to be fired. However, in spite of this, he went on, it was thought by the putter, to go further inbye to complete another job before the end of his shift. He was found after the shot had been fired, close to it. It is not known what he came outbye for, except, perhaps, to get his safety lamp relit, as he may have lost his light after leaving the putter. | |||||
Coates, Thomas, 26 Nov 1885, aged 73, Furnaceman, killed on engine plane by the empty set of tubs while walking outbye | ||||||
Hall, Ralph, 03 Apr 1868, aged 13, Sheavegreaser, crushed by tub | ||||||
 | Hopper, Thomas, 03 Jun 1853, he was at work with his son taking away a pillar of coal, when it came down and covered him up to his waist. It took about half an hour to get him out, after which, he was taken home and died a few hours later. 'He was much crushed in the bowels and side.' | |||||
May, Martin, 15 May 1885, aged 15, Driver, crushed between a tub and a baulk of wood | ||||||
Place, Stephen, 13 Mar 1879, (accident: 16 Jul 1878), aged 23, Mechanic, died from injuries received while passing the pumping engine crank | ||||||
Roberts, John, 26 Apr 1906, aged 26, Hewer [More information ...] | ||||||
Robinson, Williams Adams, 1896, aged 52, Caught between cage and shaft | ||||||
Stevenson, Joseph, 08 Dec 1909, aged 48, Under manager, explosion of lighting gas and air in office | ||||||
| Thompson, John P., 02 Sep 1881, (accident: 01 Aug 1881), aged 47, Engineer, hand and arm severely crushed between pumping beam and frame | |||||
Walker, George, 22 Apr 1914, aged 42, Hewer, Deceased had been working single at the face of a 6 yard bord. He was found dead under a stone from a pot hole. He had evidently been hewing at the face and he had cut away the support to the heavy end of the stone. Several props were rolled out. The deputy said there were no signs of the pot hole before the accident. | ||||||
White, John, 22 May 1880, (accident: 19 May 1880), aged 49, Collier, seriously injured by a fall of coal while kirving | ||||||
| 12 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.
Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web site have been kindly provided by
Jim Grainger from his research into early newspapers (primarily the Durham Advertiser
and Durham Chronicle) and are marked with
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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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| 26 Aug 1853 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | fall of deal in shaft |
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Norwood Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Norwood Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1854 List of mines by T. Y. Hall, published in Vol II (1853-4) of the Transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining Engineers
- 1868 Mines Inspectors Report
- 1879 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2604)
- 1880 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2903)
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
- 1885 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4760)
- 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
- 1906 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 3449), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1909 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
- 1909 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5177)
- 1914 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1914 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 8023)
- 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
- 1929 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a 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
- 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.
- An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume L-R, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1887
- Contributions by members of the Public
- History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
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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 Norwood Colliery
