Page Bank Colliery

1839 - A bore-hole was put down from the surface on the Pagebank estate.

1853, Apr 14 - A sinking was commenced from the surface on the Page Bank estate, near the east boundary, and put down to the Brockwell Seam.

1931, 27 Jun - Brockwell, Busty seams abandoned

1934 - Brockwell, Busty seams abandoned

Atty, Thomas, 01 Oct 1858, aged 14, Driver, killed in the 1858 fire, supposed to have been suffocated by inhaling the smoke entering the mine from the main and quarter brattices and plank tubbing of the shaft being on fire, probably originating from a spark from the furnace igniting soot, &c. [More information ...]

Burns, Simpson, 01 Oct 1858, aged 11, Switchkeeper, killed in the 1858 fire, supposed to have been suffocated by inhaling the smoke entering the mine from the main and quarter brattices and plank tubbing of the shaft being on fire, probably originating from a spark from the furnace igniting soot, &c. [More information ...]

Burns, Stephen, 14 Dec 1890, (accident: 08 Nov 1890), aged 65, Coke Fitter, leg run over by truck in coke yard; died on 14th December from exhaustion after amputation

Buttery, John, 05 Jun 1875, aged 37, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal

Clemmison, Thomas, 28 Apr 1860, killed by a fall of stone

Clesh, Robert, 21 May 1860, aged 28, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone

Coates, James, 01 Oct 1858, Hewer, killed in the 1858 fire, supposed to have been suffocated by inhaling the smoke entering the mine from the main and quarter brattices and plank tubbing of the shaft being on fire, probably originating from a spark from the furnace igniting soot, &c. [More information ...]

Cockcroft, John, 24 Jun 1859, aged 12, Horse Driver, crushed by cage in shaft [More information ...]

Conolly, Patrick, 08 May 1873, aged 18, Putter, entangled in wire rope

Craddock, Isaac, 07 Feb 1918, aged 27, Shifter, head caught between kibble and a prop [More information ...]

Cumpston, John, 18 Dec 1897, aged 37, Deputy, Killed by a fall of stone while drawing timber

Dace, Septimus, 26 May 1873, aged 16, Putter, fall of band stone

Dixon, George, 29 Jul 1913, aged 36, Hewer, he was filling coals which had been hewn from the bottom seam below the dirt band, when the dirt and top coal fell over a length of 13 feet and for a width of about 3 feet; a bottom coal post or sprag appeared to have been reeled against a narrow rib of coal at the bord, and also a prop set to the roof near the face, but there was no direct evidence of any other timber being set

Forster, William, 24 Mar 1859, aged 13, Horse Driver

Francis, Adam, 08 Nov 1869, aged 41, Hewer, crushed by set on engine plane

Garbut, John, 24 Mar 1862, aged 13, Driver, crushed by a tub and roof

Gardner, James, 09 Oct 1878, aged 27, Collier, fall of stone while turning away a place out of an old waggonway, the stone came off at a breaker on top of coal

Gardner, James, 11 Dec 1891, 9:30 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 20, Hewer, fall of top coal which he had cut through without having first spragged it [More information ...]

Gardner, Thomas Owen, 09 Oct 1876, aged 20, Buried: Byers Green, Churchyard of St. Peter the Apostle

Gibson, William, 09 Apr 1857, caught by rope [More information ...]

Greenwell, John, 21 Dec 1868, aged 11, Screener, crushed between waggons at bank

Grey, John, 28 Jan 1874, aged 38, Enginewright, fell from loop in shaft - rope slipped on drum of engine, Buried: St. Lawrence Churchyard, Pittington

Haley, Dennis, 01 Oct 1858, aged 22, Water leader, killed in the 1858 fire, supposed to have been suffocated by inhaling the smoke entering the mine from the main and quarter brattices and plank tubbing of the shaft being on fire, probably originating from a spark from the furnace igniting soot, &c. [More information ...]

Johnson, Benjamin, 20 Jan 1888, (accident: 18 Nov 1887), aged 67, Rapper Man, received injuries to his side by falling off kip, died from inflammation of the lungs

Kellett, Thomas, 30 Sep 1858, aged 39, Overman, knocked off cage, and fell down shaft [More information ...]

Lamb, Joseph, 26 May 1881, aged 40, Deputy, fall of stone while drawing a prop out of a jud

Lishman, Thomas, 01 Oct 1858, aged 16, Water leader, killed in the 1858 fire, supposed to have been suffocated by inhaling the smoke entering the mine from the main and quarter brattices and plank tubbing of the shaft being on fire, probably originating from a spark from the furnace igniting soot, &c. [More information ...]

McCrery, Robert, 16 Aug 1867, aged 12, Helper Up, crushed by tubs in rolley way

Mutton, Alfred, 25 Aug 1873, aged 22, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Nichols, John Robert, 23 Nov 1919, (accident: 21 Nov 1918), aged 45, Coke Drawer, he suffered internal injuries when he was drawn against a brick wall by a 20-ton wagon; he died from peritonitis on the 23rd

O'Hara, John, 28 Aug 1872, Driver, as he was driving a set of laden tubs the pony stumbled, causing him to fall in front of a tub, which ran over his head

Plunket, Patrick, 08 Sep 1903, aged 46, Coke Filler, died from heart disease while following his employment

Prichard, Thomas, 04 Jun 1872, aged 45, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Ritson, Isaac, 16 Mar 1880, aged 56, Wasteman, fall of stone while setting timber in the waste

Robson, George, 01 Oct 1858, aged 50, Deputy, killed in the 1858 fire, supposed to have been suffocated by inhaling the smoke entering the mine from the main and quarter brattices and plank tubbing of the shaft being on fire, probably originating from a spark from the furnace igniting soot, &c., Buried: St. Stephen's Churchyard/Willington Cemetery [More information ...]

Sawley, Thomas Edward, 07 Jun 1915, aged 24, Drowned in the colliery pond. Sawley, who was deaf and dumb, worked at the brickflats, and during the dinner hour he and John Forrest went for a bathe in the pond. He was seen to come to the surface a couple of times before disappearing. The men had been warned by the police about the danger of bathing in the pond, which was well fenced. Address: Merrington Lane, Spennymoor

Sheraton, George, 01 Oct 1858, Onsetter, killed in the 1858 fire, supposed to have been suffocated by inhaling the smoke entering the mine from the main and quarter brattices and plank tubbing of the shaft being on fire, probably originating from a spark from the furnace igniting soot, &c. [More information ...]

Stobart, James, 01 Oct 1858, aged 14, Water leader, killed in the 1858 fire, supposed to have been suffocated by inhaling the smoke entering the mine from the main and quarter brattices and plank tubbing of the shaft being on fire, probably originating from a spark from the furnace igniting soot, &c. [More information ...]

Stout, Christopher, 24 Nov 1896, aged 44, Shifter, Spine injured when riding on a tub driving a pony, owing to the tub lifting and crushing him between it and roof

Thompson, James, 02 Jan 1902, Coke filler, died suddenly while at work from heart disease

Waugh, Robert, 17 Jul 1902, aged 51, Deputy, killed by a fall of top stone when drawing timber at the outer end of a jud

Wetherall, William, 18 Feb 1863, aged 39, Wasteman, killed by a fall of stone

Wilson, Thomas, 25 Oct 1896, (accident: 24 Oct 1896), aged 37, Hewer, Head nod back injured by a fall of stone from the roof in his working place. Died on the 25th, Buried: St. Stephen's Churchyard/Willington Cemetery

Wray, Robson, 01 Oct 1858, aged 13, Station boy, killed in the 1858 fire, supposed to have been suffocated by inhaling the smoke entering the mine from the main and quarter brattices and plank tubbing of the shaft being on fire, probably originating from a spark from the furnace igniting soot, &c. [More information ...]

Wyndham, James, 17 Oct 1890, (accident: 10 Oct 1890), aged 57, Hewer, he alleged he had received internal sprains while lifting a tub on the way in the pit; the doctor said he died on the 17th inst. from heart disease [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a colliery accident]

Young, James, 07 Oct 1865, aged 13, Driver, killed by a fall of stone