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Pontop Colliery
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| Location: | Annfield Plain 9 miles [14 km] NW of Durham |
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| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88) NZ163517, 54° 51' 35" N, 1° 44' 46" W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maps: |  1807 map from "The Picture of Newcastle Upon Tyne…", published in 1807 by D. Akenhead |
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| 1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
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| Opened: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pits: | Creswell Pit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shaft details for Creswell Pit |
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| Harelaw Pit, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ161512, opened: 1839, sinking: 23 Nov 1839 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shaft details for Harelaw Pit |
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| South Pit, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ162517, opened: 1839 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shaft details for South Pit |
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| Owners: | 1760's - Lady Windsor & John Simpson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1850's - John Bowes & Co. (Messrs. Bowes, Hutt, Wood, & Charles M. Palmer) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1860's - Marley Hill Coal Co. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1880's - John Bowes & Partners | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Output: | 1882 - Coal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1888 - Coal. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1890 - Coal. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1896 - Coal: Coking, Gas. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1902 - Coal: Coking, Gas. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1914 - Coal: Coking, Gas. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921 - Coal: Coking, Gas. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1923 - Coal: Coking, Gas. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1925 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1927 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1930 - Coal: Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Colliery Management (prior to 1958)
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| Seams Worked: | 1914 - Brass Thill, Five Quarter, Hutton, Main Coal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921 - Brass Thill, Five Quarter, Hutton, Main Coal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1923 - Brass Thill, Five Quarter, Hutton, Main Coal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924 - Brass Thill, Five Quarter, Hutton, Main Coal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1925 - Brass Thill, Five Quarter, Hutton, Main [Closed 11/24] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1927 - Brass Thill, Five Quarter [Closed 11/24] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Pontop Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1839, Nov 23 - Commenced to sink the Harelaw Pit, Pontop Colliery, from the surface to the Hutton Seam. |
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1929, 05 Jul - Five Quarter, Brass Thill, Top Hutton, Bottom Hutton, Main seams abandoned |
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| Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Pontop Colliery |
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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!
Elliott, William, 05 Nov 1879, aged 47, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
Jackson, Martin, 28 Mar 1900, aged 55, Deputy, Deceased had nearly finished drawing the timber out of a jud, when a stone fell from slips in the roof. [Inspection made & inquest attended] | ||||||
Lochearn, John, 26 Jan 1877, aged 19, Hewer, fall of stone in barrow way | ||||||
Pearson, John, 31 Oct 1890, aged 13, Driver, killed on an engine plane on leaving a refuge hole too soon | ||||||
Purvis, Edward, 02 Mar 1901, (accident: 25 Feb 1901), aged 63, Shifter, Supposed to have strained himself internally when at work, causing injuries from which he died on March 2nd, 1901 [Inquest attended] | ||||||
Robson, Robert, 15 Mar 1876, aged 15, Driver, killed by a fall of roof | ||||||
Scurfield, James, 10 Aug 1908, aged 42, Coke filler, crushed by truck at coke benches | ||||||
Standridge, Henry, 01 Sep 1890, 9:00 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 29, Hewer, fall of roof while working in a "broken" place | ||||||
Standridge, William, 12 Mar 1878, aged 15, Putter, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
 | Stewart, A., 08 Sep 1919, aged 15, Pony Driver, he was killed when his head was caught fast between a tub and a prop. [Inquest 08 Sep 1919] | |||||
Thompson, William, 10 Jul 1878, aged 33, Deputy, explosion of firedamp | ||||||
Tweddle, Jonathan, 06 Dec 1901, aged 13, Driver, The deceased was sitting on the first of six full tubs driving a horse, when it is supposed the latter stumbled and knocked out some timber causing a fall of roof [Inspection made & inquest attended] | ||||||
| Whitfield, John Robert, 17 May 1920, aged 28, Hewer, he was found dead due to a ruptured artery in his working place | |||||
| 13 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.
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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The following unnamed fatalities are listed in the Mines Inspectors Reports, once again this collection is not complete!
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| 09 May 1852 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | - - This was a very unusual occurrence in this quarter ; as it is one of the collieries which produces little or no inflammable gas, it was quite inadvertent ; examined |
| 04 Aug 1853 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | boiler explosion |
| 26 Jul 1855 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | stranger fell down shaft |
| 09 Feb 1859 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | fall off pit heap |
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Pontop Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Pontop 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
- 1869 List of Mines
- 1876 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1734)
- 1877 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2003)
- 1878 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2321)
- 1879 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2604)
- 1880 List of Mines
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 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
- 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
- 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
- 1900 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 536), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1901 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1062), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, 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
- 1908 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4672)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Text kindly provided by Jim Grainger from his research into early newspapers (primarily the Durham Advertiser and Durham Chronicle).
- Victoria History of the Counties of England – Durham. Published in three volumes in 1907.
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Related Links:
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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 Pontop Colliery
