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Radcliffe Colliery
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| Location: | Radcliffe, nr. Amble 8½ miles [14 km] SE of Alnwick |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 81) NU270027, 55° 19' 6" N, 1° 34' 28" W |
| Maps: |  1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey |
| 1898 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
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| Opened: | 1836 |
| Closed: | 10 Aug 1896 |
| Sinking Started: | 1836 |
| First Coal: | Sep 1837 |
| Pits: | First Pit, opened: 1839, sinking: 05 Nov 1839 |
| Shaft details for First Pit |
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| Newbrough Pit, locn: (Sheet 81) NU282032 | |
| Shaft details for Newbrough Pit |
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| North Engine Pit | |
| Shaft details for North Engine Pit |
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| Owners: | 1850's - Joseph & John Harrison |
| 1860's - Harrison, Carr & Co. | |
| 1880's - Radcliffe Coal Co. | |
| Output: | 1882 - Coal. Fireclay. |
| 1888 - Coal. Fireclay. | |
| 1890 - Coal. Fireclay. | |
| Employment: | 1854 - 0 [Working] |
| Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Radcliffe Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1896 - Albert, Queen, Princess, Duke, Little Wonder, Radcliffe seams abandoned - coal exhausted |
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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!
Beverley, Thomas, 07 Aug 1885, aged 64, Shifter, fall of side stone after kirving | ||||||
Davison, George, 29 Oct 1889, aged 33, Hewer, caught by runaway tubs on an incline | ||||||
Hedley, Andrew, 10 Sep 1894, 7:30 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 17, Putter, Burnt by gas. The deputy found some fire-damp in the place, but neglected to fence it off. He sent the hewer into another place, but did not see the deceased, who went in to ascertain if there was a full tub ready, when the gas ignited at his naked light [Inspection made] [More information ...] | ||||||
Oliver, William, 20 Dec 1883, aged 59, Keeker, crushed between truck and gangway | ||||||
Purvis, Anthony, 28 Dec 1868, aged 36, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal and stone | ||||||
Scrowther, Charles, 17 Feb 1882, aged 38, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone from roof | ||||||
Wilson, James, 16 Sep 1852, aged 70, fall of coal, address: Radcliffe Terrace, Hauxley | ||||||
| 7 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.
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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| 25 Oct 1852 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| 22 Nov 1854 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of coal |
| 30 Oct 1856 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of stone |
| 17 Jan 1859 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | fall of coal |
| 24 May 1860 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of stone |
| 13 Aug 1864 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of stone |
| 16 Sep 1865 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of stone |
| 17 Nov 1865 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | boy, death in shaft |
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Radcliffe Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Radcliffe 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
- 1869 List of Mines
- 1880 List of Mines
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1882 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3621)
- 1883 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4078)
- 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
- 1889 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6015)
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1894 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7667), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910
- 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
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