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Robin Rock Drift |
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Robin Rock Drift |
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Robin Rock Drift
| Location: |
Haltwhistle
13½ miles [22 km] WNW of Hexham
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 86, 87, OL43) NY729708, 55° 1' 51" N, 2° 25' 26" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
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| Owners: |
1940's - Ventners Hall Collieries Ltd. |
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1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) |
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1970's - F. Dodd |
| Output: |
1940 - Coal: Household, Steam. (30,000 tons) |
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1950 - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam. |
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1972 - Coal: Household. |
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1975 - Coal: Household. |
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1980 - Coal: Household. |
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1985 - Coal: Household. |
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1990 - Coal: Household, Steam. |
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1991 - Coal: Household, Steam. |
| Employment: |
| Year | Pit | Total |  | Below | Above |
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| 1940 | | 46 |   | 35 | 11 |
| 1945 | | 149 | | 107 | 42 |
| 1950 | | 101 | | 76 | 25 |
| 1972 | | Developing |
| 1975 | | 13 | | 10 | 3 |
| 1980 | | 3 |  | 3 | |
| 1985 | | 4 | | 3 | 1 |
| 1990 | | 6 | | 5 | 1 |
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| Seams Worked: |
1940 - Thirwell |
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1950 - Thirlwall |
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1972 - Thirwall [Developing] |
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1975 - Thirwall |
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1980 - Thirwell |
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1985 - Thirwell |
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1990 - Thirwell |
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1991 - Thirwell |
Description
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
Names of those killed at this colliery
No names found.
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
 a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Robin Rock Drift
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Robin Rock Drift
Credits
Sources:
- 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
- 1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, 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.
- 1972 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1975 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1980 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1985/6 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1990 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1991 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
Related Links:
None found
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