Stargate Colliery

1803 - At the Stargate New Winning Pit, Grand Lease Colliery, near Ryton, sinking was begun 16 June, and was put down from the surface to the Brockwell Seam.

1853 - A staple was sunk 350 yds. northwest from Stargate Pit shaft, Stella, from the Towneley to the Tilley Seam.

1951 - Hodge seam abandoned

1953 - Victoria ('T') seam abandoned

1961 - Tilley ('P') seam abandoned

1963 - Brockwell ('S'), Crow Coal or Bottom Brass Thill ('K2'), Five Quarter or Bottom Busty ('Q2'), Hodge ('O'), Main Coal or Low Main ('J'), Top Brass Thill ('K1'), Old Five Quarter or Hutton ('L'), Ruler ('M'), Stone Coal or Top Busty ('Q1'), Three Quarter ('R'), Towneley or Harvey ('N') seams abandoned

Atkinson, Matthew, 1960, [approximate date]

Batey, John, 26 Mar 1930, died from his injuries

Bell, Thomas, 30 Sep 1913, aged 21, Pony Putter, deceased was putting on a level road with a strong post roof; he was sitting in an empty steel tub, which he was taking inbye, when a block of roof stone broke through the timber and fell on to the tub; the stone was 10 feet by 4 feet and tapered from 10 inches on one side to a feathery edge on the other; he was instantly killed, but the pony was uninjured; there was no sign of roof weighting immediately after the accident, and the tub was on the way, Buried: Ryton Cemetery

Brown, Thomas, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 60, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Burke, Thomas, 08 Jul 1907, aged 22, Hewer, Buried: Ryton Cemetery [More information ...]

Cawthorn, William, 22 Dec 1954, aged 34, while he lay trapped by a fall of stone rubble poured through the hole left by the stone and killed him, address: Axwell View, Winlaton, Buried: Blaydon Cemetery

Cawthorne, S., 15 May 1925, aged 39, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Clayton, Thomas, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 13, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Coulson, Brian, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 18, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Dempsy, Michael, 11 Mar 1913, aged 64, Shifter, after a shot had been fired in the bottom canch at the junction of two wide bords, deceased went back to fetch his saw, when a stone from the roof fell on to him; the place had been properly examined and was considered safe

Denwood, Gladstone, 12 Jan 1903, aged 14, Coupler, While deceased was in the act of coupling tubs at a flat in the Brockwell seam a large stone fell from the roof right across the place upon him. The stone appeared to be supported by a baulk under its centre which was in turn resting on a prop at each end; one set on the floor and the other on a canch. There appeared to be some likelihood that one of the props had been displaced, possibly by being struck by a pony's limbers. The Local Inspectors reported that in their opinion the occurrence was "purely accidental."

Dodds, T., 25 Nov 1931, (accident: 23 Nov 1931), aged 68, Rolleyway Man, crushed by engine set, died from injuries received

Dowsey, John, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 12, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Dowsey, Leonard, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 38, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Dowsey, Rodney, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 28, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Dowson, E., 13 Oct 1930, (accident: 02 Oct 1930), aged 26, Hewer, burnt by powder

Errington, John, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 24, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Fiddes, William, 12 Dec 1912, aged 30, Platelayer, on a gravity worked incline a set of four full wagons became detached from rope; they jumped the metals at the refuge hole deceased and others were seeking shelter in, catching the top of the arch of the recess knocking the masonry down, causing deceased to fall under the last wagon as it passed

Forster, John, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 18, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Gray, John, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 23, killed in the 1826 explosion, blown up shaft, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Gray, John, 09 Apr 1913, aged 56, Incline Brakesman, deceased had been banksman on this self-acting incline for more than 20 years; the gradient is greater on the lower half of the incline, and a man rides the set to apply the brake on the last full wagon at meetings; he should then return on the empty set in order to knock off when they reach the bankhead; on this occasion the wagons were moving too quickly and he was unable to board the empty wagons at meetings; the set ran amain, and, as the rope could not be detached, the empty trucks ran into the brake cabin; deceased was found 9 yards from the brake handle underneath the first wagon

Hall, John, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 10, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Harding, Edward, 21 Sep 1897, aged 16, Driver, He was coming down a dip drift with a set of six tubs, and somehow the pony or the gears knocked out some props, and caused a fall of stone to come on him. He was not driving fast as there were eleven drags in the wheels, and it was a good road. He had no light at the time, and probably the horse shied at a light that was approaching [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Howden, Joseph, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 16, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Howden, Thomas, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 18, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Kearman, J., 18 Apr 1883, aged 56, Hewer, crushed by tubs on inclined plane

Liddle, Thomas, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 40, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Liddle, William, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 38, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Maughan, John Hindmarch, 12 Nov 1929, killed by a fall of stone

Maxwell, John, 31 Jan 1910, aged 31, Wagon rider, Set ran amain, coupling chain broke

Midgley, James, 27 Feb 1899, aged 25, Hewer, Deceased and his marrow were hewing at the longwall face, when a stone fell away from slips in the roof [Inspection made & inquest attended]

Moralie, Michael, 1898, aged 67, Switchkeeper, he had finished work for the day, and after he had finished his tea returned to the sidings to pick up some coals for his own use, when he was knocked down by some waggons and killed

Newton, Matthew, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 41, killed in the 1826 explosion, died of injuries, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Ogden, John, 19 Jul 1906, aged 68, Labourer [More information ...]

O'Rourke, John, 21 Dec 1926, aged 54, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Parkin, John, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 48, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Pedelty, Arthur, 09 Mar 1914, aged 16, Driver, deceased, sitting on the top of the first tub, was driving 6 full tubs outbye, close to the shaft bottom, along a level road 7 feet high, when, it is supposed, his horse knocked out a prop which was supporting one end of a 12-feet baulk, causing it to fall; a piece of lagging (4 feet long) above came away and caught him endways on and crushed him down on the top of the tub, the other end wedging itself up against the roof; the prop stood 6 inches clear of the tub side and had been in the position for over a month; the timber was only temporary as alterations were being made along the road

Philipson, Brian, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 24, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Robson, James, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 15, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Robson, John, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 21, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Robson, John, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 20, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Robson, Robert, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 17, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Robson, Thomas, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 15, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Robson, Thomas, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 17, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Robson, Thomas, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 39, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Robson, Thomas, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 25, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Robson, Thomas, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 43, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Robson, William, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 29, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Robson, William, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 11, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Rutherford, Joseph, 10 Feb 1908, aged 51, Assistant keeper, crushed between truck and engine house

Scott, William, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 19, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Shippen, Henry, 16 Jul 1890, 12:15 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 38, Stoneman, a shot had not exploded, and after waiting fifteen minutes deceased returned to the place when the report of the shot was heard, and on going to it Shippen was found dead

Smith, William, 13 Nov 1903, (accident: 12 Nov 1903), aged 60, Stoneman, explosion of fire-damp [More information ...]

Spark, John, 21 Dec 1926, aged 52, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Stoker, Matthew, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 15, killed in the 1826 explosion, blown up shaft, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Stoker, Thomas, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 48, killed in the 1826 explosion, blown up shaft, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Taylor, Isaac, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 46, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Taylor, John William, 16 Jan 1922, (accident: 24 Dec 1921), aged 40, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal

Taylor, William, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 36, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Turnbull, Cuthbert, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 12, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Ward, Joseph, 14 Aug 1905, aged 54, Wagonman [More information ...]

Waugh, Thomas, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 10, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Wheatley, Joseph, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 19, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Wheatley, Michael, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 59, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Wheatley, Thomas, 30 May 1826, 3:00 a.m., aged 21, killed in the 1826 explosion, Buried: Holy Cross Churchyard, Ryton [More information ...]

Wood, William, 10 Dec 1889, aged 41, Stoneman, explosion of powder while putting it in the hole