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Shilbottle Colliery |
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Shilbottle Colliery |
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Shilbottle Colliery
| Location: |
Shilbottle
4 miles [6 km] SSE of Alnwick
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 81) NU215080, 55° 21' 56" N, 1° 39' 39" W |
| Maps: |
1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey |
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1898 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
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1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
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1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian) |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
1982 |
| Pits: |
East Pit, locn: (Sheet 81) NU198096, sinking: 14 Oct 1845 |
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Shaft details for East Pit |
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Engine Pit, locn: (Sheet 81) NU189089, sinking: 1807 |
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Shaft details for Engine Pit |
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Grange Pit, opened: 1925, sinking: 1921, first coal: 1925 |
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Long Dyke Pit, locn: (Sheet 81) NU207101 |
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Shaft details for Long Dyke Pit |
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Smoke Staple, locn: (Sheet 81) NU189090, sinking: 22 Aug 1844 |
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Shaft details for Smoke Staple |
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Town Pit, locn: (Sheet 81) NU194083, sinking: 1844 |
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Shaft details for Town Pit |
| Owners: |
1820's - Henry Taylor |
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1840's - Thomas & Hugh Taylor |
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1860's - Messr. Taylor. |
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1890's - Shilbottle Coal Co. |
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1910's - Co-Operative Wholesale Society Ltd. |
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1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) |
| Output: |
1882 - Coal. |
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1888 - Coal (Landsale). |
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1890 - Coal (Landsale). |
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1896 - Coal: Household. |
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1902 - Coal: Household. |
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1914 - Coal: Household. |
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1921 - Coal: Household. |
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1930 - Coal: Household. |
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1947 - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam. (101,000 tons) |
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1950 - Coal: Steam. |
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1960 - Coal: Household. |
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1970 - Coal: Household. |
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1975 - Coal: Household, Steam. |
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1980 - Coal: Household, Steam. |
| Employment: |
| Year | Pit | Total |  | Below | Above |
| 1896 | | 136 |   | 95 | 41 |
| 1902 | | 155 |   | 116 | 39 |
| 1914 | | 304 |   | 216 | 88 |
| 1921 | | 373 |   | 289 | 84 |
| 1921 | Grange | Sinking |
| Total | 373 |   | 289 | 84 |
| 1930 | | 531 |   | 375 | 156 |
| 1940 | | 500 |   | 370 | 130 |
| 1945 | | 515 |   | 387 | 128 |
| 1947 | | 500 |   | 370 | 130 |
| 1950 | | 591 |   | 448 | 143 |
| 1960 | | 745 |   | 599 | 146 |
| 1970 | | 789 |   | 646 | 143 |
| 1975 | | 640 |   | 519 | 121 |
| 1980 | | 548 |   | 484 | 64 |
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NCB Employment Figures
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Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: |
1914 - Shilbottle (Limestone Coal) |
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1921 - Shilbottle (Limestone Coal) |
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1930 - Shilbottle |
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1950 - Shilbottle |
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1960 - Shilbottle |
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1970 - Shilbottle |
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1975 - Shilbottle |
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1980 - Shilbottle |
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Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Shilbottle Colliery |
| Notes: |
1926 - Shilbottle seam abandoned |
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Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Shilbottle Colliery |
Description
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None Found
Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
| | | | | | | Alder, William, May 1940, explosion [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Boyd, Stephen, 1941, [approximate date] |
| | | | | | | Chicken, Lancelot Wilkinson, 1925, [approximate date] |
| | | | | | | Connell, Joseph, 1939, [approximate date] |
| | | | | | | Cunningham, William, 28 Jun 1934 |
| | | | | | | Davison, Thomas, 1905, [approximate date] |
| | | | | | | Foster, George, 1905, [approximate date] |
| | | | | | | Gray, Ralph, 02 May 1957, aged 27, died when a stone about 5 feet long, 2 feet wide and 10 inches thick crashed onto him, address: Howling Lane, Alnwick |
| | | | | | | Micheson, William Alexander, 1922, [approximate date] |
| | | | | | | Miller, Frederick J., 1941, [approximate date] |
| | | | | | | Newton, Thomas, 16 Jun 1905, aged 26, Shifter [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Nicholson, William, May 1940, explosion, died in Anwick Infirmary [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Peebles, Norman, 1938, [approximate date] |
| | | | | | | Pringle, William Rogers, 1920, [approximate date] |
| | | | | | | Ryan, Martin, 1917, [approximate date] |
| | | | |  | | Scott, John Robert, 12 Apr 1958, (accident: 02 Apr 1958), was crushed by a coal cutting machine, died from his injuries in Ashington Hospital |
| | | | | | | Selby, George, 18 Jun 1905, (accident: 16 Jun 1905), aged 39, Shifter [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Shell, John, 1916, [approximate date] |
| | | | | | | Shell, Robert Septimus, 1938, [approximate date] |
| | | | | | | Skinner, James, 1921, [approximate date] |
| | | | | | | Stewart, Henry, 1934, [approximate date] |
| | | | | | | Storey, John, 19 Apr 1911, (accident: 05 Dec 1910), aged 25, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Taylor, Charles, 29 Jan 1892, 6:30 p.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 44, Stoneman, Explosion of gunpowder [Inspection made & inquest attended] [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Taylor, William, 1915, [approximate date] |
| | | | | | | Tennant, Thomas, 09 Dec 1901, aged 54, Hewer, The deceased was removing some of his clothes about three yards from the face, preparatory to commencing work, when some stone suddenly fell from slips in the roof. The place had been examined an hour and a half previously by the deputy, who detected one slip, but considered the roof secure [Inspection made & inquest attended] |
| | | | | | | Ternant, J., 1923, [approximate date] |
| | |  | | | | Weightman, Frederick, 17 Jun 1881, aged 14, Putter, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Wigglesworth, J., 01 Apr 1881, aged 40, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Wilson, Henry, 1937, [approximate date] |
| | | | | | | Wilson, John, May 1940, explosion [More information ...] |
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30 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.
Those names marked with ,
have a web page providing individual details of the accident, the page may
also include a photograph of the deceased.
Click on the symbol
next to the name to see the web page.
Some of the details of mining fatalities on this web site have been kindly provided by
The Woodhorn Colliery Museum
and are marked with .
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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Inspectors Remarks |
| 23 Jan 1856 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of stone |
| 31 Mar 1858 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | A man was killed at the foot of shaft at Shilbottle Colliery, by being entangled in the chain which attached the basket, which was drawn suddenly away, and so crushed him that he died. |
| 17 Jan 1863 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | fall of coal down shaft |
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Shilbottle Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Shilbottle Colliery
Credits
Sources:
- 1869 List of Mines
- 1880 List of Mines
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
- 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
- 1892 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6986), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, 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
- 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
- 1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910)
- 1911 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6237), Newcastle District (No. 2) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1914 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1921 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
- 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
- 1947 The Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., 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
- 1960 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1970 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
- An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume S-T, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1894
- Contributions by members of the Public
- Contributions from Woodhorn Colliery Museum
- The Times Newspaper
Related Links:
| On this site |
| Newspaper articles |
| Pictures in the Memorial section for Shilbottle Colliery |
Further Reading:
- Collieries of Northumberland (Volume 1), James T. Tuck, 1993, TUPS Ltd., ISBN 1-871518-08-3
Further Research:
Research Notes for Shilbottle Colliery
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