Shincliffe Colliery

1837, Sep 11 - Started to sink the Shincliffe Colliery, shafts were put down from the surface to the Hutton Seam.

1839 - A seam of coal, six feet thick, was won at Shincliffe colliery, upon which great rejoicing took place at Ford Hall, the residence of Mr. William Bell, the principal owner.

1840 - Boring operations from the surface were in progress at Shincliffe Colliery, near Durham.

1867, Jun 21 - Commenced to bore below the Hutton Seam, Shincliffe Colliery, to beyond the horizon of the Brockwell with disappointing results.

1886 - Hutton and Low Main seam abandoned

Adamson, Matthew, 23 Mar 1858, aged 17, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Shincliffe, St. Mary the Virgin, on 26 Mar 1858 {NBI}

Armitage, James, 30 Jan 1870, aged 64, Furnaceman, killed whilst descending shaft

Atkinson, Joseph, 09 Jul 1851, (accident: 01 Jul 1851), aged 9, Trapper, he was crushed against the trapdoor at which he was a keeper by a laden truck. He had only worked four days at Shincliffe Colliery when the accident happened, and would not have been allowed to go down the pit at all 'had not his age been misrepresented by his father to the overman for the purpose of getting him employed.' The accident occurred on 1 July and the boy lingered until the 9th

Boult, Benjamin, 02 Apr 1872, aged 13, Driver, fell off shafts and crushed by full tub

Davison, Thomas, 02 Dec 1864, aged 60, Shifter, killed by machinery at top of staple [More information ...]

Elliott, Thomas, 06 Apr 1864, aged 13, Driver, crushed by tub, Buried: Shincliffe, St. Mary the Virgin on 08 Apr 1864 {NBI}

Fagan, John, 13 Jun 1872, aged 28, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Gatis, George, 17 Mar 1869, aged 34, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Shincliffe, St. Mary the Virgin on 21 Mar 1869 {NBI}

Gavin, Ellen, 28 Aug 1880, aged 9, [Not Employed], strayed on to the railway at Shincliffe Colliery, was run over by some waggons and killed

Holmes, Thomas, 25 Apr 1845, aged 28, Sinker, suffocated by foul air [More information ...]

Hutton, Alexander, 08 Jan 1864, aged 25, Fireclay, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Shincliffe, St. Mary the Virgin on 11 Jan 1864 {NBI}

Kirk, George, 03 May 1845, aged 43, Another accident occurred at Shincliffe Colliery sinking shaft on Saturday, 3 May, when George Kirk, 43, was fatally injured. He and some other workmen were being employed to turn the "Tail Crab", when some men down the shaft called to them to lower it down. Somehow it broke away very suddenly and the winding arm struck Kirk on the head fracturing his skull, and at the same time knocked the other men down. Kirk died half an hour after being taken home

Lamb, Lawson, 27 Sep 1871, aged 19, Hewer, explosion of gas, Buried: Shincliffe, St. Mary the Virgin on 01 Oct 1871 {NBI}

Lawton, Thomas, 14 Jan 1867, aged 27, Stoneman, fall of stone in staple and fell 26 yards, Buried: Shincliffe, St. Mary the Virgin on 27 Jan 1867 {NBI}

Mole, William, 03 May 1872, (accident: 30 Apr 1872), aged 17, Labourer, crushed by waggons

Walker, Thomas, 28 Sep 1863, aged 20, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Williamson, H., 17 Jan 1868, aged 17, Hewer, fall of stone in a wide bord

Wood, Thomas, 30 Sep 1856, aged 54, Deputy, he was drawing timber and as he knocked out a prop, a mass of stone fell on him. He was removed to bank and died the same night, Buried: Shincliffe, St. Mary the Virgin on 03 Oct 1856 {NBI}