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Stormont Main Colliery
also known as King Pit, Wrekenton
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| Location: | Wrekenton 3 miles [5 km] SSE of Newcastle |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88) NZ276592, 54° 55' 36" N, 1° 34' 9" W |
| Maps: |  1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey |
| 1896 map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey |
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| Owners: | 1840's - J. Grace & Partners |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Stormont Main Colliery |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
| 5th | Apr | 1843 | Explosion, 27 lives lost (Show Names) |
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
Boggon, John, 09 Jul 1831, explosion of gas [More information ...] | ||||||
Charlton, Thomas, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 25, Overman, killed in the 1843 explosion, wife and two children [More information ...] | ||||||
Cleghorn, Michael, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 30, Hewer, killed in the 1843 explosion, wife and two children [More information ...] | ||||||
Cleghorn, Thomas, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 20, Hewer, killed in the 1843 explosion, brother of Michael [More information ...] | ||||||
Dakers, John, 09 Jul 1831, explosion of gas [More information ...] | ||||||
Ditchburn, George, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 21, Hewer, killed in the 1843 explosion, son of Humphrey Ditchburn, left a wife [More information ...] | ||||||
Ditchburn, Humphrey, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 52, Hewer, killed in the 1843 explosion, left a wife [More information ...] | ||||||
Dixon, John, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 12, Driver or Putter, killed in the 1843 explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
Dixon, Thomas, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 16, Driver or Putter, killed in the 1843 explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
Doxford, Matthew, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 19, Driver or Putter, killed in the 1843 explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
Felton, George, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 13, Driver or Putter, killed in the 1843 explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
Field, Abraham, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 12, Driver or Putter, killed in the 1843 explosion, alive when brought out of the pit [More information ...] | ||||||
Gray, Matthias, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 40, Under-Viewer, killed in the 1843 explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
Hedley, Thomas, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 32, Hewer, killed in the 1843 explosion, wife and three children [More information ...] | ||||||
Hughes, Hugh, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 11, Driver or Putter, killed in the 1843 explosion, alive when brought out of the pit [More information ...] | ||||||
Jacques, John, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 21, Hewer, killed in the 1843 explosion, first day in the pit [More information ...] | ||||||
Kidman, David, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 14, Driver or Putter, killed in the 1843 explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
Kidman, John, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 10, Driver or Putter, killed in the 1843 explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
Morris, Thomas, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 16, Driver or Putter, killed in the 1843 explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
Moulter, Thomas, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 31, Shifter, killed in the 1843 explosion, wife and two children [More information ...] | ||||||
Richardson, John, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 26, Hewer, killed in the 1843 explosion, left a wife [More information ...] | ||||||
Robson, Edward, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 23, Hewer, killed in the 1843 explosion, brother of John [More information ...] | ||||||
Robson, John, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 27, Hewer, killed in the 1843 explosion, wife and three children [More information ...] | ||||||
Smith, John, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 14, Driver or Putter, killed in the 1843 explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
Spence, Robert, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 34, Deputy Overman, killed in the 1843 explosion, wife and four children [More information ...] | ||||||
Tulip, John, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 15, Driver or Putter, killed in the 1843 explosion, alive when brought out of the pit [More information ...] | ||||||
Waters, James, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 20, Hewer, killed in the 1843 explosion, left a wife [More information ...] | ||||||
Wonders, George, 14 Mar 1839, aged 13 | ||||||
Young, James, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 29, Hewer, killed in the 1843 explosion, wife and four children, first day in the pit [More information ...] | ||||||
Young, John, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 12, Driver or Putter, killed in the 1843 explosion [More information ...] | ||||||
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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
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Stormont Main Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Stormont Main Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- Contributions by members of the Public
- Gateshead Observer
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Related Links:
| On this site | |
| | Newspaper articles |
| | Names of those killed in the 1843 disaster |
| External sites | |
 | Ian Winstanley of the Coal Mining History Research Centre has a section for Old Mining Prints. Stormont Main Colliery is included in the list of prints available. |
Further Reading:
- Explosions in Coal Mines by W. N. & J. B. Atkinson, published in 1886
Further Research:
Research Notes for Stormont Main Colliery
