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South Butterknowle Colliery |
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South Butterknowle Colliery |
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South Butterknowle Colliery
| Location: |
Cockfield
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| Map Ref: |
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| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
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| Owners: |
1900's - James Lowther |
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1910's - Turnbull & Denham |
| Output: |
1914 - Coal. |
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1921 - Coal. |
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1921 - Coal. |
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1925 - Coal: Gas, Steam. |
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1930 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. |
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1935 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. |
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1936 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam. |
| Employment: |
1914 - 8 (6 below, 2 surface) |
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1921 - 6 (4 below, 2 surface) [Abandoned] |
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1921 - 0 [Closed] |
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1925 - 4 (3 below, 1 surface) |
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1930 - 6 (5 below, 1 surface) |
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1935 - 2 |
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1936 - 1 |
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1938 - 0 [Discontinued] |
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 Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: |
1914 - Five Quarter (Busty) |
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1921 - Five Quarter (Busty) [Abandoned] |
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1921 - Brockwell [Closed] |
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1925 - Five Quarter, Hutton |
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1930 - Hutton |
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1935 - Five Quarter |
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1936 - Five Quarter |
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Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for South Butterknowle Colliery |
| Notes: |
1931, 30 Jan - Hutton, Main seams abandoned |
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)
Unable to generate - no grid reference supplied.
Credits
Sources:
- 1909 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
- 1914 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1919 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
- 1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1925 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
- 1935 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1936 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1938 List of Mines
Related Links:
| External sites |
 | Gaunless Valley History Trust |
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