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South Rowntree Colliery |
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South Rowntree Colliery
| Location: |
Butterknowle
13½ miles [22 km] SW of Durham
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 92) NZ114279, 54° 38' 46" N, 1° 49' 24" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
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| Owners: |
1910's - Joseph Stephenson |
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1930's - Thomas Stephenson |
| Output: |
1923 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. |
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1924 - Coal: Steam. |
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1925 - Coal: Household, Steam. |
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1927 - Coal: Household, Steam. |
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1929 - Coal: Household, Steam. |
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1930 - Coal: Household, Steam. |
| Employment: |
1923 - 3 (2 below, 1 surface) |
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1924 - 2 (1 below, 1 surface) |
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1925 - 2 |
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1927 - 2 |
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1929 - 1 |
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1930 - 0 [Idle since 1926] |
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 Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: |
1923 - Main Coal (Brockwell) |
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1924 - Main Coal |
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1925 - Main |
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1927 - Main |
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1929 - Main |
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1930 - Main [Idle since 1926] |
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Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for South Rowntree Colliery |
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1920 - Brockwell (or Main Coal) seam abandoned |
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1931, 29 Aug - Main seam 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)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of South Rowntree Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to South Rowntree Colliery
Credits
Sources:
- 1919 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
- 1923 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1924 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
- 1927 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1929 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
Related Links:
| External sites |
 | Gaunless Valley History Trust |
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