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Tows Bank Drift
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| Location: | Coanwood, Haltwhistle 7 miles [11 km] NNW of Alston |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 86, 87, OL43) NY686572, 54° 54' 30" N, 2° 29' 23" W |
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| Owners: | 1950's - McIntyre & Others |
| 1990 - Tows Bank Coal Co. (T. Nancarrow - trading as?) | |
| 1991 - T. Nancarrow | |
| Output: | 1958 - Coal. |
| 1989 - Coal: Semi Anthracite. | |
| 1990 - Coal: Semi Anthracite. | |
| 1991 - Coal: Semi Anthracite. | |
| Employment: | 1989 - 8 (7 below, 1 surface) |
| 1990 - 8 (7 below, 1 surface) | |
| Seams Worked: | 1956 - Firestone |
| 1957 - Firestone | |
| 1958 - Firestone | |
| 1959 - Firestone | |
| 1960 - Firestone | |
| 1989 - Little Limestone | |
| 1990 - Little Limestone | |
| 1991 - Little Limestone |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
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Names of those killed at this colliery
No names found.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Tows Bank Drift
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Tows Bank Drift
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Credits
Sources:
- 1956 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1957 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1958 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1959 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1960 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1989 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1990 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1991 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
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Related Links:
None found
Further Reading:
- British Small Mines (North) by A. J. Booth, published in 2000 by Industrial Railway Society, ISBN 1 901556 15 8
