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Victoria Garesfield Colliery
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| Location: | Victoria Garesfield 7½ miles [12 km] WSW of Newcastle |
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| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88) NZ145580, 54° 54' 59" N, 1° 46' 26" W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maps: |  1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
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| 1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian) |
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| Opened: | 1870 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed: | 13 Jul 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pits: | Ashtree Drift, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ144593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coronation Drift, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ142581 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hookergate Drift, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ145581 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rickless Travelling Drift, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ139608 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Speculation Drift, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ143581 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owners: | ???? - Victoria Garesfield Coal Co. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1880's - Priestman & Peele. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1899 - Priestman Collieries Ltd. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Output: | 1882 - Coal. Fireclay. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1888 - Coal. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1890 - Coal. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1896 - Coal: Coking, Gas. Fireclay. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1914 - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing, Steam. Fireclay. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921 - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing, Steam. Fireclay. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1930 - Coal: Coking, Steam. Fireclay. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947 - Coal: Coking. (53,000 tons) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 - Coal: Coking. Fireclay. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955 - Coal: Coking. Fireclay. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 - Coal: Coking. Fireclay. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 - Coal: Coking. Fireclay. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: | 1914 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Stone Coal, Three Quarter, Tilley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Three Quarter, Tilley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1930 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Stone Coal, Three Quarter, Tilley, Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Stone, Three Quarter, Tilley, Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955 - Brockwell, Stone, Three Quarter, Tilley, Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 - Brockwell, Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 - Brockwell, Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Victoria Garesfield Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1934, 01 Mar - Tilley seam abandoned |
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Description
The Victoria Garesfield Colliery is situated about a mile south of Garesfield, and is working the same royalties as that colliery. At both these collieries large quantities of excellent coke is made, as well as fire brick, and further developments may be expected. This colliery is being worked by Messrs. Priestman.
Whellan's 1894 Directory of County Durham
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
None Found
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
Barker, Alfred Royal, 21 Aug 1899, aged 26, Blacksmith, A platelayers' tram was being moved by a locomotive and the deceased, in attempting to pass from the latter to the tram while in motion, fell, and was run over by the engine [Inspection made & inquest attended] | ||||||
Barker, James, 18 Oct 1905, aged 67, Labourer, struck by set [More information ...] | ||||||
Best, John, 27 Dec 1897, aged 54, Coke Drawer, The deceased was in the act of crossing over the tram way on the top of the ovens to put in one of the oven dampers, when he was knocked down by a small coal runner [Enquiries made] | ||||||
Doran, T., 03 Mar 1936, (accident: 24 Feb 1936), aged 34, Hewer, died from injuries received | ||||||
Drummond, J., 26 Nov 1942, (accident: 28 Sep 1942), aged 57, Charge Hand, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
Gardner, William, 23 Dec 1926, aged 45, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
Henderson, Thomas, 21 Oct 1901, aged 16, Driver, The deceased was illegally riding on an incline set when a full tub ran amain over the bank-head, and collided with the set. The boy at the bank-head had omitted to close the chock provided [Inspection made & inquest attended] | ||||||
 | Laverty, Willie, 24 Oct 1902, aged 13, Buried: Sacred Heart Churchyard, Byermoor | |||||
Laws, Anthony, 21 Mar 1888, aged 46, Engine-plane man, on engine plane; a set had drawn some timber and caused a fall; when deceased and others were clearing it away a second fall took place | ||||||
Laythan, Henry, 11 Jan 1906, (accident: 23 Dec 1905), aged 37, Deputy [More information ...] | ||||||
McCullagh, P., 03 Aug 1935, aged 40, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
 | McNaughton, Bartholemew, 1936, Shifter, he died from the effects of spirochaetal jaundice caused by the presence of rats in the colliery - several men at the colliery has been taken ill with the virus. On 28 Aug 1936 his widow was awarded £600 compensation at Newcastle County Court against Priestman Collieries Ltd. | |||||
Stoker, Robert, 25 May 1891, 10:40 a.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 50, Hewer, fall of stone from between four "slips" between the last crowntree and the face [Inspection made & Inquest attended] | ||||||
Veile, Matthew, 16 Jul 1883, aged 20, Fireman, run over by waggons on surface | ||||||
Waters, Thomas, 31 Aug 1886, aged 16, Driver, crushed between tubs | ||||||
| Watson, James, 05 Jan 1930, aged 47, Stoneman, killed in a shot firing accident; he and Gilbert Featherstone had decided to light two fuses simultaneusly - contrary to the usual custom - and when one shot did not take effect, Watson ran up to check it and was caught by the second explosion | |||||
| 16 names found | ||||||
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.
Those names marked with ,
have a web page providing individual details of the accident, the page may
also include a photograph of the deceased.
Click on the symbol
next to the name to see the web page.
Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web site have been kindly provided by
Jim Grainger from his research into early newspapers (primarily the Durham Advertiser
and Durham Chronicle) and are marked with
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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 Victoria Garesfield Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Victoria Garesfield Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1880 List of Mines
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1883 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4078)
- 1886 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5090)
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1888 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5779), Newcastle District (No. 3) by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1891 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6625), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
- 1897 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8819), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1899 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 134), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1901 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1062), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910)
- 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
- 1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
- 1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1947 The Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1960 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1961 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- Banners of the Durham Coalfield, Norman Emery, 1998, Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN 0-7509-1708-3
- Contributions by members of the Public
- History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
- Tombstone(s) in Sacred Heart Churchyard, Byermoor
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Related Links:
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Further Reading:
- Banners of the Durham Coalfield, Norman Emery, 1998, Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN 0-7509-1708-3, provides a brief history of the colliery along with the history of the associated Miners Lodge Banner
Further Research:
Research Notes for Victoria Garesfield Colliery
