Ventners Hall Colliery

Location:

Greenhead
14 miles [22 km] WNW of Hexham

Map Ref:

(Sheet 86, 87, OL43) NY725707, 55° 1' 48" N, 2° 25' 49" W

Maps:

1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian)

Opened:

Closed:

1959

Owners:

???? - Ventners Hall Colliery Ltd.

1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)

Output:

1947 - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam. (45,000 tons)

1951 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1952 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1953 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1954 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1955 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1956 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1957 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1958 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1959 - Coal: Household, Steam.

Employment:

Year	Total	Below	Above
1947	150	115	35
1949	190	160	30
1951	110	80	30
1952	110	80	30
1953	142	104	38
1954	142	111	31
1955	142	111	31
1956	142	111	31
1957	167	132	35
1958	167	132	35
1959	167	132	35

NCB Employment Figures

Colliery Management (prior to 1955)

Seams Worked:

1951 - Thirlwall

1952 - Thirlwall

1953 - Thirlwall

1954 - Thirlwall

1955 - Thirlwall

1956 - Thirlwall

1957 - Thirlwall

1958 - Thirlwall

1959 - Thirlwall

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 Ventners Hall Colliery

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Ventners Hall Colliery

Credits

Sources:

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
1949 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1951 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1952 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1953 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1954 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
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

Further Research:

Research Notes for Ventners Hall Colliery



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