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Victoria Colliery |
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Victoria Colliery |
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Victoria Colliery
| Location: |
Rowley
12 miles [19 km] WNW of Durham
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 88) NZ087475, 54° 49' 22" N, 1° 51' 51" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
24 Nov 1926 |
| Owners: |
1900's - J. & A. Marsh |
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1910's - Victoria Coal & Fireclay Co. |
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1930's - Victoria Coal & Fireclay Co. Ltd. |
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1950's - Prince Colliery Co. Ltd. |
| Output: |
1914 - Coal. |
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1921 - Coal. |
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1923 - Coal: Household, Steam. |
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1924 - Coal: Household, Steam. |
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1925 - Coal: Household. |
| Employment: |
1914 - 12 (11 below, 1 surface) |
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1921 - 5 (4 below, 1 surface) |
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1923 - 19 (17 below, 2 surface) |
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1924 - 7 (6 below, 1 surface) |
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1925 - 5 (4 below, 1 surface) [Temporarily closed] |
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 Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: |
1914 - Victoria |
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1921 - Victoria |
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1923 - Victoria |
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1924 - Victoria |
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1925 - Victoria [Temporarily closed] |
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Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Victoria Colliery |
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 Victoria Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Victoria Colliery
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
- 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
Related Links:
None found
Further Research:
Research Notes for Victoria Colliery
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