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Watergate Colliery
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| Location: | nr. Sunniside 3 miles [5 km] SW of Newcastle |
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| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88) NZ222599, 54° 56' 0" N, 1° 39' 13" W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maps: |  1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian) |
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| Opened: | 1924 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed: | 20 Aug 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pits: | Shaft details for Watergate Colliery |
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| Owners: | 1910's - Priestman Collieries Ltd. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Output: | 1930 - Coal: Coking, Steam. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947 - Coal: Coking. (196,000 tons) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 - Coal: Coking. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955 - Coal: Coking. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 - Coal: Coking. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 - Coal: Coking. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 - Coal: Coking. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: | 1930 - Beaumont, Brockwell, Busty, Hutton, Stone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Stone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Stone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Hutton, Stone, Tilley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Hutton, Stone, Tilley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Harvey, Hutton, Stone Coal, Tilley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Watergate Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1938, 11 Jul - Hutton seam abandoned |
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Description
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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!
Davison, Chris, 1948, [exact date unknown] fall of stone | ||||||
Dickinson, Thomas, 21 Apr 1926, aged 44, Stoneman, struck by a runaway tub | ||||||
French, William, 22 Jun 1927, (accident: 20 Jun 1927), aged 15, Rope Lad, crushed | ||||||
 | Hopper, William Anthony, 03 Jul 1947, aged 47, Fore Overman, explosion of gas, died in rescue attempt, address: 22 Southfield Terrace, Whickham, Buried: St. Mary the Virgin, Whickham [More information ...] | |||||
Howe, C., 12 Jan 1943, aged 57, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
Kelly, T. N., 11 Apr 1941, aged 39, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
Knox, H., 08 Dec 1938, aged 16, Rope Lad, runover by tubs | ||||||
Ledger, N., 13 Nov 1945, aged 45, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
Little, Henry, 27 Oct 1927, (accident: 24 Aug 1927), aged 26, Filler, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
Morgan, Henry, 03 Jul 1947, aged 47, Hewer, explosion of gas, address: Holly Avenue, Winlaton Mill [More information ...] | ||||||
Pratt, Norman, 01 Sep 1925, aged 15, Landing Lad, crushed by tubs | ||||||
Ross, Joseph, 13 Jul 1935, aged 36, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
Teasdale, J., 16 Oct 1931, aged 43, Filler, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
| Thompson, Alexander, 21 Oct 1931, aged 20, Filler, Buried: St. Mary the Virgin, Whickham | |||||
Thompson, C., 28 Nov 1931, aged 20, Waggon Man, crushed by tubs | ||||||
Watson, William, 14 Jun 1926, (accident: 09 Mar 1924), aged 34, Datal, it is alleged that he died as the result of a hook falling down the shaft; no inquest was held and the cause of death was given as 'pulmonary tuberculosis' | ||||||
| 18 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.
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next to the name to see the web page.
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 Watergate Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Watergate Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 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
- 1964 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 St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Whickham
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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 Watergate Colliery
