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Westoe Colliery |
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Westoe Colliery |
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Westoe Colliery
| Location: |
South Shields
6 miles [10 km] NNW of Sunderland
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 88) NZ375670, 54° 59' 46" N, 1° 24' 50" W |
| Maps: |
 1933 map from the Colliery Engineer magazine, shows the disposition of pits in the Harton Coal Co. Ltd. group and the railway links between them |
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1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian) |
| Opened: |
1909 |
| Closed: |
May 1993 |
| Owners: |
1940's - Harton Coal Co Ltd. |
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1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) |
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1986 - British Coal (name change) |
| Output: |
1914 - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam. |
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1921 - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam. |
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1930 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. |
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1960 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam. |
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1970 - Coal: Industrial, Steam. |
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1975 - Coal: Industrial, Steam. |
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1980 - Coal: Steam. |
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1985 - Coal: Steam. |
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1988 - Coal: Steam. |
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1990 - Coal: Steam. |
| Employment: |
| Year | Pit | Total |  | Below | Above |
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| 1914 | | 108 |   | 52 | 56 |
| 1921 | | 899 | | 838 | 61 |
| 1930 | | 1,042 | | 837 | 205 |
| 1930 | | St. Hilda & Westoe combined |
| 1940 | | 1,092 | | 887 | 205 |
| 1960 | | 1,162 | | 1,027 | 135 |
| 1970 | | 2,046 | | 1,759 | 287 |
| 1975 | | 2,286 | | 1,987 | 299 |
| 1980 | | 2,509 | | 2,146 | 363 |
| 1985 | | 2,496 | | 2,111 | 385 |
| 1988 | | 2,000 | | 1,723 | 277 |
| 1990 | | 1,798 | | 1,529 | 269 |
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NCB Employment Figures
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Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: |
1914 - Bensham, Hutton |
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1921 - Bensham, Hutton, Yard |
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1930 - Bensham, Five Quarter, Hutton, Yard |
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1960 - Hutton, Yard |
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1970 - Brass Thill, Main, Maudlin |
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1975 - Bottom Brass Thill, Brass Thill, Main, Maudlin |
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1980 - Brass Thill, Main, Maudlin |
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1985 - Brass Thill, Main, Maudlin |
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1988 - Brass Thill, Main, Maudlin |
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1990 - Brass Thill, Main, Maudlin |
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Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Westoe Colliery |
| Notes: |
1759 - Boring operations from the surface were in progress in the neighbourhood of Westoe, South Shields. |
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1873 - Boring operations were being carried out from the surface in the vicinity of Westoe, South Shields. |
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1968 - Yard ('G') seam abandoned |
Description
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
| | | | | | | Robson, -, 1966, killed in South 1a district [date unknown] |
| | | | | | | Wilkinson, Alfred (Cappy), 22 Dec 1983, aged 42, killed in the jubillee stenton in the North Brass Thill seam, he was crushed by a mine car while transporting roof supports to the face |
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2 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.
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Westoe Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Westoe Colliery
Credits
Sources:
- 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.
- 1960 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1970 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1975 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1980 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1985/6 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1988 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1990 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- Contributions by members of the Public
- Victoria History of the Counties of England – Durham. Published in three volumes in 1907.
Related Links:
| On this site |
| | Newspaper articles |
| | Article from Colliery Engineering (November 1933) — "The Harton Coal Co. Ltd." |
| | Article from Colliery Engineering (December 1933) — "The Harton Coal Co. Ltd. - II" |
| | Pictures in the Gallery section of Westoe Colliery |
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 Westoe Colliery
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