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Wham Colliery |
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Wham Colliery
| Location: |
Butterknowle
14 miles [23 km] SW of Durham
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 92) NZ113266, 54° 38' 3" N, 1° 49' 30" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
29 Aug 1931 |
| Owners: |
1890's - Butterknowle Colliery Co. Ltd. |
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1910's - J. & J. W. Firbank |
| Output: |
1896 - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing. Fireclay. |
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1902 - Coal: Coking. |
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1921 - Coal: Household, Steam. |
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1923 - Coal: Household, Steam. |
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1925 - Coal: Coking, Household, Steam. |
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1927 - Coal: Coking, Household, Steam. |
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1929 - Coal: Coking, Household, Steam. |
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1930 - Coal: Coking, Household, Steam. |
| Employment: |
| Year | Pit | Total |  | Below | Above |
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| 1896 | | 131 |   | 89 | 42 |
| 1902 | | 79 | | 48 | 31 |
| 1921 | | Temporarily closed |
| 1923 | | Abandoned |
| 1925 | | 4 | | 3 | 1 |
| 1927 | | 3 | | 2 | 1 |
| 1929 | | 3 | | 2 | 1 |
| 1930 | | 3 | | 2 | 1 |
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 Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: |
1921 - Main Coal [Temporarily closed] |
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1923 - Main Coal [Abandoned] |
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1925 - Main |
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1927 - Main |
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1929 - Main |
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1930 - Main |
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Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Wham Colliery |
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1876 - Brockwell seam abandoned |
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1912 - Main or Brockwell seam abandoned - coal exhausted |
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1931, 29 Aug - Main seam abandoned |
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 Wham Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Wham Colliery
Credits
Sources:
- 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
- 1902 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
- 1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1927 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1929 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
Related Links:
| External sites |
 | Gaunless Valley History Trust |
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