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West Cramlington Colliery
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| Location: | Cramlington 7½ miles [12 km] N of Newcastle |
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| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88) NZ265759, 55° 4' 37" N, 1° 35' 4" W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maps: |  1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey |
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| 1898 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
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| 1932 map from the Colliery Engineer magazine, shows the disposition of pits in the Hartley Main group and the railway links between them |
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| Opened: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed: | 30 Aug 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pits: | Engine Pit, sinking: 16 May 1838 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shaft details for Engine Pit |
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| Shaft details for West Cramlington Colliery |
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| Owners: | 1850's - Waldie & Co. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1860's - Lamb, Maud, Taylor & Co. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1880's - J. C. Lamb & Co. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1890's - Owners of Backworth & West Cramlington Collieries | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| May 1929 - Hartley Main Collieries Ltd. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Output: | 1882 - Coal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1888 - Coal. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1890 - Coal. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1896 - Coal: Steam. Fireclay. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1930 - Coal: Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: | 1930 - Main, Yard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934 - Low Main, Main, Yard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for West Cramlington Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1869, 22 Jan - Plessey seam abandoned |
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1938, 30 Aug - Main, Yard, Five Quarter, Low Main seams abandoned |
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| Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for West Cramlington Colliery |
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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!
Cummins, John, 20 Jan 1881, aged 68, Waggon Driver, crushed between waggons | ||||||
Hedley, Thomas, 11 Apr 1897, (accident: 13 Oct 1896), aged 44, Hewer, The stone fell from a slip and canted out a prop and headtree. There was no direct evidence to show the condition of the place previous to the accident, but the man working in the adjoining place seemed to think that the deceased had been working with due care. Died April 11th, 1897 [Inspection made & inquest attended] | ||||||
Lynn, Andrew, 29 Dec 1869, aged 58, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
McRae, John, 1896, aged 51, Stoneman, died from injuries received in the pit by a fall of roof, but as more than a year and a day had elapsed since the accident had occurred, the death has not been recorded in the list of colliery accidents. | ||||||
Moody, James, 29 Dec 1869, aged 18, Putter, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
Percy, Thomas, 24 Nov 1869, aged 40, Stoneman, was caught by bunting, and thrown out of cage and fell down shaft | ||||||
Smith, George, 27 Jul 1874, aged 34, Hewer, fall of stone, caused by a tub getting off the rails and knocking out a prop | ||||||
Walker, John, 25 Nov 1870, aged 34, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
 | Walton, Robson, 05 Mar 1870, aged 63, Rolleywayman, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Cramlington Churchyard | |||||
Wilkinson, John, 27 Apr 1868, aged 57, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal | ||||||
Wilson, John, 17 Jun 1885, (accident: 24 Jul 1884), aged 25, Hewer, stone fell from between two slips | ||||||
Wilson, Robert, 29 May 1895, 8:15 p.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 31, Stoneman, Wilson had been timbering off a gateway ready for a shot, and apparently while altering some timber just on the outbye side of the "canch" the side stone fell on him and crushed him to death | ||||||
Young, George, 16 Nov 1875, (accident: 02 Nov 1875), aged 16, Putter, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
Young, John, 17 Apr 1871, aged 52, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
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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.
Click on the symbol
next to the name to see the web page.
more information on some of the fatalities shown above
The following unnamed fatalities are listed in the Mines Inspectors Reports, once again this collection is not complete!
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| 06 Oct 1854 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of coal |
| 23 Apr 1859 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of stone |
| 15 Nov 1859 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | boiler explosion, More information ... |
| 27 Feb 1862 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of coal |
| 03 Aug 1864 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | woman run over by waggons |
| 08 Dec 1864 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of stone |
| 10 Feb 1865 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | run over by waggons |
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of West Cramlington Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to West Cramlington Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1854 List of mines by T. Y. Hall, published in Vol II (1853-4) of the Transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining Engineers
- 1868 Mines Inspectors Report
- 1869 List of Mines
- 1869 Mines Inspectors Report
- 1870 Mines Inspectors Report (C 124)
- 1871 Mines Inspectors Report (C 456)
- 1874 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1216)
- 1875 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1499)
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
- 1885 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4760)
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1895 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8074), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
- 1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1897 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8819), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, 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
- 1934 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881
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Related Links:
| On this site | |
| | Newspaper articles |
| | Article from Colliery Engineering (March 1932) regarding the Collieries owned by Hartley Main Collieries Limited |
| | Article from Colliery Engineering (April 1932) regarding the Collieries owned by Hartley Main Collieries Limited |
Further Research:
Research Notes for West Cramlington Colliery
