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West Denton Colliery |
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West Denton Colliery
| Location: |
Lemington-on-Tyne
4 miles [6 km] W of Newcastle
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 88) NZ189646, 54° 58' 34" N, 1° 42' 12" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
1924 |
| Pits: |
Kew Pit |
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 Shaft details for Kew Pit |
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North/Gin Pit, sinking: 1733 |
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Shaft details for North/Gin Pit |
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Yarmouth Pit, sinking: Mar 1792 |
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Shaft details for Yarmouth Pit |
| Owners: |
1760's - Edward Montagu M.P. |
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1910's - Owners of West Denton Colliery |
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1920's - West Denton Colliery Co. |
| Output: |
1921 - Coal: Steam. |
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1923 - Coal: Steam. |
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1924 - Coal: Steam. |
| Employment: |
1914 - 33 (29 below, 4 surface) |
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1921 - 34 (28 below, 6 surface) |
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1923 - 39 (32 below, 7 surface) |
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1924 - 0 [Abandoned] |
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Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: |
1921 - Beaumont, Hodge, Six Quarter, Tilley |
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1923 - Beaumont, Hodge, Six Quarter, Tilley |
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1924 - Beaumont, Hodge, Six Quarter, Tilley [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 West Denton Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to West Denton 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
- 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
- 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
Related Links:
None found
Further Research:
Research Notes for West Denton Colliery
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