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Whinfield Drifts
| Location: |
Stocksfield
7½ miles [12 km] W of Hexham
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 86, 87, OL43) NY817662, 54° 59' 24" N, 2° 17' 10" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
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| Owners: |
1940's - Shilford Coal Co. Ltd. |
| Output: |
1934 - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing, Steam. Fireclay. |
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1940 - Coal: Coking, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. |
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1950 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. |
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1955 - Coal: Manufacturing. |
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1958 - Coal: Manufacturing. |
| Employment: |
1934 - 71 (51 below, 20 surface) |
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1940 - 63 (53 below, 10 surface) |
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1945 - 25 (22 below, 3 surface) |
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1950 - 17 (15 below, 2 surface) |
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1955 - 11 (10 below, 1 surface) |
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1958 - 11 (10 below, 1 surface) |
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 Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: |
1934 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Six Quarter |
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1940 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Six Quarter, Yard |
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1950 - Brockwell, Six Quarter |
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1955 - Brockwell |
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1958 - Brockwell |
| Notes: |
1950 - Six Quarter seam discontinued |
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 Whinfield Drifts
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Whinfield Drifts
Credits
Sources:
- 1934 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.
- 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
- 1958 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
Related Links:
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