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West Butterknowle Colliery |
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West Butterknowle Colliery |
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West Butterknowle Colliery
| Location: |
Butterknowle
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| Map Ref: |
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| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
20 Jun 1932 |
| Owners: |
1920's - West Butterknowle Coal Co. |
| Output: |
1921 - Coal. |
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1923 - Coal: Gas. |
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1924 - Coal: Coking. |
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1925 - Coal: Coking, Household, Steam. |
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1927 - Coal: Coking, Household. |
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1929 - Coal: Coking, Steam. |
| Employment: |
1921 - 13 (10 below, 3 surface) |
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1923 - 14 (9 below, 5 surface) |
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1924 - 13 (8 below, 5 surface) |
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1925 - 2 (1 below, 1 surface) |
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1927 - 3 (2 below, 1 surface) |
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1929 - 2 (1 below, 1 surface) [Abandoned 12/4/29] |
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 Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Seams Worked: |
1921 - Main |
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1923 - Brockwell |
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1924 - Brockwell |
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1925 - Brockwell, Busty |
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1927 - Brockwell |
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1929 - Brockwell [Abandoned 12/4/29] |
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Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for West Butterknowle Colliery |
| Notes: |
1932, 20 Jun - Harvey 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)
Unable to generate - no grid reference supplied.
Credits
Sources:
- 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
- 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
Related Links:
| External sites |
 | Gaunless Valley History Trust |
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