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1902 List of Mines under the Coal Mines Act - Durham (Northern Part)
The initial letters attached to the word "Coal" indicate the kind of coal produced, viz:— C. Coking; G. Gas; H. Household; M. Manufacturing; S. Steam.
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| Name of Mine | Situation | Owner and Postal Address | Manager (Cert.) | Under-Manager (Cert.) | Under Ground | Above Ground | Minerals Worked | Remarks |
| Addison | Blaydon-on-Tyne | Stella Coal Co. Ltd., Hedgefield, Blaydon-on-Tyne | John Robinson (2,117) |
John Bell (678 ; 2nd) |
479 | 183 | Coal: C, G. | |
| Andrews House | Whickham | John Bowes & Partners Ltd., Quay Side, Newcastle-on-Tyne | R. W. Berkley (1,281) |
Wm. Middleton (634 ; 2nd) |
140 | 37 | Coal: C, G. | |
| Axwell Park | Swalwell | Hannington & Co. Ltd., Swalwell, R.S.O. | Robt. Rutherford (513) |
Ed. Ruddick (2,730 ; 2nd) |
366 | 92 | Coal: H, M, S. Fireclay. | |
| Beamish Air | Chester-le-Street | James Joicey & Co. Ltd., Dean Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne | William Severs (2,325) |
Wm. Cummings (1,120 ; 2nd) |
204 | 57 | Coal: C, G. | |
| Beamish Apple | Chester-le-Street | James Joicey & Co. Ltd., Dean Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne | William Severs (2,325) |
Rob. Ratcliffe (2,588 ; 2nd) |
64 | 5 | Coal: C, G. | |
| Beamish Burn | Chester-le-Street | James Joicey & Co. Ltd., Dean Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne | William Severs (2,325) |
— | — | Standing | ||
| Beamish Mary | Chester-le-Street | James Joicey & Co. Ltd., Dean Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne | William Severs (2,325) |
Jonathan Severs (3,056 ; 2nd) |
432 | 106 | Coal: C, G. | |
| Beamish Second | Chester-le-Street | James Joicey & Co. Ltd., Dean Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne | William Severs (2,325) |
Mat. Laybourn (1,044 ; 2nd) |
286 | 103 | Coal: C, G. | |
| Bewicke Main | Birtley | Charles Perkins & Partners, Birtley, Chester-le-Street | A. Thompson (1,095) |
Geo. Middlemas (277 ; 2nd) |
232 | 36 | Coal: G, S. | |
| Blaydon Burn "Bessie" | Blaydon-on-Tyne | Owners of Priestman Collieries, 2 Princess Buildings, Newcastle-on-Tyne | P. Galbraith Watson (732) |
Robt. Crombie (751 ; 2nd) |
211 | 18 | Coal: C, G, M. Fireclay. | |
| Blaydon Burn "Mary" | Blaydon-on-Tyne | Owners of Priestman Collieries, 2 Princess Buildings, Newcastle-on-Tyne | P. Galbraith Watson (732) |
Robt. Crombie (751 ; 2nd) |
447 | 120 | Coal: C, G, M. Fireclay. | |
| Blaydon Main | Blaydon-on-Tyne | Stella Coal Co. Ltd., Hedgefield, Blaydon-on-Tyne | Robert Richardson (2,393) |
Matthew Forster (212 ; 2nd) |
363 | 92 | Coal: C, G. | |
| Boldon | Tyne Dock | Harton Coal Co. Ltd., South Shields | Geo. Robinson (1,248) |
Edward Cowell (804 ; 1st) |
1075 | 272 | Coal: G. | |
| Burnopfield | Burnopfield | John Bowes & Partners Ltd., Quay Side, Newcastle-on-Tyne | Benjn. Mason (1,926) |
John Brabban (66 ; 2nd) |
222 | 123 | Coal: C, G, S. Fireclay. | |
| Byermoor | Burnopfield | John Bowes & Partners Ltd., Quay Side, Newcastle-on-Tyne | John Pickering (2,039) |
George Barkus (280 ; 2nd) |
250 | 107 | Coal: C, S. Fireclay. | |
| Chopwell | Lintz Green | Consett Iron Co. Ltd., Consett | J. R. Gilchrist (1,182) |
Thos. Vipond (1,031 ; 2nd) |
558 | 116 | Coal: C, G. | |
| Clara Vale | Wylam | Stella Coal Co. Ltd., Hedgefield, Blaydon-on-Tyne | E. T. Cheeseman (1,373) |
Jas. Hodgson (730 ; 1st) |
576 | 106 | Coal: G. | |
| Dipton | Dipton | John Bowes & Partners Ltd., Quay Side, Newcastle-on-Tyne | Robt. Mitchinson (438) |
Thomas Clark (74 ; 2nd) |
242 | 51 | Coal: C, G. | |
| Dunston | Gateshead | Dunston, Norwood, & Swalwell Garesfield Coal Co., 17 Sandhill, Newcastle-on-Tyne | Jackson Swindle (1,580) |
George Dixon (1,978 ; 1st) |
433 | 54 | Coal: G, H. | |
| East Castle | Annfield Plain | East Pontop Coal Co. Ltd., Annfield Plain, R.S.O. | John Swallow (657) |
George Dawson (756 ; 2nd) |
117 | 37 | Coal: C, G. | |
| East Pontop | Annfield Plain | East Pontop Coal Co. Ltd., Annfield Plain, R.S.O. | John Swallow (657) |
Jas. Bainbridge (670 ; 1st) |
292 | 65 | Coal: C, G. | |
| East Tanfield | Stanley | James Joicey & Co. Ltd., Dean Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne | W. A. Swallow (721) |
Charles Scott (2,089 ; 2nd) |
499 | 100 | Coal: C, G. | |
| Felling | Felling | John Bowes & Partners Ltd., Quay Side, Newcastle-on-Tyne | Claude B. Palmer (808) |
W. R. Handyside (742 ; 2nd) |
795 | 107 | Coal: G, H. | |
| Garesfield | Lintz Green | Consett Iron Co. Ltd., Consett | J. R. Gilchrist (1,182) |
Geo. C. Nelson (858 ; 1st) |
468 | 124 | Coal: C, G. Fireclay. | |
| Garesfield "Lilly" | Rowlands Gill | Owners of Priestman Collieries, 2 Princess Buildings, Newcastle-on-Tyne | P. Galbraith Watson (732) |
Robt. Crombie (751 ; 2nd) |
262 | 66 | Coal: C, G, M. Fireclay. | |
| Garesfield "Victoria" | Rowlands Gill | Owners of Priestman Collieries, 2 Princess Buildings, Newcastle-on-Tyne | Wm. Archer (1,885) |
Jas. Ford (161 ; 2nd) |
399 | 166 | Coal: C, G, M. Fireclay. | |
| Greenside | Ryton | Stella Coal Co. Ltd., Hedgefield, Blaydon-on-Tyne | John Robinson (2,117) |
Shield Rochester (183 ; 2nd) |
17 | 3 | Coal: H. | |
| Handen Hold | Chester-le-Street | James Joicey & Co. Ltd., Dean Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne | John Humble (958) |
Thos. Grundy (755 ; 2nd) |
347 | 85 | Coal: C, G. | |
| Harton | South Shields | Harton Coal Co. Ltd., South Shields | T. A. Lishman (1,128) |
James Heslop (280 ; 2nd) |
634 | 185 | Coal: G, H, S. | |
| Hebburn | Hennurn-on-Tyne | Wallsend & Hebburn Coal Co. Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne | John Smailes (1,793) |
William Sewell (2,173 ; 2nd) |
1135 | 331 | Coal: G, S. | |
| Heworth | Gateshead | Heworth Coal Co. Ltd., Watergate Buildings, Newcastle-on-Tyne | John Southern (148) |
Stephen Southern (1,543 ; 1st) |
1198 | 319 | Coal: G, S. | |
| Hylton | Hylton | Wearmouth Coal Co. Ltd., Sunderland | J. S. Cowell (348) |
539 | 165 | Coal: G, H. | ||
| Kibblesworth | Lamesley | John Bowes & Partners Ltd., Quay Side, Newcastle-on-Tyne | W. S. Harris (1,229) |
Herbert Nicholls (714 ; 2nd) |
244 | 67 | Coal: G, H. | |
| Lintz "Anna" | Lintz Green | South Garesfield Colliery Co. Ltd., Lintz Green | Wm. Braidford (1,831) |
M. W. Archer (1,125 ; 1st) |
207 | 83 | Coal: C, G. | |
| Lintz "Esther" | Lintz Green | South Garesfield Colliery Co. Ltd., Lintz Green | Wm. Braidford (1,831) |
M. W. Archer (1,125 ; 1st) |
— | — | Coal: C, G. | Standing |
| Lintz "New" | Lintz Green | South Garesfield Colliery Co. Ltd., Lintz Green | Wm. Braidford (1,831) |
M. W. Archer (1,125 ; 1st) |
77 | 12 | Coal: C, G. | |
| Lintz "Priestfield" | Lintz Green | South Garesfield Colliery Co. Ltd., Lintz Green | Wm. Braidford (1,831) |
M. W. Archer (1,125 ; 1st) |
— | — | Coal: H. Fireclay. | Standing |
| Marley Hill "Busty" | Whickham | John Bowes & Partners Ltd., Quay Side, Newcastle-on-Tyne | R. W. Berkley (1,281) |
P. E. Lee (1,177 ; 1st) |
284 | 194 | Coal: C, G, S. | |
| Marley Hill "Main Coal" | Whickham | John Bowes & Partners Ltd., Quay Side, Newcastle-on-Tyne | R. W. Berkley (1,281) |
Thomas Brabban (122 ; 2nd) |
130 | 2 | Coal: C, G, S. | |
| Norwood | Gateshead | Dunston, Norwood, & Swalwell Garesfield Coal Co., 17 Sandhill, Newcastle-on-Tyne | Jackson Swindle (1,580) |
George Dixon (1,978 ; 1st) |
209 | 22 | Coal: G, H. | |
| Ouston "A" | Birtley | Charles Perkins & Partners, Birtley, Chester-le-Street | A. P. Stoker (1,388) |
Thos. Hughes (2,917 ; 2nd) |
345 | 210 | Coal: G, S. | |
| Ouston "E" | Birtley | Charles Perkins & Partners, Birtley, Chester-le-Street | A. Thompson (1,095) |
T. C. A. Longridge (50 ; 2nd) |
353 | 63 | Coal: G, S. | |
| Ouston "Winning" | Birtley | Charles Perkins & Partners, Birtley, Chester-le-Street | A. P. Stoker (1,388) |
Joh Harrison (1,186 ; 2nd) |
68 | 10 | Coal: G, S. | |
| Pontop | Annfield Plain | John Bowes & Partners Ltd., Quay Side, Newcastle-on-Tyne | R. Mitchinson (438) |
Thomas Bowes (243 ; 2nd) |
235 | 102 | Coal: C, G. | |
| Ravensworth "Betty" | Lamesley | Charles Perkins & Partners, Birtley, Chester-le-Street | W. Hedley (1,691) |
John Coates (39 ; 2nd) |
489 | 96 | Coal: G, S. | |
| Ravensworth "Shop" | Lamesley | Charles Perkins & Partners, Birtley, Chester-le-Street | W. Hedley (1,691) |
Geo. Hall (3,354 ; 2nd) |
273 | 49 | Coal: G, S. | |
| Redheugh | Gateshead | Owners of Redheugh Colliery, Gateshead | C. H. Steavenson (69) |
Wm. Lee (68 ; 2nd) |
415 | 80 | Coal: G, H, S. | |
| Riding Drift | Lamesley | Charles Perkins & Partners, Birtley, Chester-le-Street | A. Thompson (1,095) |
Geo. Middlemiss (277 ; 2nd) |
56 | 7 | Coal. | |
| Saint Hilda | South Shields | Harton Coal Co. Ltd., South Shields | Thos. Shewan (1,040) |
Thomas Cowell (671 ; 1st) |
755 | 185 | Coal: G, H, S. | |
| South Birtley | Birtley | William Allison, Birtley | Thos. Hudson (No cert.) |
11 | 6 | Coal: H. | ||
| South Derwent, "Creswell" | Annfield Plain | South Derwent Coal Co. Ltd., Annfield Plain, R.S.O. | Wm. Rutherford (1,992) |
Wm. Armstrong (1,753 ; 2nd) |
149 | 42 | Coal: C, G. | |
| South Derwent, "Willie" | Annfield Plain | South Derwent Coal Co. Ltd., Annfield Plain, R.S.O. | Wm. Rutherford (1,992) |
Thomas Brack (1,338 ; 2nd) |
207 | 45 | Coal: C, G. | |
| South Garesfield | Lintz Green | South Garesfield Colliery Co. Ltd., Lintz Green | Wm. Braidford, junr. (32) |
317 | 66 | Coal: C. Fireclay. | ||
| South Medomsley, "Mary" & "Drift" | Dipton | Owners of South Medomsley Colliery Ltd., Dipton, R.S.O. | John T. Robinson (147) |
Abraham Mason (625 ; 2nd) |
285 | 67 | Coal: C, G. Fireclay. | |
| South Tanfield | Stanley | James Joicey & Co. Ltd., Dean Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne | Robert Kay (1,924) |
David Ledger (723 ; 2nd) |
407 | 92 | Coal: C, G. | |
| Springwell | Gateshead | John Bowes & Partners Ltd., Quay Side, Newcastle-on-Tyne | R. B. Clark (550) |
Geo. R. Pratt (171 ; 2nd) |
947 | 195 | Coal: G, H. | |
| Stanley | Stanley | James Joicey & Co. Ltd., Dean Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne | William Severs (2,325) |
Wm. Kay (1,054 ; 2nd) |
209 | 48 | Coal: C, G. | |
| Stargate | Ryton | Stella Coal Co. Ltd., Hedgefield, Blaydon-on-Tyne | John Robinson (2,117) |
Robt. Bell (204 ; 2nd) |
347 | 112 | ||
| Swalwell Garesfield | Swalwell | Dunston, Norwood, & Swalwell Garesfield Coal Co., 17 Sandhill, Newcastle-on-Tyne | Jackson Swindle (1,580) |
Joseph Barron (1,260 ; 1st) |
318 | 50 | Coal: H, S. | |
| Tanfield Lea | Stanley | James Joicey & Co. Ltd., Dean Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne | W. A. Swallow (721) |
Thos. Pringle (1,766 ; 2nd) |
693 | 149 | Coal: C, G. | |
| Tanfield Moor | Stanley | James Joicey & Co. Ltd., Dean Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne | W. A. Swallow (721) |
Edwin Fawcett (2,381 ; 2nd) |
300 | 65 | Coal: C, G. | |
| Towneley "Emma" | Ryton | Stella Coal Co. Ltd., Hedgefield, Blaydon-on-Tyne | John Robinson (2,117) |
Shield Rochester (183 ; 2nd) |
375 | 82 | Coal: C, G. | |
| Twizell | Chester-le-Street | James Joicey & Co. Ltd., Dean Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne | William Severs (2,325) |
Robt. Major (1,061 ; 2nd) |
313 | 58 | Coal: C, G. | |
| Urpeth "Busty" | Birtley | Charles Perkins & Partners, Birtley, Chester-le-Street | A. P. Stoker (1,388) |
John Hall (647 ; 2nd) |
373 | 79 | Coal: C, G, S. | |
| Urpeth "C" | Birtley | Charles Perkins & Partners, Birtley, Chester-le-Street | A. P. Stoker (1,388) |
Geo. Wm. Minto (1,036 ; 1st) |
266 | 44 | Coal: C, G, S. | |
| Usworth | Washington | Johnasson, Gordon & Co. Ltd., 2 Collingwood Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne | M. H. Douglas (1,159) |
John Urwin (716 ; 2nd) |
932 | 228 | Coal: G. | |
| Wardley | Pelaw | John Bowes & Partners Ltd., Quay Side, Newcastle-on-Tyne | R. B. Clark (550) |
John Bell (609 ; 1st) |
576 | 150 | Coal: G. | |
| Washington "F" | Washington | Washington Coal Co. Ltd., Washington | Mark Ford (281) |
Joseph Marley (690 ; 2nd) |
777 | 172 | Coal: G. | |
| Washington Glebe | Washington | Washington Coal Co. Ltd., Washington | Mark Ford (281) |
21 | 77 | Sinking | ||
| Wearmouth "A" | Sunderland | Wearmouth Coal Co. Ltd., Sunderland | J. H. Young (2,197) |
708 | 133 | Coal: G, H. | ||
| Wearmouth "B" | Sunderland | Wearmouth Coal Co. Ltd., Sunderland | H. T. Stobart (2,260) |
W. R. Bell (765 ; 1st) |
1050 | 244 | Coal: G, H. | |
| West Pelton | Chester-le-Street | James Joicey & Co. Ltd., Dean Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne | John Humble (958) |
Thos. Johnson (2,244 ; 2nd) |
251 | 53 | Coal: C, G. | |
| West Shield Row | Stanley | South Derwent Coal Co. Ltd., Annfield Plain, R.S.O. | Wm. Rutherford (1,992) |
Wm. Simpson (72 ; 1st) |
289 | 81 | Coal: C, G. | |
| Whitburn | South Shields | Harton Coal Co. Ltd., South Shields | Fredk. Jefferson (81) |
Tom Dormand (980 ; 1st) |
1229 | 365 | Coal: G, H, S. | |
