	Allerdean Colliery	Index	Allerdean Colliery

Allerdean Colliery

Location:	Berwick 4½ miles [7 km] SSW of Berwick-upon-Tweed
Map Ref:	(Sheet 74 Kelso) NT969465, 55° 42' 43" N, 2° 2' 58" W
Opened:
Closed:
Owners:	1960s - Elsdon Colliery Co. Ltd.
Output:	1961 - Coal: Household, Steam.
	1964 - Coal: Household, Steam.
	1965 - Coal: Household, Steam.
	1967 - Coal: Household, Steam.
Employment:	1961 - 22 (13 below, 9 surface)
	1964 - 33 (24 below, 9 surface)
	1965 - 33 (24 below, 9 surface)
	1967 - 21 (12 below, 9 surface)
Seams Worked:	1967 - Blackhill
	Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Allerdean Colliery
Notes:	1908 - Black Hill seam abandoned

Description

Disasters (5 or more killed)

None found.

Names of those killed at this colliery

Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!

						Hattle, T. D., 10 Oct 1963, Composite, killed by a fall of stone

						1 name found

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.

Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web site have been kindly provided by Ray Ditchburn from his research into fatalities in Northumberland and are marked with .

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Allerdean Colliery (NBL)

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Allerdean Colliery (NBL)

Credits

Sources:

1961 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1964 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1965 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1967 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
Contributions from Ray Ditchburn from his research into mining fatalities in Northumberland