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Aykley Heads Colliery
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| Location: | Durham ½ miles [1 km] NNW of Durham |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88) NZ272433, 54° 47' 2" N, 1° 34' 37" W |
| Opened: | 1880s |
| Closed: | Sep 1949 |
| Owners: | 1900s - Framwellgate Coal & Coke Co. Ltd. |
| 1930s - Aykley Heads Coal Co. Ltd. | |
| 1930s - Galgate Ltd. | |
| 1940s - Witton Gilbert Colliery Co. Ltd. | |
| Output: | 1934 - Coal: Household. |
| 1935 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| 1936 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| 1940 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. | |
| 1944 - Coal: Coking, Household, Steam. | |
| 1948 - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam. | |
| 1950 - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam. | |
| Employment: | 1934 - 6 (4 below, 2 surface) |
| 1935 - 15 (12 below, 3 surface) | |
| 1936 - 14 (11 below, 3 surface) | |
| 1938 - 4 (2 below, 2 surface) | |
| 1940 - 12 (10 below, 2 surface) | |
| 1950 - 0 [Abandoned 9/49] | |
 Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: | 1934 - Low Main |
| 1935 - Low Main | |
| 1936 - Low Main | |
| 1940 - Harvey, Low Main | |
| 1944 - Harvey, Low Main | |
| 1948 - Harvey, Low Main | |
| 1950 - Harvey, Low Main [Abandoned 9/49] | |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Aykley Heads Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1890's? - Closed |
1934 - Reopened |
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1948 - Harvey & Low Main seams discontinued |
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1949, Sep - Harvey, Low Main seams abandoned |
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| Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Aykley Heads Colliery |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
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Names of those killed at this colliery
No names found.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Aykley Heads Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Aykley Heads Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1909 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
- 1934 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1935 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1936 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1938 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
- 1944 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1948 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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