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Bildershaw Colliery
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| Location: | nr. West Auckland 12½ miles [20 km] SSW of Durham |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 92) NZ195244, 54° 36' 51" N, 1° 41' 53" W |
| Opened: | |
| Closed: | 16 Oct 1956 |
| Owners: | 1930s - Bildershaw Coal Co. Ltd. |
| 1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) | |
| Output: | 1930 - No. 1 - Coal: Coking, Household. |
| 1930 - No. 2 - Coal: Coking, Household. | |
| 1935 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| 1940 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| 1955 - Coal: Coking, Household. | |
| Employment: | 1930 - No. 1 - 0 [Abandoned 5/7/30] |
| 1930 - No. 2 - 0 [Opened 12/30] | |
| 1935 - 23 (17 below, 6 surface) | |
| 1940 - 21 (16 below, 5 surface) | |
| 1955 - 54 (43 below, 11 surface) | |
| Seams Worked: | 1930 - No. 1 - Marshall Green [Abandoned 5/7/30] |
| 1930 - No. 2 - Brockwell [Opened 12/30] | |
| 1935 - Harvey | |
| 1940 - Harvey | |
| 1955 - Harvey | |
 Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Bildershaw Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1930, 03 Jul - Marshall Green seam abandoned |
1932, 18 Feb - Brockwell seam abandoned |
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1944, Dec - Harvey seam abandoned |
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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
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
 | Johnson, Robert, 13 Apr 1955, crushed by tubs | |||||
| 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.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Bildershaw Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Bildershaw Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1935 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
- 1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- Contributions by members of the Public
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Further Research:
Research Notes for Bildershaw Colliery
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