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Blackburn Fell Drift
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nr. Sunniside
4½ miles [8 km] SSW of Newcastle
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 88) NZ214573, 54° 54' 36" N, 1° 39' 58" W |
| Maps: |
 1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian) |
| Opened: |
Jul 1937 |
| Closed: |
Feb 1979 |
| Owners: |
1930s - John Bowes & Partners Ltd. |
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1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) |
| Output: |
1947 - Coal: Gas, Steam. |
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1950 - Coal: Gas, Steam. |
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1955 - Coal: Gas, Steam. |
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1960 - Coal: Gas, Steam. |
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1965 - Coal: Gas, Steam. |
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1970 - Coal: Industrial, Steam. |
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1974 - Coal: Coking. |
| Employment: |
| Year | Pit | Total |  | Below | Above |
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| 1938 | | 132 |   | 121 | 11 |
| 1945 | | 91 | | 81 | 10 |
| 1950 | | 135 | | 118 | 17 |
| 1955 | | 167 | | 141 | 26 |
| 1960 | | 176 | | 150 | 26 |
| 1965 | | 233 | | 202 | 31 |
| 1970 | | 237 | | 208 | 29 |
| 1974 | | 176 | | 144 | 32 |
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NCB Employment Figures
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Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: |
1950 - Brass Thill [see Marley Hill] |
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1955 - Brass Thill |
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1960 - Brass Thill |
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1965 - Brass Thill |
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1970 - Y ard |
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1974 - Brass Thill |
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)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Blackburn Fell Drift
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Blackburn Fell Drift
Credits
Sources:
- 1938 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1947 The Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1960 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1965 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1970 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1974 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- Banners of the Durham Coalfield, Norman Emery, 1998, Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN 0-7509-1708-3
- History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
Related Links:
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Further Research:
Research Notes for Blackburn Fell Drift
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