Blackhall Colliery

1894 - A deep diamond bore was put down at Blackhalls, in the township of Monk Hesleden, from the surface to below the Brockwell Seam for the Horden Collieries, Limited.

1967 - Five Quarter or Main 'F' seam abandoned

1970 - Main Coal or Yard 'G' seam abandoned

1973 - Harvey 'N' seam abandoned

1974 - Hutton 'L' seam abandoned

Allen, Walter George, 20 Jul 1916, aged 15, Pony Driver, He was driving a pony and three tubs in the pit. Another driver saw Allen's lamp go out, and heard his shout "Back" to the pony. He was found lying with his neck broken ; he had been jammed against a prop

Balfour, Alexander Rue, 16 Jul 1951, aged 33, Drawer, killed by a fall of stone, address: 7 South Terrace, Hesleden, Buried: St. John's Churchyard/Cemetery, Hesleden

Barrass, Norman, 21 Feb 1923, (accident: 07 Nov 1922), aged 23, Filler, died from injuries received in a fall of stone, Buried: St. John's Churchyard/Cemetery, Hesleden

Basey, Arthur, 03 Sep 1954, aged 41, Shot Firer, killed by a fall of stone, address: 15 Attlee Avenue, Blackhall Rocks, Buried: Blackhall Cemetery

Batty, John Joseph, 23 Sep 1927, aged 45, Buried: Blackhall Cemetery

Bird, Joseph, 12 Apr 1934, aged 50, Drawer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: St. Helen's Parish Church/Cemetery, Kelloe

Brown, George, 11 Dec 1933, aged 40

Brown, George William, 12 Jan 1935, (accident: 08 Jan 1935), aged 37, Timber Drawer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Blackhall Cemetery

Brown, John Thomas, 01 Jun 1955, aged 50, Cage Hand, struck by cage and knocked down the shaft, Buried: Blackhall Cemetery

Carling, James, 24 Jan 1934, aged 21, died from injuries received, Buried: Blackhall Cemetery

Cartwright, Percy, 13 Jan 1927, (accident: 14 Oct 1925), aged 32, Cutter, on 14th October 1925 he sustained injuries to his spine when he was caught by a fall of stone during his bait time. He had left the face and gone back about 14 yards, the fall occurred five minutes later. He spent six months at Sunderland Royal Infirmary before being taken home where he died from his injuries on 13th January 1927

Cave, Albert, 01 Feb 1935, (accident: 31 Jan 1935), aged 37, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Chambers, David, 18 Sep 1923, aged 22, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Cowan, Stanley, 27 May 1949, aged 27, he was crushed between the endless rope and return wheel

Cowey, William, 29 Nov 1922, aged 58

Cuthbertson, Charles, 18 Jul 1949, aged 38

Dickinson, William, 10 Jan 1917, aged 15

Ditchburn, George, 12 Jan 1934, aged 52, Timber Drawer, fatally injured by a fall of stone, address: Newcastle Avenue, Horden

Dobson, John, 12 Jul 1916, aged 38

Dunn, G. Patrick, 07 Jun 1940, aged 42, Labourer, killed by a fall of stone

Feaney, Christopher, 28 Aug 1935, aged 36

Fenn, Ernest M., 27 Feb 1925, aged 26

Flanagan, Bernard, 02 Feb 1927, aged 41, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Blackhall Cemetery

Fletcher, Joe, 13 Sep 1966, aged 46

Fort, James, 07 Nov 1929, (accident: 23 Nov 1928), aged 27, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Foster, Joseph, 09 Jan 1923, aged 14, Haulage, died from injuries received

Gibbon, George, 22 Feb 1934, aged 56, Drawer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Blackhall Cemetery

Gill, Joseph C., 22 Jan 1944, (accident: 14 Jan 1944), aged 41, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal

Gorton, Matthew, 19 May 1928, (accident: 11 May 1928), aged 54, Deputy, killed by a fall of coal

Grand, John (Jack), 16 Dec 1952, aged 62, killed by a fall of stone, address: 108 East Street, Blackhall; cremated at Sunderland Crematorium

Hall, George, 17 Dec 1940, aged 40

Hannant, W. Jimmy, 07 Apr 1981, aged 57

Harris, Norman, 07 Nov 1922, aged 20, [details not known]

Harrison, Leonard, 12 Jun 1917, aged 35, Master Stoneman

Harrison, R., 14 Oct 1949, (accident: 15 Sep 1947), aged 41, Bricklayer, died from injuries received

Isherwood, T., 26 Mar 1936, aged 43, [details not known]

Iverson, Christopher, 24 Aug 1920, aged 14, Driver, crushed by tubs

Jones, Stan, 13 Jul 1929, aged 15, Landing Lad, run over

Lowther, Christopher, 19 Oct 1913, (accident: 08 Oct 1913), aged 28, Sinker, deceased along with another man was setting a pair of gears in one of the winnings, when a stone came over the balk, inflicting injuries from which he died on 19th October

Mansfield, C. E., 08 Aug 1970, aged 49

Mawson, John R., 14 Apr 1950, aged 59

Montgomery, -, 1930

Moses, John W., 07 Apr 1932, aged 49

Mudd, J., 16 Mar 1949, (accident: 21 Mar 1944), aged 58, Shifter, died from injuries received

Neasham, George, 10 Mar 1933, aged 20, Buried: Blackhall Cemetery

Owens, Jonnie, Jun 1974, aged 50

Preston, William, 09 Jul 1951, aged 61

Richardson, Robert, 26 Apr 1946, aged 47, Stoneman, died from injuries received, Buried: Blackhall Cemetery

Robinson, W. B., 16 Mar 1949, aged 45, [details not known]

Roxborough, Thomas Norman, 17 Nov 1939, (accident: 16 Nov 1939), aged 28, Waggonway Man, caught with set rope, Buried: St. John's Churchyard/Cemetery, Hesleden

Rumney, J., 23 Dec 1944, (accident: 14 Nov 1943), aged 21, Haulage Worker, died from injuries received

Scott, William, 19 Jan 1980, aged 40

Smith, Allan, 14 Dec 1946, aged 43

Smith, J., 20 Jun 1946, (accident: 17 May 1946), aged 64, Stoneman, died from injuries received

Smith, John, 08 Aug 1949, aged 38, Buried: Blackhall Cemetery

Stead, M., 08 Feb 1951, (accident: 16 Nov 1946), aged 62, Stoneman, died from injuries received

Stephenson, John J., 09 Oct 1953, aged 43, killed by a fall of stone, address: 60, East Street, Blackhall Colliery

Stokell, Robert, 19 Mar 1926, aged 27, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Blackhall Cemetery

Storey, Robert, 07 Aug 1916, aged 30

Sykes, George W., 01 Aug 1940, (accident: 06 Apr 1937), aged 38, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone

Taylor, R., 28 Jan 1948, (accident: 07 Oct 1944), aged 70, Stoneman, died from injuries received

Thompson, George, , Sinker, killed while working on the shaft [date unknown]

Todd, Joseph Parkin, 28 Jul 1917, aged 33, Buried: St. John's Churchyard/Cemetery, Hesleden

Travis, W. A., 05 Jul 1948, (accident: 09 Mar 1938), aged 46, Filler, killed by a fall of stone

Usher, William, 03 Apr 1956, aged 48, Banksman, he killed in a shaft accident on the surface

Vasey, Arthur, 02 Sep 1951, aged 41, [details not known]

Walker, Thomas W., 10 Aug 1919, (accident: Dec 1916), aged 46, Filler, died as the result, it is alleged, of injuries received in December, 1916, when he was accidentally struck in the face with a plank by a deputy while timbering his place

Watson, George, 19 Mar 1922, (accident: 16 Mar 1922), aged 26, Putter, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: St. John's Churchyard/Cemetery, Hesleden

Wintersgill, George, 30 Aug 1925, (accident: 28 Aug 1925), aged 14, Rope Guider, struck by bar