	Brenkley Colliery	Index	Brenkley Colliery

Brenkley Colliery

Location:

Seaton Burn
7 miles [11 km] NNW of Newcastle

Map Ref:

(Sheet 88) NZ223743, 55° 3' 45" N, 1° 39' 3" W

Opened:

Closed:

1985

Pits:

Air Shaft, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ215744, sinking: 30 Sep 1870

Shaft details for Air Shaft

Owners:

1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)

Output:

1956 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1960 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1965 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1970 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1975 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1980 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1985 - Coal: Household, Steam.

Employment:

Year	Total	Below	Above
1956	161	104	57
1960	342	278	64
1965	651	506	145
1970	665	528	137
1970	inc. shared services
1975	617	517	100
1980	657	556	101
1985	639	550	89

NCB Employment Figures

Seams Worked:

1956 - Beaumont

1960 - Beaumont

1965 - Beaumont, Lower Busty, Top Busty

1970 - Lower Busty, Top Busty

1975 - Top and Lower Busty

1980 - Top and Bottom Busty

1985 - Top and Bottom Busty

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!

						Garrity, William Patrick, 01 Sep 1965, died as a result of crush injuries after being hit by a wagon

						1 name found

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Credits

Sources:

1956 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
1975 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1980 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1985/6 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume A-B, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1878
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