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Barlow Towneley Drift
also known as Barlow Fell Drift
| Location: |
Barlow
6 miles [10 km] WSW of Newcastle
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 88) NZ166595, 54° 55' 47" N, 1° 44' 27" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
Oct 1961 |
| Owners: |
1960s - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) |
| Output: |
1954 - Coal: Coking. |
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1955 - Coal: Coking. |
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1956 - Coal: Coking. |
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1957 - Coal: Coking. |
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1958 - Coal: Coking. |
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1959 - Coal: Coking. |
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1960 - Coal: Coking. |
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1961 - Coal: Coking. |
| Employment: |
1955 - 220 (200 below, 20 surface) |
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1956 - 220 (200 below, 20 surface) |
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1957 - 208 (190 below, 18 surface) |
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1958 - 208 (190 below, 18 surface) |
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1959 - 208 (190 below, 18 surface) |
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1960 - 188 (170 below, 18 surface) |
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1961 - 168 (150 below, 18 surface) |
| Seams Worked: |
1954 - Towneley |
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1955 - Towneley |
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1956 - Towneley |
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1957 - Towneley |
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1958 - Towneley |
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1959 - Towneley |
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1960 - Towneley |
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1961 - Towneley |
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 Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Barlow Towneley Drift |
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 Barlow Towneley Drift
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Barlow Towneley Drift
Credits
Sources:
- 1954 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1956 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1957 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1958 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1959 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1960 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1961 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:
None found
Further Research:
Research Notes for Barlow Towneley Drift
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