	Blenkinsop Colliery	Index	Blenkinsop Colliery

Blenkinsop Colliery

Location:

Haltwhistle
12 miles [19 km] NNW of Alston

Map Ref:

(Sheet 86) NY665647, 54° 58' 33" N, 2° 31' 24" W

Maps:

1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey

Opened:

Bef. 1842

Closed:

2002

Pits:

Engine Pit, sinking: 10 Jan 1848

Shaft details for Engine Pit

John Pit

Shaft details for John Pit

Quarry Pit, sinking: 1836

Shaft details for Quarry Pit

Owners:

1840s - Blekinsopp Coal & Lime Co.

1850s - Blenkinsopp Coal & Lime Co.

1860s - M. Thompson & Sons

1920s - Gapshields Colliery Co. Ltd.

1920s - Greenhead & District Coal Co. Ltd.

1930s - Byron & Blenkinsopp Colliery Co. Ltd.

1960s - Langley Brick Co. Ltd.

1980s - Blenkinsopp Collieries Ltd.

Output:

1855 - Coal.

1860 - Coal.

1865 - Coal.

1882 - Coal.

1883 - Coal.

1888 - Coal.

1890 - Coal.

1894 - Coal: Coking, Household.

1896 - Coal: Coking, Household.

1900 - Coal: Coking, Household.

1902 - Coal: Coking, Household.

1905 - Coal: Coking, Household.

1927 - Coal: Gas, Household.

1929 - Coal: Gas, Household.

1935 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.

1960 - Coal: Household, Industrial.

1964 - Coal: Household, Industrial.

1984 - Coal.

Employment:

Year	Total	Below	Above
1894	307	249	58
1896	357	290	67
1900	326	269	57
1902	334	274	60
1905	396	315	81
1927	17	10	7
1929	Abandoned
1935	24	17	7
1935	Abandoned 12/35
1960	15	13	2
1964	15	13	2

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

Seams Worked:

1905 - Little Limestone Coal

1927 - Little Limestone

1929 - Little Limestone [Abandoned]

1935 - Little Limestone [Abandoned 12/35]

Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Blenkinsop Colliery

Notes:

1908 - Little Limestone seam abandoned

1935, 28 Oct - Little Limestone seam abandoned

1936 - Little Limestone seam abandoned

Current Status - The drift has now been filled and the entrance blocked - although the original stone entrance (1842) remains visible. The coal handling area has been cleared along with the outlying parts of the site. The workshop buildings remain and it seems as if the former office building is being converted for residential use.

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!

						Armstrong, Thomas, 18 Jun 1879, aged 15, Driver, crushed by tubs on inclined plane
						Auld, James, 06 Mar 1890, 6:00 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 25, Stoneman, explosion of gunpowder [More information ...]
						Bainbridge, William, 04 May 1885, aged 28, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: St. Cuthbert's Churchyard, Greenhead
						Bell, John Fairlamb, 06 Mar 1890, 6:00 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 33, Stoneman, explosion of gunpowder [More information ...]
						Carruthers, John, 13 Feb 1880, aged 24, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone
						Hepple, Peter, 25 May 1907, (accident: 21 Aug 1901), aged 25, Incline braker, killed by a fall of stone
						Heslop, James, 18 Nov 1890, 10:30 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 15, Driver, fell off his seat into the front of tubs and crushed
						Johnson, James, 05 Jul 1884, aged 17, Putter, crushed by tub, his brother (William) and father (Robert) were both killed at the same colliery in 1896 and 1899 respectively, Buried: St. Cuthbert's Churchyard, Greenhead
						Johnson, Robert, 18 Dec 1899, aged 53, Deputy, The deceased had nearly finished drawing the timber out of a broken jud when a heavy fall of roof occurred. The stone broke off at a strongly marked jack close to the breaking off timber and canted several props out [Inspection made & inquest attended]. Two sons (James & William) were killed at the same colliery in 1884 and 1896 respectively, Buried: St. Cuthbert's Churchyard, Greenhead
						Johnson, Robert, 1900, [approximate date]
						Johnson, William, 25 Mar 1896, aged 22, Putter, He was caught by a fall of stone when travelling on the waggon way. The place was considered to be quite safe [Inspection made & inquest attended] His brother (James) and father (Robert) were both killed at the same colliery in 1884 and 1899 respectively, Buried: St. Cuthbert's Churchyard, Greenhead
						Latimer, William, 30 Apr 1888, aged 34, Hewer, killed by a fall of roof
						Reay, Thomas, 28 Aug 1903, aged 53, Farmer, While filling his cart with coal from a wagon at the colliery he fell back and expired. He suffered from heart disease. No inquest was held.
						Ross, William John, 30 Jan 1900, aged 24, Screener, The deceased was moving a full waggon from under the screens with the aid of a horse, when it is supposed he was crushed between the moving waggon and a stationary one. [Inspection made & inquest attended], Buried: St. Cuthbert's Churchyard, Greenhead
						Ruddick, Robert, 14 Jun 1901, Deputy, died suddenly from natural causes while travelling outbye
						Teasdale, Robert, 25 Jan 1907, aged 67, Engine Plane Man, caught by set, Buried: St. Cuthbert's Churchyard, Greenhead [More information ...]

						16 names found

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list of collieries/pits etc. near to Blenkinsop Colliery

Gallery Images:

Blenkinsopp Colliery - Surface Facilities

Credits

Sources:

1879 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2604) Where to find this report
1880 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1880 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2903) Where to find this report
1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
1884 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4429), Newcastle District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1888 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5779), Newcastle District (No. 3) by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1890 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6346), Newcastle District (No. 3) by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1899 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 134), Newcastle District (No. 3) by John L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1900 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 536), Newcastle District (No. 3) by John L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1901 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1062), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1903 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2119), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1907 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4045), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1927 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1929 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1935 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1960 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1964 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1984 Directory of Mines & Quarries published by The British Geological Survey
Headstone(s) in St. Cuthbert's Churchyard, Greenhead
Mineral Statistics for 1855 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
Mineral Statistics for 1860 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
Mineral Statistics for 1865 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
Mineral Statistics for 1869 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
Mineral Statistics for 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works

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