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Bishop's Park Colliery
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| Location: | Bishop Auckland 8½ miles [13 km] SSW of Durham |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 93) NZ232298, 54° 39' 46" N, 1° 38' 23" W |
| Opened: | |
| Closed: | |
| Owners: | 1910s - R. Atherton |
| 1930s - J. Raine | |
| 1930s - Joseph Hetherington | |
| Output: | 1910 - Coal. |
| 1915 - Coal. | |
| 1921 - Coal. | |
| 1923 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| 1924 - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1925 - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1930 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1935 - Coal: Household. | |
| Employment: | 1910 - 25 (20 below, 5 surface) |
| 1915 - 29 (25 below, 4 surface) | |
| 1921 - 33 (29 below, 4 surface) | |
| 1923 - 29 (26 below, 3 surface) | |
| 1924 - 18 (16 below, 2 surface) | |
| 1925 - 0 [Abandoned] | |
| 1930 - 23 (10 below, 13 surface) [Reopened 10/30] | |
| 1935 - 11 (8 below, 3 surface) | |
 Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: | 1910 - Five Quarter, Main Coal |
| 1915 - Five Quarter, Main Coal | |
| 1921 - Busty, Five Quarter, Main Coal | |
| 1923 - Busty | |
| 1924 - Busty | |
| 1925 - Busty [Abandoned] | |
| 1930 - Busty [Reopened 10/30] | |
| 1935 - High Busty | |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Bishop's Park Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1926 - Busty, Three Quarter, Five Quarter, Main Coal seams abandoned |
1928, 16 Jun - Abandoned |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
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Names of those killed at this colliery
No names found.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Bishop's Park Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Bishop's Park Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1919 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
- 1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1923 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1924 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1935 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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