Coxhoe Colliery

1750 - Boring operations from the surface were commenced at Coxhoe.

1827 - A pit was sunk at Coxhoe Colliery below the Five Quarter Seam down to the Main Coal Seam, and a boring put down to the level of the Brockwell Seam.

1827, Jun 30 - The Borehole Pit, Coxhoe Colliery, recommenced sinking down to the Harvey Seam, and was sunk 11 fathoms past the Harvey Seam, but was stopped on 14 January, 1830, without meeting with workable coal.

1838 - Engine Pit, Coxhoe Colliery, commenced to sink on 4 April, and was put down below the Beaumont or Harvey Seam.

1843 - New winning at Coxhoe Colliery was put down to the Five Quarter Coal Seam.

1844 - Coxhoe Colliery shipped its first coal.

1877 - Five Quarter, Main, Harvey and Hutton seams abandoned

1878 - Boring operations out of the Harvey Seam were in progress at Coxhoe Colliery by Coulson, to prove the Busty Seam.

1933, 15 Dec - Hutton seam abandoned

Alderson, Joseph, 14 Feb 1870, aged 29, Sinker, fell down shaft [More information ...]

Bargain, Patrick, 30 Jan 1852, aged 11, Trapper, he got into the cage with several men and boys to come to bank; he then accidentally fell down the shaft and was killed instantly

Bell, William Anderson, 10 May 1849, aged 5, [Not Employed], An inquest took place at Coxhoe on 10 May into the death of five year old William Anderson Bell, son of pitman George Bell. The boy had either been standing or walking on the Joint Stock Coal Company ' s Railway and was knocked down and run over by the two foremost of a train of laden coal waggons, and died the following day.

Carney, Michael, 23 Jul 1861, aged 40, Pumper, killed by cage in descending shaft

Carter, William, 14 Feb 1870, aged 20, Sinker, fell down shaft [More information ...]

Eddy, Jonathan, 05 Jul 1875, (accident: 05 Mar 1875), aged 20, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

English, -, 25 May 1861, aged 34, Fireman, killed by the arm of the "jack"

Fryer, William, 07 Dec 1868, aged 21, [Not employed], he was found dead at the bottom of the shaft [More information ...]

Garthwaite, William, 05 Apr 1852, (accident: 03 Apr 1852), aged 42, he was critically injured at Old Coxhoe Pit on the morning of Saturday, 3 April. He had been descending the shaft with two other men, when the cage stuck fast a few yards from the bottom. He got out, and was struck by the cage as it resumed its descent. He suffered serious injuries to his arms and back . He was taken home and died on the following Monday, 5 April

Hall, Jonathon, 20 May 1845, (accident: 07 Apr 1845), aged 15, fight underground [More information ...]

Huggins, John, 14 Feb 1870, aged 40, Sinker, fell down shaft [More information ...]

Johnson, Charles, 11 Sep 1848, (accident: 27 Jan 1848), aged 12, Driver, he was severely crushed by one of the cages descending on him as he was crossing the bottom of the shaft on 27 January; his right leg was broken; he lingered until 11 September.

Kirkley, Thomas, 04 Feb 1844, (accident: 03 Feb 1844), aged 46, On the evening of Saturday, 3 February, miner Thomas Kirkley, 46, "being employed in removing some wood near to the shaft of the new winning at Coxhoe, was in the act of lifting a large piece, when he fell backwards and was precipitated down a staple, which is about five fathoms deep, and adjoins the shaft of the pit." He was taken home, and attended by a surgeon, who dressed his head, which was much fractured — he however died on Sunday.

Kyle, Joseph, 28 Nov 1859, (accident: 25 Nov 1859), aged 20, Sinker, explosion of gunpowder [More information ...]

Lee, John, 12 Feb 1868, aged 32, Screenman, crushed by trucks near screens

Lindsay, Peter, 14 Feb 1870, aged 34, Sinker, fell down shaft, Buried: Shincliffe, St. Mary the Virgin on 17 Feb 1870 {NBI} [More information ...]

Lownson, Paul, 15 Aug 1860, aged 26, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

Martin, William, 05 Oct 1865, aged 20, Station Boy, crushed by a set of tubs in engine plane

Moses, John, 03 Apr 1840, aged 43, Pitman, fall coal from roof

Potter, John, 04 Sep 1872, aged 14, Putter, the limmers on which he was riding broke, and he, falling beneath the tub, was crushed

Shannon, John, 16 Oct 1866, aged 26, Hewer, while ascending shaft

Smith, John, 09 Apr 1868, aged 25, Hewer, crushed by fireclay falling on him [More information ...]

Smith, William, 30 Jul 1845, aged 25, Fireman, Fireman William Smith, 25, was killed by a boiler explosion at Coxhoe on 30 July. The boiler had recently been cleaned and was said to be in good working order. The explosion was caused by a lack of water in the boiler. On 29 August, the Durham Advertiser reported that the Durham County Coal Company had sent a present of ъ5 to Mrs. Smith "as a token of their sympathy in the affliction of his widow"

Stephenson, E., 06 Sep 1864, aged 16, Wood Leader, fell part way down the shaft [More information ...]

Stephenson, R., 19 May 1863, aged 66, Shifter, crushed by tubs