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Coxlodge Colliery
also known as Riddell's Wallsend Colliery
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| Location: | Coxlodge, nr. Gosforth 3 miles [5 km] NNW of Newcastle |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88) NZ240686, 55° 0' 41" N, 1° 37' 25" W |
| Maps: |  1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey |
| 1898 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
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| Opened: | bef. 1821 |
| Closed: | 16 Jun 1894 |
| Pits: | Bower Pit, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ237693 |
| Shaft details for Bower Pit |
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| Jubilee/North Pit, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ233685 | |
| Shaft details for Jubilee/North Pit |
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| Regent/Engine Pit, sinking: 1811 | |
| Shaft details for Regent/Engine Pit |
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| Owners: | 1850s - Bell & Brandling |
| 1860s - Joshua Bower | |
| 1880s - Owners of Buradon & Cox Lodge Collieries. | |
| 1880s - N. G. Lambert & Co. | |
| Output: | 1855 - Coal. |
| 1860 - Coal. | |
| 1865 - Coal. | |
| 1882 - Coal. | |
| 1883 - Coal. Fireclay. | |
| 1888 - Coal. Fireclay. | |
| 1890 - Coal. Fireclay. | |
| Employment: | 1854 - 0 [Working] |
| Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Coxlodge Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1893 - Low Main seam abandoned |
1894 - Five Quarter seam abandoned - Not profitable |
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Description
The present Coxlodge Colliery is situated about three-quarters of a mile west from that of Gosforth, and in the north moiety of Coxlodge township. The royalty of the whole township belongs to Ralph Riddell, Esq., of Felton; and the colliery is wrought by the Rev. R. H. Brandling and partners. The Jubilee Pit, so called in commemoration of the jubilee held on George III. attaining the 50th year of his reign, is 68 fathoms deep; and the Regent Pit, named in honour of the Prince of Wales, afterwards George IV., is 92 fathoms. The same seam of coal, the High Seam, is wrought here as at Gosforth; being further to the rise, it averages from 4½ to 5 feet thick, and is of excellent quality. An explosion occurred here on July 9, 1821, by which one man lost his life. The waggon-way from hence joins that at Gosforth, whither the waggons are drawn by horses.
Views of the Collieries (1844)
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
| 6th | Mar | 1863 | Explosion, firedamp, ignition caused by naked lights, 22 lives lost (Show Names) |
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
 | Baker, Thomas, 06 Mar 1863, aged 36, killed in the 1863 explosion (ignition caused by naked lights), residence: Cawsey End, left a wife and 2 children [More information ...] | |||||
| Bamburgh, Isaac, 06 Mar 1863, aged 18, killed in the 1863 explosion (ignition caused by naked lights) [More information ...] | |||||
| Bell, Michael, 06 Mar 1863, aged 17, killed in the 1863 explosion (ignition caused by naked lights), son of Robert [More information ...] | |||||
| Bell, Robert, 06 Mar 1863, aged 37, killed in the 1863 explosion (ignition caused by naked lights), married, left a family, residence: Fawdon Square, father of Michael [More information ...] | |||||
| Brunskill, John, 13 May 1879, aged 44, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone | |||||
| Bulman, Robert, 06 Oct 1885, aged 55, Shifter, the cage was inadvertently moved when he was stepping into it to descend the shaft; crushed between cage and bunton | |||||
| Collins, William, Oct 1844, died from his injuries after an explosion of firedamp | |||||
| Dixon, William, 19 Sep 1867, aged 15, Driver, fell off tub | |||||
| Dutton, Thomas, 11 Aug 1891, 1:30 p.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 25, Hewer, whilst working at the coal a large piece of "seggar band" fell out from between some very slippery "backs" knocking out a prop and breaking a plank [Inspection made & Inquest attended] | |||||
| Flaherty, Thomas, 13 Jun 1890, 10:00 p.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 34, Hewer, fall of coal and stone after a shot had been fired | |||||
| Gleghorn, Robert, 18 Jun 1888, aged 13, Trapper, supposed to have fallen in front of tubs | |||||
| Graham, Charles, 24 Sep 1875, Driver, kicked by a horse | |||||
| Hann, Robert, 06 Mar 1863, aged 16, killed in the 1863 explosion (ignition caused by naked lights) [More information ...] | |||||
| Harrison, Wilson, 06 Mar 1863, aged 16, Driver, killed in the 1863 explosion (ignition caused by naked lights), boy, residence: Cawsey End [More information ...] | |||||
| Hinson, Robert, 15 May 1892, (accident: 13 May 1892, 7:30 a.m., 4th hour of shift), aged 23, Hewer, Explosion of fire-damp [Inspection made & inquest attended] [More information ...] | |||||
| Hooper, Thomas, 06 Mar 1863, killed in the 1863 explosion (ignition caused by naked lights) [More information ...] | |||||
| Hutton, Robert, 06 Mar 1863, aged 12, killed in the 1863 explosion (ignition caused by naked lights), boy, residence: Fawdon Square, a son of one of the deputies [More information ...] | |||||
| Kenwick, William, 06 Mar 1863, killed in the 1863 explosion (ignition caused by naked lights), both his legs broken, was brought out alive, but afterwards expired [More information ...] | |||||
| Maughan, -, 1854, killed while firing a shot, his son (Robert) was killed in the same pit in the 1863 disaster [approximate date] | |||||
| Maughan, Robert, 06 Mar 1863, aged 13, Driver, killed in the 1863 explosion (ignition caused by naked lights), residence: Coxlodge, a boy, lost his father about nine years ago in the same pit when firing a shot [More information ...] | |||||
| Maughan, Robert, 21 Oct 1882, (accident: 19 Oct 1882), aged 65, Wasteman, killed by a fall of stone from roof | |||||
| Mole, David, 06 Mar 1863, aged 31, killed in the 1863 explosion (ignition caused by naked lights), residence: Cawsey End, left a wife and 2 children [More information ...] | |||||
| Mole, John, 05 Jul 1893, (accident: 01 Jul 1893, 6:30 a.m., 3rd hour of shift), aged 52, Onsetter, This happened at a temporary "inset," where there were no keps. As deceased was crawling over the tub which he had put into the cage, to put the catch, which he had forgotten, right, he must have started the tub, which ran off the cage, standing, as it did, a short distance above the flatsheets, and the back end tipping up, he was caught against the crossbar. Deceased was an experienced onsetter [Inspection made & inquest attended] | |||||
| Moore, John, 27 Sep 1890, 2:00 a.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 17, Shifter, on riding down a steep incline in a tram it got the better of him and ran away, throwing deceased on to the side of the road | |||||
| Nichol, Thomas, 06 Mar 1863, aged 19, killed in the 1863 explosion (ignition caused by naked lights), residence: Cawsey End, unmarried [More information ...] | |||||
| Patterson, Thomas, 06 Mar 1863, aged 19, Putter, killed in the 1863 explosion (ignition caused by naked lights), residence: Coxlodge, single [More information ...] | |||||
| Pattison, George, 06 Mar 1863, aged 16, Driver, killed in the 1863 explosion (ignition caused by naked lights) [More information ...] | |||||
| Ramsay, George, 06 Mar 1863, aged 14, Driver, killed in the 1863 explosion (ignition caused by naked lights) [More information ...] | |||||
| Read, William, 06 Mar 1863, aged 13, Trapper, killed in the 1863 explosion (ignition caused by naked lights) [More information ...] | |||||
| Reay, Cuthbert, 12 Aug 1892, Deputy, was found dead at the lamp station when the boys went in at 7 a.m.; an inspection was made of the place, but nothing was found that would account for his death, which was afterwards found to be from heart disease | |||||
| Rowell, Robert, 06 Mar 1863, aged 21, killed in the 1863 explosion (ignition caused by naked lights), residence: Cawsey End, unmarried [More information ...] | |||||
| Short, John, 14 Aug 1883, aged 29, Master Shifter, crushed by tubs on engine plane | |||||
| Short, Matthew, 06 Mar 1863, aged 13, Driver, killed in the 1863 explosion (ignition caused by naked lights), residence: Coxlodge [More information ...] | |||||
| Simpson, Mark, 06 Mar 1863, aged 20, Putter, killed in the 1863 explosion (ignition caused by naked lights) [More information ...] | |||||
|  | Stokoe, -, 18 Aug 1817, At screens, he was employed in barrowing out the small coals from under the screens ; was burnt to death, in the burning heap of small coals. He was crossing the top of the small coal heap which it seems had been burnt hollow and the crust giving way under his feet he was instantly engulphed. A large body of flame and smoke issued immediately from the place, and no trace whatever was ever afterwards seen of him (NEIMME Ref: Bud-30-p67) | ||||
| Sutton, Reuben, 20 Mar 1890, 9:30 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 14, Driver, killed by a fall of stone from the roof when leading his pony | |||||
| Walton, William, 06 Mar 1863, aged 19, Putter, killed in the 1863 explosion (ignition caused by naked lights), residence: Fawdon Square [More information ...] | |||||
| Watson, John Thomas, 20 Feb 1894, 2:00 p.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 37, Hewer, After firing a shot in the coal the deceased returned to his working place, and was immediately caught by a fall of stone [Inspection made & inquest attended] | |||||
| Waugh, John, 03 Jul 1862, aged 25, Joiner, fell down Jubilee pit | |||||
| Waugh, Joseph, 06 Mar 1863, aged 14, Driver, killed in the 1863 explosion (ignition caused by naked lights), residence: Fawdon Square [More information ...] | |||||
| Weallans, Robert, 06 Mar 1863, aged 15, Driver, killed in the 1863 explosion (ignition caused by naked lights) [More information ...] | |||||
| 41 names found | ||||||
If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please contact us with the details and we will add them to our database.
Those names marked with ,
have a web page providing individual details of the accident, the page may
also include a photograph of the deceased.
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Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web page have been kindly provided by the
researchers at
North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers (N.E.I.M.M.E.)
and are marked with 
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more information on some of the fatalities shown above
The following unnamed fatalities are listed in the Mines Inspectors Reports, once again this collection is not complete!
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| 01 Sep 1860 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | waggon incline |
| 15 Mar 1861 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of stone |
| 06 Nov 1861 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | crush of crank |
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Coxlodge Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Coxlodge Colliery
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Gallery Images:
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Credits
Sources:
- 1854 List of mines by T. Y. Hall, published in Vol II (1853-4) of the Transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining Engineers
- 1867 Mines Inspectors Report
- 1875 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1499), Newcastle-on-Tyne District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1879 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2604) Where to find this report
- 1880 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
- 1882 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3621) Where to find this report
- 1883 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4078), Newcastle District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1885 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4760) 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
- 1891 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6625), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1892 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6986), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1893 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7339), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1894 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7667), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881
- Gateshead Observer
- 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
- Researchers at North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers (N.E.I.M.M.E.)
- The Times Newspaper
- Views of the Collieries in the Counties of Northumberland and Durham by T. H. Hair. First published in 1844.
Pictures:
- Views of the Collieries in the Counties of Northumberland and Durham by T. H. Hair. First published in 1844.
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Related Links:
| On this site | |
| | Newspaper articles |
| | Views of the Collieries in the Counties of Northumberland and Durham by T. H. Hair (1844) — Coxlodge Colliery |
| | Evidence given to the 1842 Children's Employment Commission |
| | Pictures in the Gallery section for Coxlodge Colliery |
| | Names of those killed in the 1863 disaster |
Further Reading:
- Northumberland & Cumberland Mining Disasters by Maureen Anderson, Published by Wharncliffe Books, 2009, ISBN 1-845630-81-5
- Explosions in Coal Mines by W. N. & J. B. Atkinson, published in 1886
Further Research:
Research Notes for Coxlodge Colliery
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