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Copley Bent Colliery
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| Location: | Butterknowle 15½ miles [25 km] SW of Durham |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 92, OL42) NZ088254, 54° 37' 25" N, 1° 51' 49" W |
| Opened: | |
| Closed: | 1924 |
| Owners: | 1910s - Mark Chapman |
| 1920s - W. Tallentine | |
| Output: | 1915 - Coal: Household. |
| 1921 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1923 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1924 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1927 - Coal: Steam. | |
| Employment: | 1915 - 1 |
| 1921 - 3 (2 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1923 - 3 (2 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1924 - 0 [Abandoned] | |
| 1927 - 2 (1 below, 1 surface) | |
 Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: | 1915 - Main Coal (Brockwell) |
| 1921 - Main Coal (Brockwell) | |
| 1923 - Main Coal (Brockwell) | |
| 1924 - Main Coal (Brockwell) [Abandoned] | |
| 1927 - Hutton | |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Copley Bent Colliery |
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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 Copley Bent Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Copley Bent Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 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
- 1927 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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Related Links:
| External sites | |
 | Gaunless Valley History Trust |
Further Research:
Research Notes for Copley Bent Colliery
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