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Delaval Benwell Colliery
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| Location: | Scotswood 3 miles [4 km] W of Newcastle |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88) NZ209636, 54° 57' 59" N, 1° 40' 25" W |
| Opened: | |
| Closed: | 15 May 1901 |
| Owners: | 1860s - John O. Scott & Co. |
| 1880s - John O. Scott | |
| Output: | 1882 - Coal. Fireclay. |
| 1883 - Coal. Fireclay. | |
| 1884 - Coal. Fireclay. | |
| 1888 - Coal. Fireclay. | |
| 1890 - Coal. Fireclay. | |
| 1894 - Coal: Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| 1896 - Coal: Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| 1900 - Coal: Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| Employment: | 1894 - 85 (71 below, 14 surface) |
| 1896 - 43 (34 below, 9 surface) | |
| 1900 - 50 (38 below, 12 surface) | |
 Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Delaval Benwell Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1901 - Low Main seam abandoned - coal exhausted |
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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
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
 | Irvine, Joseph, 29 Apr 1878, aged 18, Putter, fall of saggar clay | |||||
| Ramsay, Thomas, 22 Oct 1873, aged 18, Hewer, fall of band and coal [More information ...] | |||||
| Smith, John, 22 Oct 1873, aged 20, Hewer, fall of band and coal [More information ...] | |||||
| 3 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.
Click on the symbol
next to the name to see the web page.
more information on some of the fatalities shown above
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Delaval Benwell Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Delaval Benwell Colliery
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Gallery Images:
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Credits
Sources:
- 1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1056), Northumberland, North Durham, and Cumberland District by George William Southern, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1878 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2321), Newcastle District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1880 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 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
- 1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 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
- Mineral Statistics for 1884 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4430), published in 1885 — includes List of Mines and Openworks
Pictures:
- Colliery picture copyright © by Newcastle City Council
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Related Links:
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| | Pictures in the Gallery section for Delaval Benwell Colliery |
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