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| Location: | Delves, nr. Consett 11 miles [18 km] WNW of Durham |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88) NZ112502, 54° 50' 50" N, 1° 49' 27" W |
| Maps: |  1898 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
| 1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
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| Opened: | 1847 |
| Closed: | Sep 1913 |
| Pits: | Saints Pit, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ113503 |
| Victory Pit, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ113503 | |
| Shaft details for Delves Colliery |
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| Owners: | 1880s - Consett Iron Co. Ltd. |
| Output: | 1865 - Coal. |
| 1873 - Coal. | |
| 1888 - Coal. | |
| 1894 - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| 1896 - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| 1900 - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| 1902 - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| 1905 - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| 1910 - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| 1915 - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| Employment: | 1883 - 105 |
| 1894 - 132 (93 below, 39 surface) | |
| 1896 - 145 (108 below, 37 surface) | |
| 1900 - 189 (133 below, 56 surface) | |
| 1902 - 281 (215 below, 66 surface) | |
| 1905 - 332 (275 below, 57 surface) | |
| 1910 - 423 (377 below, 46 surface) | |
| 1915 - 0 [Closed temporarily] | |
| Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: | 1905 - Brockwell, Busty, Three Quarter |
| 1910 - Brockwell, Busty, Three Quarter | |
| 1915 - Brockwell, Busty, Three Quarter [Closed temporarily] | |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Delves Colliery |
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Description
Within this township [Consett] there are two collieries, the Blackhill drift and the Delves pit. The former, situated midway between Consett and Blackhill, is at present working the Busty and Three Quarter seams, the Busty being 4 feet 6 inches thick including a stone band, and the Three Quarter varies from 1 foot 6 inches to 2 feet 6 inches. This drift yields an output of about 3300 tons per fortnight, and gives employment to 207 men and boys. The Delves, a short distance west of the town, is worked by a shaft 130 feet deep, where the Busty seam is met, giving a thickness of 4 feet of good coal, divided by a band, which varies considerably. A good seam of fire clay is also worked in connection with this coal seam, from which are made large quantities of brick for the works. At the pit are employed 123 hands, the output being about 100 tons per day. There are 26 coke ovens, the waste heat from which is utilised in working the colliery.
Whellan's 1894 Directory of County Durham
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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!
 | Bainbridge, Isaiah, 11 Sep 1906, aged 15, Driver, Fell off a truck on which he was riding when returning from work and was run over. | |||||
| Bradwell, Laurence, 01 Jul 1913, (accident: 19 Jun 1913), aged 18, Pony Putter, deceased in lifting a full tub of clay on to the rails strained himself; the full tub would probably weigh about 17 cwts. he died on 1st July, 1913, from internal injuries caused by the strain | |||||
| Cant, George, 09 May 1900, (accident: 07 May 1900), aged 40, Sinker, While descending the shaft in a kibble, a small piece of stone fell off the side and hit him on the head, causing severe scalp wound and concussion of brain. Died on 9th. [More information ...] | |||||
| Cartmell, Daniel, 08 Apr 1909, aged 34, Hewer, He was killed by a cauldron bottom 6½ feet long, 6 feet wide, and 14 inches thick at its thickest part, falling upon him. The timbering distance was 5½ feet. The accident was due to the timbering regulation having been neglected | |||||
| Christer, William, 11 Feb 1861, aged 26, Hewer, fall of stone (after being warned) | |||||
| Hockerday, Ernest, 14 Mar 1910, (accident: 10 Mar 1910), aged 16, Driver, The boy had set his pony away at "loose" along the travelling road whilst he went to put on his coat. The pony passed through a brattice sheet and there waited for the boy. As the deceased was passing through the canvas, the pony, no doubt being startled, kicked out and struck the boy in the stomach, He died from internal injuries four days later. The pony was a new one, and was sent out of the pit | |||||
| Hunter, Harry, 30 Oct 1905, aged 21, Horsekeeper, Put his head over the gates bar at a mid-landing and was struck by the descending cage. Nose and upper jaw fractured and scalp wound on back of head [More information ...] | |||||
| Hutchinson, John, 22 Oct 1859, aged 30, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone | |||||
|  | Kelly, Thomas, 20 May 1914, (accident: 30 May 1913), aged 32, Hewer | ||||
| Little, Frederick, 24 Mar 1883, (accident: 01 Feb 1883), aged 21, Hewer, leg broken by a fall of top coal in the Busty Seam | |||||
| McClelland, John, 11 Jul 1898, (accident: 08 Jul 1898), aged 60, Shifter, He, with other three men, was releasing a jack roll handle to lower a heavy stone to the ground. The stone being heavier than they expected, the roll went amain and the handle caught this man and threw him over the gangway, and he fell 8 or 10 feet and broke two ribs. Died at Consett Infirmary on the 11th. [More information ...] | |||||
| Walton, John, 25 Aug 1882, (accident: 17 Aug 1882), aged 49, Shifter, severely crushed between two tubs while bringing one outbye; he was on the front when the two joined | |||||
| Waugh, George, 22 Nov 1907, (accident: 12 Aug 1907), aged 65, Shifter, a piece of stone he was lifting broke and brazed his shin; he died from blood poisoning on 22nd November | |||||
| 13 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
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Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web site have been
extracted from material deposited at the North East England Mining
Archive and Research Centre
(NEEMARC)
— principally the records of the Durham Miners' Association and are marked with
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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 Delves Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Delves Colliery
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Gallery Images:
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Credits
Sources:
- NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/1/6/39, D.M.A. Minutes, Circulars etc. for 1914 (two volumes: covers Jan-Jun, Jul-Dec)
- 1859 Mines Inspectors Report, Southern District by John J. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1861 Mines Inspectors Report, Southern District by John J. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1873-4 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 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), Durham District by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 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
- 1898 Mines Inspectors Report (C 9264), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1900 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 536), Durham District (No. 4) by Ronald D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910), Durham District (No. 4) by R. Donald Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1906 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 3449), Durham District (No. 4) by R. Donald Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1907 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4045), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1909 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
- 1909 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5177), Durham District (No. 4) by R. Donald Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1910 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5676), Durham District (No. 3) by A. D. Nicholson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1913 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 7439), Northern Division (No. 2) by J. R. R. Wilson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910
- History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
- 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 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
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Related Links:
| On this site | |
| | Newspaper articles |
| | Pictures in the Gallery section for Delves |
| External sites | |
 | A description of the Consett Iron Works from 1892 |
Further Research:
Research Notes for Delves Colliery
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