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Eldon Drift
| Location: |
Shildon
9½ miles [15 km] S of Durham
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 93) NZ250278, 54° 38' 40" N, 1° 36' 45" W |
| Maps: |
 1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian) |
| Opened: |
1934 |
| Closed: |
Oct 1962 |
| Owners: |
1934 - Pease & Partners Ltd. |
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1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) |
| Output: |
1947 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. (38,467 tons) |
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1955 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. |
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1960 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. |
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1961 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. |
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1990 - Coal: Household, Steam. |
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1991 - Coal: Household, Steam. |
| Employment: |
| Year | Pit | Total |  | Below | Above |
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| 1940 | | 163 |   | 139 | 24 |
| 1947 | | 168 | | 135 | 33 |
| 1955 | | 307 | | 236 | 71 |
| 1960 | | 325 | | 250 | 75 |
| 1961 | | 277 | | 221 | 56 |
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NCB Employment Figures
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Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: |
1955 - Main |
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1960 - Five Quarter, Main |
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1961 - Five Quarter, Main |
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1990 - Five Quarter |
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1991 - Five Quarter |
Description
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None Found
Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
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
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Eldon Drift
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Eldon Drift
Credits
Sources:
- 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
- 1947 The Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1960 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1961 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1990 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1991 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- Banners of the Durham Coalfield, Norman Emery, 1998, Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN 0-7509-1708-3
- Headstone(s) in St. Mark's Churchyard, Eldon
- History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
Related Links:
| On this site |
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Further Reading:
- Banners of the Durham Coalfield, Norman Emery, 1998, Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN 0-7509-1708-3, provides a brief history of the colliery along with the history of the associated Miners Lodge Banner
Further Research:
Research Notes for Eldon Drift
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