	East Walbottle Colliery	Index	East Walbottle Colliery

East Walbottle Colliery

Location:

Dinnington Village
7 miles [11 km] NNW of Newcastle

Map Ref:

(Sheet 88) NZ202734, 55° 3' 17" N, 1° 41' 2" W

Maps:

1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide

1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian)

Opened:

Closed:

29 Oct 1966

Owners:

1910s - East Walbottle Coal Co. Ltd.

1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)

Output:

1910 - Coal: Household. Fireclay.

1915 - Coal: Household. Fireclay.

1921 - Coal: Household.

1925 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1930 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1935 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1947 - Coal: Household, Steam. (111,000 tons)

1950 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1955 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1960 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1961 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1964 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1965 - Coal: Household, Steam.

Employment:

Year	Total	Below	Above
1910	23	18	5
1915	83	64	19
1921	162	133	29
1925	155	120	35
1930	196	153	43
1935	182	145	37
1945	170	110	60
1947	165	120	45
1950	207	144	63
1955	220	158	62
1960	220	158	62
1961	220	158	62
1964	247	181	66
1965	434	308	126

NCB Employment Figures

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

Seams Worked:

1910 - Brockwell, Two Feet

1915 - Beaumont

1921 - Beaumont, Low Main

1925 - Beaumont, Brockwell

1930 - Beaumont, Brockwell

1935 - Beaumont, Brockwell

1950 - Beaumont, Busty

1955 - Beaumont

1960 - Beaumont

1961 - Beaumont

1964 - Beaumont

1965 - Beaumont, Bottom Busty

Description

Disasters (5 or more killed)

None Found

Names of those killed at this colliery

No names found.

more information on some of the fatalities shown above

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

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list of collieries/pits etc. near to East Walbottle Colliery

Credits

Sources:

1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1935 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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
1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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
1964 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1965 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian