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Esperley Lane Drift |
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Esperley Lane Drift |
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Esperley Lane Drift
| Location: |
Cockfield, Bishop Auckland
14½ miles [23 km] SW of Durham
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 92) NZ140238, 54° 36' 33" N, 1° 47' 0" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
Feb 1962 |
| Owners: |
1960s - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) |
| Employment: |
1956 - 53 (47 below, 6 surface) |
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1957 - 53 (47 below, 6 surface) |
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1958 - 72 (65 below, 7 surface) |
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1959 - 72 (65 below, 7 surface) |
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1960 - 73 (66 below, 7 surface) |
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1961 - 68 (61 below, 7 surface) |
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 Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Esperley Lane Drift |
| Notes: |
1962 - Main Coal ('G'), Maudlin ('H') seams abandoned |
Description
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
Names of those killed at this colliery
No names found.
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Esperley Lane Drift
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Esperley Lane Drift
Credits
Sources:
- 1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1956 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1957 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1958 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1959 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
- Banners of the Durham Coalfield, Norman Emery, 1998, Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN 0-7509-1708-3
- History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
Related Links:
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Further Research:
Research Notes for Esperley Lane Drift
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