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East Stanley Colliery |
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East Stanley Colliery |
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East Stanley Colliery
| Location: |
Stanley
7 miles [12 km] SSW of Newcastle
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 88) NZ212530, 54° 52' 16" N, 1° 40' 7" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
1933 |
| Pits: |
No. 7 Pit, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ213530, sinking: 08 Jul 1863 |
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Shaft details for No. 7 Pit |
| Owners: |
1850s - Burn & Co. |
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1860s - James Joicey & Co. Ltd. |
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1930s - Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd. |
| Output: |
1894 - Coal: Coking, Gas. |
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1896 - Coal: Coking, Gas. |
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1900 - Coal: Coking, Gas. |
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1902 - Coal: Coking, Gas. |
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1905 - Coal: Coking, Gas. |
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1910 - Coal: Coking, Gas. |
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1915 - Coal: Coking, Gas. |
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1921 - Coal: Coking, Gas. |
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1923 - Coal: Gas. |
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1924 - Coal: Gas. |
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1925 - Coal: Gas. |
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1927 - Coal: Gas. |
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1929 - Coal: Gas. |
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1930 - Coal: Gas. |
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1935 - Coal: Gas. |
| Employment: |
| Year | Pit | Total |  | Below | Above |
| 1854 | | Working |
| 1894 | | 299 |   | 232 | 67 |
| 1896 | | 277 |   | 212 | 65 |
| 1900 | | 232 |   | 183 | 49 |
| 1902 | | 257 |   | 209 | 48 |
| 1905 | | 280 |   | 236 | 44 |
| 1910 | | 191 |   | 158 | 33 |
| 1915 | | 204 |   | 170 | 34 |
| 1921 | | 344 |   | 289 | 55 |
| 1923 | | 318 |   | 266 | 52 |
| 1924 | | 325 |   | 272 | 53 |
| 1925 | | 319 |   | 270 | 49 |
| 1927 | | 1 |  | | 1 |
| 1929 | | 292 |   | 247 | 45 |
| 1930 | | 300 |   | 251 | 49 |
| 1935 | | 212 |   | 181 | 31 |
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Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: |
1905 - Five Quarter, Shield Row |
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1910 - Five Quarter, Shield Row |
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1915 - Five Quarter, Maudlin |
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1921 - Maudlin |
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1923 - Maudlin |
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1924 - Maudlin |
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1925 - Maudlin |
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1927 - Maudlin |
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1929 - Maudlin |
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1930 - Maudlin |
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1935 - Five Quarter, High Main, Maudlin |
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Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for East Stanley Colliery |
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1863, Jul 08 - Commenced to sink the Seventh Pit, East Stanley Colliery, and put shaft down from the surface to the Hutton Seam. |
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1913 - Shield Row seam abandoned - coal exhausted |
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1938, 17 May - High Main or Main or Brass Thill seam abandoned |
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!
| | |  | | | | Bevan, James E., 07 Aug 1924, 8.0 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 23, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...] |
| | |  | | | | Cranston, George, 03 Jul 1899, aged 52, Stoneman, The deceased was taking up a bottom canch at the junction of two roads, when either the crossing plank or some of the planks which were supported by it gave way, and a heavy fall of roof occurred [Inspection made & inquest attended], Buried: St. Joseph's (Roman Catholic) Churchyard, Stanley |
| | |  | | | | Davison, Joseph, Mar 1875, aged 15, Chester Ward Coroner's Inquest, place: East Stanley, cause: run over by coal tub East Stanley Pit (DRO Ref: COR/C/2/221) |
| | |  | | | | Dodds, Luke, 07 Feb 1894, 6:45 p.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 58, Hewer, The deceased was commencing to work in a place which he and the deputy had a few minutes before pronounced safe, when a fall of stone took place [Inspection made & inquest attended], Buried: St. Andrew's Churchyard, Stanley |
| | |  | | | | Welsh, William, 31 Oct 1900, aged 33, Putter, Deceased and a timber leader were lifting a tub on to the rails at a turn, and in doing so knocked out a prop, causing a fall of stone. The roof was a damp, soft, shale, and both men were buried by the fall, Welsh being suffocated. [Inspection made & inquest attended], Buried: St. Andrew's Churchyard, Stanley |
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5 names found |
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more information on some of the fatalities shown above
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of East Stanley Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to East Stanley Colliery
Gallery Images:
Credits
Sources:
- 1854 List of mines by T. Y. Hall, published in Vol II (1853-4) of the Transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining Engineers
- 1880 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1894 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7667), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
- 1899 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 134), Newcastle District (No. 3) by John L. Hedley, 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), Newcastle District (No. 3) by John L. Hedley, 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
- 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
- 1923 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1924 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1924 Mines Inspectors Report, Northern Division (No. 2) by T. Greenland Davies, H.M. Inspector of Mines [DMM Ref: L-01624 - Tom Bainbridge Collection]
- 1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1927 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1929 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
- An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume S-T, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1894
- Headstone(s) in Church of England Churchyard, Stanley
- Headstone(s) in St. Joseph's (R.C.) Churchyard, Stanley
- 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.
- Victoria History of the Counties of England – Durham. Published in three volumes in 1907.
Related Links:
| On this site |
| Newspaper articles |
| Pictures in the Gallery section for East Stanley Colliery |
Further Reading:
- No Place by Bill Lees, published in 2004, ISBN 0-9549019-0-8
Further Research:
Research Notes for East Stanley Colliery
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