	East Cramlington Colliery	Index	East Cramlington Colliery

East Cramlington Colliery

Location:	Cramlington 7½ miles [12 km] N of Newcastle
Map Ref:	(Sheet 88) NZ269755, 55° 4' 23" N, 1° 34' 43" W
Maps:	1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey
	1898 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
Opened:
Closed:
Pits:	Dicky Pit
Owners:	1860s - Lamb, Potter & Scott
Output:	1855 - Coal.
	1860 - Coal.
	1865 - Coal.

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!

						Armstrong, George, 22 Sep 1852, aged 66, Pitman, killed by a fall of stone
						Barron, James, 23 Apr 1851, aged 18, Pitman, killed by a fall of stone
						Brown, Isaac, 15 Apr 1851, aged 53, Pitman, run over by tubs
						Davison, Ralph, 25 Feb 1850, aged 21, killed by a fall of stone from the roof [Date of Inquest]
						Dawson, Matthew, 02 Oct 1854, aged 56, Deputy, Fall of Stone
						Forster, William, 22 Dec 1848, aged 16, Driver, killed by a fall of stone
						Harding, James, 23 Mar 1897, aged 67, Striker, Deceased was crossing the line leading from pit to blacksmiths' shop when he was knocked down and killed. He was very deaf, and consequently did not hear the whistle as the engine approached. He was returning from his dinner and went behind a wall to light his pipe. Without looking, he walked right in front of the engine, the engineman not being able to see him [Inspection made & inquest attended]
						Henderson, John, 18 Oct 1861, killed by a fall of stone
						Hogg, John, 25 Sep 1850, aged 55, killed by being crushed between two coal waggons [Date of Inquest]
						Huckup, Stephen, 06 Jun 1855, aged 12, Driver, Caught by Rope
						Johnson, Alexander, 17 Jan 1851, aged 13, Trapper, Trap Door Fell on Him
						Potter, Robert, 16 Aug 1852, aged 28, Wagonman, Run over by Wagon
						Richardson, Thomas, 12 Oct 1857, aged 20, Miner, Fall of Stone
						Tranint, William, 17 Feb 1848, aged 18, by some means unknown, he was drawn into the machinery, and his body crushed in a horrible manner
						Vardy, William, 06 Nov 1850, aged 40, Labourer, Wound of Hand

						15 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 also include a photograph of the deceased. Click on the symbol next to the name to see the web page.

Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web site have been kindly provided by Ray Ditchburn from his research into fatalities in Northumberland and are marked with .

The following unnamed fatalities are listed in the Mines Inspectors Reports, once again this collection is not complete!

Date							Inspectors Remarks
29 Sep 1852	–	–	–	1	–	1

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of East Cramlington Colliery

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

Gallery Images:

Double-press Brickmaking Machine at East Cramlington Brick Works

Interior of 100 tons per hour Baum Washery at East Cramlington

Credits

Sources:

1897 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8819), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
Contributions from Ray Ditchburn from his research into mining fatalities in Northumberland
Mineral Statistics for 1855 (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 1860 (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 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 1869 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.