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Fatfield Colliery
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| Location: | Washington 6 miles [9 km] WSW of Sunderland |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88) NZ308543, 54° 52' 57" N, 1° 31' 12" W |
| Opened: | 1700's |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
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18th | Aug | 1708 | Explosion, 69 lives lost (Show Names) | |
| 1763 | Explosion, 39 lives lost (Show Names) | ||||
| 17th | Mar | 1767 | Explosion, 39 lives lost (Show Names) | ||
| 3rd | Jul | 1825 | Explosion, 11 lives lost (Show Names) |
Those entries marked with ,
signify a disaster for which a memorial has been erected or for which we have
images concerning the disaster, alternately their name may be mentioned on a memorial plaque.
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
 | Bambling, George, 03 Jul 1825, aged 27, Hewer, killed in the 1825 explosion, Buried: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Washington, on 6th Jul 1825 [More information ...] | |||||
| Brown, Joseph, 03 Jul 1825, Craneman, killed in the 1825 explosion, brother of Robert [More information ...] | |||||
| Brown, Robert, 03 Jul 1825, Craneman, killed in the 1825 explosion, brother of Joseph [More information ...] | |||||
| Curry, Mark, 03 Jul 1825, Deputy Overman, killed in the 1825 explosion, son of Ralph [More information ...] | |||||
| Curry, Ralph, 03 Jul 1825, Overman, killed in the 1825 explosion, father of Mark [More information ...] | |||||
| Gray, William, 03 Jul 1825, Deputy Overman, killed in the 1825 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
| Harrison, Joseph, 03 Jul 1825, Waggonway-wright, killed in the 1825 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
| Ranson, Edward, 03 Jul 1825, Stone Worker, killed in the 1825 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
| Robinson, John, 02 Aug 1833, Overman, while traversing the workings, a large piece of stone, supposed to weigh about twenty tons, fell upon him; when the stone was removed, his body presented a shocking spectacle; a man who was with him just before the accident, has stepped back a few paces, having forgotten something, and thus saved his life; Robinson left a widow and five children | |||||
| Robinson, Robert, 03 Jul 1825, Wasteman, killed in the 1825 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
| Simpson, William, 03 Jul 1825, Wasteman, killed in the 1825 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
| Solsbey, John, 03 Jul 1825, Stone Worker, killed in the 1825 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
| Swaddle, Robert, 17 Sep 1824, aged 8, fell from the screens | |||||
| 13 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.
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next to the name to see the web page.
more information on some of the fatalities shown above
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Fatfield Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Fatfield Colliery
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Memorial Images:
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Credits
Sources:
- A History of Coal, Coke, Coalfields and Iron Manufacture in Northern England by William Fordyce published in 1860
- Headstone(s) in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Washington
- Local Records or Historical Register of Remarkable Events by John Sykes, published in 1833 in two volumes
- Pigot & Co.'s Commercial Directory of Durham, Northumberland and Yorkshire. Published in 1834
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Further Reading:
- Explosions in Coal Mines by W. N. & J. B. Atkinson, published in 1886
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