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High Marley Hill Drift
| Location: |
Byermoor
5½ miles [9 km] SW of Newcastle
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 88) NZ191572, 54° 54' 33" N, 1° 42' 7" W |
| Maps: |
 1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian) |
| Opened: |
1948 |
| Closed: |
29 Jun 1963 |
| Owners: |
1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) |
| Output: |
1950 - Coal. |
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1955 - Coal: Gas. |
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1960 - Coal: Gas. |
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1961 - Coal: Gas. |
| Employment: |
1950 - 62 (61 below, 1 surface) |
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1955 - 95 (90 below, 5 surface) |
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1960 - 86 (76 below, 10 surface) |
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1961 - 86 (76 below, 10 surface) |
| Seams Worked: |
1950 - Brass Thill |
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1955 - Brass Thill |
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1960 - Brass Thill |
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1961 - Brass Thill |
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 High Marley Hill Drift
list of collieries/pits etc. near to High Marley Hill Drift
Credits
Sources:
- 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
- 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 High Marley Hill Drift
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