	Hauxley Colliery	Index	Hauxley Colliery

Hauxley Colliery

Location:

Amble
9 miles [14 km] SE of Alnwick

Map Ref:

(Sheet 81) NU283034, 55° 19' 26" N, 1° 33' 14" W

Maps:

1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian)

Opened:

1926

Closed:

26 Nov 1966

Owners:

1940s - Broomhill Collieries Ltd.

1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)

Output:

1930 - Coal: Steam.

1935 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1947 - Coal: Household, Steam. (54,000 tons)

1950 - Coal: Household, Steam. Fireclay.

1955 - Coal: Household, Steam. Clay.

1960 - Coal: Household, Steam. Clay.

1961 - Coal: Household, Steam. Clay.

1964 - Coal: Household, Steam. Clay.

1965 - Coal: Household, Steam. Clay.

Employment:

Year	Total	Below	Above
1930	678	562	116
1935	453	375	78
1945	201	143	58
1950	308	235	73
1955	327	262	65
1960	483	414	69
1961	483	414	69
1964	585	494	91
1965	585	494	91

NCB Employment Figures

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

Seams Worked:

1930 - Albert, Bottom, Duke, Princess, Queen, Radcliffe

1935 - Albert, Duke, Princess, Queen, Radcliffe

1950 - Albert, Back Close, Bensham, High Main, Princess, Queen

1955 - Black Close, Duke, Princess

1960 - Brockwell

1961 - Brockwell

1964 - Brockwell

1965 - Brockwell

Notes:

1946, 03 Aug - Bensham seam discontinued

1950 - Bensham seam discontinued

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!

						Ahlberg, Andrew Thomas, 19 Oct 1950, aged 52, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone
						Armstrong, John D., 01 Jan 1940, (accident: 22 Dec 1939), aged 52, Pumpman, fell down
						Bolton, George W., 15 May 1934, aged 58, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone
						Donaldson, John Younger, 24 Jan 1938, (accident: 19 Jan 1938), aged 22, Landing Lad, killed by a fall of stone
						Douglas, Ormond, 25 Nov 1944, (accident: 07 Nov 1944), aged 57, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone
						Gair, Robert Edward, 06 Jun 1946, aged 43, Coal Cutter, caught by machine
						Hedley, Thomas, 03 Jun 1925, (accident: 08 May 1924), aged 23, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone
						Hope, James Hume, 10 Oct 1929, aged 48, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone
						Jobson, John, 18 May 1938, (accident: 13 May 1938), aged 56, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone
						Johnson, John William, 07 May 1962, aged 32, Conveyor Puller, killed by a fall of stone
						Lawson, John, 20 Jun 1933, (accident: 19 Jun 1933), aged 59, Chargeman, killed by a fall of stone
						Moore, R. W., 24 Jan 1967, aged 61, Lamp Cabin, pneumoconiosis
						Shell, John Edward, 28 Apr 1933, aged 31, Tramman, electrocuted
						Wake, John Cuthbertson, 05 Oct 1928, aged 40, Coal Cutter, killed by a fall of coal
						White, James S., 05 Feb 1942, aged 40, Coal Cutter, killed by a fall of stone
						Wright, William, 04 Aug 1935, aged 24, Coal Cutter, killed by a fall of stone

						16 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 .

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Hauxley Colliery

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Hauxley Colliery

Gallery Images:

A Steel-arched Roadway showing Brick and Timber Lagging

Main-and-Tail Electric Hauler, Hauxley Colliery

Mothergate Loading Point, 26-in. Belt Conveyor Discharging into Tubs

Old Coal Cutter arranged to Drive Auxiliary Endless Haulage

A 20-in. Cross Belt delivering on to a 26-in. Mothergate Belt

Shaker Conveyor on Face delivering to Trunk System

Tipplers designed for 25-cwt. Capacity Tub

View of 216-H.P. Electric Winder, Hauxley Colliery

Credits

Sources:

1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1935 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1947 The Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
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
1964 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1965 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
Contributions by members of the Public
Contributions from Ray Ditchburn from his research into mining fatalities in Northumberland