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Horton Grange Colliery
(See also Bebside Colliery)
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| Location: | Bebside, Blyth 11 miles [18 km] N of Newcastle |
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| Map Ref: | (Sheet 81) NZ284815, 55° 7' 37" N, 1° 33' 16" W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maps: |  1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian) |
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| 1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian) |
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| Opened: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed: | 26 Jan 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owners: | 1934 - Choppington Collieries Ltd. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Output: | 1935 - Coal: Household, Steam. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947 - Coal: Household, Steam. (132,000 tons) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 - Coal: Household, Steam. Iron Pyrites. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: | 1935 - Five Quarter, High Main, Main | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 - Bensham, Five Quarter, Main, Stone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955 - Bensham, Stone Coal, Top Five Quarter, Top and Lower Main Coal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 - Lower Bensham, Top & Lower Main Coal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 - Lower Bensham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Horton Grange Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1945 - Yard seam abandoned |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
None Found
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
 |  | Anderson, F., 10 Feb 1961, (accident: Jun 1954), aged 63, Wasteman, pneumoconiosis | ||||
| | Barrowby, F. C., 06 May 1935, aged 39, Miner, killed by a fall of stone | ||||
| Chandler, Harry, 13 Oct 1938, aged 53, Stoneman, electrocuted | |||||
| | Hakin, Richard S., 28 Feb 1936, aged 40, killed by a fall of stone | ||||
| | Jackson, J., 17 Jan 1940, (accident: 16 Jan 1940), aged 58, Miner, killed by a fall of stone | ||||
| | Lawson, Frederick, 15 Dec 1952, aged 38, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone | ||||
| | Lawson, Matthew, 07 Apr 1944, (accident: 31 Mar 1944), aged 29, Joiner, stabed by piece of wood | ||||
| | Nailen, E., 18 Oct 1947, (accident: 09 Jun 1943), aged 66, Stoneman, Pneumoconiosis | ||||
| | Redshaw, T., 23 Sep 1939, aged 48, Miner, killed by a fall of stone | ||||
| | Scott, W. B. K., 10 Dec 1962, (accident: 1948), aged 70, Coal Cutter, Pneumoconiosis | ||||
| | Storey, W., 11 Apr 1939, (accident: 14 Oct 1939), aged 49, Miner, killed by a fall of stone | ||||
| | Tate, Walter, 14 Feb 1941, aged 51, Filler, killed by a fall of stone | ||||
| | Tomlinson, John Richard, 31 Mar 1941, aged 61, Filler, killed by a fall of stone | ||||
| | Tutt, Richard J., 17 Dec 1952, aged 22, Traning Officer, crushed by tubs | ||||
| | Walker, John William, 18 Jun 1944, aged 54, Shifter, run over by tubs | ||||
| | Watson, Norman, 09 Jan 1942, aged 41, Filler, killed by a fall of stone | ||||
| | White, W. C., 09 May 1934, (accident: 30 Aug 1934), aged 57, Miner, killed by a fall of stone | ||||
| 17 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
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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 Horton Grange Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Horton Grange Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1935 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
- 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
- Contributions from Ray Ditchburn from his research into mining fatalities in Northumberland
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Related Links:
| On this site | |
| | Newspaper articles |
| | Article from Coal Magazine (May 1958) — "Springtime Weddings (1)" |
Further Reading:
- Collieries of Northumberland (Volume 2), James T. Tuck, TUPS Ltd., ISBN 1-871518-12-1
Further Research:
Research Notes for Horton Grange Colliery
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