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Howden Colliery
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| Location: | Howden-le-Wear 8½ miles [14 km] SW of Durham |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 92) NZ165336, 54° 41' 49" N, 1° 44' 38" W |
| Maps: |  1898 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
| Opened: | |
| Closed: | 04 Sep 1907 |
| Owners: | 1860s - G. Hutchinson & Co. |
| 1880s - Howden Coal & Brick Co. | |
| 1880s - Chapman, Morson & Co. Ltd. | |
| 1890s - North Bitchburn Coal Co. Ltd. | |
| 1910s - Auckland Rural District Council | |
| Output: | 1873 - Coal. |
| 1888 - Coal. | |
| 1894 - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| 1896 - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| 1900 - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| 1902 - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing. Fireclay. | |
| Employment: | 1883 - 122 |
| 1894 - 268 (201 below, 67 surface) | |
| 1896 - 262 (187 below, 75 surface) | |
| 1900 - 202 (149 below, 53 surface) | |
| 1902 - 168 (125 below, 43 surface) | |
| 1905 - 143 (110 below, 33 surface) | |
| Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: | 1905 - Ballarat, Top Main |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Howden Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1908 - Harvey, Constantine, Ballarat, Five Quarter, Top Main seams abandoned |
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Description
In this township [Witton-le-Wear] coal is and has for may years been extensively worked, and stone is also quarried at Harperley. The principal colliery is that worked by the North Bitchburn Coal Co., which was sunk in 1845, and now working the following seams : "the Harvey," 2 ft. 4 in. ; "Constantine," 2 ft. ; "Ballarat," 1 ft. 8 in. ; the "Five Quarter," 2 ft. 8 in. ; and the Brockwell, 4 ft. 3 in. These seams are marked by drifts. The output, 700 tons per day, is principally converted into coke here. There are also fire brick and sanitary pipe works in conjunction with this colliery, which are provided with clay from this pit ; and in all there are 700 men and boys employed.
The inhabitants of the villages of High Grange, North Bitchburn, Quarryburn, and Valley Terrace, are employed by this company. Howden colliery, also in this township, is worked by the same company, and comprises the same seams, excepting the "Brockwell." Here 250 tons per day are drawn, employing 250 men. A Hargill Hill the Brockwell seam, 6 feet, is being worked as a landsale pit by Mr. J. Proud.
Whellan's 1894 Directory of County Durham
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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!
 | Alderson, George R., 10 Feb 1890, aged 14, Driver, fell off limbers and was run over by a set of tubs | |||||
| Charlton, Thomas, 27 May 1853, (accident: 12 Apr 1953), Hewer, killed by a fall of stone | |||||
| Davis, Thomas, 03 Sep 1888, aged 37, Hewer, fall of roof from a slip, breaking down some props | |||||
| Dixon, Frederick, 27 Jan 1906, (accident: 22 Sep 1905), aged 20, Hewer, He was hewing in a broken lift when a "bell" fell from the roof and broke his back. He died on 27th January, 1906. | |||||
| Hunter, Edward, 14 Apr 1899, aged 48, Miner, Killed by a fall of stone from the roof of his working place. He and his marrow had tried to get the stone down, but could not do so; they then, without setting timber under the stone, as they should have done, started to hew, and it fell very soon afterwards. | |||||
| Price, William, 15 Apr 1879, aged 56, Collier, fall of stone while working in a long wall | |||||
| Stonehouse, James, 23 Dec 1882, aged 23, Hewer, fall of stone next to a loose end breaker [Inquest: 25 Dec 1882] | |||||
| Sykes, Benjamin, 11 Apr 1859, aged 16, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone from roof | |||||
| Tolson, Richard, 15 Dec 1885, aged 40, Hewer, fall of a large stone | |||||
| Yarker, John, 20 Jul 1875, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone | |||||
| 10 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.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Howden Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Howden Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1859 Mines Inspectors Report, Southern District by John J. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1873-4 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1875 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1499), Durham by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1879 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2604) Where to find this report
- 1880 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
- 1882 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3621) Where to find this report
- 1885 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4760) Where to find this report
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1888 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5779), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1890 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6346), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
- 1899 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 134), Durham District (No. 4) by Ronald D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1906 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 3449), Durham District (No. 4) by R. Donald Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
- 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.
- Mineral Statistics for 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works
- Mineral Statistics for 1884 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4430), published in 1885 — includes List of Mines and Openworks
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