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Halton Colliery
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| Location: | Matfen 5 miles [8 km] NE of Hexham |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 87, OL42) NZ001687, 55° 0' 47" N, 1° 59' 49" W |
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| Pits: |  Shaft details for Halton Colliery |
| Owners: | 1880s - Thomas Weddle |
| 1890s - English Bros. | |
| Output: | 1882 - Coal (Landsale). |
| 1883 - Coal, Landsale. | |
| 1888 - Coal (Landsale). | |
| 1890 - Coal (Landsale). | |
| 1894 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1896 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1900 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1902 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1905 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1910 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1915 - Coal: Household. | |
| Employment: | 1894 - 7 (5 below, 2 surface) |
| 1896 - 11 (9 below, 2 surface) | |
| 1900 - 17 (15 below, 2 surface) | |
| 1902 - 14 (12 below, 2 surface) | |
| 1905 - 14 (12 below, 2 surface) | |
| 1910 - 12 (10 below, 2 surface) | |
| 1915 - 11 (9 below, 2 surface) | |
| Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: | 1905 - Limestone Coal |
| 1910 - Limestone Coal, Oakwood Seam | |
| 1915 - Clarewood Seam, Limestone Coal | |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Halton Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1916 - Oakwood 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
No names found.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Halton Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Halton Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1880 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 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
- 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
- 1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910
- Mineral Statistics for 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works
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