	Hollin Hall Colliery	Index	Hollin Hall Colliery

Hollin Hall Colliery

Location:	Fir Tree, Crook 10 miles [16 km] WSW of Durham
Map Ref:	(Sheet 92) NZ138344, 54° 42' 16" N, 1° 47' 9" W
Opened:
Closed:
Owners:	1940s - Crossley Sanitary Pipes Ltd.
	1960s - Fellwall Coal Co.
Output:	1948 - Coal: Household, Steam. Mainly a clay mine. Fireclay. Clay.
	1950 - Coal: Household, Steam. Mainly fireclay. Fireclay. Clay.
	1955 - Coal: Steam. Shale. Fireclay.
	1960 - Coal: Steam. Shale. Fireclay.
	1961 - Coal: Steam. Shale. Fireclay.
	1964 - Coal: Steam. Shale. Fireclay.
Employment:	1948 - 29 (22 below, 7 surface)
	1950 - 38 (31 below, 7 surface)
	1955 - 30 (27 below, 3 surface)
	1960 - 24 (18 below, 6 surface)
	1961 - 24 (18 below, 6 surface)
	1964 - 24 (18 below, 6 surface)
Seams Worked:	1948 - Marshall Green [Mainly a clay mine]
	1950 - Marshall Green
	1955 - Marshall Green
	1960 - Marshall Green
	1961 - Marshall Green
	1964 - Marshall Green

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!

						Armstrong, John Edward, 06 Jul 1951, aged 55, he was found lying unconscious about a yard from the haulage rope which had been pulling tubs up the drift, it was thought that the socket at the front of the first tub had caught under the flat sheet, dragging it from its bed, and caused it to jam against a roller. One of the guiding drums was dislodged, and one of the stands holding the drums had been thrown 104 feet away. Armstrong has either been hit by the rope or one of the drums. He died in Bishop auckland General Hospital

						1 name found

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Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web site have been kindly provided by Jim Grainger from his research into early newspapers (primarily the Durham Advertiser and Durham Chronicle) and are marked with .

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Hollin Hall Colliery

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Hollin Hall Colliery

Credits

Sources:

1948 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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
Contributions by members of the Public