	Kibblesworth Colliery	Index	Kibblesworth Colliery

Kibblesworth Colliery

Location:

Kibblesworth
5 miles [8 km] S of Newcastle

Map Ref:

(Sheet 88) NZ243562, 54° 53' 59" N, 1° 37' 16" W

Maps:

1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey

1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide

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

Opened:

1842

Closed:

04 Oct 1974

Pits:

Glamis Pit

Robert Pit, locn: (Sheet 88) NZ241562

Shaft details for Robert Pit

Owners:

1850s - John Bowes & Co. (Messrs. Bowes, Hutt, Wood, & Charles M. Palmer)

1860s - Marley Hill Coal Co.

1880s - John Bowes & Partners Ltd.

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

Output:

1855 - Coal.

1860 - Coal.

1865 - Coal.

1882 - Coal.

1883 - Coal.

1888 - Coal.

1890 - Coal.

1894 - Coal: Gas, Household.

1896 - Coal: Gas, Household.

1900 - Coal: Gas, Household. Fireclay.

1902 - Coal: Gas, Household.

1905 - Coal: Gas, Household.

1910 - Coal: Gas, Household.

1915 - Coal: Gas, Household.

1921 - Coal: Gas, Household.

1925 - Robert - Coal: Gas, Household.

1930 - Robert - Coal: Gas, Household.

1935 - Robert - Coal: Gas, Household.

1947 - Glamis - Coal: Coking. (146,600 tons)

1947 - Robert - Coal: Gas. (70,000 tons)

1950 - Glamis - Coal: Coking.

1950 - Robert - Coal: Gas.

1950 - Shield Row Drift - Coal.

1955 - Glamis - Coal: Coking.

1955 - Robert - Coal: Gas.

1960 - Glamis - Coal: Coking.

1960 - Robert - Coal: Gas.

1970 - Coal: Coking.

Employment:

Year	Pit	Total	Below	Above
1854		Working
1894		300	235	65
1896		298	234	64
1900		313	247	66
1902		311	244	67
1905		321	255	66
1910		355	274	81
1915		325	255	70
1921		465	335	130
1925	Robert	592	456	136
1930	Robert	552	437	115
1935	Robert	682	498	184
1940		703	553	150
1945	Glamis	462	378	84
1945	Robert	213	181	32
	Total	675	559	116
1947	Glamis	450	360	90
1947	Robert	215	180	35
	Total	665	540	125
1950	Glamis	610	475	135
1950	Robert	346	275	71
	Total	956	750	206
1955	Glamis	722	562	160
1955	Robert	345	274	71
	Total	1,067	836	231
1960	Glamis	730	620	110
1960	Robert	300	240	60
	Total	1,030	860	170
1970		930	814	116

NCB Employment Figures

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

Seams Worked:

1905 - Hutton, Low Main, Main Coal

1910 - Hutton, Low Main, Main Coal

1915 - Five Quarter, Hutton, Low Main, Main Coal

1921 - Five Quarter, Hutton, Low Main, Main Coal

1925 - Robert - Main

1930 - Robert - Five Quarter, Low Main, Main

1935 - Robert - Five Quarter, Hutton, Low Main, Main

1950 - Glamis - Busty

1950 - Robert - Five Quarter, Hutton, Low Main, Main

1950 - Shield Row Drift - Shield Row

1955 - Glamis - Busty

1955 - Robert - Hutton, Low Main, Main, Mandlin, Shield Row

1960 - Glamis - Busty, Tilley

1960 - Robert - Maudlin

1970 - Brockwell, Low Main, Tilley

Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Kibblesworth Colliery

Notes:

1842 - Kibblesworth Colliery commenced shipping coal and Boring operations were in progress at Kibblesworth to prove the Hutton Seam south of the village.

1865 - A boring was put down by Stott Out of the Hutton Seam, near the bottom of Kibblesworth Pit, proving the Brockwell Seam.

1898 - Boring operations were in progress to the west of Kibblesworth Colliery from the surface, to prove the Hutton Seam.

1929, 18 May - Main seam abandoned

1938, 30 Nov - Seam not proved seam abandoned

Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Kibblesworth Colliery

Description

The Robert Pit is carried on by Messrs. Jno. Bowes & Partners, Limited, working on the Low Main, fifty five fathoms deep, and the Hutton, sixty fathoms. The former varies from three to six feet, or an average thickness of five feet ; the Hutton seam is about four feet two inches. There are also the Five Quarter, which is about four yards above the Low Main, and the High Main, twenty fathoms deep, which is not at present worked. The daily output is about 530 tons, employing 280 men and boys. All the coals are shipped at Jarrow, and are well adapted for the manufacture of gas.

The village of Kibblesworth is one mile south from Lamesley, and five south from Gateshead. Here is a Mechanics' Institute, under the patronage of the colliery proprietors, established about 1860, containing reading room, and library of about 300 volumes.

Primitive Methodist Chapel, erected in 1869, is a neat stone building, to seat 260 persons, at a cost of £400, the site and material being given by Jno. Bowes and Partners.

Wesleyan Chapel, erected in 1868, at a cost of £165, is a plain stone structure, and will hold about 150. The site and material were also given by the colliery proprietors.

Colliery School, erected in 1875 by the colliery owners, to accommodate 193 children. The present average is about 130.

Nether Hall, the former residence of the Greenwell family, is now let in tenements, part of which is converted into the post office, the rest occupied by miners.

Whellan's 1894 Directory of County Durham

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!

						Askew, Joseph, 28 Nov 1876, Blacksmith, explosion of a steam boiler [More information ...]
						Bell, Henry, 07 Jan 1913, aged 30, Master Wasteman [More information ...]
						Bell, Isabella, 15 Feb 1864, aged 60, [Not Employed], caught by waggons on incline
						Bewley, John, 19 Sep 1855, Engineer, boiler exploded [More information ...]
						Charlton, Robert John H., 14 Feb 1941, (accident: 13 Feb 1941), aged 44, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone
						Cuft, Edmund, 24 Apr 1856, Fireman, boiler exploded [More information ...]
						Davison, Norman, 13 Nov 1942, aged 41, Shot Firer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Birtley Cemetery
						Donnelly, Samuel, 02 Nov 1906, aged 22, Screener [More information ...]
						Gibson, John Haig, Nov 1961, aged 47, Plough Operator, he died from asphyxia, shock and haemorrhage, and multiple injuries to his chest, when a stone six feet long and two feet thick fell from the roof
						Gibson, William, 18 Jun 1883, aged 14, Driver, crushed by tubs
						Graham, George, 14 May 1941, (accident: 13 May 1941), aged 45, Stoneman, died from injuries received
						Hannen, James, 17 Aug 1892, 2:00 p.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 16, Pony Putter, Riding on the limmers, with full tubs, he came in contact with the end of a wooden "picture" which had fallen from its place, injuring his ribs, and inflicting other internal injuries. It was thought that the prop had been knocked out on the inward journey, as his tubs got off the road at that point [Inspection made & inquest attended]
						Hepple, A., 26 Apr 1947, aged 37, Filler, killed by a fall of stone
						Hindmarch, Joseph, 28 Nov 1876, aged 41, Blacksmith, explosion of a steam boiler, Buried: St. Andrews Churchyard, Lamesley [More information ...]
						Hocking, George Henry, 27 Aug 1956, aged 44, Buried: Pelton Cemetery
						Johnson, Joseph Henry, 24 Nov 1929, (accident: Oct 1929), aged 42, he died in Relton House Hospital, Chester-le-Street five weeks after being injured by a fall of stone as he was drawing timber
						Leadbitter, Thomas, 24 Apr 1856, Fireman, boiler exploded [More information ...]
						Liddle, John, 12 Jan 1869, aged 64, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone
						Mugridge, Thomas, 12 Sep 1917, (accident: 02 Jul 1917), aged 34, Hewer, died as a result, it was alleged, of injuries received by a fall of stone on the back
						Murphy, Michael, 05 Dec 1940, (accident: 04 Dec 1940), aged 43, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone
						Nichol, James William, 04 Sep 1963, 12:10 p.m., Deputy Manager, he was checking a repair on the plough at the coal-face when the main chain snapped and whipped back and effectively decapitated him, he died instantly; address: 5 Cambridge Place, Birtley, Co. Durham
						Parkin, Thomas, 10 Feb 1931, (accident: 09 Feb 1931), aged 54, Master Shifter, killed by a fall of stone, died in Newcastle Infirmary; residence: 15 Gardner Square, Kibblesworth
						Pratt, T., 20 Jul 1945, (accident: 21 Apr 1944), aged 58, Surface Worker, died from injuries received
						Rowell, Thomas Henry, 07 Dec 1917, aged 39, Joiner, died from injuries received whilst repairing the shaft
						Scott, Thomas, 10 Jun 1909, aged 38, Stoneman, fall of side stone
						Shevelin, Thomas, 20 Apr 1862, killed by a fall of coal
						Showther, W., 22 Dec 1947, aged 21, Putter, crushed
						Symes, William, 21 Apr 1931, aged 53, Deputy, asphyxiated by a fall of roof
						Tiplady, Edward, 19 Nov 1920, aged 41, Onsetter, he was engaged as onsetter in the Five quarter seam, about 7.15am he received a rap from bank to the effect that the cage was wanted for the purpose of allowing men to descend into the mine. His assistant R. Emerson rapped the cage to Bank, the deceased being then engaged in shifting an empty tram and without any warning he walked straight into the shaft evidently thinking that the cage was still there with the result that he fell down the shaft a distance of 48 fathoms into the sump and was killed. Residence: West View, Kibblesworth Colliery
						Warwick, John R., 10 Feb 1919, (accident: 02 Jan 1919), aged 31, Filler, died from injuries received through a fall of stone
						Watson, George, 30 Oct 1937, (accident: 21 Oct 1937), aged 24, Putter, shot
						Woodhouse, Luke, 13 Dec 1916, aged 65, Wasteman, killed by a fall of stone

						32 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 Jim Grainger from his research into early newspapers (primarily the Durham Advertiser and Durham Chronicle) and are marked with .

Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web site have been extracted from material deposited at the North East England Mining Archive and Research Centre (NEEMARC) — principally the records of the Durham Miners' Association and are marked with .

more information on some of the fatalities shown above

The following unnamed fatalities are listed in the Mines Inspectors Reports, once again this collection is not complete!

Date							Inspectors Remarks
24 Sep 1853	1	–	–	–	–	1	falling down staple
09 Mar 1854	–	–	–	1	–	1
17 Jul 1855	–	–	–	–	1	1	died of natural causes
18 Mar 1858	–	–	–	–	1	1	At Kibblesworth, a man was fatally wounded by the shaft of an underground horse crank, which he attended.
08 Jan 1859	–	–	–	–	1	1	crush of tubs
12 Oct 1859	–	–	–	–	1	1	fall from screen
30 Jan 1861	–	–	–	–	1	1	underground ladder
14 Aug 1862	–	–	–	–	1	1	waggon way
08 Sep 1862	–	–	–	1	–	1	fall of stone
13 Feb 1864	–	–	–	–	1	1	by coal waggons
14 Jul 1865	–	–	–	1	–	1	fall of stone

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Kibblesworth Colliery

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Kibblesworth Colliery

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Credits

Sources:

NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/1/6/42, D.M.A. Minutes, Circulars etc. for 1917 (one volume: covers Jan-Jun)
NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/1/6/43, D.M.A. Minutes, Circulars etc. for 1918 (two volumes: covers Jan-Jun, Jul-Dec)
NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/6/1/1/1, Reports of the Compensation Department, Vol I covering Sep 1918-Dec 1919
1854 List of mines by T. Y. Hall, published in Vol II (1853-4) of the Transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining Engineers
1869 Mines Inspectors Report (C 124), Northumberland, North Durham and Cumberland District by George William Southern, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1876 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1734), Newcastle-on-Tyne District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1880 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
1883 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4078), Newcastle District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1892 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6986), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, 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
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), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1909 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
1909 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5177), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1913 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 7439), Northern Division (No. 2) by J. R. R. Wilson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1919 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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
1970 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume F-K, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1885
Banners of the Durham Coalfield, Norman Emery, 1998, Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN 0-7509-1708-3
Contributions by members of the Public
Headstone(s) in Birtley Cemetery
Headstone(s) in Pelton Cemetery
Headstone(s) in St. Andrew's Churchyard, Lamesley
History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
Mineral Statistics for 1855 (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 1860 (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 1865 (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 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
Victoria History of the Counties of England – Durham. Published in three volumes in 1907.

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