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Killingworth West Moor Colliery
also known as West Moor Colliery
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| Location: | Killingworth 4½ miles [7 km] NNE of Newcastle |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88) NZ272706, 55° 1' 45" N, 1° 34' 28" W |
| Opened: | bef. 1829 |
| Closed: | |
| Owners: | 1840s - Lord Ravensworth & Partners |
 Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Killingworth West Moor Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1934 - High Main seam abandoned |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
| 18th | Jan | 1844 | Explosion, 5 lives lost (Show Names) | ||
| 3rd | Apr | 1845 | Explosion, 10 lives lost (Show Names) | ||
| 31st | Oct | 1851 | Explosion, 9 lives lost (Show Names) |
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
 | Allen, James, 07 May 1859, aged 7, [Not employed], run over by waggons on the railway | |||||
|  | Bates, Thomas, 18 Jan 1844, 9:00 a.m., killed in the 1844 explosion [More information ...] | ||||
| Blackburn, Thomas, 30 Aug 1850, aged 50, Pitman, burned by an explosion of hydrogen gas | |||||
| Brown, Isabella, 15 Apr 1852, aged 2, [Not Employed], run over by a number of coal waggons | |||||
| Campbell, George, 31 Oct 1851, 1:00 p.m., aged 28, killed in the 1851 explosion, left and wife and 2 children [More information ...] | |||||
| Carr, Robert, 31 Oct 1851, 1:00 p.m., aged 51, killed in the 1851 explosion, left and wife and 3 children, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 02 Nov 1851 {NBI} [More information ...] | |||||
| Dodds, Thomas, 11 Dec 1846, aged 60, Miner, killed by a fall of coal | |||||
| Ellison, George, 31 Oct 1851, 1:00 p.m., killed in the 1851 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
| Gordon, Robert, 31 Oct 1851, 1:00 p.m., aged 11, killed in the 1851 explosion, boy [More information ...] | |||||
| Gray, George, 31 Oct 1851, 1:00 p.m., aged 56, killed in the 1851 explosion, left a wife, but no family [More information ...] | |||||
| Gray, John, 03 Apr 1845, 6:00 p.m., aged 19, Putter, killed in the 1845 explosion, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 06 Apr 1845 {NBI} [More information ...] | |||||
| Hall, Robert, 03 Apr 1845, 6:00 p.m., Deputy, killed in the 1845 explosion, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 06 Apr 1845 {NBI} [More information ...] | |||||
| | Hardy, William, 18 Jan 1844, 9:00 a.m., killed in the 1844 explosion [More information ...] | ||||
| Hay, William, 31 Oct 1851, 1:00 p.m., aged 36, killed in the 1851 explosion, left and wife and 2 children [More information ...] | |||||
| Hedley, Jacob, 31 Oct 1851, 1:00 p.m., aged 36, killed in the 1851 explosion, left and wife and 3 children [More information ...] | |||||
| Hewitt, William, 31 Oct 1851, 1:00 p.m., aged 51, killed in the 1851 explosion, left a wife, but no family dependant upon him [More information ...] | |||||
| Hindmarch, John, 03 Apr 1845, 6:00 p.m., aged 12, Trapper, killed in the 1845 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
| | Hindmarsh, Joseph, 18 Jan 1844, 9:00 a.m., killed in the 1844 explosion [More information ...] | ||||
| Johnson, John, 29 Oct 1862, aged 58, Shifter, crushed by tubs | |||||
| Mason, William, 31 Oct 1851, 1:00 p.m., aged 12, killed in the 1851 explosion, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 02 Nov 1861 {NBI} [More information ...] | |||||
| Moulter, William, 03 Apr 1845, 6:00 p.m., aged 11, Trapper, killed in the 1845 explosion, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 06 Apr 1845 {NBI} [More information ...] | |||||
| | Nicholson, John, 18 Jan 1844, 9:00 a.m., aged 37, killed in the 1844 explosion, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 21 Jan 1844 {NBI} [More information ...] | ||||
| | Richardson, William, 18 Jan 1844, 9:00 a.m., killed in the 1844 explosion [More information ...] | ||||
| Sharp, John, 03 Apr 1845, 6:00 p.m., aged 40, Hewer, killed in the 1845 explosion, wife and 6 children, brother of William, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 06 Apr 1845 {NBI} [More information ...] | |||||
| Sharp, William, 03 Apr 1845, 6:00 p.m., aged 44, Hewer, killed in the 1845 explosion, wife and 7 children, brother of John, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 06 Apr 1845 {NBI} [More information ...] | |||||
| Simpson, William, 30 Oct 1851, (accident: 24 Oct 1851), died from his injuries after an explosion | |||||
| Stewart, Thomas, 03 Apr 1845, 6:00 p.m., aged 11, Trapper, killed in the 1845 explosion, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 06 Apr 1845 {NBI} [More information ...] | |||||
| | Storey, John, 18 Jan 1844, 9:00 a.m., aged 36, killed in the 1844 explosion, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 21 Jan 1844 {NBI} [More information ...] | ||||
| Thompson, Matthew, 03 Apr 1845, 6:00 p.m., aged 21, Putter, killed in the 1845 explosion, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 06 Apr 1845 {NBI} [More information ...] | |||||
| Thompson, Thomas, 03 Apr 1845, 6:00 p.m., aged 32, Hewer, killed in the 1845 explosion, wife and 5 children, Buried: St. Bartholomew, Longbenton on 06 Apr 1845 {NBI} [More information ...] | |||||
| Tweedie, Peter, 03 Apr 1845, 6:00 p.m., aged 24, Hewer, killed in the 1845 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
| 31 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 page have been kindly provided by Ian Winstanley of the
Coal Mining History Resource Centre (CMHRC) and are marked with .
The CMHRC is available here.
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 Killingworth West Moor Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Killingworth West Moor Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- Contributions by members of the Public
- Gateshead Observer
- Headstone(s) in St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Longbenton
- National Burial Index published by The Federation of Family History Societies & Associates
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Related Links:
| On this site | |
| | Newspaper articles |
| | Names of those killed in the 1844 disaster |
| | Names of those killed in the 1845 disaster |
| | Names of those killed in the 1851 disaster |
Further Reading:
- Northumberland & Cumberland Mining Disasters by Maureen Anderson, Published by Wharncliffe Books, 2009, ISBN 1-845630-81-5
- Explosions in Coal Mines by W. N. & J. B. Atkinson, published in 1886
Further Research:
Research Notes for Killingworth West Moor Colliery
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