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Long Benton Colliery
also known as Benton Colliery
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| Location: | Longbenton 2½ miles [4 km] NNE of Newcastle |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88) NZ270674, 55° 0' 3" N, 1° 34' 35" W |
| Maps: |  1807 map from "The Picture of Newcastle Upon Tyne…", published in 1807 by D. Akenhead |
| 1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey |
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| 1898 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
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| Opened: | bef. 1760 |
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| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Long Benton Colliery |
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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
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
 | Buckham, John, 25 Dec 1848, aged 70, fell 16 feet from a gangway to the ground | |||||
| Handy, George, 10 Jan 1862, Miner, killed by a fall of roof which came away from a slip whilst withdrawing props as part of the closure of the pit [More information ...] | |||||
| Hunter, Adam, 18 Nov 1757, Sinker, explosion of gas [More information ...] | |||||
| Minto, Robert, 10 Jan 1862, aged 61, Miner, killed by a fall of roof which came away from a slip whilst withdrawing props as part of the closure of the pit [More information ...] | |||||
| Rawling, George, 18 Nov 1757, Borer, explosion of gas [More information ...] | |||||
| Unthank, Ralph, 18 Nov 1757, Viewer, explosion of gas [More information ...] | |||||
| 6 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.
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!
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| 25 Apr 1851 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | Rollies |
| 28 Aug 1856 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of stone |
| 09 Mar 1857 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of stone |
| 18 Aug 1858 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | crush of tubs |
| 12 May 1859 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | fall of coal |
| 30 Nov 1859 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | cage at bottom of shaft, More information ... |
| 30 Aug 1860 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | crush of tubs |
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Long Benton Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Long Benton Colliery
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Further Research:
Research Notes for Long Benton Colliery
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