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Middridge Drift
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| Location: | nr. Shildon 10 miles [16 km] S of Durham |
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| Map Ref: | (Sheet 93) NZ244268, 54° 38' 11" N, 1° 37' 16" W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened: | 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed: | 1992? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owners: | 1960s - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982 - C. H. Steavenson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984 - Northumbria Mining Ltd. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 - R. & A. Young Mining Ltd. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Output: | 1964 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Industrial, Manufacturing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Industrial. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984 - Coal. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seams Worked: | 1960 - Brass Thill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 - Brass Thill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 - Brass Thill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965 - Brass Thill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984 - Brass Thill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990 - Brass Thill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 - Brass Thill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: | 1966, Aug - Closed by N.C.B. |
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1988 - Reopened as as Private Licensed Mine |
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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!
 | Hodgson, Robert Henry, 01 Aug 1962, aged 36, Coal Cutter, he received severe head injuries when he was trapped between the coal cutting machine and a roof support, address: Sussex Street, Leeholme [More information ...] | |||||
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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 Middridge Drift
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Middridge Drift
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Credits
Sources:
- 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
- 1965 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1984 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1990 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1991 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- Banners of the Durham Coalfield, Norman Emery, 1998, Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN 0-7509-1708-3
- Contributions by members of the Public
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Related Links:
None found
Further Reading:
- British Small Mines (North) by A. J. Booth, published in 2000 by Industrial Railway Society, ISBN 1 901556 15 8
- Banners of the Durham Coalfield, Norman Emery, 1998, Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN 0-7509-1708-3, provides a brief history of the colliery along with the history of the associated Miners Lodge Banner
Further Research:
Research Notes for Middridge Drift
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