	Merrington Park Colliery	Index	Merrington Park Colliery

Merrington Park Colliery

also known as North Close Colliery, Rock Colliery

Location:	Spennymoor 5½ miles [9 km] SSW of Durham
Map Ref:	(Sheet 93) NZ250337, 54° 41' 51" N, 1° 36' 43" W
Opened:
Closed:	08 Aug 1927
Owners:	1880s - Owners of Rock Colliery
	1900s - Owners of North Close Colliery
	1910s - Merrington Park Colliery Co.
Output:	1888 - Coal.
	1894 - Coal: Household.
	1896 - Coal: Household.
	1900 - Coal: Household.
	1902 - Coal: Household.
	1905 - Coal: Household.
	1910 - Coal: Household.
	1915 - Coal: Household.
	1921 - Coal: Household.
	1923 - Coal: Steam.
	1924 - Coal: Steam.
	1925 - Coal: Steam.
	1927 - Coal: Steam.
Employment:	1894 - 48 (39 below, 9 surface)
	1896 - 27 (24 below, 3 surface)
	1900 - 28 (25 below, 3 surface)
	1902 - 20 (16 below, 4 surface)
	1905 - 26 (21 below, 5 surface)
	1910 - 24 (21 below, 3 surface)
	1915 - 18 (14 below, 4 surface) [Harvey and Busty Abandoned]
	1921 - 12 (10 below, 2 surface)
	1923 - 21 (17 below, 4 surface)
	1924 - 28 (24 below, 4 surface)
	1925 - 15 (12 below, 3 surface)
	1927 - 14 (11 below, 3 surface) [Abandoned 8/27]
	Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
Seams Worked:	1905 - Busty, Harvey
	1910 - Busty, Harvey
	1915 - Main Coal, Three Quarter [Harvey and Busty Abandoned. Plans to H.O. 14/12/15]
	1921 - Low Main
	1923 - Low Main
	1924 - Low Main
	1925 - Low Main
	1927 - Low Main [Abandoned 8/27]
	Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Merrington Park Colliery
Notes:	1915 - Harvey, Busty seams abandoned

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!

						Eltringham, Henry, 29 Jan 1891, aged 35, Hewer, while walking outbye and near the shaft he fell down and died from heart disease

						1 name found

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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Merrington Park Colliery

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Merrington Park Colliery

Credits

Sources:

1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1891 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6625), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, 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
1909 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1923 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1924 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1927 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
Text kindly provided by Jim Grainger from his research into early newspapers (primarily the Durham Advertiser and Durham Chronicle).