	Morwood Colliery	Index	Morwood Colliery

Morwood Colliery

Location:	Bardon Mill 9 miles [14 km] WNW of Hexham
Map Ref:	(Sheet 86, 87) NY796674, 55° 0' 2" N, 2° 19' 8" W
Maps:	1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian)
Opened:
Closed:	Jul 1960
Owners:	1910s - T. H. Thompson
	1930s - M. Watson
	1940s - Morwood Coliery Co.
	1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)
Output:	1921 - Coal.
	1925 - Coal: Household.
	1930 - Coal: Household.
	1948 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.
	1949 - Coal: Steam.
	1950 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.
	1953 - Coal: Household, Steam.
	1954 - Coal: Household, Steam.
	1955 - Coal: Household, Steam.
	1956 - Coal: Household, Steam.
	1957 - Coal: Household, Steam.
	1958 - Coal: Household, Steam.
	1959 - Coal: Household, Steam.
	1960 - Coal: Household, Steam.
Employment:	1921 - 2
	1925 - 6 (4 below, 2 surface)
	1930 - 4 (2 below, 2 surface)
	1944 - 3 [Developing]
	1945 - 14 (9 below, 5 surface)
	1948 - 21 (17 below, 4 surface)
	1949 - 21 (17 below, 4 surface)
	1950 - 22 (18 below, 4 surface)
	1954 - 92 (72 below, 20 surface)
	1955 - 92 (72 below, 20 surface)
	1956 - 92 (72 below, 20 surface)
	1957 - 136 (115 below, 21 surface)
	1958 - 136 (115 below, 21 surface)
	1959 - 136 (115 below, 21 surface)
	1960 - 136 (115 below, 21 surface)
Seams Worked:	1921 - Morwood
	1925 - Little Limestone
	1930 - Little Limestone
	1948 - Little Limestone
	1949 - Little Limestone
	1950 - Little Limestone
	1953 - Little Limestone
	1954 - Little Limestone
	1955 - Little Limestone
	1956 - Little Limestone
	1957 - Little Limestone
	1958 - Little Limestone
	1959 - Little Limestone
	1960 - Little Limestone
	Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Morwood Colliery

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!

						Smith, Thomas, 26 Aug 1946, aged 39, Filler, he died from a fall of stone which fatally injured his skull and brain

						1 name found

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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.

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

Date							Inspectors Remarks
13 Dec 1852	3	–	–	–	–	3	- - This accident occurred in consequence of a very ill manufactured rope in a pit eight fathoms deep. I made it the subject of a report to Lord Palmerston, in the hopes of being able to procure compensation to the widow and four children, founded on the proof of the rope being worthless, although paid for at the highest price. See my report

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Morwood Colliery

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Morwood Colliery

Credits

Sources:

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
1944 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1948 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1949 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1953 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1954 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1956 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1957 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1958 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1959 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1960 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
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