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Nettlesworth Drift |
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Nettlesworth Drift |
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| Location: |
Waldridge Fell, Chester le Street
4½ miles [7 km] NNW of Durham
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 88) NZ254493, 54° 50' 16" N, 1° 36' 16" W |
| Maps: |
 1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian) |
| Opened: |
1839 |
| Closed: |
27 Sep 1974 |
| Owners: |
1940s - Waldridge Coal Co. Ltd. |
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1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.) |
| Output: |
1947 - Coal: Household, Steam. (50,000 tons) |
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1950 - Coal: Steam. |
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1955 - Coal: Steam. |
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1960 - Coal: Steam. |
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1965 - Coal: Steam. |
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1970 - Coal: Coking, Household, Industrial. |
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1971 - Coal: Coking, Household, Industrial. |
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1972 - Coal: Coking, Household, Industrial. |
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1974 - Coal: Coking, Household, Industrial. |
| Employment: |
| Year | Pit | Total |  | Below | Above |
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| 1945 | | 148 |   | 110 | 38 |
| 1947 | | 155 | | 110 | 45 |
| 1950 | | 193 | | 147 | 46 |
| 1955 | | 135 | | 109 | 26 |
| 1960 | | 143 | | 127 | 16 |
| 1965 | | 130 | | 111 | 19 |
| 1970 | | 118 | | 98 | 20 |
| 1971 | | 125 | | 104 | 21 |
| 1972 | | 114 | | 97 | 17 |
| 1974 | | 113 | | 96 | 17 |
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NCB Employment Figures
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Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: |
1950 - Five Quarter, Shield Row |
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1955 - Five Quarter, Shield Row |
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1960 - Brass Thill, Hutton, Low Main |
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1965 - Brass Thill, Hutton, Low Main |
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1970 - Brass Thill, Hutton |
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1971 - Brass Thill, Hutton, Low Main |
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1972 - Low Main |
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1974 - Low Main |
Description
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
Names of those killed at this colliery
No names found.
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Nettlesworth Drift
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Nettlesworth Drift
Credits
Sources:
- 1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1947 The Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1960 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1965 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1970 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1971 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1972 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1973 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1974 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
- History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
Related Links:
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Further Research:
Research Notes for Nettlesworth Drift
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