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Nelson Colliery

Location:

Cramlington
9 miles [14 km] N of Newcastle

Map Ref:

(Sheet 88) NZ260778, 55° 5' 38" N, 1° 35' 33" W

Maps:

1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian)

Opened:

1934

Closed:

04 Jan 1958

Owners:

1934 - Hartley Main Collieries Ltd.

1943 - Bedlington Mains Coal Co.

1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)

Output:

1935 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1950 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1955 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1956 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1957 - Coal: Household, Steam.

Employment:

Year	Total	Below	Above
1935	210	147	63
1940	456	334	122
1945	438	345	93
1950	485	330	155
1955	247	188	59
1956	258	195	63
1957	258	195	63

NCB Employment Figures

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

Seams Worked:

1935 - Five Quarter, Low Main, Plessey

1950 - Five Quarter, Low Main, Plessey

1955 - Five Quarter, Plessey

1956 - Five Quarter, Plessey

1957 - Five Quarter, Plessey

Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Nelson Colliery

Notes:

1950, Jun - Low Main seam 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!

						Beach, J. D., 30 Dec 1935, aged 52, Miner, killed by a fall of stone
						Butcher, J., 18 Jun 1939, (accident: 09 Jun 1939), aged 43, Miner, killed by a fall of stone
						Coulthard, John J., 17 Apr 1959, aged 61, Salvage Worker, killed by a fall of stone
						Dixon, George Robert, 20 May 1948, aged 51, Rolleywayman, run over by full set of tubs, main and tail haulage in the Low Main Seam, Buried: Cramlington Cemetery
						Loader, William, 30 Apr 1952, aged 53, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Cramlington Cemetery
						Mitcheson, John, 14 Jul 1936, (accident: 13 Jul 1936), aged 54, Miner, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton
						Sweddle, Sydney, 17 Mar 1919, aged 18, Putter, crushed by tub
						Troman, Bennett, 07 Apr 1943, aged 54, Stoneman, caught by girder
						Woodhouse, Norman Welch, 19 Dec 1934, (accident: 10 Dec 1934), aged 39, Under Manager, fell down shaft, taken to Newcastle Infirmary, where he developed pneumonia and died there on 18th December ; he was survived by his wife (Jane) who was carrying their first child, who born three months later on 5th Apr 1935 (Norma)

						9 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.

Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web site have been kindly provided by Ray Ditchburn from his research into fatalities in Northumberland and are marked with .

more information on some of the fatalities shown above

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Nelson Colliery

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Nelson Colliery

Credits

Sources:

1935 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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
Contributions by members of the Public
Contributions from Ray Ditchburn from his research into mining fatalities in Northumberland
Headstone(s) in Churchyard, Cramlington
Headstone(s) in St. Mary's Churchyard, Horton