	New Delaval Colliery	Index	New Delaval Colliery

New Delaval Colliery

Location:

nr.Blyth
10 miles [16 km] NNE of Newcastle

Map Ref:

(Sheet 88) NZ293797, 55° 6' 39" N, 1° 32' 26" W

Maps:

1932 map from the Colliery Engineer magazine, shows the disposition of pits in the Hartley Main group and the railway links between them

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

Opened:

1859

Closed:

02 Apr 1955

Owners:

May 1929 - Hartley Main Collieries Ltd.

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

Output:

1930 - Coal: Steam.

1935 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1950 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1955 - Coal: Household, Steam.

Employment:

Year	Total	Below	Above
1930	1,002	803	199
1930	Discontinued 7/30
1935	188	144	44
1940	361	260	101
1945	411	307	104
1950	413	309	104
1955	225	186	39

NCB Employment Figures

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

Seams Worked:

1930 - High Main, Main [Discontinued 7/30]

1935 - Low Main, Main, Stone, Yard

1950 - Bensham, High Main, Main

1955 - High Main

Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for New Delaval Colliery

Notes:

1930, 06 Nov - Stone, Low Main, Yard, Plessey seams abandoned

1930, 08 Sep - Bensham, Beaumont 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!

						Bohill, John Downey, 1927, [approximate date]
						Brewis, George, 1929, [approximate date]
						Cooper, John William, 01 Dec 1884, aged 14, crushed by tubs on horse way, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton
						Cooper, Thomas William, 14 Dec 1884, aged 14, Driver, Crushed by tubs on horse-way, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton
						Dixon, Edward Marshall, 06 Jul 1864, aged 38, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton
						Long, John, 18 Feb 1873, aged 36, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton
						Newton, Thomas Robson, 07 Dec 1896, aged 14, Stone Putter, died from burns, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton
						Purdy, William, 24 Dec 1890, 8:30 p.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 15, Putter, on going into the face of coal with his pony a large stone fell from the roof and killed him, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton
						Smith, Robert, 20 Jun 1868, aged 25, Banksman, crushed by cage
						Sparks, Robert, 26 Nov 1943, aged 57, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton
						Westwood, Albert, 30 Nov 1926, aged 26, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton

						11 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.

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

Date							Inspectors Remarks
17 Dec 1862	–	–	–	–	1	1	killed by rollies

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of New Delaval Colliery

list of collieries/pits etc. near to New Delaval Colliery

Gallery Images:

Credits

Sources:

1868 Mines Inspectors Report, Northumberland, North Durham and Cumberland District by George William Southern, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1056), Northumberland, North Durham, and Cumberland District by George William Southern, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1884 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4429), Newcastle District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1890 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6346), Newcastle District (No. 3) by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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
Headstone(s) in St. Mary's Churchyard, Horton