	New Morley Colliery	Index	New Morley Colliery

New Morley Colliery

Location:

Butterknowle
14 miles [22 km] SW of Durham

Map Ref:

(Sheet 92) NZ123261, 54° 37' 47" N, 1° 48' 34" W

Maps:

1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide

Opened:

Closed:

02 Dec 1936

Owners:

1910s - Henry Lowson Ltd.

1910s - Lowson Bros.

Output:

1915 - Coal: Household.

1921 - Coal: Household.

1923 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1924 - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam.

1925 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam.

1927 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1927 - Busty Drift - Coal: Household, Steam.

1929 - Busty Drift - Coal: Household, Steam.

1929 - Harvey Drift - Coal: Gas, Household.

1929 - Hutton Drift - Coal: Gas, Steam.

1930 - Busty Drift - Coal: Household, Steam.

1930 - Harvey Drift - Coal: Household, Steam.

1930 - Hutton Drift - Coal: Gas, Steam.

1935 - Busty Drift - Coal: Coking, Household, Steam.

1935 - Harvey Drift - Coal: Coking, Household, Steam.

Employment:

Year	Pit	Total	Below	Above
1915		33	29	4
1915		Brockwell Seam Abandoned
1921		58	34	24
1923		98	67	31
1924		111	78	33
1925		121	98	23
1927		143	108	35
1927	Busty Drift	19	12	7
	Total	162	120	42
1929	Busty Drift	52	44	8
1929	Harvey Drift	68	38	30
1929	Hutton Drift	4	3	1
	Total	124	85	39
1930	Busty Drift	110	78	32
1930	Harvey Drift	17	15	2
1930	Hutton Drift	4	3	1
1930	Hutton Drift	Abandoned 14/3/30
	Total	131	96	35
1935	Busty Drift	45	28	17
1935	Harvey Drift	39	33	6
	Total	84	61	23

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

Seams Worked:

1915 - Harvey [Plan to H.O. 30/7/15]

1921 - Brockwell, Harvey, Hutton

1923 - Brockwell, Harvey, Hutton

1924 - Brockwell, Harvey

1925 - Brockwell, Harvey

1927 - Brockwell, Harvey

1927 - Busty Drift - Busty

1929 - Busty Drift - Brockwell, Busty

1929 - Harvey Drift - Harvey

1929 - Hutton Drift - Hutton

1930 - Busty Drift - Brockwell, Busty

1930 - Harvey Drift - Brockwell, Harvey

1930 - Hutton Drift - Hutton [Abandoned 14/3/30]

1935 - Busty Drift - Brockwell, Busty

1935 - Harvey Drift - Harvey

Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for New Morley Colliery

Notes:

1915 - Brockwell seam abandoned

1918 - Harvey seam abandoned

1930, 05 Jul - Harvey seam abandoned

1930, 14 Mar - Hutton seam abandoned

1936, 02 Dec - Brockwell, Busty, Hutton seams abandoned

1937, 09 Feb - Harvey seam abandoned

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 New Morley Colliery

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

Credits

Sources:

1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1919 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
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
1929 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1935 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department