| Location: |
Butterknowle
14½ miles [24 km] SW of Durham
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 92, OL42) NZ092275, 54° 38' 33" N, 1° 51' 27" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
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| Owners: |
1900s - Butterknowle Colliery Co. Ltd. |
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1910s - William & W. J. Race |
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1920s - Brown & Partners (North Crane Row Coal Co.) |
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1940s - North Crane Row Colliery Co. Ltd. |
| Output: |
1902 - North Crane Row - Coal: Coking. |
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1910 - North, Crane Row - Coal: Coking. |
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1910 - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing. |
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1915 - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing. |
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1923 - Coal: Coking. |
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1924 - Coal: Steam. |
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1925 - Coal: Steam. |
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1927 - Coal: Household, Steam. |
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1948 - Coal: Steam. |
| Employment: |
1902 - North Crane Row - 24 (15 below, 9 surface) [Moor Hill and North Crane Row combined] |
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1910 - North, Crane Row - 0 [Suspended] |
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1910 - 2 |
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1915 - 0 [Stopped] |
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1923 - 13 (9 below, 4 surface) |
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1924 - 7 (5 below, 2 surface) |
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1925 - 0 [Abandoned 9/24] |
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1927 - 3 (2 below, 1 surface) [Abandoned 6/27] |
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1945 - 5 (4 below, 1 surface) |
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1948 - 2 (1 below, 1 surface) [Abandoned 3/46] |
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Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: |
1905 - North Crane Row - Main Coal |
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1910 - North, Crane Row - Main Coal [Suspended] |
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1910 - Main Coal (Brockwell) |
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1915 - Main Coal (Brockwell) [Stopped] |
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1923 - Main (Brockwell) |
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1924 - Main (Brockwell) |
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1925 - Main (Brockwell) [Abandoned 9/24] |
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1927 - Brockwell [Abandoned 6/27] |
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1948 - Brockwell, Main [Abandoned 3/46] |
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Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for North Crane Row Colliery |
| Notes: |
1926 - Main (or Brockwell) seam abandoned |
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1946, Mar - Brockwell, Main seams abandoned |
None found.
No names found.