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Oakwellgate Colliery
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| Location: | Gateshead ½ miles [1 km] N of Newcastle |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88) NZ259638, 54° 58' 6" N, 1° 35' 42" W |
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| Owners: | 1850s - Messrs. Easton & Co. |
| Output: | 1855 - Coal. |
| 1860 - Coal. |
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Description
Oakwellgate Colliery is situated within the borough of Gateshead. It has its shaft and above ground workings near the street from which the colliery takes its name. It was commenced about 20 years ago, and is the property of Messrs. Easton. Coals are shipped at Oakwellgate staith, on the Tyne.
A History of Coal, Coke, Coalfields
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
 | Carter, William, 06 Jun 1855, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone from the roof | |||||
| Fletcher, William, 10 Dec 1851, crushed by machinery | |||||
| 2 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!
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| 26 Jan 1854 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| 29 Dec 1855 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| 16 Oct 1857 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of stone |
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Oakwellgate Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Oakwellgate Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1854 List of mines by T. Y. Hall, published in Vol II (1853-4) of the Transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining Engineers
- A History of Coal, Coke, Coalfields and Iron Manufacture in Northern England by William Fordyce published in 1860
- Mineral Statistics for 1855 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
- Mineral Statistics for 1860 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
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