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Prudhoe Colliery

Location:

Prudhoe
9½ miles [15 km] E of Hexham

Map Ref:

(Sheet 88, OL42) NZ087637, 54° 58' 4" N, 1° 51' 51" W

Maps:

1807 map from "The Picture of Newcastle Upon Tyne…", published in 1807 by D. Akenhead

1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey

1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide

Opened:

Closed:

Owners:

1860s - John Johnson

1880s - Mickley Coal Co.

Output:

1860 - Coal.

1865 - Coal.

1882 - Coal.

1883 - Coal.

1888 - Coal.

1890 - Coal.

1894 - Coal: Coking, Gas.

1896 - Coal: Coking, Gas.

1900 - Coal: Coking, Gas.

1902 - Coal: Coking, Gas.

1905 - Coal: Coking, Gas.

1910 - Coal: Coking, Gas.

1921 - Coal: Coking, Gas.

1923 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam.

1924 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household.

1925 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household.

1927 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household.

1929 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam.

1930 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam.

Employment:

Year	Total	Below	Above
1894	385	356	29
1896	272	240	32
1900	315	269	46
1902	295	258	37
1905	264	234	30
1910	329	298	31
1915	265	238	27
1921	341	310	31
1923	309	278	31
1924	316	283	33
1925	141	120	21
1927	90	79	11
1927	Temporarily closed 9/27
1929	57	48	9
1930	61	52	9

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

Seams Worked:

1905 - Brockwell

1910 - Brockwell, Six Quarter, Yard

1915 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Hutton, Low Main, Six Quarter, Yard

1921 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Six Quarter, Tilley, Yard

1923 - Brockwell, Six Quarter, Tilley, Yard

1924 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Six Quarter, Tilley, Yard

1925 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Six Quarter, Tilley, Yard

1927 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Six Quarter, Tilley, Yard [Temporarily closed 9/27]

1929 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Six Quarter, Tilley, Yard

1930 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Six Quarter, Tilley, Yard

Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Prudhoe Colliery

Notes:

Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Prudhoe Colliery

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!

						Armstrong, J. T., 25 Jul 1878, aged 42, Truck Shunter, crushed between truck and screens
						Charlton, William, 02 Feb 1912, (accident: 25 Jan 1912), aged 20, Motor Lad, crushed by tub
						Donaldson, John, 19 May 1877, (accident: 15 May 1877), aged 51, Screener, crushed between two trucks
						Ellison, John, 17 Mar 1893, 7:45 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 21, Putter, Deceased was bringing a full tub from the face to the flat, and he was being followed by another putter, who, although having a drag in the wheel, lost control of the tub which ran against the deceased, killing him instantly. It is presumed that, on starting, the drag in the second tub's wheel was not far enough in, and gradually worked out as the tub was in motion [Inquest attended]
						Forster, John, 26 Dec 1890, 1:30 p.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 54, Hewer, killed by a fall of roof, Buried: St. Mary the Virgin, Ovingham
						Gaughan, Anthony, 22 Oct 1917, aged 34, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone
						Gee, John, 17 Nov 1880, aged 31, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone
						Gee, Thomas, 02 Sep 1904, aged 46, Hewer [More information ...]
						Gilholm, John, 12 Apr 1908, (accident: 07 Apr 1908), aged 55, Horsekeeper, caught by engine set of tubs when getting out of empty tub near landing
						Liddell, George, 09 Feb 1907, aged 39, Hewer, killed by a fall of roof [More information ...]
						McVinnie, Robert, 08 Aug 1901, (accident: 31 Jul 1901), aged 25, Stoneman, Deceased and his marrow were charging a hole with gunpowder when the latter stuck owing to the hole being too small. They were in the act of forcing the cartridge into the hole by means of a hammer and beater when the charge exploded [Inquest attended]
						Porteous, James, 05 Jul 1889, aged 29, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal
						Robinson, William, 25 Jan 1912, aged 24, Motor Lad, coming out-bye at the end of his shift, he was driving a full tub and pony, when he was knocked back by coming in contact with the roof, breaking his back
						Smith, Walter, 02 Aug 1898, aged 40, Rolleywayman, He had placed his gear on the last tub of the full set, and after sending the landing-boy in-bye with a message rapped it away, and in attempting to get it on to the first tub he fell and was run over. He had no permission to ride on the sets [Inspection made & inquest attended]
						Whitfield, George, 15 Feb 1878, aged 58, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone
						Wormald, John, 01 Jun 1874, aged 59, crushed by a set of tubs on the engine plane, Buried: St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Ovingham

						16 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.

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more information on some of the fatalities shown above

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Prudhoe Colliery

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Prudhoe Colliery

Credits

Sources:

1874 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1216) Where to find this report
1877 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 2003), Newcastle District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1878 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2321), Newcastle District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1880 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1880 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2903) Where to find this report
1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1889 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6015), Newcastle District (No. 3) by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1890 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6346), Newcastle District (No. 3) by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1893 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7339), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
1898 Mines Inspectors Report (C 9264), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1901 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1062), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1904 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2506), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1907 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4045), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1908 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4672), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1912 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6983), Newcastle District (No. 2) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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
An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume L-R, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1887
Headstone(s) in St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Ovingham
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.
Mineral Statistics for 1865 (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 1869 (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 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works