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Paradise Colliery
also known as West Benwell Colliery
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| Location: | Benwell 1½ miles [3 km] W of Newcastle |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88) NZ226633, 54° 57' 51" N, 1° 38' 46" W |
| Opened: | 1819 |
| Closed: | 1848 |
| Sinking Started: | 04 Mar 1819 |
| Pits: | Beaumont Pit |
| Owners: | Mr. Matthew Liddell |
 Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Paradise Colliery |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
| 24th | Apr | 1795 | Explosion, 11 lives lost (Show Names) |
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
 |  | Aaronfield, Thomas, 24 Apr 1795, killed in the 1795 explosion [More information ...] | ||||
| | Anderson, James, 24 Apr 1795, killed in the 1795 explosion [More information ...] | ||||
| | Cram, John, 24 Apr 1795, killed in the 1795 explosion [More information ...] | ||||
| | Dance, Thomas, 24 Apr 1795, killed in the 1795 explosion [More information ...] | ||||
| | Morland, Thomas, 24 Apr 1795, killed in the 1795 explosion [More information ...] | ||||
| | Proctor, Joseph, 24 Apr 1795, killed in the 1795 explosion [More information ...] | ||||
| | Stringer, Jonas, 24 Apr 1795, killed in the 1795 explosion [More information ...] | ||||
| | Towns, Joseph, 24 Apr 1795, killed in the 1795 explosion [More information ...] | ||||
| 8 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.
Some of the names of mining fatalities on this page have been kindly provided by Ian Winstanley of the
Coal Mining History Resource Centre (CMHRC) and are marked with .
The CMHRC is available here.
more information on some of the fatalities shown above
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Paradise Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Paradise Colliery
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Credits
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Related Links:
| On this site | |
| | Newspaper articles |
| | Mines Inspectors Report into the 1925 Montagu View Pit Disaster (Cmd 2607) |
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