	Robin Rock Drift	Index	Robin Rock Drift

Robin Rock Drift

Location:

Haltwhistle
13½ miles [22 km] WNW of Hexham

Map Ref:

(Sheet 86, 87) NY729708, 55° 1' 51" N, 2° 25' 26" W

Opened:

Closed:

Owners:

1940s - Ventners Hall Collieries Ltd.

1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)

1970s - F. Dodd

Output:

1940 - Coal: Household, Steam. (30,000 tons)

1950 - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam.

1972 - Coal: Household.

1975 - Coal: Household.

1980 - Coal: Household.

1985 - Coal: Household.

1990 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1991 - Coal: Household, Steam.

Employment:

Year	Total	Below	Above
1940	46	35	11
1945	149	107	42
1950	101	76	25
1972	Developing
1975	13	10	3
1980	3	3
1985	4	3	1
1990	6	5	1

Seams Worked:

1940 - Thirwell

1950 - Thirlwall

1972 - Thirwall [Developing]

1975 - Thirwall

1980 - Thirwell

1985 - Thirwell

1990 - Thirwell

1991 - Thirwell

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 Robin Rock Drift

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Robin Rock Drift

Credits

Sources:

1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1972 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1975 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1980 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1985/6 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1990 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1991 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian