	Shilbottle Colliery	Index	Shilbottle Colliery

Shilbottle Colliery

Location:

Shilbottle
4 miles [6 km] SSE of Alnwick

Map Ref:

(Sheet 81) NU215080, 55° 21' 56" N, 1° 39' 39" W

Maps:

1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey

1898 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide

1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide

1951 map from the Guide to the Coalfields (Colliery Guardian)

Opened:

Closed:

1982

Pits:

East Pit, locn: (Sheet 81) NU198096, sinking: 14 Oct 1845

Shaft details for East Pit

Engine Pit, locn: (Sheet 81) NU189089, sinking: 1807

Shaft details for Engine Pit

Grange Pit, opened: 1925, sinking: 1921, first coal: 1925

Long Dyke Pit, locn: (Sheet 81) NU207101

Shaft details for Long Dyke Pit

Smoke Staple, locn: (Sheet 81) NU189090, sinking: 22 Aug 1844

Shaft details for Smoke Staple

Town Pit, locn: (Sheet 81) NU194083, sinking: 1844

Shaft details for Town Pit

Owners:

1820s - Henry Taylor

1840s - Thomas & Hugh Taylor

1860s - Messr. Taylor.

1890s - Shilbottle Coal Co.

1910s - Co-Operative Wholesale Society Ltd.

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

Output:

1855 - Coal.

1860 - Coal.

1865 - Coal.

1882 - Coal.

1883 - Coal, Landsale.

1888 - Coal (Landsale).

1890 - Coal (Landsale).

1894 - Coal: Household.

1896 - Coal: Household.

1900 - Coal: Household.

1902 - Coal: Household.

1905 - Coal: Household.

1910 - Coal: Household.

1921 - Coal: Household.

1925 - Grange - Coal: Household.

1925 - Longdyke - Coal: Household.

1930 - Coal: Household.

1935 - Coal: Household.

1947 - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam. (101,000 tons)

1950 - Coal: Steam.

1955 - Coal: Household.

1960 - Coal: Household.

1965 - Coal: Household.

1970 - Coal: Household.

1975 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1980 - Coal: Household, Steam.

Employment:

Year	Pit	Total	Below	Above
1894		148	103	45
1896		136	95	41
1900		174	130	44
1902		155	116	39
1905		213	157	56
1910		268	200	68
1915		304	210	94
1921		373	289	84
1921	Grange	Sinking
	Total	373	289	84
1925	Grange	478	320	158
1925	Longdyke	369	266	103
1925	Longdyke	Abandoned 19/08/25
	Total	847	586	261
1930		531	375	156
1935		521	371	150
1940		500	370	130
1945		515	387	128
1947		500	370	130
1950		591	448	143
1955		747	575	172
1960		745	599	146
1965		771	614	157
1970		789	646	143
1975		640	519	121
1980		548	484	64

NCB Employment Figures

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

Seams Worked:

1905 - Shilbottle (Limestone Coal)

1910 - Shilbottle (Limestone Coal)

1915 - Shilbottle (Limestone Coal)

1921 - Shilbottle (Limestone Coal)

1925 - Grange - Shilbottle

1925 - Longdyke - Shilbottle [Abandoned 19/08/25]

1930 - Shilbottle

1935 - Shilbottle

1950 - Shilbottle

1955 - Shilbottle

1960 - Shilbottle

1965 - Shilbottle

1970 - Shilbottle

1975 - Shilbottle

1980 - Shilbottle

Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Shilbottle Colliery

Notes:

1926 - Shilbottle seam abandoned

Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Shilbottle 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!

						Alder, William (Kit), 16 May 1940, (accident: 14 May 1940), aged 47, explosion [More information ...]
						Boyd, Andrew, Feb 1973, aged 57, Overman, [approximate date]
						Boyd, Stephen, Aug 1941, aged 54, [approximate date]
						Chicken, Lancelot Wilkinson, May 1925, aged 46, [approximate date]
						Connell, Joseph, May 1939, aged 28, [approximate date]
						Cunningham, William, 28 Jun 1934, aged 40
						Davison, Thomas, Feb 1905, aged 53, [approximate date]
						Donaldson, Henry, 09 May 1951, aged 52, Coal Filler, killed by a fall of stone, address: No 3 Colliers' Close, Shilbottle
						Gray, Ralph, 02 May 1957, aged 27, died when a stone about 5 feet long, 2 feet wide and 10 inches thick crashed onto him, address: Howling Lane, Alnwick
						Henderson, John, 31 Mar 1858, aged 15, A man was killed at the foot of shaft at Shilbottle Colliery, by being entangled in the chain which attached the basket, which was drawn suddenly away, and so crushed him that he died
						Hewitt, David, 07 May 1953, aged 35, haemorrhage and shock, following a fall of stone, address: 43 St Thomas Crescent, Alnwick [Inquest: 09 May 1953]
						Miller, Frederick J., 31 Oct 1941, aged 35, killed by a fall of stone, address: Church Street, Amble
						Mitcheson, William Alexander, Aug 1922, aged 48, [approximate date]
						Newton, Thomas, 16 Jun 1905, aged 26, Shifter [More information ...]
						Nicholson, William, 22 May 1940, (accident: 14 May 1940), aged 48, explosion, died in Alnwick Infirmary [More information ...]
						Peebles, Norman, 22 Aug 1938, (accident: 13 Jul 1938), aged 33, Stoneman, his back was broken by a fall of stone, died in Alnwick Infirmary
						Pringle, William Rogers, May 1920, aged 22, [approximate date]
						Purshaw, Charles, 25 Jun 1953, collapsed and died in the pit, address: 8 King Street, Alnwick
						Queen, Kenneth, May 1960, aged 40, [approximate date]
						Ryan, Martin, Nov 1917, aged 29, [approximate date]
						Scott, John Robert, 12 Apr 1958, (accident: 02 Apr 1958), aged 36, was crushed by a coal cutting machine, died from his injuries in Ashington Hospital
						Selby, George, 18 Jun 1905, (accident: 16 Jun 1905), aged 39, Shifter, (also known as George Forster) [More information ...]
						Shell, John E., Aug 1916, aged 16, [approximate date]
						Shell, Robert Septimus, Feb 1938, aged 33, [approximate date]
						Skinner, James E., Feb 1921, aged 32, [approximate date]
						Snaith, Robert, 23 Jan 1856, aged 13, Rolly driver, killed by a fall of stone
						Stewart, Henry, Nov 1934, aged 38, [approximate date]
						Storey, John, 19 Apr 1911, (accident: 05 Dec 1910), aged 25, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone
						Taylor, Charles, 29 Jan 1892, 6:30 p.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 44, Stoneman, Explosion of gunpowder [Inspection made & inquest attended] [More information ...]
						Taylor, William, Feb 1915, aged 59, [approximate date]
						Ternant, James, Feb 1923, aged 45, [approximate date]
						Ternant, Thomas, 09 Dec 1901, aged 54, Hewer, The deceased was removing some of his clothes about three yards from the face, preparatory to commencing work, when some stone suddenly fell from slips in the roof. The place had been examined an hour and a half previously by the deputy, who detected one slip, but considered the roof secure [Inspection made & inquest attended], Buried: St. James Churchyard, Shilbottle
						Weightman, Frederick, 17 Jun 1881, aged 14, Putter, killed by a fall of stone
						Wilkinson, John, 01 Feb 1951, aged 28, Stoneman, died from a fracture of the pelvis and other injuries accidentally sustained under a fall of stone
						Wilson, Henry, May 1937, aged 52, [approximate date]
						Wilson, John, 17 May 1940, (accident: 14 May 1940), aged 51, explosion [More information ...]
						Wrigglesworth, John, 01 Apr 1881, aged 40, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone
						York, Robert Henry, Feb 1973, aged 40, Filler, [approximate date]
						Young, Fredrick William, 19 Jul 1968, aged 50, Deputy, Buried: Amble West Cemetery

						39 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 details of mining fatalities on this web site have been kindly provided by The Woodhorn Colliery Museum and are marked with .

more information on some of the fatalities shown above

The following unnamed fatalities are listed in the Mines Inspectors Reports, once again this collection is not complete!

Date							Inspectors Remarks
17 Jan 1863	1	–	–	–	–	1	fall of coal down shaft

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Shilbottle Colliery

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Shilbottle Colliery

Gallery Images:

Mixed gauge crossing in Shilbottle Colliery yard

Memorial Images:

Credits

Sources:

1880 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241), Newcastle District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1892 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6986), 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
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
1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910), 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
1911 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6237), 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
1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1935 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1947 The Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1960 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1965 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
1970 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
An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume S-T, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1894
Contributions by members of the Public
Contributions from Woodhorn Colliery Museum
Headstone(s) in St. James Churchyard, Shilbottle
Headstone(s) in the West Cemetery, Amble
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.
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
The Times Newspaper

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