	Shield Row Drift	Index	Shield Row Drift

Shield Row Drift

Location:

Sacriston
4 miles [6 km] NW of Durham

Map Ref:

(Sheet 88) NZ234475, 54° 49' 18" N, 1° 38' 9" W

Opened:

1845

Closed:

May 1947

Owners:

1880s - R. Dickinson and Co.

1940s - Bearpark Coal & Coke Co. Ltd.

Output:

1855 - Coal.

1860 - Coal.

1865 - Coal.

1900 - Shield Row - Coal: Coking, Gas, Manufacturing.

1902 - Shield Row - Coal: Coking, Gas, Manufacturing.

1905 - Shield Row - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing. Fireclay.

1910 - Shield Row - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing. Fireclay.

1915 - Shield Row - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing. Fireclay.

1921 - Shield Row - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing.

1925 - Shield Row - Coal: Gas, Steam.

1930 - Shield Row - Coal: Gas, Manufacturing, Steam.

1935 - Shield Row - Coal: Gas, Household, Steam.

1947 - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. (40,000 tons)

1948 - Coal: Steam.

1950 - Shield Row - Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam.

1950 - Coal: Coking.

1950 - Coal: Steam.

Employment:

Year	Pit	Total	Below	Above
1900	Shield Row	87	81	6
1902	Shield Row	136	119	17
1910	Shield Row	257	182	75
1915	Shield Row	136	105	31
1921	Shield Row	289	219	70
1925	Shield Row	287	222	65
1930	Shield Row	299	211	88
1935	Shield Row	312	227	85
1940		210	160	50
1945	Shield Row	142	97	45
1945		35	28	7
	Total	177	125	52
1947		137	97	40
1948		7	7
1948		39	29	10
	Total	46	36	10
1950	Shield Row	Abandoned 8/48
1950		Abandoned 7/49
	Total	0

NCB Employment Figures

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

Seams Worked:

1905 - Shield Row - Shield Row

1910 - Shield Row - Shield Row

1915 - Shield Row - Shield Row

1921 - Shield Row - Shield Row

1925 - Shield Row - Main, Shield Row

1930 - Shield Row - Five Quarter, Main, Shield Row

1935 - Shield Row - Five Quarter, Main, Shield Row

1948 - Shield Row

1950 - Shield Row - Shield Row [Abandoned 8/48]

1950 - Shield Row

1950 - Shield Row [Abandoned 7/49]

Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Shield Row Drift

Notes:

1948, Aug - Shield Row seam abandoned

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!

						Holling, Archibald Edward, 07 Apr 1926, aged 23, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone
						Lock, James, 08 Jul 1858, aged 42, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone
						Rodham, Joseph, 24 Feb 1859, aged 37, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: St. Thomas, Collierley on 27 Feb 1859
						Scott, J., 25 Mar 1929, aged 47, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone
						Smith, John, 29 Jun 1918, aged 30, Platelayer, Coroner's Inquest: death was caused by the diseased condition of his heart aggravated by over-exertion in walking up an incline 330 yards long with a weight of 51 lbs. on his shoulder, and the heat of the day
						Warne, William, 06 Jun 1901, aged 43, Hewer, While filling a tub he caught his side against a plank set with a prop at one end to support roof. He continued to work and filled three more tubs, but found he could do no more. It transpired he had broken a rib, which had caused haemorrhage from lung

						6 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 web site have been extracted from material deposited at the North East England Mining Archive and Research Centre (NEEMARC) — principally the records of the Durham Miners' Association and are marked with .

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

Date							Inspectors Remarks
18 Jul 1851	–	–	1	–	–	1
26 Aug 1853	–	–	–	1	–	1

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Shield Row Drift

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Shield Row Drift

Credits

Sources:

NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/1/6/43, D.M.A. Minutes, Circulars etc. for 1918 (two volumes: covers Jan-Jun, Jul-Dec)
1858 Mines Inspectors Report, Southern District by John J. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1859 Mines Inspectors Report, Southern District by John J. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1901 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1062), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, 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
1909 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1919 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
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
1948 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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.