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Stormont Main Colliery
also known as King Pit, Wrekenton
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| Location: | Wrekenton 3 miles [5 km] SSE of Newcastle |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88) NZ276592, 54° 55' 36" N, 1° 34' 9" W |
| Maps: |  1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey |
| 1896 map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey |
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| Owners: | 1840s - J. Grace & Partners |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Stormont Main Colliery |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
| 5th | Apr | 1843 | Explosion, 27 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!
 | Boggon, John, 09 Jul 1831, explosion of gas [More information ...] | |||||
| Charlton, Thomas, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 25, Overman, killed in the 1843 explosion, wife and two children [More information ...] | |||||
| Cleghorn, Michael, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 30, Hewer, killed in the 1843 explosion, wife and two children [More information ...] | |||||
| Cleghorn, Thomas, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 20, Hewer, killed in the 1843 explosion, brother of Michael [More information ...] | |||||
| Dakers, John, 09 Jul 1831, explosion of gas [More information ...] | |||||
| Ditchburn, George, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 21, Hewer, killed in the 1843 explosion, son of Humphrey Ditchburn, left a wife [More information ...] | |||||
| Ditchburn, Humphrey, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 52, Hewer, killed in the 1843 explosion, left a wife [More information ...] | |||||
| Dixon, John, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 12, Driver or Putter, killed in the 1843 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
| Dixon, Thomas, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 16, Driver or Putter, killed in the 1843 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
| Doxford, Matthew, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 19, Driver or Putter, killed in the 1843 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
| Felton, George, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 13, Driver or Putter, killed in the 1843 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
| Field, Abraham, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 12, Driver or Putter, killed in the 1843 explosion, alive when brought out of the pit [More information ...] | |||||
| Gray, Matthias, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 40, Under-Viewer, killed in the 1843 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
| Hedley, Thomas, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 32, Hewer, killed in the 1843 explosion, wife and three children [More information ...] | |||||
| Hughes, Hugh, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 11, Driver or Putter, killed in the 1843 explosion, alive when brought out of the pit [More information ...] | |||||
| Jacques, John, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 21, Hewer, killed in the 1843 explosion, first day in the pit [More information ...] | |||||
| Kidman, David, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 14, Driver or Putter, killed in the 1843 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
| Kidman, John, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 10, Driver or Putter, killed in the 1843 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
| Lowes, William, 18 Nov 1845, aged 43 | |||||
| Morris, Thomas, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 16, Driver or Putter, killed in the 1843 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
| Moulter, Thomas, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 31, Shifter, killed in the 1843 explosion, wife and two children [More information ...] | |||||
| Richardson, John, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 26, Hewer, killed in the 1843 explosion, left a wife [More information ...] | |||||
| Robson, Edward, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 23, Hewer, killed in the 1843 explosion, brother of John [More information ...] | |||||
| Robson, John, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 27, Hewer, killed in the 1843 explosion, wife and three children [More information ...] | |||||
| Smith, John, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 14, Driver or Putter, killed in the 1843 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
| Spence, Robert, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 34, Deputy Overman, killed in the 1843 explosion, wife and four children [More information ...] | |||||
| Tulip, John, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 15, Driver or Putter, killed in the 1843 explosion, alive when brought out of the pit [More information ...] | |||||
| Waters, James, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 20, Hewer, killed in the 1843 explosion, left a wife [More information ...] | |||||
| Wonders, George, 14 Mar 1839, aged 13 | |||||
| Young, James, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 29, Hewer, killed in the 1843 explosion, wife and four children, first day in the pit [More information ...] | |||||
| Young, John, 05 Apr 1843, 7:45 a.m., aged 12, Driver or Putter, killed in the 1843 explosion [More information ...] | |||||
| 31 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.
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 Stormont Main Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Stormont Main Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- Contributions by members of the Public
- Gateshead Observer
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Related Links:
| On this site | |
| | Newspaper articles |
| | Names of those killed in the 1843 disaster |
| External sites | |
 | Ian Winstanley of the Coal Mining History Research Centre has a section for Old Mining Prints. Stormont Main Colliery is included in the list of prints available. |
Further Reading:
- Explosions in Coal Mines by W. N. & J. B. Atkinson, published in 1886
- Durham Mining Disasters, c.1700 - 1950s by Maureen Anderson, Published by Wharncliffe Books, 2008, ISBN 1-845630-73-4
Further Research:
Research Notes for Stormont Main Colliery
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