	Shildon Colliery	Index	Shildon Colliery

Shildon Colliery

Location:

Shildon
11 miles [18 km] SSW of Durham

Map Ref:

(Sheet 93) NZ233253, 54° 37' 20" N, 1° 38' 21" W

Opened:

Closed:

15 Mar 1924

Pits:

West Pit, locn: (Sheet 93) NZ233256, sinking: 1869

Shaft details for West Pit

Owners:

1880s - Shildon Coal Co.

Output:

1873 - Coal.

1888 - Coal.

1896 - Coal: Manufacturing.

1900 - Coal: Manufacturing.

1902 - Coal: Manufacturing.

1905 - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing.

1910 - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing.

1915 - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing.

1921 - Coal: Coking, Manufacturing.

1923 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam.

1924 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1925 - Coal: Household, Steam.

1927 - Coal: Manufacturing.

Employment:

Year	Total	Below	Above
1883	354	354
1896	162	134	28
1900	258	223	35
1902	251	211	40
1905	248	221	27
1910	Suspended temporarily Jan. 1909
1915	142	120	22
1921	99	82	17
1923	119	97	22
1924	30	23	7
1924	Closed 15/03/24
1925	Abandoned
1927	60	50	10
1927	Abandoned 12/2/27

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

Seams Worked:

1905 - Brockwell, Busty

1910 - Brockwell (not worked), Busty [Suspended temporarily Jan. 1909]

1915 - Brockwell, Busty

1921 - Brockwell, Busty

1923 - Busty

1924 - Busty [Closed 15/03/24]

1925 - Busty [Abandoned]

1927 - Harvey [Abandoned 12/2/27]

Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Shildon Colliery

Notes:

1884 - Boring operations from the surface were in progress in the neighbourhood of Shildon Colliery.

Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Shildon Colliery

Description

Coal is wrought in this township [East Thickley or Thickley Punchardon] by the Shildon Coal Co., Limited, at Shildon Colliery, where the "Busty" and "Brockwell" seams are met : the former, at a depth of 26 fathoms, containing a band of bluestone from 10 inches to 12 feet thick, thus splitting this seam into two sections of 2 feet 10 inches each. The Brockwell is 49 fathoms, and is 5 feet 3 inches thick. The output from this colliery is about 450 tons per day, and gives employment to 240 men and boys.

Whellan's 1894 Directory of County Durham

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!

						Alderson, Matthew, 05 Feb 1880, (accident: 22 Jan 1880), aged 56, Collier, severely crushed by fall of coal while kirving his jud
						Askew, George, 16 May 1902, (accident: 07 May 1902), aged 46, Shaftman, when putting ladders in the upcast shaft the engineman was lowering them and lost control of the engine and ran the kibble hard on to the bottom ; both had broken legs and internal injuries ; Askew died on the 16th inst. and O'Hagan on June 10th [More information ...]
						Brown, George, 02 Aug 1884, aged 49, Sinker, fell down a rise staple about 20 fathoms while engaged in arranging air pipes [More information ...]
						Clement, Alfred, 30 Sep 1882, (accident: 27 Sep 1882), aged 14, Roller Greaser, foot torn off and otherwise injured by getting entangled in the return wheel on engine plane
						Collinson, Joseph, 29 Apr 1882, (accident: 12 Apr 1882), aged 35, Hewer, foot severely crushed by a piece of coal falling off the jud while kirving
						Davis, William, 13 Sep 1900, aged 15, Runrider, Fell down in front of set of tubs, which so severely injured him that he afterwards died.
						Dent, George, 09 Feb 1957, aged 40, he was killed while riding on a conveyor belt, two other men also rode on the belt but jumped off when they reached the loading point, but Dent lay down in order to pass under the loading point which gave only 14 inches clearance, and it struck his head, fracturing his skull
						Jaffrey, Hosea, 23 Mar 1885, aged 41, Hewer, fall of stone from a slip, turning away jud
						Liddell, James, 04 Jan 1872, aged 60, Screenman, crushed by waggons
						Natress, John, 30 Mar 1883, aged 20, Hewer, fall of coal while preparing his jud
						Nicholson, Henry, 13 Nov 1900, (accident: 12 Nov 1900), aged 67, Horsekeeper, Head and chest injured by moving tubs running into him. Died the following day.
						O'Hagan, John, 10 Jun 1902, (accident: 07 May 1902), aged 29, Shaftman, when putting ladders in the upcast shaft the engineman was lowering them and lost control of the engine and ran the kibble hard on to the bottom ; both had broken legs and internal injuries ; Askew died on the 16th inst. and O'Hagan on June 10th [More information ...]
						Perry, Richard C., 19 Apr 1877, aged 16, Dataler, died from concussion of the brain, caused by falling while at work in the pit
						Reed, William, 20 Aug 1897, (accident: 12 Aug 1897), aged 34, Hewer, When hewing, a piece of coal flew and cut his nose. Erysipelas set in, and he died on the 20th
						Robinson, George, 28 Mar 1883, (accident: 27 Mar 1883), aged 14, he got on an empty truck on the surface which was passing at the time; he got off near his home and was passing under the trucks when he was run over and critically injured; he died the following day
						Smith, Charles H., 29 Jan 1903, (accident: 19 Jan 1903), aged 31, Shot Firer, he was hit on the thigh with a small piece of stone from an ammonite shot which caused a wound the size of a two shilling piece; tetanus set in and he died on the 28th inst. [More information ...]
						Smith, William James, 27 Jan 1923, aged 46, killed by a fall of stone at the coal face in the Harvey seam
						Tinkler, R. B., 24 Nov 1874, aged 16, Putter, killed by a fall of coal
						Wright, John Morgan, 09 Apr 1875, aged 15, Driver, crushed between wall side and tub

						19 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 kindly provided by Jim Grainger from his research into early newspapers (primarily the Durham Advertiser and Durham Chronicle) and are marked with .

more information on some of the fatalities shown above

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Shildon Colliery

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Shildon Colliery

Credits

Sources:

1872 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 840), South Durham, Westmoreland, and Cleveland District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1873-4 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1874 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1216) Where to find this report
1875 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1499), Durham by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1877 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 2003), Durham District by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1880 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1880 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2903) Where to find this report
1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
1882 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3621) Where to find this report
1883 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4078), Durham District by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1884 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4429), Durham District by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1885 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4760) 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
1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
1897 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8819), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1900 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 536), Durham District (No. 4) by Ronald D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1902 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1590), Durham District (No. 4) by R. Donald Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1903 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2119), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
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
1923 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1924 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1927 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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
History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
Mineral Statistics for 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works
Mineral Statistics for 1884 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4430), published in 1885 — includes List of Mines and Openworks
Pigot & Co.'s Commercial Directory of Durham, Northumberland and Yorkshire. Published in 1834
Text kindly provided by Jim Grainger from his research into early newspapers (primarily the Durham Advertiser and Durham Chronicle).
Victoria History of the Counties of England – Durham. Published in three volumes in 1907.

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