	South Tyne Colliery	Index	South Tyne Colliery

South Tyne Colliery

(See also South Tyne Clay Drift)

Location:

Haltwhistle
11½ miles [18 km] NNW of Alston

Map Ref:

(Sheet 86, 87) NY707648, 54° 58' 37" N, 2° 27' 28" W

Maps:

1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey

Opened:

Closed:

1931

Pits:

Shaft details for South Tyne Colliery

Owners:

1860s - Smith & Hastwell

1890s - William Hudspith

1910s - Blackett & South Tyne Collieries Ltd.

Output:

1855 - Coal.

1860 - Coal.

1882 - Fireclay.

1883 - Coal. Fireclay.

1888 - Coal. Fireclay.

1890 - Coal. Fireclay.

1894 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.

1896 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.

1900 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. Fireclay.

1902 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing.

1905 - Coal: Gas, Household.

1910 - Coal: Gas, Household.

1915 - Coal: Gas, Household.

1921 - Coal: Gas, Household.

1923 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Steam.

1924 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Steam.

1925 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Steam.

1927 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam.

1929 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Steam.

1930 - Coal: Coking, Gas, Steam.

Employment:

Year	Total	Below	Above
1894	152	130	22
1896	153	137	16
1900	200	166	34
1902	175	140	35
1910	448	358	90
1915	506	419	87
1921	606	490	116
1923	671	545	126
1924	684	550	134
1925	675	564	111
1927	687	560	127
1929	604	504	100
1930	538	432	106

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

Seams Worked:

1905 - Little Limestone Coal

1910 - Little Limestone Coal

1915 - Little Limestone Coal

1921 - Little Limestone Coal

1923 - Little Limestone Coal

1924 - Little Limestone Coal

1925 - Little Limestone Coal

1927 - Little Limestone

1929 - Little Limestone

1930 - Little Limestone

Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for South Tyne Colliery

Notes:

1931, 24 Sep - Little Limestone seam abandoned

1939 - The Tyne Fire Clay Co., Ltd., Haltwhistle, is to open works on the site of the old Blackett and South Tyne Collieries, Ltd., Haltwhistle. The buildings, workshops and offices of the old colliery company are to be used as far as possible. About 25 men will be employed at first and this may be increased to 50.

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!

						Armstrong, James, 1919, [approximate date]
						Clemintson, Joseph, 31 Mar 1906, (accident: 30 Mar 1906), aged 70, Screener, run over by set [More information ...]
						Coulson, John, (jnr.), 11 Dec 1877, (accident: 08 Dec 1877), aged 20, Driver, riding on a full set his head came into contact with the roof or sides
						Denwood, James, 1929, [approximate date]
						Dryden, Robinson Watson, 1920, [approximate date]
						Ewart, Andrew, 1917, [approximate date]
						Hutchinson, W., 1925, [approximate date]
						Irving, Joseph William, 14 Jul 1919, Joiner, crushed by falling wall
						Kennedy, John, 1918, [approximate date]
						Liddle, George, 02 Jan 1903, aged 67, Brickmaker, Deceased was employed at brickworks owned by the Colliery Co. and was on his way along a tramway to work, having overslept himself. He got on to a set of loaded tubs being drawn by a rope from the mine's mouth to the screens. The rope is knocked off before the tubs arrive at the stopping place, but on this occasion the knock-off failed to act and the tubs went further than usual and deceased was caught at the knock-off [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]
						Lightfoot, Joseph, 1927, [approximate date]
						Mitchinson, Joseph, 11 Apr 1924, 9.45 p.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 69, Assistant Banksman [More information ...]
						Pattison, Robert Thomas, 15 Jun 1914, aged 38, Hewer, Deceased was killed by a fall of roof at the coal face. The roof was badly cut up by slips, and the stone fell from between two of these. Deceased was engaged at the time in setting a prop under the stone which fell. This should have been done before. A shot fired shortly before probably loosened the stone.
						Potts, Adam, 1922, [approximate date]
						Spottiswood, Thomas Henry, 27 Nov 1913, aged 22, Putter, during the overlap of the lads' shifts (three hours) the deceased, within two other lads, was hewing coal in a wide bord, 12 yards in width, in a seam 2 feet thick in the limestone series, having a roof of sandy limestone usually of a remarkably good character, when a stone, 9 feet long, 4 feet 6 inches wide, tapering to a point at the other end and 12 inches thick, came away at a slip close to the face; one prop had been set at the thick end of the stone, which was canted out; the presence of a slip was not suspected
						Thackray, John, 08 May 1899, aged 43, Engineer, While foolishly stepping over the connecting rod of a pumping engine in motion, he was tripped up by the rod, and fell underneath it [Inspection made]
						Waugh, William, 25 Aug 1902, aged 22, Hewer, deceased was taking off side coal in a landing in the Little Limestone Coal in order that the road might be improved, when a large stone fell away and crushed him ; the place had been previously examined by the manager and the deputy and considered safe ; there was no slip, but some props which had been set at the edge of the stone were canted out

						17 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

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

Date							Inspectors Remarks
04 Jul 1864	–	–	–	1	–	1	fall of stone

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of South Tyne Colliery

list of collieries/pits etc. near to South Tyne Colliery

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Credits

Sources:

1877 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 2003), Newcastle District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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
1899 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 134), Newcastle District (No. 3) by John L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1902 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1590), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1903 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2119), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1906 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 3449), 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
1913 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 7439), Northern Division (No. 2) by J. R. R. Wilson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1914 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 8023), Northern Division (No. 2) by J. R. R. Wilson, 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
1923 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1924 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1924 Mines Inspectors Report, Northern Division (No. 2) by T. Greenland Davies, H.M. Inspector of Mines [DMM Ref: L-01624 - Tom Bainbridge Collection]
1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1927 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1929 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1930 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 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

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