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Shankhouse Colliery

Location:

Shankhouse
9 miles [14 km] N of Newcastle

Map Ref:

(Sheet 88) NZ277780, 55° 5' 46" N, 1° 33' 53" W

Maps:

1932 map from the Colliery Engineer magazine, shows the disposition of pits in the Hartley Main group and the railway links between them

Opened:

Closed:

Owners:

1890s - Cramlington Coal Co. Ltd.

May 1929 - Hartley Main Collieries Ltd.

Output:

1894 - Coal: Steam.

1896 - Coal: Steam.

1900 - Amelia - Coal: Steam.

1902 - Amelia - Coal: Steam. Fireclay.

1905 - Amelia - Coal: Steam.

1910 - Amelia - Coal: Steam.

1915 - Amelia - Coal: Steam.

1921 - Amelia - Coal: Steam.

1925 - Amelia - Coal: Steam.

1929 - Amelia - Coal: Steam.

1930 - Coal: Steam.

1935 - Coal: Household, Steam.

Employment:

Year	Pit	Total	Below	Above
1894		601	500	101
1896		585	488	97
1900	Amelia	224	156	68
1902	Amelia	244	163	81
1905	Amelia	319	215	104
1910	Amelia	317	211	106
1915	Amelia	199	172	27
1921	Amelia	319	224	95
1925	Amelia	412	273	139
1929	Amelia	474	339	135
1930		467	343	124
1935		486	334	152
1940		518	363	155

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

Seams Worked:

1905 - Amelia - High Main, Main Coal, Yard

1910 - Amelia - High Main, Main Coal

1915 - Amelia - High Main, Main Coal, Yard

1921 - Amelia - Main Coal

1925 - Amelia - High Main, Main, Yard

1929 - Amelia - High Main, Low Main, Main, Yard

1930 - High Main, Main, Yard

1935 - Five Quarter, High Main, Low Main, Main, Yard

Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Shankhouse Colliery

Notes:

1937, 12 Oct - High Main 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!

						Boundy, David, 12 Apr 1881, aged 29, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: St. Nicholas, Cramlington
						Hicks, Harry, 02 Sep 1873, aged 15, Putter, killed by a fall of stone, his father (William) was killed in the High Pit in 1869, Buried: St. Nicholas, Cramlington
						Kerr, David, 05 Dec 1923, aged 65, [approximate date], Buried: Cramlington Cemetery
						Milburn, Henry, 30 Mar 1928, aged 29, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Cramlington Cemetery
						Nicholls, Richard, 05 Jun 1897, aged 44, Deputy, The fore shift men had left the place in a safe condition and their deputy specially looked at it. The deceased, in the next shift, on going his rounds, was either jowling or preparing to set props when the stone suddenly fell on him. It fell from between a small hitch running at an angle along the face and a parting at one side [Inspection made & inquest attended]
						Northey, William, 10 Jan 1866, aged 41, fall of stone, left a wife and six children, Buried: St. Nicholas, Cramlington on 13 Jan 1866 [More information ...]
						Williams, William, 30 Oct 1896, aged 15, Driver, He was found dead in front of a set of tubs on the main horse road, and it is supposed he fell from the top of the front tub and was killed [Inspection made & inquest attended]
						Worth, Stephen, 06 Aug 1929, aged 42, Onsetter, died in Newcastle Infirmary following a cage accident ; left a wife and six children
						Wright, Robert Henry, 10 Aug 1934, aged 44, he died of shock from a lacerated wound of the chest wall involving the lung after an accidental underground explosion of Rockite, died in the Royal Victoria Infirmary [Inquest: 10 Aug 1934, 23 Aug 1934] [More information ...]

						9 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

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Shankhouse Colliery

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Shankhouse Colliery

Gallery Images:

New Electric Winder at Shankhouse Colliery

The Shankhouse winder, showing the 185/200-H.P. dual-frequency motor

Credits

Sources:

1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1056), Northumberland, North Durham, and Cumberland District by George William Southern, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241), Newcastle District by James Willis, 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
1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1897 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8819), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. 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
1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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
1929 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.
Contributions by members of the Public
Headstone(s) in Churchyard, Cramlington
Headstone(s) in St. Nicholas Churchyard, Cramlington

Pictures:

Colliery picture from old postcard