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South Rowntree Colliery
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| Location: | Butterknowle 13½ miles [22 km] SW of Durham |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 92) NZ114279, 54° 38' 46" N, 1° 49' 24" W |
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| Owners: | 1910s - Joseph Stephenson |
| 1930s - Thomas Stephenson | |
| Output: | 1915 - Coal. |
| 1923 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. | |
| 1924 - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1925 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| 1927 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| 1929 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| 1930 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| Employment: | 1923 - 3 (2 below, 1 surface) |
| 1924 - 2 (1 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1925 - 2 | |
| 1927 - 2 | |
| 1929 - 1 | |
| 1930 - 0 [Idle since 1926] | |
 Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: | 1923 - Main Coal (Brockwell) |
| 1924 - Main Coal | |
| 1925 - Main | |
| 1927 - Main | |
| 1929 - Main | |
| 1930 - Main [Idle since 1926] | |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for South Rowntree Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1920 - Brockwell (or Main Coal) seam abandoned |
1931, 29 Aug - Main seam abandoned |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
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Names of those killed at this colliery
No names found.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of South Rowntree Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to South Rowntree Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1919 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
- 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
- 1929 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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Related Links:
| External sites | |
 | Gaunless Valley History Trust |
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