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Unthank Colliery
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| Location: | Riding Mill 9 miles [14 km] SE of Hexham |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 87, OL42) NZ044547, 54° 53' 13" N, 1° 55' 53" W |
| Maps: |  1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
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| Owners: | 1880s - John Drummond |
| 1900's - John Bell | |
| 1910s - Mrs. Robson | |
| Output: | 1882 - Coal (Landsale). |
| 1883 - Coal, Landsale. | |
| 1888 - Coal (Landsale). | |
| 1890 - Coal (Landsale). | |
| 1894 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1896 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1900 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1902 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1905 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1910 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1921 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1923 - Black House Drift - Coal: Household. | |
| 1924 - Black House Drift - Coal: Household. | |
| 1925 - Black House Drift - Coal: Household. | |
| Employment: | 1894 - 13 |
| 1896 - 15 (14 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1900 - 16 (14 below, 2 surface) | |
| 1902 - 13 | |
| 1905 - 17 (16 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1910 - 22 (21 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1915 - 12 (10 below, 2 surface) | |
| 1921 - 11 (8 below, 3 surface) | |
| 1923 - Black House Drift - 10 (8 below, 2 surface) | |
| 1924 - Black House Drift - 12 (9 below, 3 surface) | |
| 1925 - Black House Drift - 11 (8 below, 3 surface) [Abandoned 06/25] | |
| Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: | 1905 - Brockwell, Three Quarter |
| 1910 - Brockwell, Three Quarter | |
| 1915 - Five Quarter, Three Quarter, Yard | |
| 1921 - Brockwell | |
| 1923 - Black House Drift - Brockwell | |
| 1924 - Black House Drift - Brockwell | |
| 1925 - Black House Drift - Brockwell [Abandoned 06/25] | |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Unthank Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1920 - Yard, Five Quarters, Three Quarters, Brockwell seams 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 Unthank Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Unthank Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1880 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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