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West Holywell Colliery
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| Location: | Earsdon 7 miles [11 km] NNE of Newcastle |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88) NZ297738, 55° 3' 28" N, 1° 32' 1" W |
| Maps: |  1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey |
| Opened: | 1857 |
| Closed: | 1861 |
| Sinking Started: | 03 Aug 1856 |
| Pits: | Shaft details for West Holywell Colliery |
| Owners: | 1850s - Plummer, Taylors, Clark & Lamb |
| Employment: | 1854 - 0 [Working] |
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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.
The following unnamed fatalities are listed in the Mines Inspectors Reports, once again this collection is not complete!
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| 03 May 1858 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of stone |
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of West Holywell Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to West Holywell Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1854 List of mines by T. Y. Hall, published in Vol II (1853-4) of the Transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining Engineers
- An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume F-K, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1885
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