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Wall Shield Colliery
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| Location: | Greenhead 14½ miles [23 km] WNW of Hexham |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 86, 87) NY715702, 55° 1' 32" N, 2° 26' 45" W |
| Maps: |  1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
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| Owners: | 1900s - James Mitchell |
| 1920s - A. Leyland & Sons | |
| 1930s - Wallshields Colliery Co. | |
| 1930s - W. T. Dodd | |
| 1940s - Wallshields Colliery Co. Ltd. | |
| 1950s - Matthew Mitcheson & J. Little | |
| 1980s - Treloar Brothers | |
| Output: | 1900 - Coal: Household. |
| 1902 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1905 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1910 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1920 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1921 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1925 - Coal: Household, Steam. | |
| 1930 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1935 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1940 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1954 - Coal. | |
| 1982 - Coal: Household, Industrial. | |
| 1983 - Coal: Household, Industrial. | |
| 1984 - Coal: Household, Industrial. | |
| 1985 - Coal: Household, Industrial. | |
| Employment: | 1900 - 5 (3 below, 2 surface) |
| 1902 - 4 (3 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1905 - 3 | |
| 1910 - 3 | |
| 1915 - 2 | |
| 1920 - 2 | |
| 1921 - 2 | |
| 1925 - 2 | |
| 1930 - 4 (3 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1935 - 0 [Discontinued 12/34] | |
| 1940 - 21 (13 below, 8 surface) | |
| 1982 - 4 (3 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1983 - 4 (3 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1984 - 4 (3 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1985 - 4 (3 below, 1 surface) | |
| Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: | 1905 - Limestone Coal |
| 1910 - Limestone Coal | |
| 1915 - Limestone Coal | |
| 1920 - Limestone Coal | |
| 1921 - Limestone Coal | |
| 1925 - Wallshields | |
| 1930 - Limestone | |
| 1935 - Thirwell [Discontinued 12/34] | |
| 1940 - Thirwall | |
| 1954 - Thirwall | |
| 1982 - Thirwall | |
| 1983 - Thirwall | |
| 1984 - Thirwall | |
| 1985 - Thirwall |
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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 Wall Shield Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Wall Shield Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 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
- 1920 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
- 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.
- 1954 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1982 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1983 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1984 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1985/6 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
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Related Links:
None found
Further Research:
Research Notes for Wall Shield Colliery
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