	West Cramlington Colliery	Index	West Cramlington Colliery

West Cramlington Colliery

Location:

Cramlington
7½ miles [12 km] N of Newcastle

Map Ref:

(Sheet 88) NZ265759, 55° 4' 37" N, 1° 35' 4" W

Maps:

1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey

1898 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide

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:

30 Aug 1938

Pits:

Engine Pit, sinking: 16 May 1838

Shaft details for Engine Pit

Shaft details for West Cramlington Colliery

Owners:

1850s - Waldie & Co.

1860s - Lamb, Maud, Taylor & Co.

1880s - J. C. Lamb & Co.

1890s - Owners of Backworth & West Cramlington Collieries

May 1929 - Hartley Main Collieries Ltd.

Output:

1855 - Coal.

1860 - Coal.

1865 - Coal.

1882 - Coal.

1883 - Coal.

1888 - Coal.

1890 - Coal.

1894 - Coal: Steam. Fireclay.

1896 - Coal: Steam. Fireclay.

1930 - Coal: Steam.

1935 - Coal: Household, Steam.

Employment:

Year	Total	Below	Above
1854	Working
1894	345	284	61
1896	314	260	54
1930	246	173	73
1935	153	105	48

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

Seams Worked:

1930 - Main, Yard

1935 - Low Main, Main, Yard

Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for West Cramlington Colliery

Notes:

1869, 22 Jan - Plessey seam abandoned

1938, 30 Aug - Main, Yard, Five Quarter, Low Main seams abandoned

Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for West Cramlington Colliery

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!

						Barrass, John, 27 Feb 1862, aged 56, Pitman, killed by a fall of stone
						Campbell, John, 07 Dec 1864, aged 23, Miner, Fall of Stone
						Charlton, Pickering, 11 Jan 1886, (accident: 11 Sep 1884), aged 26, Miner, killed by a fall of stone
						Cummings, John, 20 Jan 1881, aged 67, Waggon Driver, crushed between waggons, Buried: St. Nicholas, Cramlington
						Curtis, William, 13 Dec 1859, (accident: 15 Nov 1859), Fireman, Explosion of Boiler [More information ...]
						Fail, Thomas, 20 Oct 1933, aged 55, Miner, killed by a fall of stone
						Hedley, Thomas, 11 Apr 1897, (accident: 13 Oct 1896), aged 44, Hewer, The stone fell from a slip and canted out a prop and headtree. There was no direct evidence to show the condition of the place previous to the accident, but the man working in the adjoining place seemed to think that the deceased had been working with due care. Died April 11th, 1897 [Inspection made & inquest attended]
						Hepbron, William, 16 Aug 1848, aged 31, Pitman, killed by a fall of coal
						Luke, Joseph, 22 Oct 1916, (accident: 19 May 1916), aged 28, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone
						Lynn, Andrew, 29 Dec 1869, aged 58, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]
						McRae, John, 1896, aged 51, Stoneman, died from injuries received in the pit by a fall of roof, but as more than a year and a day had elapsed since the accident had occurred, the death has not been recorded in the list of colliery accidents.
						Moody, James, 29 Dec 1869, aged 18, Putter, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...]
						Pattison, J., 18 Dec 1933, aged 42, Miner, killed by a fall of stone
						Percy, Thomas, 24 Nov 1869, aged 40, Stoneman, was caught by bunting, and thrown out of cage, and fell down shaft
						Robinson, George, 28 Apr 1859, aged 39, Miner, Fall of Stone
						Robson, Thomas, 03 Oct 1854, aged 26, killed by a fall of coal, Buried: St. Albans Churchyard, Earsdon
						Rosseter, William, 21 Aug 1848, aged 24, Brakesman, fell in the engine room
						Simm, Oswald, 24 Feb 1862, aged 67, Rollywayman, Run Over by Rollies
						Smith, George, 27 Jul 1874, aged 34, Hewer, fall of stone, caused by a tub getting off the rails and knocking out a prop
						Stephens, John William, 13 Jan 1938, (accident: 12 Aug 1929), aged 59, Hewer, sepsis
						Tate, Henry, 15 Nov 1859, aged 22, Blacksmith, Explosion of Boiler [More information ...]
						Todd, John, 14 Nov 1899, aged 35, Miner
						Walker, John, 25 Nov 1870, aged 34, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone
						Walton, Robson, 05 Mar 1870, aged 63, Rolleywayman, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: St. Nicholas, Cramlington
						Wilkinson, -, 28 Jan 1867, Miner, *
						Wilkinson, John, 27 Apr 1868, aged 57, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal
						Wilson, John, 17 Jun 1885, (accident: 24 Jul 1884), aged 25, Hewer, stone fell from between two slips
						Wilson, Robert, 29 May 1895, 8:15 p.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 31, Stoneman, Wilson had been timbering off a gateway ready for a shot, and apparently while altering some timber just on the outbye side of the "canch" the side stone fell on him and crushed him to death
						Young, George, 16 Nov 1875, (accident: 02 Nov 1875), aged 16, Putter, killed by a fall of stone
						Young, John, 17 Apr 1871, aged 52, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone

						30 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.

Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web site have been kindly provided by Ray Ditchburn from his research into fatalities in Northumberland and are marked with .

more information on some of the fatalities shown above

The following unnamed fatalities are listed in the Mines Inspectors Reports, once again this collection is not complete!

Date							Inspectors Remarks
03 Aug 1864	–	–	–	–	1	1	woman run over by waggons
10 Feb 1865	–	–	–	–	1	1	run over by waggons

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of West Cramlington Colliery

list of collieries/pits etc. near to West Cramlington Colliery

Gallery Images:

Petrol Locomotive for Hauling Tubs from West Cramlington Pit to Ann Pit Screens

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
1868 Mines Inspectors Report, Northumberland, North Durham and Cumberland District by George William Southern, H.M. Inspector of Mines
1869 Mines Inspectors Report (C 124), Northumberland, North Durham and Cumberland District by George William Southern, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1870 Mines Inspectors Report (C 456) Where to find this report
1871 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 653), Northumberland, North Durham, and Cumberland District by George William Southern, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1874 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1216) Where to find this report
1875 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1499), Newcastle-on-Tyne District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241), Newcastle District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1885 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4760) Where to find this report
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
1895 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8074), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
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
1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1935 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881
Contributions from Ray Ditchburn from his research into mining fatalities in Northumberland
Headstone(s) in St. Alban's Churchyard, Earsdon
Headstone(s) in St. Nicholas Churchyard, Cramlington
Mineral Statistics for 1855 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
Mineral Statistics for 1860 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
Mineral Statistics for 1865 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
Mineral Statistics for 1869 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
Mineral Statistics for 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works

Further Research:

Research Notes for West Cramlington Colliery

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