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West Denton Colliery
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| Location: | Lemington-on-Tyne 4 miles [6 km] W of Newcastle |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 88) NZ189646, 54° 58' 34" N, 1° 42' 12" W |
| Opened: | |
| Closed: | 1924 |
| Pits: | Kew Pit |
 Shaft details for Kew Pit |
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| North/Gin Pit, sinking: 1733 | |
| Shaft details for North/Gin Pit |
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| Yarmouth Pit, sinking: Mar 1792 | |
| Shaft details for Yarmouth Pit |
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| Owners: | 1760s - Edward Montagu M.P. |
| 1910s - Owners of West Denton Colliery | |
| 1920s - West Denton Colliery Co. | |
| Output: | 1921 - Coal: Steam. |
| 1923 - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1924 - Coal: Steam. | |
| Employment: | 1915 - 42 (35 below, 7 surface) |
| 1921 - 34 (28 below, 6 surface) | |
| 1923 - 39 (32 below, 7 surface) | |
| 1924 - 0 [Abandoned] | |
| Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: | 1915 - Beaumont, Tilley |
| 1921 - Beaumont, Hodge, Six Quarter, Tilley | |
| 1923 - Beaumont, Hodge, Six Quarter, Tilley | |
| 1924 - Beaumont, Hodge, Six Quarter, Tilley [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 West Denton Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to West Denton 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
- 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
- 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
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Related Links:
None found
Further Research:
Research Notes for West Denton Colliery
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