	West Mickley Colliery	Index	West Mickley Colliery

West Mickley Colliery

Location:

Prudhoe

Map Ref:

Maps:

1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide

Opened:

Closed:

1924

Owners:

1900s - West Mickley Coal Co. Ltd.

Output:

1900 - Coal: Gas, Household.

1902 - Coal: Gas, Household.

1905 - Coal: Gas, Household. Fireclay.

1910 - Coal: Gas, Household. Fireclay.

1921 - Coal: Gas, Household. Iron Pyrites. Fireclay.

1923 - Coal: Steam. Iron Pyrites. Fireclay.

1924 - Coal: Steam. Fireclay.

Employment:

Year	Total	Below	Above
1900	103	91	12
1902	319	248	71
1902	Eltringham and West Mickley combined
1905	344	289	55
1910	541	453	88
1915	349	282	67
1921	336	248	88
1923	302	215	87
1924	241	164	77
1924	Abandoned

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

Seams Worked:

1905 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Six Quarter, Yard

1910 - Brockwell, Cannel, Five Quarter, Six Quarter, Yard

1915 - Brockwell, Cannel, Yard

1921 - Brockwell, Cannel, Six Quarter, Yard

1923 - Brockwell, Hodge, Six Quarter, Yard

1924 - Brockwell, Hodge, Six Quarter, Yard [Abandoned]

Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for West Mickley 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!

						Biggins, Thomas, 30 May 1906, aged 49, Shifter, Deceased during his first shift in the pit took ill and died in a few minutes. There was no suggestion of any accident. He had complained during the shift of a pain in his chest. An inquest was held and medical evidence given that death was due to natural causes, most probably heart disease, and so the jury found.
						Blackburn, Thomas, 10 Jan 1914, (accident: 30 Dec 1913), aged 39, Hewer, it was alleged at the inquest that deceased had received a wound in the head, resulting from a falling stone; no accident was reported to the colliery officials; the verdict was to the effect that deceased had received a blow on the head whilst following his employment, and that he died from cutaneous erysipelas followed by cellulitis and blood poisoning
						Cameron, Thomas, 31 May 1905, aged 52, Hewer [More information ...]
						Nichols, William, 26 Aug 1912, aged 60, Shifter, deceased was renewing a crossing plank at the junction of a cross heading and gateway, when the fall occurred; death was due to asphyxia
						Young, George, 06 Dec 1910, aged 35, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone

						5 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.

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more information on some of the fatalities shown above

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

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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
1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1906 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 3449), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1910 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5676), Newcastle District (No. 2) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1912 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6983), Newcastle District (No. 2) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1913 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 7439), Northern Division (No. 2) by J. R. R. Wilson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
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