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Whinfield Drifts
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| Location: | Stocksfield 7½ miles [12 km] W of Hexham |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 86, 87) NY817662, 54° 59' 24" N, 2° 17' 10" W |
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| Owners: | 1940s - Shilford Coal Co. Ltd. |
| Output: | 1935 - Coal: Coking, Household, Manufacturing. Fireclay. |
| 1940 - Coal: Coking, Household, Manufacturing, Steam. | |
| 1950 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. | |
| 1955 - Coal: Manufacturing. | |
| 1958 - Coal: Manufacturing. | |
| Employment: | 1935 - 58 (46 below, 12 surface) |
| 1940 - 63 (53 below, 10 surface) | |
| 1945 - 25 (22 below, 3 surface) | |
| 1950 - 17 (15 below, 2 surface) | |
| 1955 - 11 (10 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1958 - 11 (10 below, 1 surface) | |
 Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: | 1935 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Six Quarter |
| 1940 - Brockwell, Five Quarter, Six Quarter, Yard | |
| 1950 - Brockwell, Six Quarter | |
| 1955 - Brockwell | |
| 1958 - Brockwell | |
| Notes: | 1950 - Six Quarter seam discontinued |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
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Names of those killed at this colliery
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Whinfield Drifts
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Whinfield Drifts
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Credits
Sources:
- 1935 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
- 1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1958 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
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Related Links:
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