	Wrightson Colliery	Index	Wrightson Colliery

Wrightson Colliery

Location:

Cramlington

Map Ref:

Maps:

1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide

Opened:

Closed:

Owners:

1900s - Cramlington Coal Co. Ltd.

Output:

1900 - Coal: Steam. Fireclay.

1902 - Coal: Steam. Fireclay.

1905 - Coal: Steam. Fireclay.

1910 - Coal: Steam. Fireclay.

1915 - Coal: Steam. Fireclay.

1921 - Coal: Steam.

1923 - Coal: Steam.

1924 - Coal: Steam.

1925 - Coal: Steam.

1927 - Coal: Steam.

1929 - Coal: Steam.

Employment:

Year	Total	Below	Above
1900	348	266	82
1902	348	258	90
1905	370	269	101
1910	377	274	103
1915	211	171	40
1921	390	272	118
1923	409	258	151
1924	488	324	164
1925	537	381	156
1927	419	336	83
1927	Temporarily closed 20/6/27
1929	262	191	71

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

Seams Worked:

1905 - Main Coal, Yard

1910 - Main Coal, Yard

1915 - Main Coal, Yard

1921 - Main Coal, Yard

1923 - Main Coal, Yard

1924 - Low Main, Main Coal, Yard

1925 - Low Main, Main, Yard

1927 - Low Main, Main, Yard [Temporarily closed 20/6/27]

1929 - Main

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!

						Docherty, John, 25 Mar 1900, aged 47, Hewer, died from syncope when at work in the mine
						Hamilton, William, 01 Jan 1940, aged 55, died injuries received at the Wrightson Pit, Buried: Cramlington Cemetery
						Nicholson, Norman, 17 Sep 1925, aged 25, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone
						Oliver, William Hogg, 24 Oct 1920, (accident: 04 Feb 1918), aged 63, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone
						Potts, John, 11 May 1916, aged 14, Screener, crushed head
						Shotton, James Edward, 09 May 1902, aged 16, Shunter, three trucks were being lowered to a spout at the screens and deceased was crushed between them and the wall of the screen shed ; it was his first day's employment here
						Walford, Richard, 15 Oct 1917, (accident: 28 Sep 1917), aged 66, Shifter, died from blood poisoning

						7 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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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

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Credits

Sources:

1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1900 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 536), Newcastle District (No. 3) by John L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1902 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1590), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
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
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
1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1927 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1929 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
Contributions by members of the Public
Headstone(s) in Churchyard, Cramlington