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West Rowntree Colliery
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| Location: | Butternkowle 13½ miles [22 km] SW of Durham |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 92) NZ112279, 54° 38' 46" N, 1° 49' 35" W |
| Opened: | |
| Closed: | 13 Sep 1930 |
| Owners: | 1900s - Henry Wright |
| 1920s - J. J. Arnison | |
| 1930s - J. J. Arnison & J. T. Patrick | |
| Output: | 1921 - Coal: Household. |
| 1923 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1924 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1925 - Coal: Coking. | |
| 1929 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. | |
| 1930 - Coal: Household, Manufacturing. | |
| Employment: | 1921 - 5 (4 below, 1 surface) |
| 1923 - 3 (2 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1924 - 2 (1 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1925 - 4 (2 below, 2 surface) [Abandoned 30/04/25] | |
| 1929 - 2 | |
| 1930 - 0 [Abandoned 9/30] | |
 Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: | 1921 - Main Coal (Brockwell) |
| 1923 - Brockwell | |
| 1924 - Main | |
| 1925 - Brockwell [Abandoned 30/04/25] | |
| 1929 - Brockwell | |
| 1930 - Brockwell [Abandoned 9/30] | |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for West Rowntree Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1930, 13 Sep - Brockwell or Main seam 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 Rowntree Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to West Rowntree Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1909 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
- 1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1929 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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Related Links:
| External sites | |
 | Gaunless Valley History Trust |
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