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West Crane Row Drift
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| Location: | Butterknowle 14½ miles [24 km] SW of Durham |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 92, OL42) NZ091276, 54° 38' 36" N, 1° 51' 32" W |
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| Owners: | 1910s - J. & J. W. Firbank |
| Output: | 1910 - Coal: Household. |
| 1915 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1923 - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1924 - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1925 - Coal: Steam. | |
| Employment: | 1910 - 0 [Abandoned] |
| 1915 - 3 [Main Coal Abandoned] | |
| 1923 - 3 | |
| 1924 - 3 | |
| 1925 - 0 [Closed] | |
 Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: | 1910 - Main Coal [Abandoned (workings on Butterknowle Plan)] |
| 1915 - Busty [Main Coal Abandoned. Plan to H.O., 28.9.15] | |
| 1923 - Main | |
| 1924 - Main | |
| 1925 - Main [Closed] | |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for West Crane Row Drift |
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| Notes: | 1915 - Main Coal seam abandoned |
1944, Apr - 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 Crane Row Drift
list of collieries/pits etc. near to West Crane Row Drift
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Credits
Sources:
- 1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1919 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
- 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
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Related Links:
| External sites | |
 | Gaunless Valley History Trust |
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