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  Whinnetly Colliery  Index  Whinnetly Colliery  
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Whinnetly Colliery


  Summary Description Disasters Names Local Collieries Credits  

Location: Haydon Bridge
7½ miles [12 km] W of Hexham
Map Ref: (Sheet 86, 87) NY816663, 54° 59' 27" N, 2° 17' 15" W
Opened:
Closed: 1893
Owners: 1880s - Bewick & Partners
Output: 1888 - Coal (Landsale).
1890 - Coal (Landsale).
  Abandoned Seams  Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Whinnetly Colliery
Notes:

1894 - Thin seam, not named, abandoned - worked in connection with and to supply lead mine, which is now closed



  Description Summary Disasters Names Local Collieries Credits  

Description


  Disasters Summary Description Names Local Collieries Credits  

Disasters (5 or more killed)

None found.


  Names Summary Description Disasters Local Collieries Credits  

Names of those killed at this colliery

No names found.


  Local Collieries Summary Description Disasters Names Credits  

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

Colliery Map  a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Whinnetly Colliery

Nearby Collieries  list of collieries/pits etc. near to Whinnetly Colliery


  Credits Summary Description Disasters Names Local Collieries  

Credits

Sources:

  • 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
  • 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department

  Summary Description Disasters Names Local Collieries Credits  

Related Links:

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Further Reading:

  • In the Bewick Vein - The Story of a Northumberland Lead Mine by Susan Harley, Published by Honeycrook Press, 1999, ISBN 0-9534512-0-8
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