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Earl of Durham
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| Next Company: | Lambton Collieries Ltd. |
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| 1828 | |
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Disaster/Major Accident
| Date | Colliery/Pit | Deaths | Cause |
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| 01 Sep 1828 | New Pit, Houghton-le-Spring | 7 | Explosion |
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| 1832 | |
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Disaster/Major Accident
| Date | Colliery/Pit | Deaths | Cause |
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| 15 Jun 1832 | Newbottle | 12 | Boiler explosion |
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| 1850 | |
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Disaster/Major Accident
| Date | Colliery/Pit | Deaths | Cause |
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| 11 Nov 1850 | Houghton | 27 | Explosion, firedamp and coal dust, ignition caused by safety lamp |
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| 1854 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
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| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
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| Arbour House | — | — | Working | ||
| Brasside | — | — | Working | ||
| Houghton-le-Spring | — | — | Working | ||
| Lady Durham | — | — | Working | ||
| Little Town | — | — | Working | ||
| Newbottle | — | — | Working | ||
| Shadforth | — | — | |||
| Sherburn House | — | — | Working | ||
| Sherburn | — | — | Working | ||
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| 1858 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
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| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
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| Brasside | Durham | — | — | ||
| Cocken | Durham | — | — | ||
| Frankland | Durham | — | — | ||
| Harraton | Chester-le-Street | — | — | ||
| Houghton-le-Spring | Durham | — | — | ||
| Lambton | Durham | — | — | ||
| Little Town | Durham | — | — | ||
| Lumley | Durham | — | — | ||
| Newbottle | Sunderland | — | — | ||
| Sherburn Hill | Durham | — | — | ||
| Sherburn House | Durham | — | — | ||
| Sherburn | Durham | — | — | ||
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| 1859 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
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| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| ground | ground | ||||
| Sherburn House | — | — | |||
| Sherburn | — | — | |||
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| 1860 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
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| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| ground | ground | ||||
| Lumley | — | — | |||
| Newbottle | — | — | |||
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| 1869 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
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| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| ground | ground | ||||
| Bourn Moor | Durham | — | — | ||
| Brasside | Durham | — | — | ||
| Cocken | Durham | — | — | ||
| Harraton | Chester-le-Street | — | — | ||
| Houghton | Durham | — | — | ||
| Lady Durham | Durham | — | — | ||
| Littletown | Durham | — | — | ||
| Lumley | Durham | — | — | ||
| Newbottle | Sunderland | — | — | ||
| Sherburn Hill | Durham | — | — | ||
| Sherburn House | Durham | — | — | ||
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| 1873 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
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| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| ground | ground | ||||
| Bourn Moor | Durham | — | — | ||
| Brasside | Fence Houses | — | — | ||
| Cocken | Durham | — | — | ||
| Harraton | Chester-le-Street | — | — | ||
| Herrington | Newbottle | — | — | ||
| Houghton | Fence Houses | — | — | ||
| Lady Durham | Sherburn | — | — | ||
| Littletown | Sherburn | — | — | ||
| Lumley | Fence Houses | — | — | ||
| Newbottle | Fence Houses | — | — | ||
| Sherburn Hill | Sherburn | — | — | ||
| Sherburn House | Sherburn | — | — | ||
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| 1875 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
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| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
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| Bourn Moor, D Pit | Fence Houses | — | — | ||
| Bourn Moor, Lady Ann | Fence Houses | — | — | ||
| Brasside | Durham | — | — | ||
| Cocken | Durham | — | — | ||
| Harraton | Chester-le-Street | — | — | ||
| Herrington | Newbottle, Fence Houses | — | — | ||
| Houghton | Fence Houses | — | — | ||
| Lady Durham | Sherburn, Durham | — | — | ||
| Littletown | Sherburn, Durham | — | — | ||
| Lumley, Second | Lumley, Fence Houses | — | — | ||
| Lumley, Sixth | Lumley, Fence Houses | — | — | ||
| Newbottle Dorothea | Fence Houses | — | — | ||
| Newbottle Margaret | Fence Houses | — | — | ||
| Sherburn Hill | Sherburn, Durham | — | — | ||
| Sherburn House | Sherburn, Durham | — | — | ||
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Collieries/Mines Owned
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| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| ground | ground | ||||
| Bourn Moor (Morton) | Fence Houses | — | — | ||
| Brasside | Durham | — | — | ||
| Cocken | Durham | — | — | ||
| Harraton | Chester-le-Street | — | — | ||
| Herrington | Fence Houses | — | — | ||
| Houghton | Fence Houses | — | — | ||
| Lady Durham | Sherburn | — | — | ||
| Littletown | Durham | — | — | Not Working | |
| Lumley | Fence Houses | — | — | ||
| Newbottle | Chester-le-Street | — | — | ||
| Sherburn Hill | Durham | — | — | ||
| Sherburn House | Durham | — | — | ||
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| 1882 | |
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Company Details
| Registered Office: | Lambton Offices, Fence Houses |
| Source: 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241) Where to find this report | |
Company Directors
| Owner | Durham, Earl of |
| Chief Agent: | Morton, H. T. |
Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | |||||
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
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| Bourn Moor, D Pit | Fence Houses | J. Baxter | — | — | |
| Bourn Moor, Lady Ann | Fence Houses | J. Baxter | — | — | |
| Brasside | Durham | T. Dawson | — | — | |
| Cocken | Durham | T. Dawson | — | — | |
| Harraton | Chester-le-Street | J. Southern | — | — | |
| Herrington | Newbottle, Fence Houses | P. Tate | — | — | |
| Houghton | Fence Houses | J. Stokoe | — | — | |
| Lady Durham | Sherburn | T. Crawford, jr. | — | — | |
| Littletown | Sherburn | T. Crawford, jr. | — | — | |
| Lumley, Second | Fence Houses | R. Scorer | — | — | Standing |
| Lumley, Sixth | Fence Houses | R. Scorer | — | — | |
| Newbottle Dorothea | Newbottle, Fence Houses | P. Tate | — | — | |
| Newbottle Margaret | Newbottle, Fence Houses | P. Tate | — | — | |
| Sherburn Hill | Sherburn | T. Crawford | — | — | |
| Sherburn House | Sherburn | T. Crawford | — | — | |
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| 1883 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | |||||
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
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| Bourn Moor, D Pit | Fence Houses | J. Baxter | 311 | — | |
| Bourn Moor, Lady Ann | Fence Houses | J. Baxter | 281 | — | |
| Harraton | Chester-le-Street | T. Southern | 476 | — | |
| Herrington | Fence Houses | P. Tate | 676 | — | |
| Houghton | Fence Houses | J. Stokoe | 985 | — | |
| Lady Durham | Sherburn, Durham | T. Crawford, Jr. | 273 | — | |
| Littletown | Sherburn, Durham | T. Crawford, Jr. | 182 | — | |
| Lumley, 2nd Pit | Fence Houses | — | — | Standing | |
| Lumley, 6th Pit | Fence Houses | R. Scorer | 555 | — | |
| Newbottle Dorothea | Fence Houses | P. Tate | 490 | — | |
| Newbottle Margaret | Fence Houses | P. Tate | 484 | — | |
| Pelton Fell | Chester-le-Street | J. Ritson | 840 | — | |
| Sherburn Hill | Sherburn, Durham | T. Crawford | 261 | — | |
| Sherburn House | Sherburn, Durham | J. Baxter | 158 | — | |
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| 1884 | |
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Company Details
| Registered Office: | Lambton Offices, Fence Houses |
| Source: Mineral Statistics for 1884 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4430), published in 1885 — includes List of Mines and Openworks Where to find this report | |
Company Directors
| Owner | Durham, Earl of |
| Chief Agent: | Morton, H. T. |
Collieries/Mines Owned
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| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
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| Bourn Moor, D Pit | Fence Houses | J. Baxter | — | — | |
| Bourn Moor, Lady Ann | Fence Houses | J. Baxter | — | — | |
| Harraton | Chester-le-Street | J. Southern | — | — | |
| Herrington | Newbottle, Fence Houses | P. Tate | — | — | |
| Houghton | Fence Houses | J. Stokoe | — | — | |
| Lady Durham | Sherburn | T. Crawford, jr. | — | — | |
| Littletown | Sherburn | T. Crawford, jr. | — | — | |
| Lumley, Second | Fence Houses | — | — | Standing | |
| Lumley, Sixth | Fence Houses | R. Scorer | — | — | |
| Newbottle Dorothea | Newbottle, Fence Houses | P. Tate | — | — | |
| Newbottle Margaret | Newbottle, Fence Houses | P. Tate | — | — | |
| Sherburn Hill | Sherburn | T. Crawford | — | — | |
| Sherburn House | Sherburn | T. Crawford | — | — | |
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| 1885 | |
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Disaster/Major Accident
| Date | Colliery/Pit | Deaths | Cause |
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| 03 Jun 1885 | Margaret Pit, Newbottle | 14 | Inrush of water from old workings |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
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| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
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| Bourn Moor, D Pit | Fence Houses | J. Baxter | — | — | |
| Bourn Moor, Lady Ann | Fence Houses | J. Baxter | — | — | Standing |
| Harraton | Chester-le-Street | T. Southern | — | — | |
| Herrington | Fence Houses | P. Tate | — | — | |
| Houghton | Fence Houses | J. Stokoe | — | — | |
| Lady Durham | Sherburn, Durham | T. Crawford, Jun. | — | — | |
| Littletown | Sherburn, Durham | T. Crawford, Jun. | — | — | |
| Lumley, 2nd Pit | Fence Houses | Standing | — | — | |
| Lumley, 6th Pit | Fence Houses | R. Scorer | — | — | |
| Newbottle Dorothea | Fence Houses | P. Tate | — | — | |
| Newbottle Margaret | Fence Houses | P. Tate | — | — | |
| Sherburn Hill | Sherburn, Durham | T. Crawford, Jun. | — | — | |
| Sherburn House | Sherburn, Durham | T. Crawford | — | — | |
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| 1887 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | |||||
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
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| Bourn Moor, D Pit | Fence Houses | John Baxter | — | — | |
| Bourn Moor, Lady Ann | Fence Houses | John Baxter | — | — | |
| Harraton | Chester-le-Street | J. Southern | — | — | |
| Herrington | Fence Houses | P. Tate | — | — | |
| Houghton | Fence Houses | J. Stokoe | — | — | |
| Lady Durham | Sherburn | T. Crawford | — | — | |
| Littletown | Sherburn | T. Crawford | — | — | |
| Lumley, 2nd Pit | Fence Houses | — | — | Standing | |
| Lumley, 6th Pit | Fence Houses | R. Scorer | — | — | |
| Newbottle Dorothea | Fence Houses | P. Tate | — | — | |
| Newbottle Margaret | Fence Houses | P. Tate | — | — | |
| Sherburn Hill | Sherburn | T. Crawford | — | — | |
| Sherburn House | Sherburn | T. Crawford | — | — | |
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| 1888 | |
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Company Details
| Registered Office: | Lambton Castle, Fence Houses |
| Source: 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report | |
Company Directors
| Owner | Durham, Earl of |
Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | |||||
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
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| Bourn Moor, D Pit | Fence Houses | John Baxter | — | — | |
| Bourn Moor, Lady Ann | Fence Houses | John Baxter | — | — | |
| Harraton | Chester-le-Street | J. Southern | — | — | |
| Herrington | Fence Houses | P. Tate | — | — | |
| Houghton | Fence Houses | J. Stokoe | — | — | |
| Lady Durham | Sherburn | J. L. Morland | — | — | |
| Littletown | Sherburn | W. Hepburn | — | — | |
| Lumley, Second | Fence Houses | — | — | Standing | |
| Lumley, Sixth | Fence Houses | R. Peel | — | — | |
| Newbottle Dorothea | Fence Houses | P. Tate | — | — | |
| Newbottle Margaret | Fence Houses | P. Tate | — | — | |
| Sherburn Hill | Sherburn | W. Hepburn | — | — | |
| Sherburn House | Sherburn | J. L. Morland | — | — | |
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| 1890 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | |||||
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
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| Bourn Moor, D Pit | Fence Houses | John Baxter | — | — | |
| Bourn Moor, Lady Ann | Fence Houses | John Baxter | — | — | |
| Harraton | Chester-le-Street | J. Southern | — | — | |
| Herrington | Fence Houses | William Young | — | — | |
| Houghton | Fence Houses | J. Stokoe | — | — | |
| Lady Durham | Sherburn | J. L. Morland | — | — | |
| Littletown | Sherburn | W. Hepburn | — | — | |
| Lumley, Second | Fence Houses | R. Peel | — | — | |
| Lumley, Sixth | Fence Houses | R. Peel | — | — | |
| Newbottle Dorothea | Fence Houses | Thomas A. Tate | — | — | |
| Newbottle Margaret | Fence Houses | Thomas A. Tate | — | — | |
| Sherburn Hill | Sherburn | W. Hepburn | — | — | |
| Sherburn House | Sherburn | J. L. Morland | — | — | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | |||||
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
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| Bourn Moor, D Pit | Fence Houses | J. Baxter | 224 | 79 | |
| Bourn Moor, Lady Ann | Fence Houses | J. Baxter | 425 | 61 | |
| Harraton | Chester-le-Street | John Southern | 488 | 14 | |
| Herrington | Fence Houses | W. Young | 800 | 125 | |
| Houghton | Fence Houses | Joseph Stokoe | 966 | 192 | |
| Lady Durham | Sherburn | M. Ford | 421 | 112 | |
| Lord Lambton | Sherburn | W. Hepburn | 389 | 120 | |
| Lumley, Second | Fence Houses | J. C. Renwick | — | — | Standing |
| Lumley, Sixth | Fence Houses | J. C. Renwick | 535 | 167 | |
| Newbottle Dorothea | Fence Houses | T. A. Tate | 595 | 236 | |
| Newbottle Margaret | Fence Houses | T. A. Tate | 480 | 93 | |
| North Biddick | Washington | G. H. Hornsby | 435 | 84 | |
| Sherburn Hill | Sherburn | W. Hepburn | 203 | 116 | |
| Sherburn House | Sherburn | M. Ford | 293 | 76 | |
| 6,254 | 1,475 | ||||
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- Mineral Statistics for 1858 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
- 1859 Mines Inspectors Report
- 1860 Mines Inspectors Report
- Mineral Statistics for 1869 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
- 1875 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1499), Durham by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1854 List of mines by T. Y. Hall, published in Vol II (1853-4) of the Transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining Engineers
- 1873-4 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
- 1880 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241) Where to find this report
- Mineral Statistics for 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works
- Mineral Statistics for 1884 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4430), published in 1885 — includes List of Mines and Openworks Where to find this report
- Mineral Statistics for 1885 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4771), published in 1886 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works
- Mineral Statistics for 1887 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 5464), published in 1888 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
- 1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
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Research Notes for Earl of Durham
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