Boldon Colliery

Research Notes

• National Coal Board — 3rd Deposit (Items under 30 years old not to be produced)
• Ref: NCB 3/111 — Harton Coal Company - Tentale workings accounts, Harton, Boldon and Whitburn (coal worked out of royalties), 1903-1947
• Ref: NCB 3/115 — Harton Coal Company - Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1887, and Special Rules for Boldon Colliery, 1902, Explosives and Coal Mines Order, 1905, etc., 1887-1905
• Ref: NCB 3/117 — Harton Coal Company - Agreements at Harton, St. Hilda, Boldon and Whitburn Collieries in March 1929, fixing prices and conditions of working, also Durham County Agreements and Schedules of Basic Rates, 1895-1929
• Ref: NCB 3/118-119 — Harton Coal Company - Agreements, Boldon Colliery, 1881-1921

• National Coal Board — 5th Deposit
• Ref: NCB 5/1-2 — Plans - Boldon Colliery, Bensham Seam, not dated [c 19th century]. Scale: 25 inches to 1 mile [1:2500]
• Ref: NCB 5/3 — Plans - Boldon Colliery, Bensham Seam (Northern), not dated. Fragmentary
• Ref: NCB 5/4 — Plans - Boldon Colliery, North Bensham Seam, not dated [late 19th century with additions to 1955]
• Ref: NCB 5/5 — Plans - Boldon Colliery, South Bensham Seam, not dated [late 19th century]
• Ref: NCB 5/6 — Plan of survey showing the relative positions of. the principal drifts in the Boldon, Wardley and Usworth Collieries, with portions of the surface boundaries, not dated [1883f.] Scale: 25 inches to 1 mile [1:2500]
• Ref: NCB 5/16 — Plans - Harton (Southern), St. Hilda (Southern), Boldon (Northern) and Whitburn (part), Five Quarter Seam, not dated [1920f.]

• National Coal Board — 6th Deposit (Items under 30 years old not to be produced)
• Ref: NCB 6/97 — Miners Welfare Committee, Boldon Colliery - Pithead Baths (Balance sheets and Accounts), 1927-1951
• Ref: NCB 6/98 — Miners Welfare Committee, Boldon Colliery - Pithead Baths (Insurance), 1933-1951

• National Coal Board — 13th Deposit
• Ref: NCB 13/363 — Minute book of Boldon Colliery Branch of National Union of Mineworkers No. 3 Group, Supervisory and Clerical Grades, 25 October 1942 - 29 October 1950

• National Coal Board — 19th Deposit
• Ref: NCB 19/2/5/1 — Harton Colliery Coal Co. Ltd. - The workmen's engagement book of Boldon Colliery, 5 August 1923 - 16 November 1934
• Ref: NCB 19/2/5/8 — Harton Colliery Coal Co. Ltd. - Minutes of miners' deputations, including reference to Boldon, Hetton and Easington Collieries, 24 February 1949 - 29 December 1951

• National Coal Board — 24th Deposit
• Ref: NCB 24/8 — Public Relations Office Files - Boldon colliery (press-cuttings) 19 August 1955 - 24 June 1982
• Ref: NCB 24/9 — Public Relations Office Files - Boldon colliery, 26 November 1955 - June 1982
• Ref: NCB 24/117 — Public Relations Office Files - Historical and statistical information for specific collieries: Adventure, Bearpark, Blackhall, Boldon, Dawdon, Dean and Chapter, Easington, Eppleton, Garesfield, Harraton, Hawthorn Combined (Murton, Eppleton, Elemore), Herrington, Horden, Houghton, Hylton, Kibblesworth, Kimblesworth, Langley Park, Murton, Sacriston, Seaham, Sherburn, Silksworth, South Hetton, Tudhoe Park, Ushaw Moor, Vane Tempest, Wardley/Usworth, Washington 'F', Washington Glebe, Wearmouth, Wheatley Hill and for groups of collieries (including Northumberland), (c.1950 - c.1980)

• National Coal Board — 25th Deposit
• Ref: NCB 25/71 Interim List — Photographs from Boldon Colliery, 1979

• National Coal Board — 30th Deposit
• Ref: NCB 30/Box 87/10 — Capital and project revenue expenditure, Boldon Colliery, July 1985
• Ref: NCB 30/Box 115/4 — Personnel notes, Boldon Colliery, September 1982 - November 1982
• Ref: NCB 30/Box 115/7 — Personnel notes, Boldon Colliery, March 1981 - November 1982
• Ref: NCB 30/Box 130/2 — Adjourned pit meetings, Boldon Colliery, July 1974 - October 1978
• Ref: NCB 30/Box 132/7 — Transfer, Boldon Unit to Usworth, December 1947 - February 1948
• Ref: NCB 30/Box 132/11 — Proposed transfer of coal in Harvey Seam, from Boldon to Wearmouth, October 1962 - April 1970
• Ref: NCB 30/Box 135/2 — Development, Boldon Colliery, October 1974 - September 1980

• National Coal Board — 33rd Deposit
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 11/18 — Colliery specification, Boldon Colliery, 1954
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 87/22 — Signing-on forms, Transfers from Harton Colliery to Boldon Colliery, July 1969 - September 1975
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 91/7 — Signing-on book, Boldon Colliery, January 1957 - November 1957
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 91/8 — Signing-on book, Boldon Colliery, November 1955 - January 1957
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 91/9 — Engagements and signing-on, Boldon Colliery, January 1947 - December 1960
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 97/1 — Signing-on register, Boldon Colliery, December 1960 - March 1962
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 97/2 — Signing-on register, Boldon Colliery, September 1959 - December 1960
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 97/3 — Signing-on register, Boldon Colliery, August 1959 - February 1960
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 97/4 — Signing-on forms, Boldon Colliery, August 1969 - December 1971
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 97/5 — Signing-on forms, Boldon Colliery, January 1973 - December 1975

• Miscellaneous documents
• Ref: D/X 148/2 — Boldon Colliery. Durham Miners' Association. Agreements re Houses, Rent and Fire-Coal, 1920
• Ref: D/X 148/3 — Boldon Colliery. View of Schools and Churches, c.1906
• Ref: D/X 148/5 — Boldon Colliery Village Bank with boys, c.1900-1910
• Ref: D/X 148/6 — Boldon Colliery Queen's Head Hotel decorated with bunting and flags (including the Stars and Stripes with group), 1920-1930
• Ref: D/X 148/9 — Boldon Village View of Schools with group of boys, not dated c.1910
• Ref: D/X 148/10 — Boldon Colliery. The Adult School (Property of the Harton Coal Co.), not dated c.1890
• Ref: D/X 148/11 — Boldon Colliery Miners Lodge - group on Gala Day (?) with band and two banners, not dated c.1920-1930
• Ref: D/X 148/18 — Boldon Colliery Labour Party – Women's Section outside Miners Hall Group Photograph. not dated c.1960
• Ref: D/X 148/19 — Boldon Villa Football Team, c.1920
• Ref: D/X 148/20 — Boldon Colliery Leek Club members with leeks. not dated c.1920
• Ref: D/X 148/21 — Boldon Colliery Homing Club with Cup, not dated c.1920
• Ref: D/X 148/22 — Boldon Colliery Silver Prize Band in charabanc outside Queen's Head Hotel, 1921
• Ref: D/X 148/23 — Boldon Colliery men with unidentified car, not dated c.1920-1930
• Ref: D/X 148/24-25 — Boldon Colliery unidentified groups of children (one child barefoot on D/X 148/24), not dated c.1930-1940
• Ref: D/X 148/26 — Boldon Colliery group at social gathering - unidentified, not dated c.1930-1940
• Ref: D/X 1103/39 — Volume includes: Account of the strata sunk through at No.2 or Downcast Pit, Boldon Winning, 19 March 1866 - 7 June 1869

• User Guide 19B — Collieries
• Ref: 707/19-20 — Horse fodder issues, 1954-1960
• Ref: 1590, 3389 — NUM lodge records, 1869-1979