Brandon Pit House Colliery

Research Notes

• Enginemen's, Boiler-Minders and Firemen's Association
• Ref: D/EBF 108 — Brandon Branch - Letter from W. Chesterton, Secretary of the Durham Enginemen, 48 North Road, Durham, to C. N. Paulin, Branch Secretary, concerning additional payments to winding enginemen at Brandon Pit House Colliery, 2 October 1953

• National Coal Board — 6th Deposit (Items under 30 years old not to be produced)
• Ref: NCB 6/100 — Miners Welfare Committee, Brandon Pithouse Colliery - Pithead Baths (Legal), 1948-1952

• National Coal Board — 13th Deposit
• Ref: NCB 13/249 — Strakers and Love - Visitors book, Brandon Pit Houses colliery, with brief history of colliery at front of book, 22 November 1961 - 19 July 1967

• National Coal Board — 24th Deposit
• Ref: NCB 24/10 — Public Relations Office Files - Brandon Pit House colliery, 29 April 1960 - 27 February 1964
• Ref: NCB 24/11 — Public Relations Office Files - Brandon Pit House colliery (press cuttings), 25 November 1960 - 14 March 1968
• Ref: NCB 24/112 — Public Relations Office Files - Pithouse drift, photographic negatives, 15 June 1960
• Ref: NCB 24/113 — Public Relations Office Files - Pithouse drift, photographic negative, May 1960
• Ref: NCB 24/114 — Public Relations Office Files - Pithouse drift surface reconstruction, photographic negative, 14 March 1961

• National Coal Board — 33rd Deposit
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 37/5 — Colliery specification, working and projection of results, Brandon Pit House Colliery, 1954
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 102/1 — Colliery injury register, Pit House Colliery, November 1958 - January 1959
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 102/3 — Colliery injury register, Pit House Colliery, February 1958 - May 1958
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 102/4 — Colliery injury register, Pit House Colliery, February 1958 - July 1958
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 102/5 — Colliery injury register, Pit House Colliery, December 1957 - February 1958
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 102/7 — Colliery injury register, Pit House Colliery, September 1958 - November 1958
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 102/8 — Colliery injury register, Pit House Colliery, July 1958 - September 1958

• Miscellaneous documents
• Ref: D/X 531/17 — An exercise book, concerning coal mining belonging to A. F. Moffatt of Brancepeth Colliery, Willington. Including notes on ventilation, gases, analysis of coal, engines, boilers, copy letters and accounts relating to Brandon and Brancepeth Collieries. October 1868
• Ref: D/X 986/1 — National Coal Board Development Plan', 1967. Shows underground workings of Brandon Pit House Colliery, Top three quarter seam (R1, B seam). Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile [1:10560]
• Ref: D/X 986/2 — 'National Coal Board Development Plan', 1967. Shows underground workings of Brandon Pit House Colliery, Top three quarter seam (R1, B seam). Scale 6" to 1 mile [1: 10560]
• Ref: D/X 986/3 — 'National Coal Board Development Plan', 1967. Shows underground workings of Brandon Pit House Colliery, Top busty seam (Q1), (Ballarat seam). Scale 6" to 1 mile [1: 10560]
• Ref: D/X 986/4 — 'National Coal Board Development Plan', 1967. Shows underground workings of Brandon Pit House Colliery, Top busty seam (Q1), (Ballarat seam). Scale 6" to 1 mile [1: 10560]
• Ref: D/X 986/5 — 'National Coal Board Development Plan', 1967. Shows underground workings of Brandon Pit House Colliery, Tilley seam (P) (Three-quarter seam). Scale: 6" to 1 mile [1: 10560]
• Ref: D/X 986/6 — National Coal Board Development Plan', 1967. Shows underground workings of Brandon Pit House Colliery, Tilley seam (P) (Three quarter seam). Scale: 6" to 1 mile [1: 10560]
• Ref: D/X 986/7 — National Coal Board Development Plan', 1967. Shows underground workings of Brandon Pit House Colliery, Harvey seam (N). Scale: 6" to 1 mile [1:10560]
• Ref: D/X 986/8 — National Coal Board Development Plan', 1967. Shows underground workings of Brandon Pit House Colliery, Harvey seam (N). Scale: 6" to 1 mile [1: 10560]