Benwell Colliery

Research Notes

• National Coal Board — 1st Deposit
• Ref: NCB 01/P 53 — Plans - Benwell Colliery, 1839. Level made from the Trouble in the Stone Drift to Upeast Trouble in the Coal Drifts North of the Edward Pit Shaft, Bensham Seam. Scales: 1 in. = 10 yards (horizontal), 1 in. = 10 ft. (vertical)
• Ref: NCB 01/P 54 — Plans - Benwell Colliery, c. 1843. Levelling in the Beaumont Seam. Scale: 1 in. = 4 yards (horizontal and vertical)
• Ref: NCB 01/TH 70 — Letter from John Buddle, Benwell Colliery, to T. Y. Hall, Stella, requesting that a tub be sent to Messrs. Cargill, Johnson and Co. at Gateshead, as a pattern for tubs for Benwell, 15 November 1830. With note from T. Y. Hall to R. Simpson, not dated
• Ref: NCB 01/X 3 — Benwell Colliery, Northumberland: (1) "A noate of Lady Howland's businesse for Sir George Baker who is of her counsell in an ejectione firme wherein William Astell is p[laintiff] against Michaell Angus, John Selby and others, defendants", not dated (post 1646) [Counsel's opinion recites leases of coal-mines in Greenelaw or Greaneley in Whickham parish, from 1621; traces descent of property to "my Lady Howl and " through her mother who was the relict of Henry Chapman the elder, who with Robert Shaftoe and others took a lease of the mines]
• Ref: NCB 01/X 3 — Benwell Colliery, Northumberland: (2, 3) Accounts or balance sheets for Benwell colliery, 1699 [Including entry 'received of my cosin Fra. Baker on my account ... "]
• Ref: NCB 01/X 3 — Benwell Colliery, Northumberland: (4) Ralph Parmeley and Samuel Dunn's account of Benwell and Kenton corveing, 1702
• Ref: NCB 01/X 3 — Benwell Colliery, Northumberland: (5) Glebe Pit sinking account: list of "gear" and cost due to sinkers, and note of depth of shaft and amount due to sinkers for it, 1703
• Ref: NCB 01/X 3 — Benwell Colliery, Northumberland: (6-11) Vouchers for fees for views taken "at some pits in Benwell Ground, in the Gleeb colliery, for the owners of Benwell Colliery", by Michael Fairlam; also notes and figures re workings at Oxclose, Park, Dawson's and Eastfield pits, and re number of shares and amounts due to the owners [?] (Shaftoe, Horton, Witham, Carr, Jamison, Blaigdon, Johnson), 1702-1705
• Ref: NCB 01/X 3 — Benwell Colliery, Northumberland: (12) Sinkers' agreement with the Honourable Charles Montague, to sink a shaft at Benwell colliery "near the west part of Gowland", including details of work and prices. Endorsed with note that George Laws and partners broke ground on West pit on 25 April 1705, and list of sinking gear received, 1705
• Ref: NCB 01/X 3 — Benwell Colliery, Northumberland: (13, 14) Sinkers' agreement with the Honourable Charles Montague, to sink a shaft at Fenham colliery (near Gowland in Benwell). Including details of work and prices. Also note from Ralph Hall re payment of his share of the wages, 1706/07
• Ref: NCB 01/X 3 — Benwell Colliery, Northumberland: (15) Estimate of how much coal the pits in Benwell and Stumplewood colliery will cast (Mill Hill, Hope Hill, Glebe, Spittleflat, Oxclose - working; East and West pits in Gowland - sinking; seven pits still to sink), 1705
• Ref: NCB 01/X 3 — Benwell Colliery, Northumberland: (16) "Acomputation of the extraordenary charge of sinking - Pit in the East Gowland in Benwell colliery", by Arthur Seaton; addressed to Francis Baker, Whickham, 1707
• Ref: NCB 01/X 3 — Benwell Colliery, Northumberland: (17) "Schedule of utensils" at Northbanks and Benwell colliery, not dated (early 18th century?)
• Ref: NCB 01/X 3 — Benwell Colliery, Northumberland: (18-20) Specifications of work and prices, per ten; refers to "my lady's paper" for some prices, not dated (early 18th century?)
• Ref: NCB 01/X 3 — Benwell Colliery, Northumberland: (21) Estimation of cost of working the colliery, per ten., not dated (early 18th century?)
• Ref: NCB 01/X 3 — Benwell Colliery, Northumberland: (22) Copy of part of lease of grounds at Benwell by "C.M.", not dated (early 18th century?)
• Ref: NCB 01/X 161 — Plan of Fenham estate, showing also Benwell colliery's Edward pit, beginning of outstroke, etc., and Denton's Betty pit, not dated (18th century?)

• User Guide 19B — Collieries
• Ref: 1237/691/50, boxes 1-8 — Accounts, not dated
• Ref: 3415/CK/3/166 1939 DP/ELW/24 — Correspondence, 1711
• Ref: DX726, DS/CAR, 3415/CB/1 — Deeds, 1663-1934
• Ref: DS/CAR, 1286/1-4 — Illustrations, 1816-1934
• Ref: DS/CAR — Legal papers, 1816-1934
• Ref: D/NCP/21/5-7, DS/CAR — Plans, 1816-1938
• Ref: DX198/1 — Viewers report, 1831
• Ref: DT/SC/323/1 — Will of George Stoker, offputter, 1841