Evenwood Colliery

Research Notes

• Strathmore Estate (Estate and Family Records)
• Ref: D/St/B1/2/167 — Bills, receipts and related papers of John Sidgwick for Norwood or Northwood and Evenwood collieries, 1754, 1761 - 1766, 1770
• Ref: D/St/B1/3/89 — Affidavit of Nicholas Wood of Killingworth, Northumberland, coal viewer, concerning proposals of Charles Barrett to lease Evenwood colliery, in Braham v Strathmore in Chancery, n.d. [c.1836]
• Ref: D/St/B1/3/96 — Letter from J. Dixon to Thomas Wheldon concerning Robert Waters' opinion on the draft lease by John Bowes of his moiety of Evenwood colliery, 15 December 1836
• Ref: D/St/B1/3/97 — 1837 - (1) William Hutt of Conduit Street, Middlesex, esq., Mary, Countess Dowager of Strathmore, his wife, Henry Jadis of Bryanston Square, Middlesex, esq., and John Sharp of the Strand, Middlesex, bart.; trustees of the late Earl of Strathmore ; (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq.; (3) Dempster Henning of Caldecote Hall, Leicestershire, esq., and John Barker of Higham Grange near Hinckley. Draft conveyance and assignment by (1), with consent of (2), to (3) of moiety of Evenwood colliery
• Ref: D/St/C3/4/47 — John Daglish: Copy rent accounts, accounts of coals wrought and copy letters from John Daglish to Lord Strathmore relating to Gordon House, Whin Dyke, Storey Lodge, Randolph and Evenwood collieries, 1893 - 1897
• Ref: D/St/C3/4/48 — John Daglish: Letters to John Daglish (and replies) and his calculations relating to Evenwood collieries' rents, 1894 - 1905
• Ref: D/St/C3/4/49 — John Daglish: Letters to John Daglish (and replies) concerning the preparation of the Evenwood and Gordon House freehold rent account for 1905, with copy account, 17 January - 20 April 1906
• Ref: D/St/C3/4/50 — John Daglish: Assistants' reports addressed to John Daglish on Evenwood, Norwood, Gordon House, Storey Lodge and Tees Hetton colliery workings with plans, 1868 - 1894
• Ref: D/St/C3/4/51 — John Daglish: 'Mems. for rent day': [assistants'] reports addressed to John Daglish on Evenwood colliery workings, with plan, 27 February 1884 - 13 January 1897
• Ref: D/St/C3/4/53 — John Daglish: 'Evenwood District. Mr. Daglish's Visit Mems.': letters to John Daglish (and replies), reports by William Armstrong and Sons and related papers concerning the workings of Evenwoood, Norwood, Railey Fell, etc., collieries, 1899 - 1903
• Ref: D/St/C3/4/64 — John Daglish: Copy letter from John Daglish to G. A. Jamieson concerning the Tees Hetton Coal Co. and concessions on rents for Evenwood colliery, December 1891
• Ref: D/St/C3/4/65 — John Daglish: Letters to John Daglish (and replies) concerning the renewal of the Evenwood royalties lease to the Tees Hetton Coal Co., 8 - 12 February 1892
• Ref: D/St/C3/4/68 — John Daglish: Letters to John Daglish (and replies) concerning the preparation of new leases of the Tees Hetton royalty (Evenwood colliery) to the North Bitchburn Coal Co. Ltd., 14 September 1891 - 15 May 1895
• Ref: D/St/C3/4/69 — John Daglish: Letters to John Daglish (and replies) concerning the drafting of a new Gordon House colliery lease to the Evenwood and North Bitchburn Coal Companies, 16 August 1893 - 7 October 1898
• Ref: D/St/C3/4/70 — John Daglish: Letters to John Daglish (and replies) concerning annual rents due for Evenwood and Gordon House collieries, 5 February 1895 - 23 March 1897

• National Coal Board — 14th Deposit
• Ref: NCB 14/220 — Particulars and conditions of sale of the Evenwood, Tees Hetton and Charlotte Winning Collieries etc. near Bishop Auckland (Charlton V Charlton, Chancery Division), 20 March 1883

• User Guide 19B — Collieries
• Ref: DF/WF/28/1-2, DX198/1 — Viewers reports, 1800-1838