Silksworth Colliery

Research Notes

• Miscellaneous documents
• Ref: D/X 411/106 — Booklet describing the pithead baths at Silksworth Colliery, which were opened in May 1934
• Ref: D/X 411/164 — Letter to the Secretary and Union men of Silksworth Lodge District from Thomas Stewart asking for financial assistance until he gets a new job, 21 August 1891
• Ref: D/X 411/165 — Photocopy of letter dated 21 August 1891 to the Secretary and union men of Silksworth Lodge District from Thomas Stewart asking for financial assistance until he gets a new job, not dated [c. 20th century]
• Ref: D/X 411/290 — A photocopy of a description of Silksworth Colliery, September 1892

• National Coal Board — 1st Deposit
• Ref: NCB 01/X 165 — W. C. Blackett - Reports on various collieries: (iii) Silksworth Colliery Engines (with diagrams), 1877
• Ref: NCB 01/X 165 — W. C. Blackett - Reports on various collieries: (v) Feed Water Apparatus, Silksworth Colliery: plan only, 1878

• National Coal Board — 1st Deposit, Papers of John Bell Simpson (1837-1926)
• Ref: NCB 01/JS 28 — Correspondence - H-L: Luke Hall (Stella staith) re daily workings at Emma Addison and Bog pits, and re stroke suffered by T. Y. Hall, 1866 [6-13]

• National Coal Board — 2nd Deposit
• Ref: NCB 2/306 — Plans of workings at Ryhope, Silksworth, Wearmouth, Eppleton, Dawdon, Vane Tempest & Seaham collieries, not dated [post 1920]

• National Coal Board — 7th Deposit
• Ref: NCB 7/5/97 — James Joicey & Co. Ltd. - Correspondence and reports re a coal survey concerning samples of the Hutton and Main Coal Seams from Tanfield Moor, Tanfield Lea, Beamish, Herrington and Silksworth; the Busty Seam at Tanfield Lea, Beamish Mary and West Pelton pits; and the Victoria Seam at Tanfield Lea, 24 April 1931 - 30 October 1939

• National Coal Board — 13th Deposit
• Ref: NCB 13/171 — Lambton, Hetton and Joicey Collieries - Tentale book, various royalties, Silksworth Colliery, 31 December 1873 - 28 December 1889
• Ref: NCB 13/172 — Lambton, Hetton and Joicey Collieries - Accounts of certain, tentale, outstroke and wayleave rents, Silksworth Colliery, 1 January 1889 - 1 July 1895
• Ref: NCB 13/173 — Lambton, Hetton and Joicey Collieries - Accounts of certain, tentale and outstroke rents, Plains Royalty, Silksworth Colliery, 28 December 1901 - 1 January 1935
• Ref: NCB 13/174 — Lambton, Hetton and Joicey Collieries - Accounts of certain, tentale, outstroke and wayleave rents, Silksworth Colliery, 31 December 1907 - 1 January 1923
• Ref: NCB 13/175 — Lambton, Hetton and Joicey Collieries - Accounts of scores drawn, various royalties, Silksworth Colliery, 15 January 1876 - 12 June 1880
• Ref: NCB 13/176 — Lambton, Hetton and Joicey Collieries - Letter book concerning royalties, Silksworth Colliery Surveying Department, 21 May 1920 - 12 September 1927

• National Coal Board — 24th Deposit
• Ref: NCB 24/78 — Public Relations Office Files - Silksworth colliery, 8 March 1959 - 22 August 1972
• Ref: NCB 24/79 — Public Relations Office Files - Silksworth colliery (press-cuttings), 10 March 1961 - 17 November 1971
• 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 — 27th Deposit
• Ref: NCB 27Interim List/30 — Copy of leases: Vol.2, Lambton and Hetton Collieries, Ltd., Silksworth Collieries, 4 January 1866 - 20 October 1920
• Ref: NCB 27Interim List/64 — Royalty leases of Silksworth Colliery, Book 4, not dated. and 1867 - 29 May 1889
• Ref: NCB 27Interim List/69 — Royalty leases of Silksworth Colliery, Book 3, 12 December 1864 - 20 July 1899

• National Coal Board — 28th Deposit
• Ref: NCB 28 Interim list/41 — Silksworth Colliery, Pit Production Committee Minutes, 28 June 1941 - 12 September 1944
• Ref: NCB 28 Interim list/42 — Silksworth Colliery, Pit Production Committee Minutes, 19 September 1944 - 30 June 1947

• National Coal Board — 30th Deposit
• Ref: NCB 30/Box 117/3 — Starters and leavers, Silksworth, March 1966 - November 1970
• Ref: NCB 30/Box 117/7 — Starters and leavers, Silksworth Colliery, September 1961 - April 1966
• Ref: NCB 30/Box 117/9 — Leavers, Herrington, Silksworth and Dorothea, November 1955 - October 1959
• Ref: NCB 30/Box 117/10 — Leavers, Silksworth Colliery, December 1970 - August 1972
• Ref: NCB 30/Box 132/8 — Boundaries, Wearmouth and Silksworth Collieries, March 1948 - May 1951
• Ref: NCB 30/Box 132/12 — Barrier adjustment, Harvey Seam, Wearmouth and Silksworth Collieries, August 1968
• Ref: NCB 30/Box 132/13 — Transfer of coal, Wearmouth and Silksworth Collieries, May 1964 - July 1968
• Ref: NCB 30/Box 170/6 — Closure of mines, Silksworth Colliery, October 1969 - October 1971

• National Coal Board — 31st Deposit
• Ref: NCB 31/Box 104/4 — Private street works expenses, Stewart Street, Silksworth Colliery, May 1949

• National Coal Board — 33rd Deposit
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 12/31 — Colliery specification, Silksworth Colliery, 1954 - August 1956
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 32/7 — Application for an increase on behalf of drawers, Silksworth Colliery, July 1956 - September 1956
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 32/8 — Alternation of shifts, Silksworth Colliery, September 1955 - October 1955
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 32/10 — Maingate men pro-rata payments, Silksworth Colliery, October 1949 - March 1955
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 32/11 — Urgency committee cases and decisions, Silksworth Colliery, June 1948 - September 1948
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 90/10 — Transfer of winders from Silksworth Colliery to Blackhall Colliery, October 1968 - November 1972

• Photocopies and photographs
• Ref: D/Ph 177/5 — Copy of a typescript discussion of the umpire's award on a piece-rate dispute at Silksworth Colliery, not dated [c.1930]
• Ref: D/Ph 177/8 — Photograph of firing of coal underground at Silksworth Colliery, not dated [c.1885]
• Ref: D/Ph 177/9 — Photograph of the strike committee at Silksworth Colliery, 1891
• Ref: D/Ph 177/10 — Photograph of Wynyard Street, Silksworth, showing crowds watching evictions, 1891
• Ref: D/Ph 177/11 — Photograph of Castlereagh Street, Silksworth, showing evictions and men from Dawdon, 1891
• Ref: D/Ph 177/12 — Photograph of the Dunns family being evicted from a house in Castlereagh Street, Silksworth, 1891
• Ref: D/Ph 177/13 — Photograph of Castlereagh Street, Silksworth, with the Dunns family, 1891
• Ref: D/Ph 177/14 — Photograph of police during the miners' strike, 1891
• Ref: D/Ph 177/15 — Photograph of George Bonsfield, evicted collier, sitting with his family in front of a lean-to built against the chapel wall, Silksworth, 1891
• Ref: D/Ph 177/16 — Photograph showing policemen in the backyards of houses at Silksworth during evictions, 1891
• Ref: D/Ph 177/17 — Photograph of crowds during evictions at Silksworth, 1891
• Ref: D/Ph 177/18 — Photograph of crowds during evictions at Silksworth, 1891
• Ref: D/Ph 177/19 — Photograph of crowds during evictions at Silksworth, 1891
• Ref: D/Ph 177/20 — Photograph of High Newport Farm, Silksworth, where the 'candy-men' slept, and known during the strike as 'Candy Hall', 1891
• Ref: D/Ph 177/21 — Photograph of the police and 'candy-men' recruited from Hendon to help in the Silksworth evictions, 1891
• Ref: D/Ph 177/22 — Photograph of a road on outskirts of Silksworth showing fields and chapel, 1891
• Ref: D/Ph 177/23 — Photograph of a road on outskirts of Silksworth showing fields and chapel, 1891
• Ref: D/Ph 177/24 — Photograph of the Colliery Inn, Silksworth, 1891
• Ref: D/Ph 177/25 — Photograph of the outskirts of Silksworth showing the Colliery Inn in the distance, 1891
• Ref: D/Ph 177/26 — Photograph of steam engines used at Silksworth Colliery, not dated [c.1895]
• Ref: D/Ph 177/27 — Photograph of steam engines used at Silksworth Colliery, not dated [c.1895]
• Ref: D/Ph 177/28 — Photographs of the Barns Crossing near the Barns Hotel, Silksworth, not dated [c.1900]
• Ref: D/Ph 177/29 — Photograph of idle pit ponies during the six months strike at Silksworth Colliery, 1921
• Ref: D/Ph 177/30 — Photograph of striking pit men digging for coal at Silksworth, 1926
• Ref: D/Ph 177/31 — Photograph of a group of coal-hewers at Silksworth, not dated [c.1932]
• Ref: D/Ph 177/32 — Photograph of a group of coal-hewers at Silksworth, not dated [c.1932]
• Ref: D/Ph 177/33 — Photograph of Gilley Law Crossing, not dated [c.1900]

• Miscellaneous documents
• Ref: D/X 999/78 — The Londonderry Collieries ... Silksworth Colliery, 4 August 1887. With section of strata, details of equipment and statistics and plan of Londonderry royalties

• User Guide 19B — Collieries
• Ref: DF/PEM1/16/1-2 — Deeds of Plains Royalty, 1864-1902