Springwell Colliery

Research Notes

• Ref: D/X 433/1 — "Minute book for Springwell Colliery Wastes", (statements certifying work done, e.g. "This is to certify that we have bean working in the broken way in the North return in the Hutton seam 20 days"), 1830-1832. At back: used as child's notebook, 19th and 20th century. Infolded: "the addresses of my friends", including many in America, early - mid 19th century]
• Ref: NCB 2/247 — Springwell Colliery, 1873-1922
• Ref: D/St/C3/4/11 — John Daglish: Reports, statistics, plans and other working papers relating to a valuation of Usworth colliery with comparative statistics for Wardley, Springwell, Marley Hill and other collieries, 1885
• Ref: D/St/C3/4/19 — John Daglish: Part of a report and valuation of the Springwell estate leased to John Bowes and Partners Ltd., n.d. [1885]
• Ref: D/DCOMPA 238 — Agreements with Durham Colliery Mechanics' Association concerning compensation for non-fatal accidents, including Home Office order, and agreements concerning working week at Springwell and Birk Head wagon shops, 5 December 1898-1 May 1908
• Ref: D/St/B1/8/30 — Papers relating to the estimation of the resources of Kibblesworth, Springwell and Vale collieries, including letter from John Bowes and Partners to Ernest Kirkup, calculations of value of coal reserves, valuations of colliery houses, and plan, July - 8 August 1923

• Ref: DF.HUG/163 — Notes re viewers queries, c1820s
• Ref: DX17/1 — Account of explosion, 1833
• Ref: DX142/1, DX754/8/1-3 — Report and valuations, 1908-1946