Wardley Colliery

Research Notes

• Strathmore Estate (Estate and Family Records)
• Ref: D/St/C3/4/10 — John Daglish: Valuers' reports, production statistics, plans and other working papers relating to the valuation of Wardley, Felling, Shipcote and Dunston collieries, 1885
• 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

• National Coal Board — 1st Deposit
• Ref: NCB 01/X 267 — Incomplete or unidentified items, including: newscutting re Wardley colliery dispute, 1872

• National Coal Board — 5th Deposit
• Ref: NCB 5/6 — Plan of survey showing the relative positions of. the principal drifts in the Boldon, Wardley and Usworth Collieries, with portions of the surface boundaries, not dated [1883f.] Scale: 25 inches to 1 mile [1:2500]

• National Coal Board — 24th Deposit
• Ref: NCB 24/91 — Public Relations Office Files - Wardley colliery (press-cuttings), 2 March 1956 - 14 November 1968
• Ref: NCB 24/92 — Public Relations Office Files - Wardley colliery, 12 February 1958 - 26 September 1975
• 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 — 25th Deposit
• Ref: NCB 25/10 Interim List — Photographs of Wardley Colliery, 1979

• National Coal Board — 31st Deposit
• Ref: NCB 31/Box 86/36 — Agreement between N.E.E.B. and N.C.B., relating to supply of electrical energy to Wardley, nos 1 and 2 collieries, December 1953
• Ref: NCB 31/Box 112/1 — Reconstruction, Wardley and Usworth Collieries, 1950

• National Coal Board — 33rd Deposit
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 11/13 — Colliery specification, Wardley Colliery, 1954
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 70/3 — Wardley disposal points, April 1992 - May 1993
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 71/5 — Transit and port stocks, Butterwell and Wardley disposal points, April 1992 - March 1993
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 71/8 — Daily tonnage statistics, Wardley disposal points, April 1991 - March 1992
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 87/13 — Colliery spoil heaps, Wardley North Colliery, January 1967 - August 1971
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 87/14 — Colliery spoil heaps, Wardley Colliery, January 1967 - December 1975
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 87/15 — Colliery spoil heaps, Wardley Colliery, March 1973
• Ref: NCB 33/Box 87/18 — Colliery spoil heaps, Wardley Colliery, January 1967 - September 1971

• Miscellaneous documents
• Ref: D/X 197/1 — Wardley Colliery - Schedule and valuation of the stock, 1857
• Ref: D/X 197/2 — Wardley Colliery - Plan showing side elevation of the double engine house and boiler seats, 1856
• Ref: D/X 197/3 — Wardley Colliery - Account of materials used and work done at the colliery by Robert Dawson, the engineer. Also includes journal of Dawson (1864-1866), 1855

• User Guide 19B — Collieries
• Ref: 2136 — Accounts, 1884-1920
• Ref: 707/19-20 — Horse fodder issues, 1954-8
• Ref: DX142/1 — Report and valuation, 1946
• Ref: G.URA/1/20 — Photographs, 1970s