Durham Mining Museum - Cowpen Colliery (original) (raw)
| Location: | Blyth11½ miles [18 km] NNE of Newcastle |
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| Map Ref: | (Sheet 81) NZ317811, 55° 7' 24" N, 1° 30' 10" W |
| Maps: |  1807 map from "The Picture of Newcastle Upon Tyne�", published in 1807 by D. Akenhead |
| 1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey |
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| 1860s map detailed map from the Ordnance Survey |
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| 1928 map from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide |
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| Opened: | |
| Closed: | |
| Pits: | A Pit, locn: (Sheet 81) NZ306815, sinking: Jun 1782 |
| Shaft details for A Pit |
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| B Pit, locn: (Sheet 81) NZ300807 | |
| Shaft details for B Pit |
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| Isabella Pit, locn: (Sheet 81) NZ299806, sinking: 30 Oct 1848, closed: 12 Feb 1966 (See also Isabella Pit) | |
| Shaft details for Isabella Pit |
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| Mill Pit, locn: (Sheet 81) NZ316810, opened: 1885, sinking: 26 Jan 1885, closed: 12 Jul 1969 (See also Mill Pit) | |
| Shaft details for Mill Pit |
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| Straker Pit, locn: (Sheet 81) NZ300807 | |
| Owners: | 1850s - Carr & Co. |
| 1860s - Cowpen & North Seaton Coal Co. | |
| Output: | 1855 - Coal. |
| 1860 - Coal. | |
| 1865 - Coal. | |
| 1882 - Coal. | |
| 1883 - Coal. | |
| 1888 - Coal. | |
| 1890 - Coal. | |
| 1915 - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1921 - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1925 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1930 - Coal: Steam. | |
| 1935 - Coal: Steam. | |
| Employment: | Year Pit Total Below Above 1854_Working_ 1915568  321247 1921371 371 1930326134192 1930_a/g Isabella and Straker combined_ 1935113113 1935_a/g inc. in Isabella_ |
| Colliery Management (prior to 1970) |
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| Seams Worked: | 1915 - Yard |
| 1921 - Yard | |
| 1925 - Yard | |
| 1930 - Five Quarter | |
| 1935 - High Main | |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Cowpen Colliery |
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| Notes: | 1928, 18 Feb - Yard seam abandoned |
| Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Cowpen Colliery |
Description
Cowpen, or, as it is sometimes written, Coopen, is a township, in the parish of Horton, the village being about a miles west of South Blyth. Extensive coal mines are in this township ; the the inhabitants may be said to entirely depend upon the trade derived from them.
Slater's 1848 Directory of Northumberland
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None Found
Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
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| | Allan, John Robert, 21 Aug 1970, aged 38, Power Loader, struck by girder |
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| | | | | | | Allan, John Thomas, 29 Jul 1903, aged 21, Shifter, deceased and another shifter took refuge under a top canch in the Low Main seam while a shot was being fired. When returning to their work a large stone fell from the canch, pinning deceased to the ground and knocking the other shifter down. There had been a shot fired at the point about three hours before the accident. The fall swung out a prop. The place had been properly inspected. |
| | | | | | | Allen, Benjamin, 30 Jan 1912, aged 60, Stoneman, while at work at a canch, a large stone from the side fell canting out the timber and stays set up to it; there were several "jacks" causing the stone to be loose |
| | | | | | | Allen, John Henry, 31 May 1935, aged 46, fitter, collapse of yard wall |
| | | | | | | Archbold, Thomas, 23 Jun 1871, aged 21, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Armstrong, John, 25 Jan 1875, aged 33, Hewer, fell on a block of coal |
| | | | | | | Auld, Daniel Edward, 22 Jun 1955, aged 62 |
| | | | | | | Beamson, Matthew, 05 Jun 1850, aged 35, Pitman, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Bell, John, 24 Jul 1884, aged 29, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Bickerton, George, 12 Feb 1913, aged 46, Miner, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Blakey, John, 21 Dec 1891, 11:00 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 16, Putter, he was riding on his limmers in a low and narrow place, and got this head crushed against the roof or side [Inspection made & Inquest attended] |
| | | | | | | Bottoms, John, 18 Aug 1879, aged 16, Putter, crushed by tubs |
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| | Bowart, Edward, 17 Nov 1866, aged 42, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Bowart, Robert, 15 Aug 1849, (accident: 14 Aug 1849), aged 64, Pitman, run over by rollies |
| | | | | | | Bowey, Thomas, 24 Apr 1911, (accident: 23 Apr 1911), aged 24, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Brobart, W., 17 Nov 1866, aged 40, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Brown, Robert, 16 Aug 1849, aged 64, killed by the rolleys |
| | | | | | | Brown, William, 13 Jul 1911, aged 47, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Bryson, David, 06 Mar 1853, aged 37, Pitman, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Burn, Edward, 11 Jun 1884, aged 44, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Burn, John, 10 Oct 1877, aged 14, Driver, driving a set of tubs outbye, the horse fell down upon him |
| | | | | | | Calder, George, 04 May 1910, aged 25, Fan Engineman, fell into crank pit |
| | | | | | | Campbell, John, 13 May 1935, (accident: 28 Feb 1922), aged 33 |
| | | | | | | Cannon, Albert, 24 Oct 1887, aged 16, Putter, crushed by tub |
| | | | | | | Carnaby, John, 14 Sep 1870, aged 54, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Carnaby, William, 19 Mar 1857, Pitman, killed by a fall of coal |
| | | | | | | Carr, Wilson, 08 Jul 1924, (accident: 07 Jul 1924, 11.30 p.m., 5th hour of shift), aged 72, Shifter, deceased, with another man, was engaged in dismantling some disused stables. They were taking down a brick wall along one side of the stable. The wall had been partly undermined, stay prop being set against part of the wall as a temporary support. A portion of the wall suddenly collapsed and displaced the stay props. Deceased was in the act of stepping clear when he was struck and knocked down by the falling brickwork. He died from his injuries next day |
| | | | | | | Chesterson, Henry, 25 May 1859, aged 16, Putter, run over by waggon |
| | | | | | | Cole, George O., 15 Apr 1957, (accident: 12 Apr 1957), aged 45, Composite, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Collins, Jeremiah, 18 Nov 1886, aged 14, Driver, crushed between tub and side of way |
| | | | | | | Collins, John, 12 Oct 1887, aged 17, Putter, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Cook, William, 20 Sep 1865, aged 62, Miner, crushed by tubs |
| | | | | | | Cooper, George, 22 Oct 1892, (accident: 21 Oct 1892, 4:30 p.m., 6th hour of shift), aged 31, Hewer, the pony, with two full tubs, had stuck on an incline, and deceased was assisting to start them when the pony backed, and deceased, who had his back to the tubs with his hands spragged against a baulk, received such injuries to the spine that he died the same night [Inspection made & inquest attended] |
| | | | | | | Crags, Thomas, 29 Nov 1965, aged 29 |
| | | | | | | Crawford, -, 30 Sep 1849, [Not Employed], a woman named Crawford, residing with her son-in-law at Crofton Mills, committed an act of self-destruction by throwing herself down the Cowpen North Pit |
| | | | | | | Cuffe, Martin, 27 Feb 1902, aged 23, Miner |
| | | | | | | Dale, George D., 15 Apr 1957, (accident: 12 Apr 1957), aged 45, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Dalrymple, Joseph, 16 Feb 1848, aged 49, crushed by a waggon when it ran over him |
| | | | | | | Davidson, John Richard, 31 Dec 1911, (accident: 30 Dec 1911), aged 36, Hewer, crushed by runaway tubs |
| | | | | | | Delaney, Ralph, 23 Jun 1862, killed by a fall of stone - left a widow and young children |
| | | | | | | Dickinson, Thomas, 03 Apr 1918, aged 36, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Dixon, Thomas, 05 Sep 1850, aged 30, Pitman, Wound From Pick |
| | | | | | | Docherty, Andrew Harbottle, 13 Mar 1861, aged 13, Miner, run over by tubs |
| | | | | | | Dodds, George, 26 Jan 1892, 6:00 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 38, Shifter, deceased and two other men were getting down "canch," which they thought to be very strong, but as they were drilling a shot hole, the stone suddenly fell and caught the deceased [Inspection made & inquest attended] |
| | | | | | | Dodds, John, 24 Apr 1885, aged 12, Driver, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Dodds, John, 28 Nov 1889, aged 67, Hewer, killed by a fall of roof |
| | | | | | | Donkin, Robert, 24 Jun 1871, aged 54, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Dowey, George, 21 Dec 1882, (accident: 14 Dec 1882), aged 40, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone from roof |
| | | | | | | Eadington, David, 09 Dec 1915, aged 24, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Fenwick, James, 10 Dec 1886, aged 12, Driver, crushed by tubs |
| | | | | | | Gibson, George, 03 Aug 1905, aged 36, Stoneman [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Gledson, John, 16 Oct 1912, aged 46, Stoneman, died from blood poisoning |
| | | | | | | Gleghorn, -, 27 Jun 1848, aged 9, [Not employed], run over by waggons on the waggon way |
| | | | | | | Glover, Joseph, 03 Jun 1874, (accident: 21 Apr 1874), aged 33, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Graham, John, 30 Jan 1905, aged 37, Wagon Shifter [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Green, William, 14 Oct 1872, aged 17, Timber Leader, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Hall, George, 15 Jan 1973, aged 57, Power Loader, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Earsdon Cemetery |
| | | | | | | Harron, James, 06 Jan 1881, aged 41, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Hatherick, George, 28 Feb 1879, aged 62, Wasteman, fell on railway on colliery branches and broke his leg |
| | | | | | | Henry, Thomas, 05 Mar 1906, (accident: 20 Sep 1905), aged 72, Farm Labourer, on 20th September, 1905, deceased while engaged at the granary went up a ladder to get some hay down when he either fell off the ladder or it was displaced and caused his fall; he was not seriously hurt and the accident was not reported to me but on his death it was thought that it might have some connection; an inquest was held after a post-mortem examination when medical evidence showed that death was due to cancer of the bowels and so the jury found. |
| | | | | | | Heron, William, 18 Feb 1852, aged 77, Pitman, crushed by cage |
| | | | | | | Herron, Stephen, 15 Mar 1841, aged 30, Shaft Man, killed whilst repairing the shaft, unmarried, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Hindmarsh, John, 31 Mar 1846, aged 21, Pitman, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Hindmarsh, Joseph, 16 Sep 1856, aged 16, Driver, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Hogg, Joseph, 20 Jun 1879, aged 17, Incline Braker, crushed by tubs on inclined plane |
| | | | | | | Hunter, Robert, 26 Jan 1854, aged 81, Pitman, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Hymers, Joseph, 16 Sep 1856, aged 16, Driver, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Jackson, Robert, 13 Jan 1950, aged 56, Conveyor Puller Up, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Johnstone, James P., 18 Sep 1969, aged 21, Transit, struck by set |
| | | | | | | Lacey, John, 09 Apr 1879, (accident: 21 Oct 1878), aged 15, Driver, run over by tubs |
| | | | | | | Laws, William, 29 Nov 1845, aged 45, Overman, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Liversidge, David, 09 Jul 1963, aged 45 |
| | | | | | | Luke, Ralph, 09 Mar 1909, (accident: 08 Mar 1909), aged 19, Coal Cutter attendant, fall of roof stone at longwall face |
| | | | | | | McKeown, John, 01 Jul 1903, aged 15, Endless Rope Attendant, deceased attended a short subsidiary endless rope haulage near the shaft, and his duty was to stand in a manhole, to which point the empty tubs gravitated, and attach them to the rope, which ran underneath them, by short lashing chains; while so engaged he appears to have gone further forward than usual and was crushed between the tub and side of road. The manager promised to make more room at the side. |
| | | | | | | Moorcroft, James, 30 Mar 1919, (accident: 19 Feb 1919), aged 64, Stoneman, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Mordue, William, 21 Sep 1874, aged 55, Horse Keeper, crushed by a pony |
| | | | | | | Morgan, Thomas, 28 Sep 1886, aged 30, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Morton, Charles, 02 Jan 1875, (accident: 11 Aug 1874), aged 54, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Muscrop, James, 12 Jan 1893, aged 67, Sawmill Man, fell dead in the yard |
| | | | | | | Needham, Joseph, 25 Jul 1908, (accident: 12 Jan 1904), aged 43, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Ogle, George, 08 Nov 1915, aged 55, Brakesman, crushed by machine |
| | | | | | | Quin, Daniel, 29 May 1868, aged 14, Driver, crushed by tub |
| | | | | | | Quin, James, 22 Apr 1882, aged 14, Driver, head crushed between tub and roof |
| | | | | | | Reavley, Charles, 04 Oct 1890, 2:30 p.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 53, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Cowpen Cemetery |
| | | | | | | Reay, Francis, 15 Mar 1841, aged 32, Master Sinker, killed whilst repairing the shaft, left a wife and five children [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Reay, James, 15 Mar 1841, aged 38, Shaft Man, killed whilst repairing the shaft, left a wife and six children [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Reay, William Thirtle, 29 Oct 1937, aged 16, Haulage Hand, crushed by tub |
| | | | | | | Redford, Joseph, 25 Apr 1877, aged 16, Putter, head jammed between top of tub and plank |
| | | | | | | Redman, Matthew, 09 Nov 1949, aged 31, Conveyor Puller Up, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Rhodes, Richard Davison, 04 Dec 1872, (accident: 05 Nov 1872), aged 12, Screener, crushed by waggons, Buried: Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton |
| | | | | | | Richardson, Matthew, 24 Feb 1866, aged 39, Deputy, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Rix, George, 11 May 1908, (accident: 12 Mar 1908), aged 39, Stoneman, scratched his knee in the pit and blood poisoning supervened |
| | | | | | | Robson, John, 13 Feb 1859, aged 22, Labourer, crushed by waggons at surface |
| | | | | | | Robson, Thomas, 23 Apr 1911, aged 23, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Rochester, Edward, 16 Dec 1877, (accident: 06 Dec 1877), aged 70, Labourer, discharging timber, a piece fell off and broke his leg |
| | | | | | | Roper, William, 16 Dec 1920, (accident: 15 Dec 1920), aged 57, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Russell, Tom, 22 Feb 1922, aged 22 |
| | | | | | | Rutherford, Andrew, 16 Aug 1865, aged 15, Miner, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Scott, -, 19 Jun 1855, tubs fell on him and killed him |
| | | | | | | Scott, William, 04 Jan 1871, aged 23, Hewer, getting out of cage after starting |
| | | | | | | Short, John, 28 Aug 1884, aged 38, Shifter, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Short, William, 14 Jul 1875, aged 45, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Simm, Henry, 13 Dec 1877, aged 39, Hewer, stone fell from roof ; slippery parting |
| | | | | | | Simpson, John, 01 Dec 1890, (accident: 28 Nov 1890, 2:30 p.m., 4th hour of shift), aged 21, Hewer, dropped a candle accidentally into his cartridge box and exploded the powder burning him, died from his injuries (burns to face,arms & legs) |
| | | | | | | Spooner, John William, 10 May 1911, aged 14, Driver, run over by tubs |
| | | | | | | Stirling, John, 25 Jun 1880, aged 49, Hewer, fall of stone from the roof |
| | | | | | | Tate, Robert, 21 Aug 1905, aged 24, Cartman, deceased, with the assistance of the colliery storekeeper, loaded his cart with 16 bags of chopped hay, each bag holding 6 stones; he was last seen by the storekeeper arranging his bags: no one saw the accident happen, but he was found soon after lying on the ground near the granary door injured about the head and the horse and cart away from him with the load intact. The horse was a quiet animal and there was nothing to startle it in the neighbourhood. The doctor found his neck was broken. Probably he had fallen off the cart on to his head. The Jury found that he had been crushed by the cart wheel |
| | | | | | | Todd, John, 12 Jul 1850, aged 52, Pitman, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Trudgeon, John, 23 Mar 1867, aged 36, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Tully, Michael, 06 Apr 1872, aged 40, Hewer, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Tunney, William, 14 Sep 1848, aged 22, Pitman, killed by a fall of coal |
| | | | | | | Turnbull, George Bickerton, 19 Feb 1913, aged 46, Hewer, deceased was employed filling coal at the gate end; an empty tub had been brought in, and the practice was to drop the front wheels over the end of the rails into small holes dinted into the floor to get more filling height; he appears to have been cleaning one of these holes out when a stone 3 feet. 6 inches by 2 feet 4 inches by 10 inches fell, fatally injuring him; the stone came from the edge of the canch, and a pair of gears was canted out |
| | | | | | | Turnbull, Henry, 28 Oct 1887, aged 19, Putter, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Turnbull, John Dixon, 04 Feb 1882, aged 14, Driver, crushed by tubs on rolleyway |
| | | | | | | Turner, James, 16 Feb 1895, (accident: 11 Jan 1895, 4:00 p.m., 9th hour of shift), aged 17, Putter, fall of stone; whilst sitting in what was considered a safe place the stone fell without warning |
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| | Turner, Thomas, 18 Dec 1815, Furnace keeper, killed at the old pit Cowpen ; he was riding and when very near the top, a link of the chain gave way at the weld and he fell to the bottom. The other furnace keeper went down immediately before it is supposed that the link had given way some time before and remained undiscovered �till the accident happened (NEIMME Ref: Bud-30-p36) |
| | | | | | | Tweedy, William, 01 May 1869, aged 19, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal |
| | | | | | | Watson, A. E., 11 Aug 1950, aged 33, Datal, struck by runaway set |
| | | | | | | Weightman, Robert, 03 Apr 1916, aged 65, Shifter, crushed by cage |
| | | | | | | Willis, John William Battersby, 04 Nov 1963, aged 57, Composite, crushed by machinery |
| | | | | | | Wright, Joseph, 15 Mar 1841, aged 37, Shaft Man, killed whilst repairing the shaft, left a wife and three children [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Yellowley, Stanley, 22 Sep 1955, aged 33, Air Pick Operator, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: Cowpen Cemetery |
| | | | | | | Young, George, 22 Aug 1836, aged 7, Trapper, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Young, Ralph, 07 Jan 1864, aged 66, Miner, killed by a fall of stone |
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If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please contact us with the details and we will add them to our database.
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Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web page have been kindly provided by the researchers at North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers (N.E.I.M.M.E.) and are marked with 
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Some of the names of mining fatalities on this page have been kindly provided by Ian Winstanley of theCoal Mining History Resource Centre (CMHRC) and are marked with .The CMHRC is available here.
Some of the names of mining fatalities on this web site have been kindly provided by Ray Ditchburn from his research into fatalities in Northumberland and are marked with.
more information on some of the fatalities shown above
The following unnamed fatalities are listed in the Mines Inspectors Reports, once again this collection is not complete!
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| 28 Mar 1857 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of coal |
| 10 Oct 1860 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | plank fell in shaft |
| 02 Jul 1861 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of coal |
| 12 Sep 1861 | – | – | – | – | – | – | fall of stone |
| 15 Mar 1864 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of stone |
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Cowpen Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Cowpen Colliery
Credits
Sources:
- 1854 List of mines by T. Y. Hall, published in Vol II (1853-4) of the Transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining Engineers
- 1868 Mines Inspectors Report, Northumberland, North Durham and Cumberland District by George William Southern, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1869 Mines Inspectors Report (C 124), Northumberland, North Durham and Cumberland District by George William Southern, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1870 Mines Inspectors Report (C 456) Where to find this report
- 1871 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 653), Northumberland, North Durham, and Cumberland District by George William Southern, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1872 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 840), Northumberland, North Durham, and Cumberland District by George William Southern, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1874 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1216) Where to find this report
- 1875 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1499), Newcastle-on-Tyne District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1877 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 2003), Newcastle District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1879 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2604) Where to find this report
- 1880 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1880 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2903) Where to find this report
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241), Newcastle District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1882 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3621) Where to find this report
- 1884 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4429), Newcastle District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1885 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4760) Where to find this report
- 1886 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5090) Where to find this report
- 1887 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5450) Where to find this report
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1889 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6015), Newcastle District (No. 3) by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1890 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6346), Newcastle District (No. 3) by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1891 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6625), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1892 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6986), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1893 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7339), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1895 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8074), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1903 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2119), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1906 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 3449), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1908 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4672), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1909 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5177), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1910 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5676), Newcastle District (No. 2) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1911 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6237), Newcastle District (No. 2) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1912 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6983), Newcastle District (No. 2) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1913 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 7439), Northern Division (No. 2) by J. R. R. Wilson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1924 Mines Inspectors Report, Northern Division (No. 2) by T. Greenland Davies, H.M. Inspector of Mines [DMM Ref: L-01624 - Tom Bainbridge Collection]
- 1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1935 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Supplement, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1910
- An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881
- Contributions by members of the Public
- Contributions from Ray Ditchburn from his research into mining fatalities in Northumberland
- Headstone(s) in Cowpen cemetery
- Headstone(s) in Earsdon Cemetery, Earsdon
- Headstone(s) in St. Mary's Churchyard, Horton
- Mineral Statistics for 1855 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
- Mineral Statistics for 1860 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
- Mineral Statistics for 1865 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
- Mineral Statistics for 1869 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
- Mineral Statistics for 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works
- Pigot & Co.'s Commercial Directory of Durham, Northumberland and Yorkshire. Published in 1834
- Researchers at North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers (N.E.I.M.M.E.)
- Slater's Trade Directory for Northumberland, 1848
- Slater's Trade Directory of Northumberland. Published in 1848
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