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Burnhope Colliery (1850 - 1949)
The sinking of Burnhope Colliery began in April, 1850. There were several pits and drift mines associated with the colliery over the years: Annie Pit, Betty Pit, Engine Pit, Fell Pit, Fortune Pit, Ralph Pit, Polo Drift, and Warren Drift. In 1921 there were 1,222 people employed at Burnhope Colliery (1,023 working below ground, and 199 working on the surface).[1] Burnhope Colliery closed on the 22nd of July, 1949.
"Burnhope Colliery is the property of Utrick Alexander Ritson, Esq. The area of the royalty is 837 acres, and all the well known seams of the Durham coalfield are represented. The Busty seam yields a splendid coking coal, while the coals of the Harvey, Hutton, Low Main, and Five Quarter are unexcelled for gas making purposes. The present output reaches from 800 to 900 tons per day. Burnhope Colliery Village is about eight miles north-west of Durham, and two miles north-east of Lanchester. The parish church is situated here. The village has recently been much improved by building new cottages, and supplied with water. The owner of the colliery has provided a commodious reading room for the workmen, also an excellent cricket ground." Whellan, 1894
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Burnhope Colliery
- "The four sons of William Hedley continued Burnhope's colliery developments after his death. At first the mine was called Ibbotson's Sike Pit after a nearby stream but was renamed the …
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Burnhope Colliery
- "The four sons of William Hedley continued Burnhope's colliery developments after his death. At first the mine was called Ibbotson's Sike Pit after a nearby stream but was renamed the …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
