One year of hell is a riveting account of the stories of the victims, survivors, widows and orphans and the trauma and heartache experienced in the pit village of seaham colliery. Pennywell colliery bristol the coal deposits beneath. Any discussion of the ownership of collieries in the bristol region is problematic for several reasons. Sunderland simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The owners university of the west of england, bristol. Bristols major industries rather than a full account of its history. The shaft was 840ft deep, but only the upper series of coal veins were worked. Pennywell penshaw ryhope silksworth shiney row south hylton sunniside, sunderland thorney close. The coal deposits beneath easton form part of the bristol coalfield, and were extencively mined in the 19th century. Easton colliery, now the site of felix road adventure playground, st gabriels business park and easton business centre. The company was first formed when lambtons grandson, john lambton the first earl of durham, entered parliament as a whig politician. It sits at the mouth of the river wear sunderland started as three small villages. The colliery year book and coal trades directory 1935 london. Monkwearmouth colliery victoria hall disaster roker park other things in sunderland university of sunderland sun fm.
Monkwearmouth was created in 674 when saint benedict biscop started a monastery. For the use of colliery managers and others london, many editions 18921917, the standard british textbook for its. The village straddles the historic great north road, formerly the a1 trunk road, but is now bypassed by a new alignment of. It was a county borough, and is now part of the city of sunderland in tyne and wear. The anatomy of a coal mine daw mill colliery 1957 20 the complete history. This top five amazon best seller in real life tragedy is available in paperback or ebook. Of the three main places that came together to make up sunderland namely monkwearmouth, bishopwearmouth and sunderland it seems that sunderland was, in the early stages, the least important. In truth, the present city centre of sunderland was historically called bishopwearmouth and was initially separate from sunderland. Otherwise you may have to search the records for a number of collieries. These were the hard, the top, the hollybush and great veins.
Used coal from camerton a brief history of mining in the village from 1780. The first of seven pits was sunk in the village of bournmoor from 1783 onwards, which together were to make up what was known as lambton colliery. The formal name change to lambton collieries was adopted in 1896. New book reveals the history behind nestons early coal mines. Pennywell is named from a well that stood on land that once cost a penny to rent. This authored book addresses the hazard of gas explosions in underground coal mines. Gray mountain by john grisham, fall of giants by ken follett, faith, hope, and ivy june by phyllis reynolds naylor, how gre. It has excellent historical photographs and some technical detail. Used coal and conflict a study of industrial relations at collieries.
If your ancestor was involved in the management of a colliery you may be able to find him in published colliery directories, e. Information, photographs and plans for pennywell colliery coal mine on the mine exploration web site uk. Cowbridge, collieries of kingswood and south gloucestershire, pp. Fountain head, pennywell road this was a double licensed inn next to 3 and 5 pennywell road and at the entrance to pennywell colliery.
Pennywell colliery coal mine information and photos. A new book delves into the history behind the early coal mines in neston. Wideopen, also occasionally spelled wide open, is a village in the administrative borough of north tyneside, north of gosforth and six miles 9. Barnes probably takes its name from being the site of some barns. Parkfield colliery, near pucklechurch, south gloucestershire, was sunk in 1851 under the ownership of handel cossham. Up to 14 coal seams had been worked at tower colliery during its history, and the neighbouring mines within the lease area of tower, which was 14. Back in the 70s barnes belonged to the dalden family of daltonledale near seaham and then passed to the bowes family of streatlam in teesdale who were ancestors of the present queen. The site of the mine has been converted into a woodland. Firstly, many were owned by individuals or partnerships who used trading names or by private limited companies, and in neither case is it easy to ascertain the names of. Old sunderland the sundered land port area of the city. Written by local historian anthony annakinsmith, the neston. Pennywell colliery, which was situated near the northern end of pennywell road. Parkfield colliery, near pucklechurch, south gloucestershire, was sunk in 1851 under the.
Explosions in underground coal mines risk assessment and. Books and some articles relating to coal mining, especially historical. Bentley colliery was a coal mine in bentley, near doncaster in south yorkshire, england, that operated between 1906 and 1993. Carrolls connection with sunderland, and the areas history, is documented in bryan talbots 2007 graphic novel alice in sunderland. Provides practical information for coal mine management and explosion safety. The colliery year book and coal trades directory 1939 nd. By 1888 the company had also acquired pennywell road colliery which lay close to.
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