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National Coal Board

Reference: NCB 01/P Catalogue Title: National Coal Board Area: Catalogue Category: Public Records Description: Plans

Covering Dates: 1750-1880

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  • National Coal Board
    • Durham (Ref: NCB I/P 1-49)
    • Northumberland (Ref: NCB I/P 50-86)
    • Durham and Northumberland (Ref: NCB I/P 87-96)
    • Other Plans (Ref: NCB I/P 97-126)
    • Technical Drawings, etc. (Ref: NCB I/P 127-139)

Catalogue Contents

Durham (Ref: NCB I/P 1-49)Ref: NCB I/P 1-2

Addison Pit [Stella Coal Company], c. 1850 Plans of surface arrangements Scale: 1 inch to 16 ft. 8 ins.
(2 plans)

Ref: NCB I/P 3

Annfield, 1785 - 1786 State of husbandry belonging to Jasper Harrison
(1 paper)

Ref: NCB I/P 4

Birtley, c. 1750 Plan of Birtley and Washington Commons Scale: 1 inch to 8 chains
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 5

Blaydon, c. 1833 Plan showing Towneley Colliery and proposed waggonway Scale: 1 inch to 6 chains
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 6

Blaydon, c. 1840 Plan of coke ovens at Blaydon Haugh Scale: 1 inch to 1 chain
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 7

Burdon Moor, 1752 No title Scale: 1 inch to 8 chains
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 8

Butterknowle, c. 1836 Section of Basaltic Dyke at Butterknowle near Staindrop Scale: 1 inch to 6 fathoms
(1 paper)

Ref: NCB I/P 9

Crawcrook, 1796 Plan of Crawcrook freehold and Ryton Moor in Dunn v. Crawford
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 10

Crawcrook and Chopwell, c. 1820 Plan of Freehold
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 11

Crawcrook, 1826 Section of projected line of waggonway from Crawcrook to Derwent Haugh Scales: 1 inch to 4 chains (horizontal); 1 inch to 20 ft. (vertical)
(1 paper)

Ref: NCB I/P 12

Crawcrook Plan showing Croft Main Pit, etc.
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 13

Durham - Sunderland Railway, 1833 Plan and section of railway from City of Durham to Sunderland near the sea, by Thomas Foster and John Grace, jun. Scales: 1 inch to 2 furlongs (horizontal); 1 in. = 200 ft. (vertical)
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 14-15

Framwellgate Moor, 1837 Plan and tracing of Framwellgate Moor royalty Scale: 1 inch to 12 chains
(1 plan, 1 tracing)

Ref: NCB I/P 16

Framwellgate Moor Colliery, 1839 Section of strata
(1 paper)

Ref: NCB I/P 17

Gateshead Park, 1836 Surface plan of certain royalties on the East side of Newcastle and Gateshead Scale: 1 inch to 4 chains
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 18-19

Hartlepool, 1843 Plan of the Hartlepool coal district including part of the Wear District, T.W. Bell Scale: 1 inch to 32 chains
(2 plans)

Ref: NCB I/P 20

Hawthorn, c. 1830 Plan (part)
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 21

Hebburn Colliery, c. 1860 Ground plan
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 22

Hebburn, Jarrow and South Shields, c. 1875 Sections of strata
(1 paper)

Ref: NCB I/P 23

Hetton, 1825 Plan of Hetton Estate
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 24

Newbottle Colliery, c. 1840 Section of strata at Dorothy Pit by George Amour Scale: 1 inch to 1 fathom
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 25

Ryton, c. 1820 Plan showing freeholds from Ryton Willows to Stanley Burn
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 26

Ryton, 1858 Book of reference for Ordnance Survey
(2 papers)

Ref: NCB I/P 27

Ryton Plan of Comb Hills, etc. Scale: 1 inch to 2 chains
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 28

South Hetton, 1833 Plan of South Hetton Colliery
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 29

South Hetton Colliery Section of strata ... from Surface to the Hutton seam
(1 paper)

Ref: NCB I/P 30-32

Stella, 1837 Plans and section of West Towneley Colliery staith Scale: 1 inch to 1 chain
(2 plans, 1 paper)

Ref: NCB I/P 33

Stella, c. 1850 Plan of pumping apparatus of Stella Freehold Colliery Scale: 1 inch to 2 ft.
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 34

Stanley, 1780 Duplicate plan of Stanley Estate in the Chapelry of Tanfield ... belonging to Thomas Eyre, Esq., by Thomas Champney Scale: 1 inch to 4 chains
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 35

Stanley, c. 1825 Plan of Stanley Estate Scale: 1 inch to 2 chains
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 36

Stargate Pit, c. 1870 Plan of a heapstead Scale: 1 inch to 24 ft.
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 37

Team Colliery, c. 1840 Machine drainage Scale: 1 inch to 21 ft.
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 38-41

Team Colliery, c. 1850 Plans and elevations of winding gear and other machinery Scale: 1 inch to 2 ft.
(1 paper, 3 tracings)

Ref: NCB I/P 42

Towneley Colliery, c. 1850 Plan of brickworks at Stargate Pit Scale: 1 inch to 8 ft.
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 43

Towneley Colliery, 1858 Plan of Towneley Colliery Railway adjoining Stargate Pit Scale: 1 inch to 11 yards
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 44

Wear, 1834 Plan of Wear District coal district showing the intended opposition railways, by T.Y. Hall Scale: 1 inch to 20 chains
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 45

Winlaton, 1782 Plan of the Town of Winlaton showing the property of Thomas Eyre, Esq., by John Bell Scale: 1 inch to 2 chains
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 46

Durham, 1818-1819, published 1850 Map of the County Palatine of Durham Scale: 1 inch to 1 mile
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 47

Ordnance Survey (Durham), First Edition, 25 inch showing Ryton Woodside, Greenside, Barlow, Winlaton
(4 plans joined)

Ref: NCB I/P 48-49

Durham N.C.B., c. 1950 Chart and table of personnel employed by No. 6 Area A and E Groups
(2 papers)

Northumberland (Ref: NCB I/P 50-86)Ref: NCB I/P 50

Apperley, c. 1775 Plan of roads between Apperley Bank and Mickley Bank Scale: 1 inch to 4.5 chains
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 51

Backworth, 1809 A plan of accessible parts of the old workings in Backworth ancient infield lands, by John Buddle and Thomas Ramsey Scale: 1 inch to 1 chain
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 52

Bedlington, 1774 A survey of Bedlington Glebe lands Scale: 1 inch to 3 chains
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 53

Benwell Colliery, 1839 Level made from the Trouble in the Stone Drift to Upeast Trouble in the Coal Drifts North of the Edward Pit Shaft, Bensham Seam Scales: 1 inch to 10 yards (horizontal), 1 inch to 10 ft. (vertical)
(1 paper)

Ref: NCB I/P 54

Benwell Colliery, c. 1843 Levelling in the Beaumont Seam Scale: 1 inch to 4 yards (horizontal and vertical)
(1 paper)

Ref: NCB I/P 55

Byker, c. 1801 Plan of Ouse Burn area showing ownership of properties Scale: 1 inch to 8 chains
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 56

Byker, 1833 Sketch of boundaries on Byker Estate under which the coal is rented by the Owners of Tyne Main Colliery
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 57

Corbridge, c. 1800 Design of a turnpike gatehouse Scale: 1 inch to 4.5 ft.
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 58

Elswick, 1768 - 1778 Plan of Westgate Estate in Chapelry of St. John ... belonging to George Anderson, George Stephenson, etc., also of Elswick Estate belonging to John Hodgeson, Esq. Scale: 1 inch to 4 chains
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 59

Elswick, c. 1794 Plan of Elswick Estate and Colliery
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 60

Elswick, c. 1839 Plan showing royalty of Elswick Colliery Scale: 1 inch to 12 chains
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 61

Fenham, 1843 Levelling from Fenham New Pit to Denton Betty Pit Scales: 1 inch to 2 chains (horizontal), 1 inch to 8 ft. (vertical)
(1 paper)

Ref: NCB I/P 62

Fenham, c. 1843 Section from Fenham New Pit to Benwell incline wheel Scales: 1 inch to 1.5 chains (horizontal), 1 inch to 15 ft. (vertical)
(1 paper)

Ref: NCB I/P 63

Gosforth, 1830 Plan of East Brunton Estate Scale: 1 inch to 2 chains
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 64

Gosforth, c. 1822 Tracing of workings Scale: 1 inch to 12 chains
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 65

Hartley Colliery, c. 1860 Sections of pumps by T. Y. Hall
(1 tracing)

Ref: NCB I/P 66

Howden, c. 1825 Section from Howden to Percy Main Pit
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 67

Killingworth, 1760 Plan of Killingworth Moor belonging to the Right Honourable the Earl of Carlisle Scale: 1 inch to 10 chains
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 68

Ponteland, 1771 "Plan of the Estate lying at Pontealand in the County of Northumberland belonging to George Silvertop Esq." by John Flintoff Scale: 1 inch to 5 chains
(1 parchment plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 69

Prudhoe, 1838 Section of Prudhoe Township from Stanley Burn to the River Tyne Scale: 1 inch to 2 chains
(1 paper)

Ref: NCB I/P 70-72

Seghill Colliery, late 19th century Underground high pressure steam engine by William Horsley, junior Scale: 1 inch to 2 ft.
(3 papers)

Ref: NCB I/P 73

Shiremoor, 1788 Plan by Thomas Wilkin Scale: 1 inch to 4 chains
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 74

Staward, c. 1775 "A Plan of Kingswood Estate belonging to Mr. William Wilson" Scale: 1 inch to 10 chains
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 75

Tynemouth, c. 1780 Plan of the Shire of Tynemouth
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 76

Walbottle Colliery, 1842 Plans of round topped rail turn for underground, and tramway turn Scale: 1 inch to 1.5 ft.
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 77

Wallsend, 1821 Plan of Wallsend Colliery in the Bensham Seam Scale: 1 inch to 3 chains
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 78

Wallsend, Percy Main and Collingwood Main, c. 1830 Sections of strata
(1 paper)

Ref: NCB I/P 79

Northumberland, 1820 Map of the County of Northumberland, by John Fryer Scale: 1 inch to 1 mile
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 80

Northumberland, 1848 A map of the County of Northumberland by Shadforth and Dinning Scale: 1 inch to 3 miles
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 81

Ordnance Survey (Northumberland) First Edition 25 inch, Sheet 97
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 82

Ordnance Survey (Northumberland) First Edition 25 inch, Sheet 86.7 (Stamfordham, Welton)
(2 plans joined)

Ref: NCB I/P 83

Ordnance Survey (Northumberland) First Edition 25 inch, Sheet 87.3 (South Dissington, Little Callerton)
(3 plans joined)

Ref: NCB I/P 84

Ordnance Survey (Northumberland) First Edition 25 inch, Sheet 87.11 (East Heddon, Heddon on the Wall), 87.10 (Rudchester)
(4 sheets joined)

Ref: NCB I/P 85

Ordnance Survey (Northumberland) First Edition 25 inch, Sheet 87.5 (Cheesburn Grange), 86.8 (Ouston, Harlow Hill, Whitchester)
(4 plans joined)

Ref: NCB I/P 86

Ordnance Survey (Northumberland) First Edition 25 inch, Sheet 78.14 (Matfen, Ryall)
(2 plans joined)

Durham and Northumberland (Ref: NCB I/P 87-96)Ref: NCB I/P 87

Plan of Great Northern Coalfield, 1850 by J.T.W. Bell Scale: 1 inch to 1 mile
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 88

Great Northern Coalfield, c. 1850 Section showing magnesian limestone, principal coal seams, millstone grit., etc., T.Y. Hall
(1 paper)

Ref: NCB I/P 89

Northumberland and Durham Coalfield, 1877 Coal seams ... in the upper or regular coal measures, by J. B. Simpson
(1 wall plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 90

Scotswood Bridge, 1829 Section of boring on North and South sides of the River Tyne for the foundations of Scotswood Bridge Scale: 1 inch to 10 ft.
(1 paper)

Ref: NCB I/P 91-92

Tyne, c. 1830 Map of Tyne collieries, roads and waggonways
(2 plans)

Ref: NCB I/P 93-94

Tyne and Wear, 1843 Plan of Tyne and Wear Coal Districts, by J.T.W. Bell Scale: 1 inch to 32 chains

Ref: NCB I/P 95

Tyne, 1846 Chart of River Tyne from the Spa Hawk to Hedwin Streams ... showing coal staiths, etc., by William Fordyce Scale: 1 inch to 20 chains
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 96

Tyne, 1861 Coal Drainage Act. Map of district proposed to be drained, by James Easton Scale: 1 inch to 3 furlongs
(1 plan)

Other Plans (Ref: NCB I/P 97-126)Ref: NCB I/P 97-98

Alston Moor, c. 1828 Plan of the Holyfield Lead Mines in the Manor of Alston Moor, by Thomas Sopwith Scale: 1 inch to 2 chains
(2 plans)

Ref: NCB I/P 99

Gloucester, Forest of Dean, 1839 Plan of the horse in the Cotsford High De1f seam of coal in Dean Forest, by John Buddle Scale: 1 inch to 4 chains
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 100

Gloucester, Forest of Dean, 1840 Section showing fault, by John Buddle
(1 paper)

Ref: NCB I/P 101

Middlesex, Isle of Dogs, 1801 Accurate plan of the Docks for the West India trade and the Canal in the Isle of Dogs Scale: 1 inch to 88 yds.
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 102-103

Cronkley, 1828 Plan of Silver Band Lead Mine at Cronkley in the Manor of Lune by Thomas Sopwith Scale: 1 inch to 1 chain
(2 plans)

Ref: NCB I/P 104

England and Wales, c. 1850 Plan showing county boundaries, etc. Scale: 1 inch to 6 miles
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 105-116

Europe, c. 1870 Plans and strata sections of various East European coal fields
(12 papers)

Ref: NCB I/P 117

Russia, c. 1880 Geological map of Russia in Europe
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 118

Grand-Hornu, c. 1840 Puits naturels du Gran-Hornu Scale: 1 inch to 11.6 yds.
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 119-121

Germany, 1860 - 1876 Plan of German coalfields; charts showing comparative output and percentage increases of Germany and Britain
(1 plan, 2 papers)

Ref: NCB I/P 122

Haarlem, c. 1850 Plan of Haarlem Meer
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 123

Austria-Hungary, 1868 Map showing production and distribution of mineral fuels by Franz Foetterle
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 124

Austria-Hungary, 1870 Map of distribution of brown coal from Bohemia, by Johann Pechar
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 125

Austria-Hungary, after 1867 Map of coal producing areas, by Johann Pechar
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 126

India, c. 1860 Abington's panoramic View Map showing "seats of insurrection"
(1 plan)

Technical Drawings, etc. (Ref: NCB I/P 127-139)Ref: NCB I/P 127

Plan and section of windmill sail by John Smeaton Scale: 1 inch to 2 ft.
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 128

Table for barometric calculation of heights, by Temple Chevallier, 1838
(1 paper)

Ref: NCB I/P 129

High pressure beam pumping engine, c. 1850 Scale: 1 inch to 2 ft.
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 130

c. 1850 Horizontal rotative pumping engine Scale: 1 inch to 1 ft. 4 in.
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 131

c. 1850 Overhanging beam pumping engine. Elevation (Barclay's Patent) Scale: 1 inch to 1 ft.
(1 paper)

Ref: NCB I/P 132

Rotative Beam Pumping Engine, c. 1850 Scale: 1 inch to 9 in.
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 133-136

Miscellaneous machine drawings
(4 papers)

Ref: NCB I/P 137

Plan of Coxhoe, Quarrington and Cassop Collieries belonging to John Burdon, 24 June 1791
(1 plan)

Ref: NCB I/P 138

Plan of the Hartlepool Coal District ... of the Great Northern Coalfield, by John T.W. Bell, 1843
(1 plan, printed)

Ref: NCB I/P 139

Plan of the Great Northern Coalfield ..., by J.T.W. Bell, 1850
(1 plan, printed)



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