Catalogue

General Regulations determining what are sufficient and suitable accommodation and facilities for Taking Baths and Drying Clothes; and as to the constitution, powers and duties of Committees of Management made under Coal Mines Act, 1911 (M. & Q. form 71) [1911]

Prescribed form of notice specifying the period of employment and times allowed for meals, of boys, girls and women made under Coal Mines Act, 1911 (M. & Q. form 49), May 1912

General Regulations as to Hours of Employment and Duties of Winding Enginemen made under Coal Mines Act, 1911 (M. & Q. form 129), 1 April and 10 July 1913

General Regulations (Rescue) made under Coal Mines Act, 1911 (M. & Q. form 77), 10 December 1928 amended 11 February 1930, 8 July 1935

Coal Mines General Regulations (First Aid) made under Coal Mines Act, 1911 (M. & Q. form 101), 11 February 1930 amended 14 June 1937

General Regulations made under the Coal Mines Act, 1911, for the use of Electricity (M. & Q. form 78), 10 July 1913 amended 30 July 1920, 1 June 1934, 17 May 1947, 8 August 1938

General Regulations (Training) made under Coal Mines Act, 1911 (M. & Q. form 140), 28 September 1945

General Regulations (Lighting, Support of Roof and Sides and Ventilation) made under Coal Mines Act, 1911 (M. & Q. form 141), 17 May 1947

General Regulations (Locomotives) made under Coal Mines Act, 1911 (M. & Q. form 149), 24 March 1949

General Regulations made the under Coal Mines Act, 1911 (M. & Q. form 54), 10 July 1913 amended 30 July 1930, 1937, 1938, 1939, 8 December 1939, revised November 1950

Coal Mines (Explosives) Order, 1951 , made under Coal Mines Act, 1911 (M.& Q. form 34), [1951]

Abstract of the Coal Mines Acts, 1887 to 1949 (M. & Q. form 2), June 1952

General Regulations for Surface Lines and Sidings made under Coal Mines Act, 1911 (M. & Q. form 80), 10 July 1913 amended July 1952

Coal Mines (Medical Examinations) General Regulations, 1952; Coal Mines (Surveyors and Plans) General Regulations, 1952; Coal Mines (Shallow Workings and Dangerous Deposits) General Regulations, 1952 made under Coal Mines Act, 1911 (M. & Q. form 156), 1952

Notice of Organisation in the event of an emergency. Action to be taken by Telephonist on Duty, n.d. [c. 1950] (1 card, printed)

17 April 1820 (1) Joseph Bainbridge of Windyside, Stanhope, yeoman (eldest brother and heir of Thomas Bainbridge, deceased, who was the eldest brother and heir of John Bainbridge, deceased, who was the eldest son and heir of George Bainbridge, deceased) (2) John Robinson of Windyside, weaver, and George Robinson of Windyside, lead miner Conveyance from (1) to (2) of a copyhold tenement at Windyside, Forest of Weardale, Stanhope, now belonging to (1) and formerly belonging to George Bainbridge, according to the custom of tenant right; to hold upon any trusts declared by (1) in a deed or his will

31 July 1902 Extracted probate of the will of Daniel Watson of Spennymoor, retired butcher (died 13 June 1902), (1) devising his household effects and real property in trust to his wife, Ann Watson, until her death or re-marriage; (2) on the death or re-marriage of Ann Watson his household effects were to be divided between his daughters, Margaret and Ann Watson; his house and shop in High Street, Spennymoor, and his farm at Fishburn were to pass to his son, Robert Johnson Watson; his shares in the Bishop Auckland Gas Co. were to pass to his son, Henry Watson; his ten houses built with red bricks in Edward Street, Spennymoor, his house at 12 Whitworth Terrace, Spennymoor, and his shares in the North Eastern Railway Co. were to pass to his daughter, Elizabeth Robinson; his two houses and shops in High Street, Spennymoor, his house at 13 Whitworth Terrace, Spennymoor, and his shares in the Spennymoor & Tudhoe Gas Co. were to pass to his daughter, Ann Watson; his ten houses built with white bricks in Edward Street, Spennymoor, his house at 14 Whitworth Terrace, Spennymoor, and his house and shop in Clyde Terrace, Spennymoor, were to pass to his daughter, Margaret Watson; the proceeds of the insurance policy on his life were to be divided between his daughters, Elizabeth Robinson and Ann and Margaret Watson; his house in Clyde Terrace was to pass to his daughters, Ann and Margaret Watson; and his farm at Bolam was charged with the payment of £1 per week to his son, Ambrose Watson; executors, Robert Johnson Watson, Margaret Watson and John Bainbridge Robinson of Hedley Hill Colliery, mining engineer, son-in-law of Daniel Watson

29 May 1923 Extracted probate of the will of John Bainbridge Robinson of Attwood House, Tow Law, mining engineer (died 16 March 1923), bequeathing his real and personal property to his wife, Elizabeth Robinson; executrix, Elizabeth Robinson

2 January 1934 Extracted probate of the will of Margaret Baines of 4 Nelson Terrace, Coatham, Redcar, Yorkshire, widow (died 7 December 1933), bequeathing her four cottages - 4 Todd Street, 21 Edward Street and 3 and 5 Gerard Street, all in Spennymoor - to Margaret, Effie and Annie Pattison of Pear Tree Cottage, Maltby in Cleveland, Yorkshire; the income from her shares in the Spennymoor & Tudhoe Gas Co. and the Bishop Auckland District Gas Co. to her brother, Henry Watson; her four cottages - 10, 12, 14 and 16 Edward Street, Spennymoor - to her niece, Margaret Watson of 11 Aske Road, Redcar, Yorkshire; and her residual estate to her nieces, Mabel Irene and Winifred Annie Robinson; executrices, Mabel Irene and Winifred Annie Robinson of 4 Nelson Terrace, Coatham, Redcar, Yorkshire

13 February 1934 Extracted administration of the estate of Ann Watson of Richmond House, Spennymoor, spinster; administratrix, Elizabeth Robinson of 4 Nelson Terrace, Redcar, Yorkshire, widow, sister of Ann Watson

16 March 1934 (1) Grace Gregory Broughton of 138 Victoria Road, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, wife of Richard Booth Broughton, constructional engineer (2) Maurice Simon and Max Simon of 173 Albert Road, Middlesbrough, [moneylenders] Assignment of the interest of (1) in the shares of the Bishop Auckland Gas Co., settled as part of the estate of Daniel Watson of Spennymoor, deceased, to (2) by way of mortgage (sum unspecified) With re-assignment of 6 September 1934 endorsed

29 August 1934 (1) Daniel Watson of 138 Victoria Road, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire (2) Maurice Simon and Max Simon of 173 Albert Road, Middlesbrough, moneylenders Assignment of the interest of (1) in the shares of the Bishop Auckland Gas Co., settled as part of the estate of Daniel Watson of Spennymoor, deceased, to (2) by way of mortgage (sum unspecified) With re-assignment of 6 September 1934 endorsed

8 September 1934 (1) Daniel Watson of Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, chemist, and Grace Gregory Broughton of Middlesbrough, married woman (2) Frederick Hyman Bloom of Middlesbrough, solicitor Assignment of the interests of (1) in the shares of the Bishop Auckland Gas Co., settled as part of the estate of Daniel Watson of Spennymoor, deceased, to (2) Consideration: £80

26 September 1935 (1) Elizabeth Robinson of 4 Nelson Terrace, Coatham, Redcar, Yorkshire, widow (2) Robert Johnson Watson of 35 High Street, Spennymoor, butcher (3) John Charles Gregory Watson of 27 Stockton Road West, Hartlepool (4) Annie Isabel Preston of Hollywell Villa, Northumberland Avenue, Bishop Auckland, married woman (5) Frederick Hyman Bloom of 8 Albert Road, Middlesbrough, solicitor (6) Mabel Irene and Winifred Annie Robinson of 4 Nelson Terrace, Coatham, Redcar, Yorkshire, spinsters Release of (6) from the trusteeship of shares in the Bishop Auckland District Gas Co. on the death of Henry Watson Recites (inter alia ): that Daniel Watson ('testator') owned 100 shares in the Gas Co.; that Ann Watson (testator's daughter) died on 6 July 1910; that Ann Watson (testator's wife) died on 28 July 1910; that Ambrose Watson (testator's son) died on 9 April 1916; that Robert Johnson Watson (testator's son) died on 12 July 1927, leaving five children - (2), Daniel Watson, (3), Grace Gregory Broughton and (4); that Margaret Watson (testator's daughter) married William Baines on 26 December 1910 and died on 7 December 1933; D/X 1100/23; that Henry Watson (testator's son) died on 13 December 1934; that (1) is the only surviving child of testator; and that the shares are to be divided - (1) 50, (2) 10, (3) 10, (4) 10 and (5), as assignee of Daniel Watson and Grace Gregory Broughton, 20

21 October 1935 Extracted probate of the will of Elizabeth Robinson of 4 Nelson Terrace, Coatham, Redcar, Yorkshire, widow (died 1 September 1935), bequeathing her house at 6 Fife Road, Darlington, to her daughter, Winifred Annie Robinson; and her residual estate to her daughter, Mabel Irene Robinson; executrices, Winifred Annie and Mabel Irene Robinson of 4 Nelson Terrace, Coatham, Redcar, Yorkshire

10 July 1936 (1) Winifred Annie and Mabel Irene Robinson of 4 Nelson Terrace, Coatham, Redcar, Yorkshire, as executrices of the will of Elizabeth Robinson, deceased (2) Mabel Irene Robinson Assent by (1) to the vesting in (2) of 14 Whitworth Terrace, 1-8 Edward Street, 3 Vyner Street and 2 Rosa Street, all in Spennymoor and bequeathed to (2) by Elizabeth Robinson

Handbook on Shotfiring in Coal Mines, National Coal Board, 1952

The Colliery Official' s Handbook to the Mines and Quarries Act, 1954, National Coal Board, 1957

Reports of H.M. Inspectors of Mines and Quarries for 1965: Northern Division , H.M.S.O, 1966

Reports of H.M. Inspectors of Mines and Quarries for 1968: Northern Division , H.M.S.O, 1969

Reports of H.M. Inspectors of Mines and Quarries for 1969: Northern Division , H.M.S.O, 1970

Reports of H.M. Inspectors of Mines and Quarries for 1972: Northern District and Durham and North Riding District , H.M.S.O, 1973

Reports of H.M. Inspectors of Mines and Quarries for 1973: Northern District and Durham and North Riding District , H.M.S.O, 1974

Reports of H.M. Inspectors of Mines and Quarries for 1974: The North of England District , H.M.S.O, 1975

Reports of H.M. Inspectors of Mines and Quarries for 1975: The North of England District , H.M.S.O, 1976

Health and Safety, Mines and Quarries, 1976: The North of England District , H.M.S.O, 1977

Health and Safety Executive: Final report of the National Committee on Steep Seam Working on British Coal Mines , H.M.S.O, 1978

Notes on the programme for erecting the W.C. bunker and W.C. loading house as part of the reconstruction of Dawdon Colliery, 3 May 1958

Notes of a meeting on the reconstruction of Dawdon Colliery held on 23 April 1959

Details of the planned reconstruction programme of Castlereagh Shaft at Dawdon Colliery, n.d. [ c.1959]

Notes on the organisation and deployment of manpower from 18 June to 1 August 1960, connected with the reconstruction of Dawdon Colliery, n.d. [ c.1960]

Dawdon Colliery Coal Preparation Plant: published for the International Coal Preparation Congress, 28 May - 1 June 1962

'Dawdon Colliery: A Brief Description of the History, Reconstruction and Future Prospects of this Colliery', n.d. [ c.1963]

Eric Wade, 'Horden Colliery: Some Observations', August 1985

Letter from R. Hughes, Scottish Land Plant Hire, Birtley, to W. Ward, Surface Superintendent, Dawdon Colliery enclosing photographs D/X 1100/46(1-5), 26 February 1968

Photographs of earth-moving equipment

Photograph of earth-moving equipment at Noses Point, showing Dawdon Colliery, 1968

Photograph of earth-moving equipment at Noses Point, 1968

Photograph of earth-moving equipment at Noses Point, showing the coal waste conveyor, 1968

Photograph of earth-moving equipment at Noses Point, showing the coal waste conveyor, 1968

Photograph of earth-moving equipment at Noses Point, 1968

'Dawdon Colliery', notes on equipment and production following reconstruction, December 1968

Notes on the equipment and production at Dawdon Colliery following reconstruction, December 1968

Dawdon: A Pacemaking Pit , open letter from Hugh Irwin, general manager at Dawdon Colliery, n.d. [1969]

Plan of Low Main Seam (J) workings at Dawdon Colliery, February 1980 Scale: 1:10560

Plan of Yard Seam (G) workings at Dawdon Colliery, n.d [c.1980] Scale: 1:5000

Plan of Hutton Seam (L) workings at Dawdon Colliery, February 1982 Scale: 1:10560

Plan of Yard Seam (G) workings at Dawdon Colliery, n.d [c.1982] Scale: 1:5000

Diagram of cross-section of seams at Dawdon Colliery, n.d [c.1982] Scales: horizontal 1:2500; vertical 1:1200

Diagram of cross-sections of Theresa and Castlereagh Shafts at Dawdon Colliery, n.d [ c.1982] No scale

Summary of wages bills, coals worked and other payments for Sherburn and Littletown Collieries (Lambton Collieries) for no.9 pay, 4 May 1895

Summary of wages bills, coals worked and other payments for Sherburn and Littletown Collieries (Lambton Collieries) for no.10 pay, 18 May 1895

Account book showing credits and debits related to colliery working, 1 June1882 - December 1883

Souvenir handbook of events in Bishop Auckland Urban District to celebrate the coronation of Elizabeth II on 2 June 185

Photograph of George Greenwell, grocer and wine and spirit merchant, of 33 Silver Street, Durham, n.d. [ c.1890]

Photograph of the shopfront of George Greenwell's grocery and wine and spirit merchants, 33 Silver Street, Durham, n.d. [ c.1910]

Photograph of the shopfront of George Greenwell's grocery and wine and spirit merchants, 33 Silver Street, Durham, n.d. [ c.1910]

Photograph of a display of coffees, possibly for a competition, in the shop window of George Greenwell's grocery and wine and spirit merchants, 33 Silver Street, Durham, n.d. [ c.1910]

Photograph of a display of coffees, possibly for a competition, in the shop window of George Greenwell's grocery and wine and spirit merchants, 33 Silver Street, Durham, n.d. [ c.1910]

Photograph of a display of coffees, possibly for a competition, in the shop window of George Greenwell's grocery and wine and spirit merchants, 33 Silver Street, Durham, n.d. [ c.1910]

Photograph of a display of Australian produce in the shop window of George Greenwell's grocery and wine and spirit merchants, 33 Silver Street, Durham, n.d. [ c.1920]

Photograph of a display of Lyons cakes for Lyons National Window Display Week, in the shop window of George Greenwell's grocery and wine and spirit merchants, 33 Silver Street, Durham, October 1926