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Shield Row Colliery

Opened/Sunk: 1700, as referenced: Durham County Record Office, ref. NCB 24/117

Closed: 1880-1919, as referenced: Durham County Record Office, ref. NCB 24/117

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Details

Company/Proprieter

Morrison, Hedley, Bell & Co.
  • W. Fordyce, "A History of Coal, Coke, Coal Fields..." London, 1860 (page 45, list of collieries in 1843) (Durham County Record Office Library)
Bell & partners
  • T.Y. Hall, 'Abstract of the Alphabetical List of Pits in Mr. T.Y. Hall's paper on the Great Northern Coal Field... 1854', published in "North of England Institute of Mining Engineers Transactions", Vol. 3, Newcastle, 1855 (Newcastle City Library)
  • T.Y. Hall, 'Alphabetical List of Pits in Durham and Northumberland', published in 'North of England Institute of Mining Engineers Transactions', Vol. 2, 1855 (Newcastle City Library)
  • W. Whellan, "Directory of the County of Durham", London,1856 (Durham County Record Office Library)
  • T. Whellan, "Directory and Topography of the County of Durham with newcastle-upon-Tyne", Preston,1865 (Durham County Record Office Library)
Dickinson, R. & Co.
  • "Reports of the Inspector of Mines for the Year 1873", London, 1874 (Durham County Record Office, ref. D/DMA 255)
Charlaw & Sacriston Coal Co.
  • Durham County Record Office, ref. NCB 24/117

Other Notes

also shown as William Hedley & partners as the owners.
  • W. Whellan, "Directory of the County of Durham", London,1856 (Durham County Record Office Library)
  • T. Whellan, "Directory and Topography of the County of Durham with newcastle-upon-Tyne", Preston,1865 (Durham County Record Office Library)
situated Sacriston
  • Durham County Record Office, ref. NCB 24/117
sinking in 1873
  • "Reports of the Inspector of Mines for the Year 1873", London, 1874 (Durham County Record Office, ref. D/DMA 255)

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