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STELLA COAL COMPANY

The history of coal mining in the Ryton area is complicated by the confusion and duplication of the names of collieries, pits, and royalties. The following tentative notes draw on Fordyce's "History of Coal and Iron", historical notes by John Bell Simpson (NCB 2/54), Buddle's papers at the Mining Institute, Newcastle, the Company's file at the Companies Registry, London, and the papers listed here. The Stella Coal Company records are outstandingly full, but there has as yet (1974) been little research using them.
There are also 17th century papers relating to Stella colliery in the Northumberland Record Office, ZCO/IV 47/1-33 and ZCO/VIII 1

Coal mines in the Ryton area are said to have been worked since at least the late 14th century, under lease from the bishop of Durham. The name of the largest royalty - the Grand Lease - originated in the 16th century when the bishop made to Queen Elizabeth "a grant of an extensive district comprising Whickham, Winlaton, Ryton, and Stella, who sublet them to a powerful company under the name of the Grand Lease owners". In the 17th century, shares in the Ryton coal mines, including Stella Grand Lease, were owned by the Vane family: see the Londonderry Papers (for example, D/Lo/F 129-169). According to Buddle (D/Lo/C 142, in May 1822) Sir Henry Vane had held about 1/4 of the lease under the bishop, but sold his share to the Silvertop family in about 1813.

At the end of the 18th century, the "collieries of Stella, Towneley, Whitefield and Chopwell" were carried on by George Silvertop of Minsteracres, but some time after 1800 he granted sub-leases to other parties.

The sub-lessees of Stella, Towneley, and Whitefield collieries were George Dunn and sons of Newcastle ( 3/4 shares) and Matthias Dunn of Stella Hall ( 1/4 share) "realizing ... a handsome fortune". Their lease expired in the early 1830's and, due to disputes over the inheritance of the share of Matthias Dunn (died 1825), it was not renewed, and the colliery lay dormant for several years.

However, in 1839 the lease of the Grand Lease collieries was taken up by John Buddle, T. Y. Hall, and A. L. Potter, under the name of the Stella Coal Company. (There were apparently two co-partnership deeds in 1839, which have not been traced despite enquiries (1974) to Messrs. Dees and Thompson of Newcastle, the successor firm to Messrs. Stable and Dees, in whose office one deed was said to be in 1851, and to the National Coal Board Records Officer at Team Valley). In the meantime, the partners had also secured leases of the rector of Ryton's Glebe coal and of the Stella Freehold royalty.

An attempt had also been made to work the Crawcrook royalty, which was thwarted by legal problems and only revived by their successors in the Company forty or fifty years later. (The papers listed here include some records of these enterprises, from about 1810, which preceded the Stella Coal Company itself).

Robert Simpson and his son, John Bell Simpson, later joined T. Y. Hall and the representatives of John Buddle and A. L. Potter in the Company, and played a leading role in it.

In 1903 the concern was registered as a private company with limited liability (number 76258; files available at the Companies Registry, City Road, London). The documents then submitted show that hitherto it was a partnership firm consisting of Frank Buddle Atkinson (John Buddle's heir) of Morpeth; John Bell Simpson of Bradley Hall; William Rutherford Lamb of Knaresborough; and Edward Granville Browne of Cambridge. With Sir Benjamin Chapman Browne of Newcastle, Frank Robert Simpson of Hedgefield House, mining engineer (son of J. B. Simpson) and Nelson Ashbridge Simpson of Hedge field, mining engineer, they now formed the new Company. The 3,500 shares of a nominal value of £100 each were allotted as follows, the consideration being the transfer of the collieries belonging to the former partnership:
F. B. Atkinson (Director), Preference shares 975, Ordinary shares 1290
Sir B. C. Browne (Director), Ordinary shares 10
E. G. Browne, 139 Preference shares 139, Ordinary shares 176
B. C. Browne, junior, engineer, Ordinary shares 10
W. R. Lamb (Director), Preference shares 84, Ordinary shares 111
J. B. Simpson (Director), Preference shares 302, Ordinary shares 392
F. R. Simpson (Director), Ordinary shares 10
N. A. Simpson, Ordinary shares 1

(i) The principal royalties were Crawcrook, Ryton Glebe, Stella Grand Lease, Stella Freehold, and Bradley Freehold. However, apart from Crawcrook, one or more of these were sometimes referred to as the Towneley royalty, the Towneley family being one of the principal landowners
(ii) The royalty names were sometimes also used as colliery names, for example, there are working and leading accounts for West Towneley, Stella Freehold, and Grand Lease "collieries". The Grand Lease royalty area was sometimes known as Towneley or Towneley Main colliery
(iii) The principal pits were sunk as follows: Crawcrook pits, and later Crawcrook New Winning or Clara pit (Claravale colliery) in Crawcrook royalty; Glebe pit (sometimes known as West Towneley pit) and Comb Hill pit in the Glebe royalty; the A, B, C, Towneley, Emma, Stargate and Addison pits in various parts of the large Grand Lease royalty; Freehold pit in the Stella Freehold royalty. The workings from any particular pit were, of course, not necessarily confined to the royalty in which it was sunk.

Catalogue Contents

(Ref: NCB I/SC 1-92A)

CORRESPONDENCE

Out-letter books

The letters deal with all aspects of the Company's affairs, including schools and housing.

Main series:


Out-letter book, 1883 - 1885


Out-letter book, 1885


Out-letter book, 1886 - 1887


Out-letter book, 1887 - 1888


Out-letter book, 1888 - 1889


Out-letter book, 1889


Out-letter book, 1889 - 1890


Out-letter book, 1890 - 1891


Out-letter book, 1891


Out-letter book, 1891 - 1892


Out-letter book, 1892


Out-letter book, 1892 - 1893


Out-letter book, 1893 - 1894


Out-letter book, 1894 - 1895


Out-letter book, 1895


Out-letter book, 1895 - 1896


Out-letter book, 1896 - 1897


Out-letter book, 1897 - 1898


Out-letter book, 1898


Out-letter book, 1898 - 1899


Out-letter book, 1899 - 1900


Out-letter book, 1900


Out-letter book, 1900 - 1901


Out-letter book, 1902


Out-letter book, 1902 - 1903


Out-letter book, 1903 - 1904


Out-letter book, 1904 - 1905


Out-letter book, 1906


Out-letter book, 1908 - 1909


Out-letter book, 1914


Out-letter book, 1914 - 1915


Out-letter book, 1915 - 1916


Out-letter book, 1916 - 1917


Out-letter book, 1917 - 1921


Out-letter book, 1921 - 1923


Out-letter book, 1923 - 1925


Out-letter book, 1925 - 1926


Out-letter book, 1926 - 1928


Out-letter book, 1928 - 1929


Out-letter book, 1929 - 1930


Out-letter book, 1930 - 1933


Out-letter book, 1933 - 1934


Out-letter book, 1934 - 1935


Out-letter book, 1935


Out-letter book, 1935 - 1936


Out-letter book, 1936 - 1937


Out-letter book, 1937 - 1938


Out-letter book, 1938 - 1939


Out-letter book, 1939 - 1941


Out-letter book, 1941 - 1942


Out-letter book, 1942 - 1944


Out-letter book, 1945 - 1946 Addison pit:


Addison pit letter book, 1913 - 1918


Addison pit letter book, 1918 - 1924


Addison pit letter book, 1924 - 1936


Addison pit letter book, 1936 - 1946 Miscellaneous out-letter books (various signatories for Stella Coal Company, except where otherwise stated)


Out-letter book (R. Simpson, private and business), 1854 - 1856
(1 volume)


Out-letter book (R. Simpson, including business other than Stella Coal Company), 1855 - 1858
(1 volume)


Out-letter book (R. Simpson, including copy in-letters, memoranda, specifications, etc.), 1863 - 1864
(1 volume)


Out-letter book, 1868 - 1883
(1 volume)


Out-letter book (J. B. Simpson; 10 pages only, largely illegible), 1870
(1 volume)


Out-letter book (including copy in-letters; mostly tenders, and re machinery and cottages), 1871 - 1875
(1 volume)


Out-letter book, 1896 - 1898
(1 volume)


Out-letter book, 1898 - 1900
(1 volume)


Out-letter book, 1897 - 1902
(1 volume)


Out-letter book, 1913 - 1919
(1 volume)


Out-letter book, 1917 - 1919
(1 volume)


Out-letter book, 1919 - 1923
(1 volume)


Out-letter book, 1923 - 1926
(1 volume)


Out-letter book, mainly re royalty rents, and including accounts, 1919 - 1931
(1 volume)


Letter book, mainly re royalty rents, and including accounts, 1935 - 1937 (1 volume) In-letters Addressed to the Stella or Towneley Coal Company, Robert Simpson or J. B. Simpson, or other officers of the Company, mostly on colliery business, especially supply of materials; a very few non-business letters, and some copy out-letters.


In-letters, 1840 (including two letters from V. Eyre and W. Johnston re colliery schools)
(1 bundle)


In-letters, 1842 (tenders only)
(3 papers)


In-letters, 1844, 1845
(1 bundle)


In-letters, 1850 (tenders only), 1851 (1 only)
(5 papers)


In-letters, 1854
(1 bundle)


In-letters, 1855 - 1859
(1 bundle)


In-letters, 1860 (including tenders for safety lamps, with diagrams)
(1 bundle)


In-letters, 1862, 1863 (3 only), 1864 (2 only)
(1 bundle)


In-letters, 1864 (replies to invitations to attend "the cutting of the first sod of the new colliery at Hedgefield")
(1 bundle)


In-letters, 1865 (3 only), 1866 (including letter from R. Simpson to his daughter-in-law Mrs. J. B. Simpson)
(1 bundle)


In-letters, 1868 - 1878
(1 bundle)


In-letters, 1879 (re Eaton's Patent Perfect Cure Ventilating, Ornamental Chimney Top, for smoky chimneys)
(1 bundle)


In-letters, 1881 - 1886
(1 volume)


In-letters, 1886 - 1887
(1 volume)


In-letters, 1887 - 1888
(1 volume)


In-letters, 1888 - 1889
(1 volume)


In-letters, 1889
(1 volume)


In-letters, 1890
(1 bundle)


In-letters, 1891
(1 bundle)


In-letters, 1892 - 1897
(1 bundle)


In-letters, 1902 - 1909
(1 bundle)


Undated letters, business cards, printed advertisements, etc.
(1 bundle)

FINANCIAL PAPERS (Ref: NCB I/SC 93-98)

Summary expenditure accounts, 1840
(1 bundle)


General analyses, abstracts, and balance sheets Summary expenditure accounts [monthly; on printed forms; very general heads of expenditure]


Summary expenditure accounts, 1845
(1 bundle)


Summary expenditure accounts, 1846
(1 bundle)


Summary expenditure accounts, 1847
(1 bundle)


Summary expenditure accounts, 1848 (1 bundle) Analyses of abstracts" and "abstracts of castings


Analyses of abstracts" and "abstracts of castings, 1839, 1841, 1843 - 1846, 1854, 1856, 1857
(1 bundle)

Abstracts of working costs [annual; itemise total annual expenditures under general heads, and cost per ton] (Ref: NCB I/SC 99)

Abstracts of working costs, 1882 - 1884
(1 bundle)

Analyses of accounts (Ref: NCB I/SC 100-103A)

Analyses of accounts ("R. Simpson's book"), 1862 - 1864
(1 volume)


Analyses of accounts ("R. Simpson's book"), 1865 - 1867
(1 volume)


Analyses of accounts ("R. Simpson's book"), 1869 - 1872
(1 volume)


Analyses of accounts ("R. Simpson's book")1873 - 1876
(1 volume)


Analyses of accounts ("R. Simpson's book")1881 - 1883
(1 volume)

Abstracts of expenditure (Ref: NCB I/SC 104-105)

Abstracts of expenditure, Crawcrook New Winning (Clara Vale), 1890 - 1894
(1 volume)


Abstracts of expenditure, Greenside pit, 1906 - 1808
(1 volume)

Abstract of profits (Ref: NCB I/SC 105A)

Abstract of Stella Coal Company's vend and profits (including details of net prices), 1854 - 1871
(1 file)

Balance sheets (Ref: NCB I/SC 106-316)

Balance sheets, 1839 - 1858 (with gaps). [Formerly included in bundle labelled by R. Simpson as "various balance sheets and other documents ... belonging to R. Simpson"; for the other papers, see NCB I/SC/466]
(1 bundle)


Balance sheets for quarters ending March, 1859 and March, 1860; for six months ending June, 1859; and annual balance sheets for 1860 - 1862 and 1867 (draft and fair copies)
(1 bundle)


Balance sheets of debts, 1853 - 1869
(1 bundle)


Pay records

 (Ref: NCB I/SC 109-148)

Pay bills

Main series: "accounts of work wrought", on printed forms, giving names of workmen, dates, type of work, time and amount worked, price, wage, etc. Usually separate pay bills for each seam or couple of seams

Addison pit pay bills:


Addison pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Brockwell seams, 1866
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Brockwell seams, 1867
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Brockwell seams, 1868
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Brockwell seam, 1868
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1869
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Brockwell and Towneley seams, 1869
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1870
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Brockwell and Towneley seams, 1870
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1871
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Brockwell and Towneley seams, 1871
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Stone seams, 1872
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Brockwell and Towneley seams, 1872
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Stone seams, 1873
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Brockwell and Towneley seams, 1873
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Stone seams, 1874
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Brockwell and Towneley seams, 1874
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Stone seams, 1875
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Brockwell and Towneley seams, 1875
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Stone seams, 1876
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Brockwell and Towneley seams, 1876
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Stone seams, 1877
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Brockwell seam, 1877
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Stone seams, 1878
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Brockwell seam, 1878
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Stone seams, 1879
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Brockwell seam, 1879
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Stone seams, 1880
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Brockwell, Towneley and Tilley seams, 1880
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Stone seams, 1881
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Brockwell, Towneley and Tilley seams, 1881
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Stone seams, 1882
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Brockwell, Towneley and Tilley seams, 1882
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Stone seams, 1883
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Brockwell, Towneley and Tilley seams, 1883
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Stone seams, 1884
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Brockwell, Towneley and Tilley seams, 1884
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Stone seams, 1885
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Brockwell, Towneley and Tilley seams, 1885
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Stone seams, 1886
(1 bundle)


Addison pit pay bills, Brockwell, Towneley and Tilley seams, 1886
(1 bundle)

Comb Hill pit (Towneley seam) pay bills: (Ref: NCB I/SC 149-152)

Comb Hill pit (Towneley seam) pay bills, 1840
(1 bundle)


Comb Hill pit (Towneley seam) pay bills, 1841
(1 bundle)


Comb Hill pit (Towneley seam) pay bills, 1842
(1 bundle)


Comb Hill pit (Towneley seam) pay bills, 1844
(1 bundle)

Emma pit pay bills: (Ref: NCB I/SC 153-213)

Emma pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1848
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1852 (and one in 1851)
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley seam, 1852
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley and Five Quarter seams, 1853
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley and Five Quarter seams, 1853 [duplicates?]
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley and Five Quarter seams, 1854
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley and Five Quarter seams, 1855
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley and Five Quarter seams, 1855 [duplicates?]
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley and Five Quarter seams, 1856
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley and Five Quarter seams, 1856 [duplicates?]
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley and Five Quarter seams, 1857
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley and Five Quarter seams, 1857 [duplicates?]
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley and Five Quarter seams, 1858
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley and Five Quarter seams, 1858 [duplicates?]
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley and Five Quarter seams, 1859
(1 bundle)


Towneley and Five Quarter seams, 1859 [duplicates?]
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1860
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley seam, 1860
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1861
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley seam, 1861
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1862
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1865
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1866
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1867
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1868
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley seam, 1868
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1869
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley seam, 1869
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1870
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley seam, 1870
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1871
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley seam, 1871
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1872
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley seam, 1872
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1873
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley seam, 1873
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1874
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley seam, 1874
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1875
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley seam, 1875
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1876
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley and Stone seams, 1876
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1877
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley and Stone seams, 1877
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1879
(1 paper only)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley and Stone seams, 1879
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Brockwell seams, 1880
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley and Stone seams, 1880
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1881
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley and Stone seams, 1881
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Brockwell seams, 1882
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley and Stone seams, 1882
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Brockwell seams, 1883
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley and Stone seams, 1883
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley and Stone seams, 1883 [duplicates?]
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Brockwell seams, 1884
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley and Stone seams, 1884
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Brockwell seams, 1885
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley and Stone seams, 1885
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley and Stone seams, 1885 [duplicates?]
(1 bundle)


Emma pit pay bills, Towneley and Stone seams, 1886 (1 bundle) See also: NCB 2/42 - NCB 2/46

Freehold pit pay bills: (Ref: NCB I/SC 214-221)

Freehold pit pay bills, Brockwell seam, 1852
(1 bundle)


Freehold pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Brockwell seams, 1855
(1 bundle)


Freehold pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Brockwell seams, 1856
(1 bundle)


Freehold pit pay bills, Brockwell seam, 1857
(1 bundle)


Freehold pit pay bills, Brockwell seam, 1858
(1 bundle)


Freehold pit pay bills, Brockwell seam, 1859
(1 bundle)


Freehold pit pay bills, Brockwell seam, 1860
(1 bundle)


Freehold pit pay bills, Brockwell seam, 1861
(1 bundle)

Stargate pit pay bills: (Ref: NCB I/SC 222-246)

Stargate pit pay bills, Towneley and Five Quarter seams, 1873
(1 bundle)


Stargate pit pay bills, Towneley and Five Quarter seams, 1874
(1 bundle)


Stargate pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1875
(1 bundle)


Stargate pit pay bills, Towneley and Stone seams, 1875
(1 bundle)


Stargate pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1876
(1 bundle)


Stargate pit pay bills, Towneley and Stone seams, 1876
(1 bundle)


Stargate pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1877
(1 bundle)


Stargate pit pay bills, Towneley seam, 1877
(1 bundle)


Stargate pit pay bills, Towneley and Stone seams, 1878
(1 bundle)


Stargate pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1879
(1 bundle)


Stargate pit pay bills, Towneley and Stone seams, 1879
(1 bundle)


Stargate pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1880
(1 bundle)


Stargate pit pay bills, Towneley and Stone seams, 1880
(1 bundle)


Stargate pit pay bills, Five Quarter seam, 1881
(1 bundle)


Stargate pit pay bills, Towneley and Stone seams, 1881
(1 bundle)


Stargate pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Brockwell seams, 1882
(1 bundle)


Stargate pit pay bills, Towneley and Stone seams, 1882
(1 bundle)


Stargate pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Brockwell seams, 1883
(1 bundle)


Stargate pit pay bills, Towneley and Stone seams, 1883
(1 bundle)


Stargate pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Brockwell seams, 1884
(1 bundle)


Stargate pit pay bills, Towneley and Stone seams, 1884
(1 bundle)


Stargate pit pay bills, Five Quarter and Brockwell seams, 1885
(1 bundle)


Stargate pit pay bills, Towneley seam, 1885
(1 bundle)


Stargate pit pay bills, Towneley and Five Quarter seams, 1886
(1 bundle)


Stargate pit pay bills, Brockwell seam, 1886
(1 bundle)

Miscellaneous pay bills: (Ref: NCB I/SC 247-269)

Pay bills, Towneley Main pit and B Pit Whitefield colliery, "for Messrs. Dunn", and smith work for "Messrs. George and Matthew Dunn", 1806
(3 papers)


Pay bills, Addison pit, Five Quarter seam, 1851, 1852 [Give similar information on similar printed form to NCB I/SC 109-246, but without printed title; instead endorsed like voucher, to Nicholas Cheesman, deputy(?)]
(1 bundle)


Pay bills, Addison pit, bank work, 1869, 1871, 1875, 1882
(1 bundle)


Pay bills, Catherine pit, 1876 (including sinking)
(1 bundle)


Pay bills, Crawcrook New Winning and Clara pit; bank work, coal casting, masons and labourers, joiners, smiths, carting, brickmaking, railway, 1896
(1 bundle)


Pay bills, Emma pit, bank work, 1864, 1867, 1869, 1870, 1872, 1878
(1 bundle)


Pay bills, Freehold pit, Brockwell seam, 1853
(1 bundle)


Pay bills, Stargate pit, bank work, 1873 (including shaft work at new winning), 1874 - 1876, 1882, 1883
(1 bundle)


Pay bills, Brockwell seam, Emma and Addison pits, etc., 1879
(63 papers)


Pay bills, Coke ovens: Blaydon, 1864 (including coals led to and coke from the ovens), 1868, 1870, 1872, 1875, 1876; Hedgefield, 1869, 1874; "new coke ovens" (cutting found at- ions, quarrying stone, putting in concrete, etc.), 1871
(1 bundle)


Pay bills, Stella staith, 1869 - 1871, 1873, 1874, 1882
(1 bundle)


Pay bills, Farms: Crawcrook, 1869 - 1871, 1874, 1875, 1882, 1883; Greenside, 1874, 1875, 1877, 1882
(1 bundle)


Pay bills, Stargate brick works, 1874 - 1876, 1882
(1 bundle)


Pay bills, West Towneley colliery, bank work, 1842, 1844
(1 bundle)


Pay bills, Cartmen and horse labour, 1871 - 1875, 1882, 1883
(1 bundle)


Pay bills, Casting and filling coals and clay, 1869, 1870, 1875, 1877, 1878
(1 bundle)


Pay bills, Enginewright and joiner, 1851, 1868, 1870 - 1872, 1875, 1878, 1882
(172 papers)


Pay bills, Haulage, 1871, 1876, 1883 (in form of vouchers)
(79 papers)


Pay bills, Masons, 1869 - 1871, 1873, 1875, 1876 (including individual vouchers to Thomas March)
(178 papers)


Pay bills, Nutmaking, 1883
(26 papers)


Pay bills, Railway leading and repairing, 1871, 1875 (for excavating new railway), 1878, 1882
(106 papers)


Pay bills, Smiths, 1870, 1871, 1873, 1876, 1882
(131 papers)


Pay bills, Sundry labour, 1864, 1878
(14 papers)

Pay books (Ref: NCB I/SC 270-273)

Emma pit, pay book, 1886 - 1890
(1 volume)


Emma pit, pay book, 1890 - 1894
(1 volume)


Greenside A and B pits, pay book, 1903 - 1907
(1 volume)


Stargate pit, pay book, 1897 - 1902
(1 volume)

Pay abstracts (Ref: NCB I/SC 274-282)

Grand Lease pay abstract, 1818 - 1819, 1825, 1830
(1 bundle)


West Towneley pay abstract, 1838
(1 bundle)


Stella Coal Companypay abstract , 1844, 1845, 1847, 1853, 1869, 1877 - 1878
(1 bundle)


Stella Coal Company pay abstract, 1854 - 1861
(1 volume)


Stella Coal Company pay abstract, 1862 - 1869
(1 volume)


Stella Coal Company pay abstract, 1870 - 1872
(1 volume)


Stella Coal Company pay abstract, 1872 - 1874
(1 volume)


Clara pit pay abstract, 1898 - 1901
(1 volume)


Clara pit pay abstract, 1901 - 1902
(1 volume)

Analyses of pay bills (Ref: NCB I/SC 283)

Emma pit: pit and bank bills analyses, 1853, 1858 - 1861, 1870; Addison pit: 1870; Stella Freehold pit: pit and bank bills analyses, 1853, 1856, 1858, 1860, 1861; abstracts of analyses of Emma and Freehold bills, 1853, 1856.See also NCB 2/41
(1 bundle)

 (Ref: NCB I/SC 284-327)

Pay accounts

These consist of a bundle of vouchers and accounts for each pay in the year (with gaps). Until the 1850s they are mostly for colliery and railway work, and include pay bills. Later bundles until the mid-1860s also include some "estate" accounts (for farm labour and produce, local rates, teaching in the schools, etc.). The later ones are almost entirely estate. Some are of particular interest, for example, in 1879 there are accounts for an extra policeman at Stargate and for a law bill in the intimidation cases at Addison.


Pay accounts, 1811
(1 bundle)


Pay accounts, 1835
(1 bundle)


Pay accounts, 1836
(1 bundle)


Pay accounts, 1837
(1 bundle)


Pay accounts, 1838
(2 bundles)


Pay accounts, 1839
(1 bundle)


Pay accounts, 1840
(2 bundles)


Pay accounts, 1841
(1 bundle)


Pay accounts, 1842
(1 bundle)


Pay accounts, 1844
(1 bundle)


Pay accounts, 1845
(2 bundles)


Pay accounts, 1846
(1 bundle)


Pay accounts, 1847
(2 bundles)


Pay accounts, 1848
(2 bundles)


Pay accounts, 1849
(1 bundle)


Pay accounts, 1851
(1 bundle)


Pay accounts, 1852
(1 bundle)


Pay accounts, 1853
(1 bundle)


Pay accounts, 1854
(1 bundle)


Pay accounts, 1855
(1 bundle)


Pay accounts, 1857
(1 bundle)


Pay accounts, 1858
(1 bundle)


Pay accounts, 1861, 1864, 1865
(1 bundle)


Pay accounts, 1862
(1 bundle)


Pay accounts, 1866
(1 bundle)


Pay accounts, 1867
(1 bundle)


Pay accounts, 1869 (1 bundle


Pay accounts, 1870, and 1871
(1 bundle and 1 paper)


Pay accounts, 1872, and 1874
(1 bundle and 1 paper)


Pay accounts, 1876
(1 bundle)


Pay accounts, 1879
(1 bundle)


Pay accounts, 1880
(1 bundle)


Pay accounts, 1882
(1 bundle)


Pay accounts, 1896 (Clara Pit sundries accounts; including for whisky, port and food on occasion of visit by students of Newcastle Association of Civil Engineers)
(4 papers)


Returns and summaries of workings leadings and sales


West Towneley, Stella Freehold, and Grand Lease collieries, coals wrought and led [similar to above, and also tentale account and various abstracts], 1837 - 1839
(1 bundle)


Monthly returns and summaries of leadings and sales at Stella staith [non-financial; monthly totals; give amount, whether ship, river, railway or land sale, and sometimes pit and type of coal], 1840, 1845, 1850, 1851, 1858 - 1860 [incomplete]
(1 bundle)


Fortnightly and weekly returns from Stella staith of leadings from particular pits [non-financial; daily figures, specifying type of coal, and amount], 1840, 1844 - 1856 [incomplete]
(11 bundles in one)


Analyses of leadings and sales at Stella staith [non-financial; daily figures, specifying amount, type of coal and sale, and whether credit or ready money], 1844, 1845
(1 bundle)


Sundry landsale accounts, c. 1836 - 1837
(1 bundle)


Stargate landsale returns, 1841, 1845, 1847
(1 bundle)


Various sales accounts: landsale, ship, river, or railway; coal, coke and clay; from Stella staith, pits, or coke works; etc. [Less general than above accounts: monthly or yearly summaries for particular type of sale; many give details of purchaser and price], 1849 - 1874 [incomplete]
(1 bundle)


Workings and vend compared at Stella Coal Company collieries, 1877
(1 paper)


Stella Coal Company, various pits and brickworks, annual tables, 1875 - 181904
(1 volume)


West Towneley colliery, coals wrought and led [non-financial; give totals for each pay of amount from each seam, type, and where led, consumed, or sold], 1836 - 1837, 1837 - 1840
(2 bundles)

Addison pit working and leading (daily figures): (Ref: NCB I/SC 328-329)

1890 - 1893
(1 volume)


1893 - 1897
(1 volume)

Clara Vale pit working and leading (daily figures): (Ref: NCB I/SC 330-331)

1893 - 1895
(1 volume)


1895 - 1897
(1 volume)

Emma pit working and leading (daily figures) (Ref: NCB I/SC 332-333A)

1890 - 1893
(1 volume)


1893 - 1897
(1 volume)


Emma pit landsales, 1911 - 1915
(1 volume)

Stargate pit working and leading (daily figures): (Ref: NCB I/SC 334-356)

1890 - 1893
(1 volume)


1893 - 1897
(1 volume)


Various (original bundle): Includes: (1,2) Addison pit, workings and leadings, 1904, 1905 (3,4) Clara pit, workings and leadings, 1902, 1905 (5) Emma pit, workings and leadings, 1905 (6,7) Stargate pit, workings and leadings, 1902, 1905 (8,9) B pit, Greenside, workings, and vend and colliery consumption, 1905 (10) Blaydon Main colliery, workings, 1905 (11-13) Stargate brick works, sales, 1902, 1904, 1915 (14) Coal led from Clara Vale to Addison and Blaydon Main ovens and fires, Newcastle account, 1904 - 1905 (15) Coals led from Clara Vale to Addison pit sidings, 1905 (16) Leadings over private railway from Emma and Stargate pits, 1905 (17) Stock of coal, coke, and clay, 1905 (18) Addison pit, Stella Freehold outstroke account, (coal worked out of Grand Lease royalty and led through Stella Freehold royalty), 1905 (19) Clara pit, Thoroton and Croft's outstroke account, (coal led through Thoroton and Croft's royalty, from Grand Lease and Crawcrook royalties), 1905 (20) Emma pit, Thoroton and Croft's outstroke account, (coal led through Thoroton and Croft's royalty, from Grand Lease, Glebe, Bucksnook, and Guardswood collieries), 1905 (21) Stargate pit, Hedworth Freehold outstroke account, (coal and clay led through Hedworth Freehold royalty), 1905 (22) Leadings over Hedgefield incline, (from Greenside, Emma, and Stargate pits by private railway to Addison), 1915 (23) Stock of coals, coke, and clay, 1915 (24) Statement to Ecclesiastical Commissioners showing amount underpaid in respect of Grand Lease proportion of fireclay sold, 1915 (25) List of rents due (out-strokes, workings, leadings, etc., and to whom; no figures given), 1915 (26) Note of total tons at Emma, Addison, Stargate, Greenside, and Clara pits, 1915 (27) Letter from C. Barrett requesting fortnightly statements of coal and fire-clay wrought, re Durham bishopric estates, Ryton and Stella Grand Lease royalty, 1915 (28) Letter from W. Armstrong and Sons acknowledging receipt of statement of workings, etc. re Thoroton and Croft Freehold, 1916 See also: NCB I/SC/354 (outstrokes)
(1 bundle)


Grand Lease colliery (scores wrought, rents, brick-making, etc.) [Endorsed by J. B. Simpson: "This book was originally belonging Mr. James Hall and was left to me by Mr. T. Y. Hall in 1870"], 1820 - 1829
(1 volume)


Other accounts (For overall analyses, etc., pay accounts, and summary working, leading, and sales accounts, see NCB I/SC 93 - NCB I/SC 336)


Cash book, 1820 - 1829
(1 volume)


Crawcrook colliery, purchase accounts, 1821 - 1822
(1 volume)


West Towneley colliery, "book of all payments and receipts since the commencement", 1835 - 1838
(1 volume)


Ryton Glebe coal accounts by James Hall, 1836 - 1840, and Crawcrook farm accounts, minutes, and agreements by R. Simpson, 1868 - 1887
(1 volume)


Various accounts, including pay abstracts and tradesmen's accounts, mostly re Stella Freehold [new pit?], 1837 - 1843
(1 volume)


Various accounts by M. W. Dunn, including report, estimate and accounts re new [Emma] pit, 1843; cash accounts re own land and Greenside Farm; Stella Coal Company summary cash accounts; Grand Lease royalty accounts; abstracts of workings, vends, and coke production, etc., 1838 - 1856
(1 volume)


Various accounts by R. and J. B. Simpson [personal?], 1841 - 1869
(1 volume)


Various accounts, including re Emma pit winning, and elsewhere; disbursements, tradesmen, analysis of cost, engine expenditure, sinking, tubbing, capital account expenditure, cottages, railway, etc., 1845 - 1882
(1 volume)


B Pit landsale, accounts, 1847 - 1861
(1 volume)


B Pit landsale, accounts, 1868 - 1892
(1 volume)


Day Book [farm work? wages], 1855 - c. 1858
(1 volume)


Clara Vale colliery, goods received, 1891 - 1902
(1 volume)


Various accounts (horses, stock, tradesmen, etc.), 1897 - 1902
(1 volume)


Various accounts (horses, stock, tradesmen, etc.), 1915 - 1918
(1 volume)


Ledger, 1907 - 1938
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, output costs, and various tables and calculations, 1910 - 1920
(1 file)


Towneley, Stella, and Clara Vale collieries, outstrokes, 1921 - 1925
(1 volume)


Blaydon wayleave accounts, 1925 - 1937
(1 volume)


Machinery and labour costs for engines, etc., n.d.
(1 volume)

Horsekeep accounts: (Ref: NCB I/SC 357-359)

Vouchers for supplies of hay, 1837 - 1838, and notes of number of horses, 1856
(1 bundle)


Horsekeep costs (including various other collieries), 1870 - 1881
(1 bundle)


Horses and consumption of hay and corn, 1903 - 1925
(1 volume)

Stock accounts: (Ref: NCB I/SC 360-365)

R. Simpson s and the Company's stock accounts, 1838 - 1876(Part duplicate of NCB I/SC 361)
(1 volume)


R. Simpson s and the Company's stock accounts, 1838 - 1888(Part duplicate of NCB I/SC 360)
(1 volume)


1861, 1862, 1876, 1883
(2 papers and 2 files)


1930
(1 volume)


Abstract of valuation of colliery stock, 1876, 1883
(1 file)


Detailed valuation of stock at Hedgefield winning, n.d.
(1 file)

Farm accounts: (Ref: NCB I/SC 366)

Greenside farm accounts by R. Simpson, 1843 - 1886 (1 volume) For Crawcrook farm see: NCB I/SC 341

Abstracts of expenditure (Ref: NCB I/SC 367-375)

1897 - 1903 (Crawcrook, Greenside and Hedgefield)
(1 volume)


1903 -1906 (Crawcrook, Greenside, Hedgefield and Kyo)
(1 volume)


1906 - 1922 (Crawcrook, Greenside, Hedgefield and Kyo)
(1 volume)


1922 - 1924 (Greenside, Hedgefield, Kyo and West Kyo)
(1 volume)


1924 - 1926 (Greenside, Hedgefield and Kyo)
(1 volume)


1926 - 1928 (Greenside and Kyo)
(1 volume)


1929 - 1932 (West Kyo)
(1 volume)


Credit notes for Crawcrook and Greenside farm sales, 1876.
(1 bundle)


Greenside farm deductions, 1863; valuation of stock at Crawcrook, Greenside and Hedgefield farms, 1875
(2 papers)

Coke ovens (Blaydon and Hedgefield) accounts: (Ref: NCB I/SC 376-378)

Coke shipped at Blaydon ovens, 1848; analysis of disbursements, 1851; production at Blaydon from Freehold pit coal, 1854; production at Blaydon, 1855 - 1856; coals led to and coke from Blaydon, 1862; cost of building 22 coke ovens and chimney at Addison pit, 1869 - 1870; cost of repairing Hedgefield coke ovens, 1869; analysis of disbursements at Blaydon, 1874; analysis of disbursements at Hedgefield, 1875
(1 bundle)


Percentages [figures re production], 1867 - 1879
(1 bundle)


Annual production costs, Hedgefield, 1871 - 1899, Blaydon, 1877 - 1898; also cost of building 12 coke ovens at Hedgefield, 1880, and prices paid at Derwenthaugh coke ovens for loading, drawing, and filling, 1884
(1 file)

Stargate brickworks accounts: (Ref: NCB I/SC 379-380)

Analysis of expenditure, 1873, 1874; account of fire bricks made and led, 1874; stock of bricks, 1875; accounts for each pay of bricks led (including some stock, consumption, and sales accounts), 1876, 1882
(1 bundle)


Account of bricks sold, 1928 - 1936
(1 volume)

 (Ref: NCB I/SC 381-387)

School accounts:

Cash books:


Clara Vale, school cash book, 1898 - 1904
(1 volume)


Emmaville, school cash book, 1888 - 1898
(1 volume)


Emmaville, school cash book, 1898 - 1904
(1 volume)


Hedgefield, school cash book, 1877 - 1894
(1 volume)


Hedgefield, school cash book, 1895 - 1903
(1 volume)


Stargate, school cash book, 1879 - 1898
(1 volume)


Stargate, school cash book, 1899 - 1904
(1 volume)

Abstracts of expenditure: (Ref: NCB I/SC 388-389)

Abstracts of expenditure, 1893 - 1899
(1 volume)


Abstracts of expenditure, 1899 - 1907
(1 volume)

Compensation accounts (for colliery damage to crops): (Ref: NCB I/SC 390-391)

Compensation accounts, 1907 - 1915
(1 volume)


Compensation accounts, 1916 - 1920
(1 volume)

 (Ref: NCB I/SC 392-397)

Estate accounts (Greenside, Greenside Silvertop, Crawcrook, Ryton):

Wages, rents, etc.


Estate accounts, 1921 - 1925
(1 volume)


Estate accounts, 1925 - 1929
(1 volume)


Estate accounts, 1929 - 1933
(1 volume)


Estate accounts, 1933 - 1937
(1 volume)


Estate accounts, 1942 - 1945
(1 volume)


Rent book, 1923 - 1933
(1 volume)

Grand Lease royalty, copyhold rent accounts: (Ref: NCB I/SC 398-402)

Grand Lease royalty, copyhold rent accounts, (including wayleaves and details of coal worked and led) 1922 - 1925
(1 volume)


Grand Lease royalty, copyhold rent accounts, 1926 - 1929 (totals)
(1 volume)


Grand Lease royalty, copyhold rent accounts, (for each pay), 1926 - 1929
(1 volume)


Grand Lease royalty, copyhold rent accounts, 1930 - 1933
(1 volume)


Grand Lease royalty, copyhold rent accounts, 1934 - 1938
(1 volume)

 (Ref: NCB I/SC 403-445)

Tradesmen's accounts

Towneley and Stella collieries:


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1837 - 1850
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1851 - 1861
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1862 - 1869
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1870 - 1873
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1874 - 1878
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1878 - 1882
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1882 - 1885
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1886 - 1888
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1889 - 1891
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1891 - 1894
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1894 - 1897
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1897 - 1900
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1900 - 1902
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1902 - 1904
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1904 - 1906
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1906 - 1908
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1908 - 1910
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1910 - 1911
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1911 - 1912
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1913 - 1914
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1914 - 1915
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1915 - 1917
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1917 - 1918
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1918 - 1920
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1920 - 1921
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1922 - 1923
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1923 - 1924
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1924 - 1925
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1925 - 1927
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1927 - 1928
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1928 - 1929
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1929
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1930
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1930 - 1931
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1931 - 1932
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1933 - 1934
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1934 - 1935
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1935 - 1936
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1936 - 1937
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1937 - 1938
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1938 - 1939
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1939
(1 volume)


Towneley and Stella collieries, tradesmen's accounts, 1940 - 1941
(1 volume)

Crawcrook New Winning (Ref: NCB I/SC 446)

Crawcrook New Winning, tradesmen's accounts, 1890 - 1894
(1 volume)

Clara Vale colliery (Clara pit) (Ref: NCB I/SC 447-461)

Clara Vale colliery (Clara pit), tradesmen's accounts, 1894 - 1898
(1 volume)


Clara Vale colliery (Clara pit), tradesmen's accounts, 1898 - 1901
(1 volume)


Clara Vale colliery (Clara pit), tradesmen's accounts, 1901 - 1904
(1 volume)


Clara Vale colliery (Clara pit), tradesmen's accounts, 1904 - 1907
(1 volume)


Clara Vale colliery (Clara pit), tradesmen's accounts, 1907 - 1911
(1 volume)


Clara Vale colliery (Clara pit), tradesmen's accounts, 1911 - 1914
(1 volume)


Clara Vale colliery (Clara pit), tradesmen's accounts, 1914 - 1916
(1 volume)


Clara Vale colliery (Clara pit), tradesmen's accounts, 1917 - 1920
(1 volume)


Clara Vale colliery (Clara pit), tradesmen's accounts, 1920 - 1922
(1 volume)


Clara Vale colliery (Clara pit), tradesmen's accounts, 1923 - 1925
(1 volume)


Clara Vale colliery (Clara pit), tradesmen's accounts, 1925 - 1928
(1 volume)


Clara Vale colliery (Clara pit), tradesmen's accounts, 1928 - 1930
(1 volume)


Clara Vale colliery (Clara pit), tradesmen's accounts, 1936 - 1937
(1 volume)


Clara Vale colliery (Clara pit), tradesmen's accounts, 1937 - 1939
(1 volume)


Clara Vale colliery (Clara pit),tradesmen's vouchers and abstracts of tradesmen's accounts, 1844 - 1845, 1857 (1 paper), 1860 (1 paper)
(3 bundles)

Miscellaneous accounts (Ref: NCB I/SC 462-470)

Haulage costs (including railways, horses, putting and leading accounts, etc.), 1860 - 1898
(1 bundle)


Law bills from Messrs. Stable and Dees, 1858 - 1869
(1 bundle)


Coal, culm, and cinders imported into London: printed annual summaries (1855, 1856, 1861); printed monthly summaries (1855, 1856); return to House of Commons re imports into London and exports abroad (1861 - 1862); 1855 - 1862
(1 bundle)


Various, including: (1) Sundry prices of various materials at West Towneley colliery, 1835 (2) Prudhoe Main Colliery's account with Stella Coal Company, 1836 - 1838 (3) West Towneley, abstract of working charges and sales, 1836 - 1837 (4-9) Draft invoices for rents due to royalty lessors, 1838 - 1840 (10) West Towneley, abstract of extra stock for preparing Grand Lease royalty for coal work, 1839 (11) Cost of cutting out a drain behind Stella staith "which ought to be paid for by the [Newcastle and Carlisle] Railway Co.", 1842 (12) Savings that could be made by alterations "in consequence of the present prospects of the coal trade at Towneley collieries being on a reduced scale", 1842 (13) Clay wrought and drawn at Freehold pit, Grand Lease royalty, 1848 (14) Cost of a railway from Blaydon to the coke ovens, 1848 (15) Measurement of coke railway at Blaydon Haugh, 1848 (16) "Can money" and "makings in" for coals loaded at Stella staith, 1849 (17) Comparison of wages paid and those asked for by the pitmen, 1853 (18) Cost of labour for sinking a staple from bank to main coal, 1853 (19,20) Outstanding debts, 1839 - 1853 (21) Abstract of stores used at Towneley colliery, 1858 - 1854 (22) Weight of Emma pit coals at Blaydon station, 1854 (23) Coal worked out of Glebe royalty in Towneley seam, Emma pit, 1854 (24) Purchases of common bar iron rails, 1843 - 1854 (25) Coal in Glebe barriers to be deducted from Grand Lease workings, 1856 (26) Stationery requirements, 1857 (27) Brakesmen's and firemen's wages at Emma pit, 1858 (28) Railway charges, 1858 (29) Waggon repairs, 1858 (30) Acreage of available coal (including pillars, etc.) at Towneley colliery, 1858 (31) Cost of sinking Stargate shaft to level of water, 1859 (32) Cost of leading water to Stargate for the engine, 1859 (33) Railway leading expenses, 1859 (34) Brakesmen s wages at Emma pit, 1859 (35) John Andrew's wages (Freehold pit), 1860 (36) Coal depots balance sheet, 1858 - 1860 (37) Clay workings, 1862 (38) Price of Towneley coke at Maryport, 1863 (39) Cost of building granary and stables at Emma pit, 1870 (40) Cost of repairing Stella staith, 1870 (41) Cost of granary, corn crusher, and stables at Emma pit, 1871 (42) Capital account expenditure (Stargate New Winning, coke ovens, and cottages), 1871 (43) Tradesmen s accounts for Stargate winning, 1872 (44) General statement, Stargate winning, 1872 (45) Materials supplied to B pit landsale; R. Simpson's account, 1874 (46) Workmen's coals, 1874, 1875 (47) Stock of coals at Towneley collieries, 1875 (48,49) Rents sent to Newcastle Office, 1875 and n.d. (50) Cost of leading coals from Stella to Shields per Brandling Junction Railway, n.d. (51) Notes and calculations (unidentified), mostly n.d.
(1 bundle)


"Various balance sheets and other documents ... belonging to Robert Simpson": [for balance sheets see NCB I/SC/106]. Mostly copies Including: (1) Statement of Towneley Main colliery profits, 1803 - 1822 (2) Statement of Stella Grand Lease colliery/Whitefield colliery outstanding debts, 1823 (3) Average prices of sales at Towneley Main, 1832 (4) Total vend and average prices and profits at Whitefield and Towneley Main, 1825 - 1833 (5) General statement by Mr. Armstrong re West Towneley from its commencement to 1837 (6) Messrs. Taylor Day and Armstrong's award re T. Y. Hall and the original lessees of West Towneley colliery, memorandum of account, 1838 (7) Mr. Potter's statement of Towneley colliery accounts, 1838 (8) Mr. Swan's statement of Towneley colliery accounts, 1839 (9) Mr. Swan's statement of Towneley colliery accounts, 1840 (10) Mr. Dunn's account with Stella Coal Company, 1839 - 1855 (11) Infolded with (10): statement of Company profits and outlay, 1838 - 1847 (12) Infolded with (10): Company's capital and stock account (13) West Towneley fitting office accounts, 1839 - 1841 (14,15) West Towneley fitting office, sundry expenditure, 1840, 1841 (16) River sales by Stella Coal Company, 1841 (17) Proposition for Mr. Errington's coal at Hexham by John Bullock, Robert Brown, and George Bell, 1842 (18) Expenditure and sales, 1842 (19) Final settlement of West Towneley colliery accounts (T. Y. Hall, J. Buddle, and A. L. Potter's) with covering letter from A. L. Potter to J. Buddle, 1840 (20) Infolded with (19): letter accompanying [an earlier?] statement, from A. L. Potter to J. Buddle, 1842 (21) Infolded with (19): calculations and accounts "copied from a loose sheet written by Mr. Potter and found in the old ledger belonging to the West Towneley Coal Co.", n.d. [1842?] (22) Dues on a cargo of 352 tons of Towneley coals sold in London (keel dues to Shields, city dues, Trinity dues and night office, metage, 1% allowed to buyers, discount scorage and expenses, note and receipt stamp, commission and guarantee), 1842 (23) Ship, river, and pit and staith landsales, 1843 (24) Average price of iron and coal at Wylam ironworks and colliery, 1845 (25) Fitting office account by W. Featherstonhaugh, 1845 (26) Statement of Stella Coal Company's accounts at Towneley Main collieries, 1846 - 1850 (27,28) Infolded with (26): summaries of expenditure and sales, and rents, 1846 - 1850 (29,30) Coal merchants (?) accounts from Miller and Potter, London, for the "Merchant" and "Eleanor", itemising dues, etc., 1853 (31) Commission account, 1855 (1 bundle) Vouchers


Chester-le-Street manor court charges, 1844 - 1869
(1 bundle)


Waggons, tubs, and mining supplies (candles, ropes, powder, etc.), 1838
(1 bundle)


Robert Robinson for stationery, 1847, 1857
(1 bundle)


Miscellaneous vouchers, 1822 (addressed to T. Y. Hall for the owners of Crawcrook colliery), 1836 - 1837 (some addressed to T. Y. Hall), 1840, 1845, 1852, 1854, 1857 - 1867, 1870 - 1874
(1 bundle)

WORKING RECORDS (Ref: NCB I/SC 471-479)

Memorandum book, Crawcrook, Greenside, Grand Lease, Garesfield, Benwell, Chirton, Unthank collieries, etc.: accounts, calculations, tenders, valuations, etc. Note inside, "John Bell Simpson. Left to me by T. Y. Hall. The book was probably his father's, James Hall", 1766 - 1824
(1 volume)


Memorandum books, reports, diaries, etc. (chronological order)


Wade's Crawcrook colliery, documents concerning trespass from Crawcrook royalty into Grand Lease royalty, (Peatmyers), 1808 - 1820, copied by R. Simpson from papers belonging to the late Mr. Buddle, n.d.
(1 volume)


Crawcrook colliery, "documents relating to the winning of Crawcrook Ridges coal, as copied by R. Simpson from papers belonging to the late Mr. Buddle, 1818 - 1839", and cost of the winning "as far as it was proceeded with in 1821 - 1825, as copied from a book lent by Mr. Hall to R. Simpson;" 1862 [Many items in the first part of this volume are copies of NCB I/JB/1950 - NCB I/JB 2025]
(1 volume)


Memorandum book, including: (i) Stella Grand Lease colliery, underground view notes by James Hall, 1812 - 1814 (ii) Crawcrook farm accounts by Robert Simpson, 1868 - 1886
(1 volume)


Grand Lease colliery proposal book (mostly re purchase of agricultural supplies), 1825 - 1830
(1 volume)


Agreements, valuations, opinions, awards, etc.; various collieries and areas in addition to Stella Coal Company [index at front], c. 1826 - 1840
(1 volume)


Memorandum book (Robert Simpson's): estimates, specifications, agreements, etc., 1835 - 1858. Infolded: summaries of work, pay abstracts, etc., 1836 - 1839
(1 volume)


Memorandum book (Robert Simpson's) on collieries, railways, housing, etc., 1839 - 1858
(1 volume)


Memorandum book (Robert Simpson's)

 (Ref: NCB I/SC 480)

re materials used at collieries, 1842 - 1866
(1 volume)


Memorandum book (Robert Simpson's)

 (Ref: NCB I/SC 481-486)

re engines, c. 1843 - 1882
(1 volume)


Memorandum book (Robert Simpson's): estimates, agreements, etc., 1845 - 1847
(1 volume)


Memorandum book (Robert Simpson's): miscellaneous, 1845 - 1847
(1 volume)


Sinking account, Emma pit, 1845 - 1846
(1 booklet)


Sinking diary, Emma pit, 1845 - 1846
(1 booklet)


"Sundry goods sent to new winning", 1845 - 1846
(1 booklet)


Memorandum book (Robert Simpson's)

 (Ref: NCB I/SC 487)

re coke works, including copy correspondence, 1848 - 1865
(1 volume)


Memorandum book (Robert Simpson's)

 (Ref: NCB I/SC 488-514)

re Addison and Stargate winnings, etc., c. 1863 - 1864
(1 booklet)


Memorandum book (Robert Simpson's) miscellaneous, mostly correspondence, 1864 - 1865
(1 booklet)


Towneley colliery, diary of important events (accidents, stoppages, etc.), 1881 - 1883
(1 volume)


Memorandum books: analyses of accounts, report on underground engine plane from Emma to Addison, boring and sinking agreements, cost of building Stargate mission room, farm coke and brick accounts, H.M.I. school reports, reports on houses, etc., 1885 - 1889, 1889 - 1891
(2 volumes)


Memorandum book (John Bell Simpson's): mostly copy correspondence with comments and suggestions for improvements, 1889 - 1891
(1 volume)


Crawcrook New Winning (or Clara Vale colliery) specification and estimate for sinking and memorandum of progress of sinking, 1890 - 1893
(1 volume)


Mining diary and account of strata (pit unspecified), 1902 - 1903
(1 volume)


Managers' monthly reports for Emma, Addison, and Stargate pits (including statistical analyses of amount wrought, labour, etc.), 1906, 1908
(2 files)


Managers' monthly reports for Addison pit and Atkinson's drift (including statistical analyses), 1907, 1908
(1 bundle)


Blaydon Main colliery, analyses of overmen's bills and of abstracts, 1902, 1904, 1907, and manager s monthly reports, 1905, 1906
(1 bundle)

Various reports (Ref: NCB I/SC 515-526)

R. Simpson on propriety of laying- off Glebe pit, 1844


R. Simpson's minutes for the consideration of the Stella Coal Company, on conducting its various works, 1849


R. Simpson and T. J. Taylor on West Towneley colliery, with plans, 1858


G. C. Greenwell on Towneley colliery, with plans, 1865


R. Galloway on Emma Pit haulage and other matters, 1874


R. Simpson on proposed pumping arrangements, with minutes of preceding meetings, 1877


G. C. Greenwell on Towneley and Blaydon Main collieries, 1883 See also: NCB 2/50, NCB 2/54
(1 bundle)

Valuation papers [original bundle, compiled by R. Simpson) (Ref: NCB I/SC 527(i)-533)

valuation of Stella Coal Company's affairs at Towneley collieries by R. Simpson, 1865 527(ii) preparatory and other documents by R. Simpson for valuation of the late T. Y. Hall's share, 1870 - 1872
(1 bundle)


List of pitmen bound, and condition book [details of binding money, house rents, and special remarks re each man), 1812 - 1816
(1 file)


Papers chiefly relating to workmen: Pitmen's and keelmen's bonds, etc. Whitfield and Stella Grand Lease collieries


Condition book, 1816 - 1817
(1 file)


Condition book, 1817 - 1818
(1 file)


Bond [memorandum of agreement, and signatures] , 1819
(1 file)


Bond, 1821
(1 file)


Condition book, 1823 - 1824
(1 file)

Towneley and Stella Coal Company (Ref: NCB I/SC 534-553)

Bond [copy; no signatures], 1837 - 1838
(1 file)


Bond [printed form; no signatures), 1838 - 1839
(1 paper)


Notice re fines, etc. to bound men who have been on strike for three days [signed by T. Y. Hall], 1839
(1 paper)


Bond [printed form], 1839 - 1840
(1 file)


Bond [copy? printed form; no signatures], 1839 - 1840
(1 paper)


Bond [copy; printed form; no signatures], 1840 - 1841
(1 paper)


Bond [printed form], 1841 - 1842
(3 papers)


Bond [copy? printed form; no signatures], 1841 - 1842
(1 paper)


Bond, 1842 - 1843
(1 file)


Bond [copies; printed forms; no signatures], 1842 - 1843 (2 copies)
(2 papers)


Bond [copy; printed form; no signatures], 1843 - 1844
(1 paper)


Monthly bond [printed form], 1844
(1 paper)


"Pitmen's first monthly agreement" [printed form; no signatures], April, 1844
(1 paper)


Keelmen's bond, 1852, with details of keel dues, 1854
(3 papers)


Demise of ten keels to the Company, 1853
(1 paper)


Keelmen's bond, 1857
(1 file)


Individual agreements, 1856, 1860, 1861; enginewright's application, 1900 (4 papers)

Bonds and associated papers relating to other collieries (Ref: NCB I/SC 554-586)

North Hetton [printed form; no signatures], 1826
(1 paper)


South Hetton bond, 1833
(1 paper)


Prices to be paid at Hetton, Pittington, and Littletown, 1833 - 1834
(1 paper)


Printed Coal Trade list of wages to be paid, 1839
(1 paper)


Printed Coal Trade circular re arrangements for binding, reduction of wages, and list of wages to be paid, 1843
(1 paper)


J. Cowen's terms for his keelmen, with covering letter, 1857
(2 papers)


Proposed bond [printed] for steam coal collieries, 1863
(1 paper)


List of parties hired, n.d.
(1 paper)


Conditions for working Walbottle colliery, n.d.
(1 paper)


Notes and tables re time worked by various workmen; some state wages, 1839
(1 bundle)


Table of hewers' earnings at Towneley colliery, n.d.
(1 paper)


Quarterly cavilling, Emma pit, 1869, 1870, 1893
(3 papers)


Rules of the Towneley Main and Stella Collieries Sick Fund [printed], 1860


Notices, subscription lists, etc.
(1 bundle)


Letter from J. B. Simpson to the Sick Fund Committee recommending distribution of copies of the Rules to members, 1862


Notebook of accounts for allowances paid out of subscriptions, 1858 - 1862


Notice of meeting to consider how to use money collected for relief of Leonard Dowson's family, 1861


Balance sheet re relief of local distress by Stargate workmen, 1878


Subscription lists for relief of families of men killed by falls of stone, n.d.


Printed subscription form [blank] addressed to Stella workmen, for enlarging the infirmary for the sick and lame poor of Durham and Northumberland, n.d.


Notices from J. B. Simpson forbidding workmen to ride on the setts, 1858, 1863


Notice from J. B. Simpson forbidding boys to get into the cage and give the rapper signals, n.d.


Petition by workmen re wages, n.d. See also: NCB 2/48 (Colliery rules)


Lists of men at work or not at work on 8 April 1879, and averages of work and earnings of men working during the strike (Emma pit), 1879
(4 papers)


Contractors' agreements, etc. for sinking staples, driving stone drifts, and brickmaking, 1853, 1857, 1891 - 1899, 1901


Hewers' averages, 1869 and n.d.
(3 papers)

Weigh books (hewers' and putters' scores and tonnage), Emma pit (Ref: NCB I/SC 587-591)

1903 - 1904 (Towneley and Stone Coal seams)
(1 volume)


1903 - 1904 (Five Quarter, Three Quarter and Brockwell seams)
(1 volume)


1910 - 1911 (Five Quarter, Three Quarter and Stone Coal seams)
(1 volume)


1911 - 1912 (Five Quarter, Three Quarter and Stone Coal seams)
(1 volume)


Hewers' tonnage sheets, 1877, 1884 - 1886, and n.d.
(1 bundle)

Hewers' tonnage books, Addison pit (Ref: NCB I/SC 592-599)

Hewers' tonnage books, Addison pit, 1940 - 1941
(1 volume)


Hewers' tonnage books, Addison pit, 1941 - 1942
(1 volume)


Hewers' tonnage books, Addison pit, 1943 - 1944
(1 volume)


Hewers' tonnage books, Addison pit, 1944 - 1945
(1 volume)


Hewers' tonnage books, Addison pit, 1945 - 1946
(1 volume)


Hewers' tonnage books, Addison pit, 1946 - 1947
(1 volume)


Hewers' tonnage books, Addison pit, 1948 - 1949
(1 volume)


Putters' tubs and score book, Addison pit, 1937 - 1944
(1 volume)

Coal books (coal supplied to workmen; give names, street or area, and amount) (Ref: NCB I/SC 600-609)

1921 - 1923
(1 volume)


1924 - 1926
(1 volume)


1926 - 1928
(1 volume)


1932 - 1935
(1 volume)


1936 - 1939
(1 volume)


Papers relating chiefly to partners' affairs [For R. Simpson's, J. B. Simpson's and T. Y. Hall's papers

not connected with Stella Coal Company affairs, see NCB I/RS, NCB I/JS, and NCB I/TH] (Ref: NCB I/SC 605-610)

Memorandum of award of referees as to T. Y. Hall's claims, 1838
(1 paper)


Brown v. Potter: correspondence and other papers re dispute, reference, and award between John Brown and the Company over sinking a new pit [Emma?], 1845 - 1846
(15 papers and files)


Papers re valuations for estate duty of A. L. Potter's and Charles Potter's interest in Towneley collieries and their portion of Grand Lease royalty, by R. Simpson, 1853 - 1860
(1 bundle)


Addison Potter's brick-works at Willington Quay (co. Northumberland): correspondence, specifications, agreements, etc., re their enlargement, machinery, supply of fire clay, etc. [addressed to or endorsed by R. Simpson), 1846 - 1854
(1 bundle)


A. Potter's brick-works at Willington Quay: correspondence, accounts, pay bills, list of workmen and their wages, etc.; [R. Simpson's papers), 1854 - 1856
(1 bundle)


Statements, balance sheets, abstracts, etc. for A. Potter's brick, coke and gas works at Willington Quay, 1856 - 1857
(1 bundle)


Papers re the late Matthias William Dunn's share in Stella Coal Company: correspondence between R. Simpson, solicitors, J. C. Lamb, T. Y. Hall, A. Potter, T. Sopwith, etc., re purchase of Dunn's one-eighth share by his copartners (excluding his share in the royalty, which under his will is not for sale) and re proportions to be taken by the partners; and valuations, statement of profits (1839 - 1859), etc.; [co-partnership deeds of 1839 referred to]; 1858 - 1859 [Correspondence also includes other business and personal matters]
(1 bundle)


Correspondence, statements, etc. re R. Simpson's dividends and salary from Stella Coal Company and purchase of late T. Y. Hall's share [including list of shareholders, shares, and value thereof in 1870, and possible alterations if T. Y. Hall's shares were divided among them, or if alternative redistribution were made], 1870 - 1887 See also NCB I/SC/S 27 for valuation of T. Y. Hall's share, 1870
(1 bundle)


Correspondence and other papers re presentation of portrait by Stella Coal Company to their senior partner, Addison Potter, when mayor of Newcastle, including invitation to lunch at Stella Staith Inn beforehand, and R. Simpson's address at the ceremony, 1873 - 1874
(1 bundle)


Letter from B. C. Browne, and reply from R. Simpson, re raising capital by B. C. Browne's son taking additional shares, and re state of capital account, extinguishment of borrowed capital, etc., 1883 (2 papers) Colliery engines and machinery


Correspondence and other papers (mostly R. Simpson's)

 (Ref: NCB I/SC 611-620)

re supply, repair, and performance of pumping, winding, hauling and sinking engines at Emma, Bog, Stargate and Woodside pits, 1844 - 1858
(1 bundle)


Correspondence re engines (mostly to R. Simpson), 1859 - 1866
(1 bundle)


Minutes, calculations (mostly by R. and J. B. Simpson), etc. re pumping engines (including Stargate pit, Walbottle, Emma and Addison pits, Poynton, Chelsea Water Works, Stone Croft lead mines), 1845 - 1868
(1 bundle)


Papers re cost of working the pumping engines at Emma and Addison pits (including details of sources and amount of water), 1867 - 1881
(1 bundle)


Correspondence and other papers (mostly by R. and J. B. Simpson) including plans, re rubber springs for pit machinery, 1858 - 1859
(1 bundle)


Correspondence, report and plans re Borlase's pumping engine at Wheal Vor mine, Cornwall, and its proposed purchase by Stella Coal Company, 1861 - 1863
(1 bundle)


Specifications and tenders for underground pumping engine, 1889
(1 bundle)


Estimated quantity of water in Woodside or Glebe waste, calculations, and minutes on drawing water by the Emma engine, 1852
(1 bundle)


Rough notes and diagrams, c. 1868 - 1870
(1 bundle)


Miscellaneous engines: description of hydraulic engine at Murton, 1850; specifications; estimates of cost; etc., 1850 - 1859
(1 bundle)


Plans of engines and machinery (cages, shafts, flash flues for Emma pit boiler, forcing sett, direct acting high pressure pumping engine at Machen, furnace at Norwood colliery, travelling kick-up, etc.), n.d. (mid 19th century)
(1 bundle)

Underground workings (Ref: NCB I/SC 621-630)

Plans and other papers re underground workings (sections of seams; distances travelled by underground horses at Emma pit; measurements of air ventilating Emma pit Five Quarter seam; plan of Stone Coal workings under Ash Tree Farm (Winlaton); section of part of Walbottle colliery; levellings at Black Boy colliery; borings at Chopwell, Blaydon, Axwell, Stella, and Towneley; plans of ventilation and workings and positions of bodies at Burradon colliery, with newspaper off-print listing the victims, at the time of the explosion, 1860; plan by J. B. Simpson of mode of working and ventilating coal mines in Northumberland and Durham, 1857; etc.), c. 1800 - 1860 and n.d. (1 bundle) Emma pit, etc.


Various papers, kept together as an original (?) bundle: most clearly refer to Emma pit [sinking began May, 1845, completed April, 1847). Include: cost of pumping engine at Shieldfield colliery, 1837; contractor's specification for sinking pits, 1844; R. Simpson's report as to propriety of discontinuing Glebe Pit at Towneley colliery, 1844; memoranda of rents due to Archdeacon Thorp, 1844; notes re Stargate engine; specifications, tenders, etc. for engine for new winning on Bar Moor [Emma pit]; specifications for sinking Emma pit; abstract of analysis of Emma pit winning costs; calculation of water drawn at Emma pit during sinking; memoranda of delays in sinking Emma pit, etc., 1845 - 1847
(1 bundle)


Coal Trade circulars, 1842 - 1854
(1 volume)


Coal Trade circulars (General and Special Committee resolutions re labour relations, hiring of workmen on strike elsewhere, proposed College of Mining, price regulation, wage reductions, reversion to yearly binding, Mines Inspection Bill, London market, etc.), 1854 - 1863
(1 bundle)


Coal Trade, Mines Inspection, etc.


Coal Trade Reports (printed), 1856 - 1865
(1 bundle)


Durham Coal Owners' Association, minutes, and list of members (n.d.), 1872
(1 bundle)


Durham Coal Owners' Association circulars (wages, special arrangements during 1914 - 1918 War, settlement of 1921 strike, hours, house rent agreements, etc.), 1914 - 1922, 1925 - 1927, 1931 - 1937
(1 bundle)


Durham Coke Trade Arbitration, owners' case and cokemen's rejoinder, 1877
(2 printed files)


Questions (with list of examinees) and answers (by Sopwith, Galloway, Benson, Gilmour, Hague) on mining, 1872
(1 bundle)


Colliery accidents: correspondence, including notifications to Secretary of State (giving names of victims and types of accident), drafts and copies of Safety Rules, and lists of accidents, 1851 - 1861
(1 bundle)


Mines Inspection Bill: report of Inspectors of Mines on recommendations for legislation, arising out of a meeting with coal owners and viewers; Coal Trade resolutions re amendments to the bill; copies of the bill and amendments, objections to certain clauses, and proposed amendments by Associated Mine Owners of Great Britain, 1854 - 1860
(1 bundle)


Mining Association of Great Britain, Accidents in Mines Commission: notes of evidence given, 1879 - 1880
(5 printed papers)

Various other business papers: (Ref: NCB I/SC 631-633)

Steamboats: correspondence (mostly R. Simpson's), specifications, tenders, memoranda, lists of shareholders, balance sheets, reports, plans, etc., re purchase, repair and operation of the "Towneley" ("a very annoying affair and a great loss to all concerned with her") Includes: (1-61) "Sir William Wallace" (62-69) "Dart" (71-80) [Including comments on decline of shipment by keels, 1868], 1856 - 1868 [Number 631(70) not used]
(1 bundle)


Newcastle and Gateshead Gas Company, Sunderland Gas Company, etc.: papers and correspondence re coal supplied, negotiations for renewals of contracts, etc.; also re applications for coal by London Coal Exchange brokers, Newcastle and Carlisle Railway Company, etc., 1859 - 1865
(1 bundle)


Miscellaneous business papers: specifications for masonry work for Emma pit main engine Includes: (1) Newcastle coal vend to London, 1857 - 1862 (3) obituary of T. E. Forster, mining engineer, from Newcastle Chronicle, 1875 (7) Steam Collieries' Defence Association list of percentages of types of coal produced by all steam collieries, 1876 (8) account of timber in keels (9) "estimate of the saving to Messrs. Dunn if they join the new line of railway" to Derwenthaugh, n.d. (13) Stargate and Greenside Railway, tender for works (printed) by Stephen Easten Limited, 1906 (14) charity coals, 1858
(1 bundle)

 (Ref: NCB I/SC 634-696)

ESTATE RECORDS
Relating to leases of coal, land and wayleaves; colliery housing; and other property

Various agreements [Mostly copies. Original bundle compiled by Robert Simpson, but renumbered in chronological order]


Notice by George Silvertop to Mrs. Margaret Dodd and Mr. and Mrs. Milburn applying for renewal of lease of houses in Ryton Woodside (copy), 1833
(1 paper)


Infolded with above: notice by Stella Coal Company to Mr. and Mrs. Milburn and T. A. H. Dodd of intention to quit houses which the former holds as tenants of the latter, and draft, 1851


Agreement for wayleave and staith room in Ryton and Winlaton, P. E. Towneley to John Buddle, term 42 years, 1834


Agreement for Glebe Coal (Ryton) Archdeacon Thorp, rector of Ryton to A. L. Potter and T. Y. Hall, term 21 years, 1835


Infolded with above: proposed terms by T. Y. Hall, with agreement by James Hall on behalf of Archdeacon Thorp, prior to above agreement, 1835


Memorandum of agreement for wayleave and staith room in Ryton and Winlaton, P. E. Towneley to A. L. Potter and T. Y. Hall, term 32 years, 1835


Agreement for lease of premises, for wayleave through them, in Ryton Woodside, Robert Thorp to John Buddle, A. L. Potter, T. Y. Hall [described in endorsement as "owners of West Towneley colliery"), term 21 years, 1836 [See: NCB I/SC 662]


Agreement for wayleave through Broomey Field and Moor Spot field, Archdeacon Thorp to Buddle, Potter, and Hall, term 32 years, 1835


Agreement for wayleave through Cushet Laws farm, Humble Lamb to Buddle, Potter, and Hall, term 32 years, 1835


Agreement for lease of cottages at Pethhead, Ryton, Matthias Dunn to the owners of Ryton Glebe colliery, 1836


Agreement for lease of Stella Freehold coal and of quay, now in occupation of London Lead Company, and malting at Stella, P. E. Towneley to Buddle, Potter, and Hall (owners of West Towneley colliery), term 31 years, 1837


Agreement for lease of close for wayleave at Woodside, John Moffitt to Buddle, Potter, and Hall, term 21 years, 1837


Memorandum of agreement for lease of [Grand Lease] coal in Ryton, Lord Ravensworth, Sir John Dean Paul, George Silvertop, P. E. Towneley, John Buddle, John Clayton, M. W. Dunn, A. Donkin, Humble Lamb to A. L. Potter, term 31 years (copy), 1839 [For full draft lease and plan, see NCB 1/ SC 896]


T. John Taylor to the owners of West Towneley colliery, c/o Buddle, re alterations to be made to lease from Mr. Towneley (copy), 1843


Instructions for lease of Stella Freehold coal, P. E. Towneley to A. L. Potter and John Buddle on behalf of the Stella Coal Company, term 28 years, 1843 [Endorsed, "This agreement has not been acted upon but see the original letter from Mr. Taylor to Mr. Buddle for the exact terms dated 21 January 1843". See: NCB I/SC 649]


Terms on which Potter and Buddle will take wayleave lease from P. E. Towneley for coals worked by them as lessees of Grand Lease royalty and Glebe royalty, and lease of staith and quay, etc. at Stella (all of which are in the occupation of Potter and Buddle as tenants), term 28 years (copy), 1843 [Endorsed as in NCB I/SC 650]


Memorandum of agreement for lease of public house, etc. at Greenside, A. L. Potter on behalf of Stella Coal Company to William Ramshaw, 1844


Terms for wayleave lease over Ryton Glebe for Grand Lease coal after the discontinuance of the Glebe Coal lease, Archdeacon Thorp to Messrs. Potter and company (Stella Coal Company) (copy), 1845


Proposed memorandum of agreement, for leave to work coal at Espershields, near Minsteracres, Northumberland, between Matthias William Dunn and John Musgrove (copy), 1845


Draft agreements for supply of fire clay by the owners of Towneley colliery (the Stella Coal Company) to Messrs. Dodds and Harrison, 1846


Memorandum of agreement for sub-lease by A. L. Potter and partners, lessees of Towneley Main colliery, to Robert Simpson, of coal from A and B pits for landsale, term 21 years, 1847


Memorandum of consent to removal of the Glebe Enter common barrier by the lessors of Grand Lease royalty, 1848


Memorandum of T. Y. Hall's terms for wayleave lease to the Stella Coal Company over his land at Blaydon leased from P. E. Towneley, with plan, 1848


Memorandum of agreement by Richardson Currie and Company to allow T. Y. Hall liberty to lease to Stella Coal Company land for wayleave to coke ovens at Blaydon Haugh, with plan, 1848


George Silvertop agreeing to grant extension of Greenside Farm lease, 1848


Notice of intention to quit premises and wayleave in Ryton Woodside by A. L. Potter and T. Y Hall (surviving John Buddle), lessees of T. Thorp and heirs or assigns of the late Robert Thorp (see: NCB I/SC 641), 1848


Agreement for lease of house at Ryton by Archdeacon Charles Thorp to A. L. Potter; R. Simpson, colliery viewer to A. L. Potter and Company, to be resident tenant, 1848


Notice of intention to quit close and wayleave in Woodside (as leased by the late John Moffit to the late John Buddle and T. Y. Hall and A. L. Potter) by R. Simpson on behalf of A. L. Potter and partners, 1848


Memorandum of agreement for lease by R. Simpson, on behalf of Stella Coal Company, to Thomas Wilson, draper, of Newcastle, of premises at Greenside, term 7 years, 1849


Form of permission (2 copies) by Archdeacon Thorp to Stella Coal Company to work off the barrier surrounding Ryton Glebe coal, with covering letter from E. F. Boyd, and note from R. Simpson, 1849


Minutes of meeting on outstrokes from Stella Freehold royalty, between C. Towneley, Joseph Cowen, and Stella Coal Company, 1850


Memorandum of agreement for lease of lamp black manufactory, quay, etc. at Blaydon Haugh coke works, by Stella Coal Company to Robert Lynn, 1850


Contract by Stella Coal Company to Henry Close for brickmaking, 1851


List of agreements, leases, etc. belonging to the Stella Coal Company, and in whose possession they are, 1851


Memorandum of agreement for lease of cottages and field and pit room at the Folly, Ryton, by John Milburn and others to Stella Coal Company, term 3 years, 1852


Memorandum of agreement for continuation of Glebe coal lease by Archdeacon Thorp to Stella Coal Company, 1852


Contract by Stella Coal Company to William Spoors for burning coke at Blaydon Haugh coke ovens and other applications, notes re applicants, etc. for the work, 1854


Memorandum of agreement, with drafts, of fresh lease of whole of Grand Lease royalty, including western division as well as portion included in existing lease, lessors of Grand Lease royalty to Stella Coal Company, 1854


Memorandum of agreement for extension of term of Cushet Laws Farm wayleave lease, J. C. Lamb to Stella Coal Company, term 31 years, 1854


Memorandum of agreement for lease of house at Woodside by George Purvis to Stella Coal Company, 1855


Agreement for employment of T. F. Brown as underviewer at Towneley colliery for 3 years, salary £80 - £120 per annum, 1855


T. John Taylor to R. Simpson, stating terms on which Stella Coal Company occupy their various holdings under Mr. Towneley, 1858


Memorandum of agreement for lease of Glebe coal (on expiry of previous lease) by Archdeacon Charles Thorp to Sir William Armstrong and partners (Stella Coal Company), term from year to year, 1859


Agreement for sale of copyhold premises in Ryton by Robert Simpson to Archdeacon Charles Thorp, consideration £400, 1861


Memorandum of agreement for lease of underground wayleave between Simm's Closes, Crawcrook, by Robert Simpson to Stella Coal Company, term 32 years, 1870


List of various agreements which were examined by Robert Simpson, 1874


Miscellaneous papers, n.d.

 (Ref: NCB I/SC 697-782)

Crawcrook royalty (general)
Papers relating to Stella Coal Company interests in Crawcrook in general, and also papers which have not been positively identified as relating either to Crawcrook Town Fields or to Crawcrook village, which are listed separately below.

Most of these papers belonged to Robert Simpson, being in his hand or at least labelled or endorsed by him.


Plan of Crawcrook and neighbouring royalties. [Shows boundaries of Crawcrook Ridges, Croft's Freehold, Bradley Freehold, Grand Lease, etc.; pits marked], n.d. [For general plan showing all royalties, see NCB I/SC 1017]
(1 plan)


Plan of freehold lands in the Town Fields "according to the late division, and also of part of the ancient freehold lands. [Gives owners' names, boreholes, pits, staples, outbursts of water, etc.; two sections of the Towneley seam in Wylam and Crawcrook collieries], 1821 Scale: 5 chains to 1 inch[1:3960] [N.B. This plan shows boreholes, winning, etc., referred to in NCB I/JB 1973)
(1 plan)


"Old plan of part of Crawcrook lands", (copy), n.d.


Abstract of title of Croft, with correspondence, opinions, etc., 1585 - 1834
(1 file)


Copies of various documents made by Robert Simpson, c. 1863 - 1865


Abstract of title of Sir Matthew White Ridley, with correspondence, history of the pits in the Town Fields, etc., 1622 - c. 1732
(1 file)


Extracts from documents relating to Sir M. W. Ridley's rights to coal mines (formerly belonging to Lancelot and Ralph Carnaby), 1622 - 1702
(1 file)


Abstract of title of Mr. Jolly, 1691 - 1836
(1 file)


Conveyance by Ralph Carnaby and Sir J. Swinburne to Robert Surtees and John Stevenson, 1693


Lease of Grand Lease Royalty by the bishop of Durham to Sir Henry Vane, 1752, and various documents relating to Crawcrook colliery, 1793 - 1821


Indenture for sale, and covenant to surrender, by William Lynn Smart, with the consent of Jane Maure, Dorothy wife of John Smart, and John Hall, to John Clutterbuck, trustee of the will of J. Simpson, of freehold premises, copyhold land at Greenside Bank, and land formerly in the West Field. Consideration £2,050, 1824 [For Smart's coal in Town Fields, see NCB I/SC 742 - NCB I/SC 758, and also NCB I/SC 708]


Minutes of a meeting of persons interested in Crawcrook coal mines, at which it was agreed to settle claims to the coal by arbitration, 1836


Conveyance, John Smart et al. to Robert Simpson with R. R. Dees, of coal under the Townfields, and of Sims Closes, 1863 [See also NCB I/SC 743 - NCB I/SC 758 for the preceding negotiations for Smart's Townfields coal]


"Extracts from documents lent me by Mr. Dees in 1863, which relate to Croft's deeds etc." (i) Abstract of title of property originally purchased from John Heath and Robert Bowes (1585 - 1614) (ii) Abstract of title of property originally purchased from Nicholas Hall (1590 - 1651) [See also: NCB I/SC 700]


Various other copies made by R. Simpson, mostly relating to Croft's coal [both Town fields and ancient freehold):


Counterpart lease, 1. George Wanley Bowes and Alice Wanley; 2. Ann Hodgson, wayleaves over Hill Closes and Kepier Closes, 1758


Lease, (1) George Wanley Bowes and Alice Wanley; (2) Roger, Cuthbert and Thomas Naisbitt; (3) John Wrightson, wayleaves over Hill Closes and Kepier Closes [describing boundaries], 1763


Valuation of estate belonging to the Rev. Robert Croft and others [includes ancient freehold and new allotments in the Town fields], 1795


Humble Lamb to Croft, re his offer for Croft's coal, and problems concerning title [involving reservation to Croft of coal under Town fields land subsequently bought by Lamb?], 1817


H. Lamb to Croft, re terms under which he bought his land from Wharton [in the Townfields?]; refers to his owning the manor and a large part of the freehold, and, possibly, the coal, 1818


H. Lamb to Croft, re need for a separate colliery to work the whole royalty, rather than a small quantity being worked by outstroke; "nothing should have induced me to extend myself further in the coal trade except the situation of my lands at Crawcrook and residing contiguous to it and the trouble and vexation I would experience by any other person disturbing the surface of my ground . ..", 1819


H. Lamb to Croft, re his willingness to relinquish his claims to the coal under his land (sold by Croft's predecessors) if Croft will lease his coal to him, 1819


John Robinson to Croft, giving his opinion on abstracts of title [no. 709 above], 1822


Valuation of Rev. Robert Croft's estate by John Moiser, 1822


R. Pearson to Croft, re tracing title through Bowes family as descendants of Margaret Delaval, etc., 1824


R. Pearson to Croft, re his refusal to treat to let the colliery until H. Lamb signs acknowledgement of "your right to the coal mines under the estate he purchased of Mr. Wharton"; the latter had verbally admitted Croft's right but then conveyed the estate to Lamb without any reservation; Croft's own deeds do not sufficiently establish his claim; 1827


H. Lamb to Mr. Pybus: "I hope some means may be adopted to allow of the winning of the coal at Crawcrook to be resumed, which was put a stop to in consequence of Sir M. Ridley and Miss Simpson having each claimed one-eighth part of the coal and requesting also by written communication that we might not proceed with the pit until their right was decided upon. After expending £5,000 and several years having elapsed we are anxious to proced again ... I think I have no claim to the coal under my lands ... I resigned that right, whatever it might be, provided I became Mrs. Croft's lessee"; wants Mrs. Croft to appoint a viewer to confer with our viewer, Mr. Buddle, and to produce her deeds; unable to get a satisfactory reply from the late Mr. Pearson; 1835


John Wharton to Croft: "I am well aware that I have no right to the colliery at Crawcrook and have often said so to my steward, but he is a damned puzzle-pated son of a bitch ... You may therefore act with respect to it as you please", n.d.


Notes by R. Simpson on "Croft's papers in Mr. Dees' possession and which were lent to me in 1863"


Abstract of the older title of the trustees of the late Robert Surtees (1631 - 1803)


Papers relating to purchase of Robert Surtees' property by A. Potter, J. C. Lamb, R. Simpson, and J. B. Simpson (the Stella Coal Company), 1868 - 1869


Abstract of the modern title (1859)


Conveyance by the trustees to the Stella Coal Company of all coal formerly belonging to R. Surtees, consideration £1,000, 1869


Deed of covenant for production of deeds, 1869


Copy of correspondence in the hands of Lord Ravensworth in 1824 or 1836 (between Ord, Simpson, Ridley, re clauses concerning collieries to be inserted in a Bill, 1765) and list of rentals of farms, n.d.


Miscellaneous


Notice to representatives of George Bell deceased to quit houses lately occupied by him and advertised for sale, but which have belonged since 1827 to the Stella Coal Company, 1847


Supplemental valuation list for Crawcrook township, 1875


List of owners of Crawcrook colliery (J. C. Lamb, Charles Lamb, Joseph Lamb, executors of the late Mr. Buddle, W. Scott, the late James Hall), n.d.


Extracts from Mackenzie and Ross's History of Durham relating to Crawcrook, n.d.


Extracts from Surtees' History of Durham relating to Little Kepyer in Crawcrook, n.d. Crawcrook Town Fields or Ridges (the former open fields to the north of the village)


Plan, showing the ridges or parcels by J. Mowbray, 1794 (copied 1822, and by R. Simpson, 1860) Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch[1:1584]


Schedule [to above plan?] listing owners and size of each parcel, n.d.


Plan (copy) showing the ridges or parcels, and indicating the owners of each, scale: 6 chains to 1 inch (approx.), n.d., (c. 1794)


Plan (copy) showing the allotments as made by J. Mowbray, giving names of owners, and acreages, scale: 6 chains to 1 inch (approx.), 1795


Enclosure award (copy), 1800


Extracts from enclosure award mostly re lands belonging to John Wharton and Crosier Surtees, n.d. (1800) 740 Epitome of Weatherby's title (1712 - 1788), copied by R. Simpson, 1861


Copy of Robert Surtees'statement of claim to share in coal under the Townfields, 1821, and James Hall to A. Donkin re owners of Townfields royalty and coal purchased by Messrs. Lambs and Buddle, 1824


Agreement (copy) for sale of coal by William Lynn Smart, on behalf also of Jane Maure and John Smart and Dorothy his wife, to Warren Maude Lamb, of coal under the lands formerly belonging to Robert Lynn and since sold to Sir Thomas Henry Liddell; consideration £450, 1820 [Endorsed, "owing to Mr. Lamb's bankruptcy was never executed"]


Correspondence between R. Simpson and John Smart et al. re purchasing Smart's coal under the Town Fields. [Problems re title to coal, as enclosure act concerned only with the land above it; R. Simpson had thought the owners of Crawcrook colliery had "many years ago" bought the coal and Smart's share in the Ridges; according to Smart, Mr. Lamb had agreed to buy in 1820 but was declared bankrupt before completion [see 742 above]; Simpson explains that Crawcrook colliery was never completed due to a dispute about ownership of the royalty. According to last letter, "Mr. Smart's matter stands in abeyance for want of information respecting his title"], 1860 - 1862 See also NCB I/SC 706 for the earlier, separate, conveyance of the land, and NCB I/SC 708 for the eventual conveyance of the coal in 1863


Addison Potter to R. Simpson re agreement for purchase of Doctor's Stanners [to north of Town Fields] from Mr. Taylor - "I consider that it is absolutely necessary for us to have this field to enable us to sink at your favourite locality, which you can christen what you please", 1872


Correspondence etc. re arrangements for Town Fields coal, 1872:


R. Simpson, W. Cough, and A. Potter, arranging meeting of all parties interested in Crawcrook Ridges coal, and re need for agreement, 1872 Including: 762 R. Simpson mentions that A. Potter "is now our chief managing partner as my ill health did not enable me to continue in that position"


Refers to arrangements for purchase of Doctor's Stanners - "... an excellent arrangement ... it gives us great facility for buildings and sidings and probably some day we may be able to get coals put into craft in the river when it becomes deeper as it undoubtedly will do some day by the river improvements".


Minutes of meeting of the parties chiefly interested in the Town Fields or Ridges (Sir Joseph Cowen, Mr. Thoroton, Mr. Potter, J. B. Simpson, et al.) with separate minute by Cowen making his adherence conditional on separate agreement with the Stella Coal Company, and covering letter from R. Dees, solicitor, 1872


R. Simpson to R. Dees (copy) congratulating him on the agreement. "It is unfortunate under the circumstances that Mr. [sic] Cowen should be so persistent because a 24th share in such a concern is not worth disturbing a partnership for ... The only difficulty I see about his being a partner is that it would cause the concern to be kept entirely separate from our other concerns which would be an awkward affair . . 1872


R. Dees to R. Simpson, explaining settlement of various claims, 1872


Valuation by J. Taylor of Crawcrook royalty, 1878. [Gives useful back-ground information - "Messrs. Lamb, Buddle, and Co. commenced the winning of this royalty about the year 1820 ... Further operations were then ceased by reason of Miss Simpson of Bradley Hall having threatened an injunction and so the sinking was stopped and all matters have remained in abeyance until the present time ... The property is very complicated, the royalty owners of whom there are a great number possessing ridges of coal situated sometimes near each other and in some cases at some distance...A very long period of time, about 20 years, has elapsed since an attempt was made to let this royalty..."]


Papers re further arrangements for the Town Fields coal (primarily purchase of Lord Ravensworth's, J. Walker's, and Thoroton's and Croft's shares in Crawcrook royalty), 1878 - 1882:


Valuation by J. B. Simpson of each proprietor's interest (viz. Thoroton and Croft, Stella Coal Company, Crawcrook Coal Company, Sir M. W. Ridley, Lord Ravensworth, Marquis of Bute, Sir Joseph Cowen, Bowes' representatives), 1878


Valuation of Crawcrook Coal Company's interest in Crawcrook royalty, and it's apportionment among the representatives of Humble Lamb, Joseph Lamb, John Buddle, William Scott, James Hall, 1878


J. B. Simpson to R. Simpson re meeting with Dees, Thoroton and Croft, and agreement on basis of Taylor's report; hopes for settlement with Bowes' representatives. "It would give new life to the Emma pit and great economy", 1879


Release (copy), personal representatives of John Walker (deceased) to Lord Ravensworth, of coal under Town Fields, consideration: £257 6.s. 10d., 1880


1880 (1) Earl of Ravenswoth and others (2) Benjamin C. Browne, J.C. Lamb, R. Simpson, J.B. Simpson (the Stella Coal Company) Conveyance (draft), from (1) to (2) of coal partly under the Town Fields, with plan Consideration: £2760 4s.8d.


Agreement for lease (copy) by G. A. Hutton Croft and Robert Wharton (Thoroton and Croft trustees) to the Stella Coal Company, of coal partly under the Town Fields, 1882

Crawcrook village (Ref: NCB I/SC 783, 784-816)

Plan of various freehold lands, showing R. Simpson's property, n.d.


Plan of a field belonging to R. Simpson showing hedges to be maintained by neighbouring proprietors, 1880


Plan of two fields let to Mr. Martin Laws, 1886


Terms for lease of coalmines by Ann Thoroton of Bath, widow, Rev. Robert Croft of Rowley, York and Elizabeth his wife, to Humble Lamb, John Buddle, and Joseph Lamb, 1821


Croft's ancient freehold [See also NCB I/SC 700, 709-723, and 772-782]


Crawcrook village, showing Rev. R. Croft's freehold, and other owners, , n.d. Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch[1:1584]


Plans copied by R. Simpson in 1857:


Crawcrook village, showing lands and acreages belonging to Mrs. Elizabeth Croft and surrounding owners, n.d. Scale: 6 chains to 1 inch[1:4752]


Plan showing Bradley Freehold, Crawcrook Freehold, Ryton Glebe, Greenside, etc., with waggonways, etc., n.d. Scale: 8 chains to 1 inch[1:6336]


Plan of workings, Main Coal seam, Bowes' Main colliery, n.d. [Endorsed, "This is the Towneley seam". Gives names of owners of surrounding land]


Plan of workings, Six Quarter seam, Bowes' Main colliery, n.d. [Shows pits and road above ground]


Plan of workings, Five Quarter seam, Bowes' Main colliery, n.d. [Shows pits, road, owners' names]


Plan (copy) of Rev. Robert Croft's estate, 1812 [Endorsed, "Messrs. Croft's estates, copied .. 1861"] Scale: 5 chains to 1 inch[1:3960]


Plan (copy) of George Winlaw Bowes' estate, n.d. [Giving acreages, other owners' names, pits, waggonway, etc. Endorsed, "Messrs. Croft's estate, copied ... 1861"] Scale: 5 chains to 1 inch[1:3960]


Plan of Messrs. Thoroton and Croft's freehold lands beneath which the mines are leased to the Stella Coal Company, n.d.


Business notes (R. Simpson and W. Watson)


Plan showing R. Simpson's property, giving from whom purchased and acreages, n.d. (2 copies)

re payments of rent for Messrs. Croft's royalty, etc., 1855 - 1865 (Ref: NCB I/SC 817-951)

Correspondence (R. Simpson and W. Watson) and other papers re terms for letting Croft's coal, 1855 - 1860


Correspondence, agreements, valuations, etc. re Croft's coal, 1860 - 1862


Correspondence and other papers re damage to farmhouses, caused by opening out Catherine pit in Messrs. Croft's royalty, 1864 - 1887


List of acreages of Messrs. Croft's land (giving 0.S. numbers), n.d.


Valuation of two cottages and a house, 1864


Hogg's property in Crawcrook village:


Plan of position in village of cottages and gardens purchased from Hogg by Stella Coal Company, 1864


Correspondence re purchase, rents, etc., and notices to tenants to quit, 1864 Grand Lease royalty See also NCB I/SC 705


Lease of one-sixtieth part of Stella Grand Lease colliery, by Humble Lamb to George Silvertop, 1817


Draft lease of coal by Lord Ravensworth, Sir John Dean Paul, George Silvertop, P. E. Towneley, John Buddle, John Clayton, Matthias William Dunn, Armorer Donkin, and Humble Lamb, to Addison Langhorn Potter; term 31 years; with plan (naming all owners, scale: 10 chains to 1 inch[1:7920]), 1839


Remarks on Grand Lease Royalty lease by R. Simpson, 1842


Calculation of extent of Grand Lease royalty, "taken from old plans by Robert Simpson", 1844


Correspondence and other papers re extending Grand Lease royalty lease from 22 years (the unexpired term of existing lease [for 32 years from 1855] to 42 years from 1866 [Including (907) letter from R. Simpson to A. L. Potter re general Company policy, etc., 1870], 1865 - 1873


Rent accounts (Stella Coal Company in account with Lord Ravensworth and others for coals wrought; endorsed, "William Armstrong's Grand lease rent account for Canon Thompson"), 1871, 1872, with correspondence concerning the same, 1873


(Copy) W. Armstrong to J. B. Simpson re willingness of Canon Thompson to treat for new agreement, and valuation of the late M. W. Dunn's interest in Grand Lease [Canon Thompson apparently being one of his trustees] on the basis of the rent accounts for 1872 - 1873 (see NCB I/SC 909-13), 1874 Greenside (Ryton Woodside township, Ryton parish)


Legal and other papers re leases by the Silvertop family to the Stella Coal Company, repairs and alterations, etc., 1802 - 1885 Includes: 915 plan, 1857; 926 R,. Simpson's farm book re acreages, produce, etc., 1843 - 1858; 917 conditions on which the farm was let to the late James Hall, 1836; 928 list of cottages and occupants, 1862
(32 papers)


Greenside House and Farm:


Correspondence between R. Simpson, G. and H. C. Silvertop, T. Todd, Rev. T. Whitham, etc., re leases, dispute with H. C. Silvertop, sub- letting the house, etc., 1806 - 1886 Includes: (2) R. Simpson to G. Silvertop re Stella Coal Company allowing him to work coals on his own account for landsale, at the B pit on Greenside Farm, 1847; (24) R. Simpson to H. C. Silvertop re negotiations for lease of Grand Lease coal nearing completion after three years, 1856; (25-45) re H. C. Silvertop repudiating arrangements, 1856
(1 bundle)


Rowlands Cottage: tenders for repairs and alterations, plan, etc., 1862 - 1863
(1 bundle)


Plan of Matthew Marshall's property at Greenside, 1867 Hedgefield (Stella township)


Correspondence and other papers re Hedgefield Church: provision of site by lessors of Towneley and Stella collieries, subscriptions, tenders, building agreement, consecration, payment of curate, plans of site and church, etc., 1882 - 1893 (160 paper and plans


Plan of Mr. Dunn's farm at Hedgefield, n.d.


J. Gibson to R. Simpson, business notes re settling draft lease on behalf of Mr. Silvertop, 1856

Ryton Glebe royalty (Ref: NCB I/SC 952-958)

Extracts by R Simpson (1845) from lease by the Ven. Charles Thorp, rector of Ryton, to John Buddle, A. L. Potter, and T. Y. Hall, 1835


Legal and other papers:


Memoranda re short workings, and also memoranda of terms of the Stella Coal Company's various leases, estimates of rents payable during remaining terms, etc., 1847


Figures re contents of Glebe Intercommon barrier, 1849


Calculations re quantity of Glebe Intercommon coal remaining, "so as to form an opinion when it should be given up", 1850


Thorp's tentale account, 1839 - 1851


"Account of rents which would have been payable to Archdeacon Thorp in 1851 had we been acting under the new agreement which is to take place after the discontinuance of the glebe coal lease and glebe wayleave", 1852


Report by M. Liddell and G. C. Greenwell (copy)

re drawing off the water in the Glebe waste at Towneley colliery and the terms of the lease, 1852 (Ref: NCB I/SC 959, 960-997)

R. Simpson to E. F. Boyd (copy) demanding confirmation of agreement re coal and wayleaves, 1857


Draft leases of coal, Archdeacon Thorp to the Stella Coal Company, 1857


Draft leases for Thorp's private wayleave, to the Company, 1857


Wayleave rents paid to rector of Ryton, 1839 - 1857


Correspondence (copy) between the parties'solicitors re disputed clause in draft lease, 1859


Draft wayleave lease ["not agreed to"], 1858


Draft wayleave leases, 1860


Draft agreements for lease of coalmines by Rev. William Webb, rector of Ryton, 1863


Clause re outstroke rents "copied from Glebe lease", n.d.
(23 files and papers)


Correspondence re Ryton Glebe coal; mostly between R. Simpson and A. L. Potter for the Stella Coal Company, and E. F. Boyd for Archdeacon Thorp and Rev. W. Webb, rectors of Ryton; re rents, proposed removal of the Glebe barrier, mining progress, terminating old lease of 1835, damaged ground, cottages, etc.; 1841 - 1865 Also; two letters from Robert Thorp to James Hall re terms for lease or purchase at Woodside, 1833, 1836
(207 letters)


Memoranda and correspondence between R. Simpson and E. F. Boyd re treating for wayleaves over Thorp's Glebe and private properties, 1844 - 1845 (13 papers) Ryton (other than Greenside and the Glebe)


Extracts and minutes as to copyholds in Ryton Woodside, made for the late Mr. Buddle [senior?] (c. 1607 - 1784), 1790 - 1891
(1 booklet)


Case prepared by Mr. Buddle senior on the right of laying and using waggonways on Ryton Moor allotments, with Hopper Williamson's opinion thereon (copy), n.d. (pre-1806)
(1 file)


Lease (copy) of "Ryton colliery" by the bishop of Durham to Sir Henry Vane Tempest, 1810 (1 file) [N.B. John Buddle acting for Vane Tempest]


Copy of tithe commutation for Ryton, Ryton Woodside, and Crawcrook townships, 1840
(1 booklet)


Conveyance of freehold and copyhold property at Ryton Woodside by G. T. Dunn, M. W. Dunn, T. Dunn, and W. Dunn to A. L. Potter, 1845
(1 file)


Draft agreement for sale of copyhold property in Ryton by R. Simpson to C. Thorp, 1861
(1 paper)


Newbiggin's farm, Ryton: correspondence between R. Simpson and Colonel Towneley's agents re letting it, "as our principal pit is sunk on the farm", 1861 - 1862
(14 papers)


Correspondence and agreement with J. C. Lamb for wayleave through Cushet Laws farm, Ryton, 1873 - 1875
(15 papers)


Correspondence with W. A. Benson re damage to Broad Dam Field and filling up of Barmoor quarry, 1882 - 1885
(32 papers, 1 plan)


Agreement for lease of Seulburns Farm by Rev. R. Mason, incumbent of Greenside, to Robert Hart, 1889
(1 file)


Plan and other papers re damaged land, 1860 - 1894
(4 papers)


Sale particulars of freehold building sites in Crook Hill (Ryton) and Crawcrook [clauses relating to Crawcrook deleted] and declaration of purchase of one lot by James Laverick, with plan, 1898
(1 paper)


Correspondence re completion of purchase of Garden Terrace, Woodside, by the Company, with list of tenants, 1918
(3 papers)


Printed copy of electoral register for Ryton Woodside, n.d.
(1 paper)


Agreement to appoint C. Armstrong to assess value of damaged land, etc. on expiry of lease (1856), and Armstrong's valuation (copy), 1857


Minutes on draft lease of Thorp's wayleave, 1858

Stella Freehold royalty (Ref: NCB I/SC 998-1000)

Plan of Stella Freehold , naming all fields, etc., 1798 scale: 4 chains to 1 inch[1:3168]


Agreement for lease of Stella Freehold mines, with quay, etc., by P. E. Towneley to John Buddle, A. L. Potter, T. Y. Hall (the owners of West Towneley colliery) for 31 years; with plan, 1837


Plan of Stella Freehold , n.d. scale: 4 chains to 1 inch[1:3168]

Colliery housing (Ref: NCB I/SC 1001-1009)

Moor House (the Stella Coal Company's agent's house on the Bar Moor): specifications, tenders, quotations, etc., 1850 - 1851; plans (ground, windows, outbuildings, drive and walks, roof elevation, staircase, etc.), n.d. [probably 1850 - 1851], dining room, 1889
(96 papers and plans)


Stella Coal Company's workmen's cottages: specifications, tenders, analyses of cost, etc., mostly at Bar Moor, Thorp Field, Emmaville, 1853 - 1865; also Addison, 1872
(74 papers and files)


Stella Coal Company's workmen's cottages: plans, mostly re Bar Moor and Thorp Field cottages, 1854 - 1865 and n.d.; also Stargate cottages, 1872 - 1873. [Including plan showing the ends of the rows at Emmaville with proposed Reading Room, 1859]
(15 plans)


Stella Coal Company cottages at Hedgefield: specification, estimates, tenders, and plan for 52 cottages, 1864 and (1 paper) 1874
(1 bundle)


Miscellaneous houses and cottages: specifications, plans, etc. (agent's house at Black Boy colliery; Mr. Greenwell's house at Radstock; proposed house at Willington for A. Potter; a lodging house at Middleton One Row; proposed house, not built, for A. Watson at Blaydon; two cottages at Bywell; two cottages at Roe House for W. B. Wrightson; cottages at Seaton Delaval colliery; James Henderson's house at Crawcrook; parsonage at Hall Yards; Mickley cottages; proposed house at Radstock for R. Simpson; High Hedgefield House, etc.), 1838 - 1871 and n.d.
(37 papers)


Agreements for work on houses, 1895 - 1900
(5 papers)


Tenancy agreements, conveyances, notices to quit, etc.; and agreement with Ryton U.D.C. for supply of water from Addison colliery, 1858 - 1901
(43 files and papers)


House rent receipts and accounts, 1838 - 1896
(1 bundle)


Lists of cottages owned by Stella Coal Company, vacant houses and applications for them, occupiers of cottages (with corresponding plan) etc., 1853 - 1858
(8 papers and file)

Miscellaneous estate papers: (Ref: NCB I/SC 1010-1024)

Assessments and other papers re poor rates, and property and income taxes, 1836 - 1871
(1 bundle)


Lists and plans re gardens and "potato ground" occupied by colliery workmen, 1850 - 1857 and n.d.
(9 papers)


Reading Rooms: agreement by Greenside Reading Society to hire the Stella Coal Company's reading room; draft programmes for the inaugural soiree of the Towneley Coal Company's Literary and Reading Society at Emmaville; draft programme for annual soiree; cost of building Reading Room at Emmaville; 1857 - 1859
(5 papers)


Terms and conditions extracted from various agreements with P. E. Towneley and Colonel Towneley re coal and wayleave leases (including Stella Freehold and Hedworth Freehold royalties, Hedgefield New Winning, Hedgefield House and Farm); with plan; 1866 - 1867
(1 file)


List of day and Sunday schools and number of Towneley Collieries workmen's children attending them, n.d.
(1 paper)


Copy of agreement, Messrs. Richardson and Curry granting liberty to T. Y. Hall to lease land to Stella Coal Company for new railway to Blaydon Haugh coke works; with plan, 1849
(1 paper)


Plan of proposed site for church at Addison (near High Hedge field farm house), 1887 (1 paper) 1016 List of proprietors, number of houses each, and rent [area and purpose unidentified], n.d.
(1 paper)


Note of wayleave rents, n.d.
(1 paper)


Draft indenture between Stella Coal Company and Thomas Sopwith, indemnifying against rents in lease from Lord Ravensworth and others, 1857
(1 file)


Tenancy agreement for Glendinnings Mill and Farm, Ryton, between R. Simpson for J. C. Lamb, and George Moor, 1867
(1 paper)


Notice from Sanitary Inspector for Winlaton to Luke Bell, to remove ash heap in Greenside, 1857
(1 paper)


List of persons objected to on voters' list, Ryton Woodside, n.d.
(1 paper)


The Pursuit of Knowledge under Difficulties vol. 2 (The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, London, 1831). Presented by A. L. Potter to the workmen of Towneley Colliery
(1 printed volume)


Returns re duties on land values, 1910
(1 printed volume)


Papers relating to the construction of cottages and houses at Bar Moor, Ryton, for Stella Coal Co., 1854 - 1860
(1 file and 6 papers)