Catalogue

General pay bill; abstract of accounts; accounts for quarry work; mason, smith, and underweight work; waggonway charges; and yearly subscription on rental between Tanfield Association and the Colliery, 26 November 1859 - 10 December 1859

An account of work wrought, and other charges, including banking, coals wrought and vended, at Beamish Air Pit, 26 November 1859 - 10 December 1859

An account of coals wrought and vended at Beamish Second Pit, 26 November 1859 - 10 December 1859

An account of coal wrought and vended at Stanley Seventh Pit, Beamish, 26 November 1859 - 10 December 1859

Negative, and copy, of plan of Jarrow Grange Estate, showing section of Pontop and Jarrow Railway, 23 November 1901 Scale: 1:2500

Charges and costs, 13 July 1761 - 2 November 1765 Includes: lists of waggonmen, 1752 - 1753

An account of work carried out at the Meadow Pit, Fortune Pit, Lucky Pit, Corn Pit and Speedwell Pit, 24 December 1763 - 22 March 1771; charges for sinking at the Oat Pit, North Pit and Meadow Pit, and repairs to Speedwell Pit, Corn Pit and North Pit, 23 February 1771 - 4 April 1773

An account of wages due for underground work at Garesfield Bute Colliery, with list of names of workers and their occupation in the colliery, 5 July 1890 - 1 January 1893

Deputation Book: minutes of meetings and agreements, 12 January 1899 - 5 April 1906

Deputation Book: minutes of meetings and agreements, 25 April 1935 - 4 February 1937

Deputation Book: minutes of meetings and agreements, 25 February 1937 - 4 September 1939

Deputation Book: minutes of meetings and agreements, 25 September 1939 - 4 June 1943

Deputation Book: minutes of meetings and agreements, 25 July 1943 - 2 May 1946

Deputation Book: minutes of meetings and agreements, 12 May 1946 - 19 May 1949, and minutes of pit meeting, 30 June 1949

Deputation Book: minutes of meetings and agreements, 2 June 1949 - 26 March 1952

Deputation Book: minutes of meetings and agreements, 17 July 1952 - 27 January 1954

Deputation Book: minutes of meetings and agreements, 24 March 1952 - 31 August 1955

Deputation Book: minutes of meetings and agreements, 9 September 1955 - 23 July 1958

Deputation Book: minutes of meetings and agreements, 20 August 1958- 31 May 1961

Deputation Book: minutes of meetings and agreements, 7 June 1961 - 3 August 1963

Photographs of Harton, St Hilda, Boldon and Whitburn Collieries; Low and High Staithes; River Tyne; Marsden Harbour; Lighthouse Quarries; Marsden Lime Kilns; Marsden Railway Station; Whitburn Colliery School; Marsden Rock; Souter Lighthouse; General Offices; North and South Parks, South Shields; Market Place, Westoe Village; Bent House; Marsden Hall and grotto, n.d.

Photographs of St Hilda's Colliery; George May, mining engineer; Arthur N.L. Wood; Templeton Old Shaft and houses, Wallsend Colliery, South Shields; Boldon Colliery Adult School and Working Men's Institute; Westoe Lane Station; Whitburn Colliery Offices; Victoria Road Coal Depot; Harton Low Staithes Mill Dam, South Shields; Robert Brandling; William Anderson; and Nicholas Wood, 1902 - 1907

Pay bill for Engine Pit, 1834

List of fatal accidents, 1880 - 1937

Receipts for money received from the owners of Kimblesworth Colliery as compensation to Margaret, widow of Richard Carr, and to Margaret, widow of John Defty, who were killed at Kimblesworth Colliery 16 August 1885,11 -12 November 1885

Deputation Book: minutes of meetings and agreements, 20 September 1916 - 19 November 1930

Deputation Book: minutes of meetings and agreements, January 1936 - 15 June 1938

Deputation Book: minutes of meetings and agreements 24 June 1938 - 31 November 1940

Deputation Book: minutes of meetings and agreements, 19 December 1940 - 14 December 1944

Deputation Book: minutes of meetings and agreements, 5 January 1945 - 31 October 1947

Deputation Book: minutes of meetings and agreements, 30 January 1951 - 28 May 1953

Deputation Book: minutes of meetings and agreements 12 June 1953 - 8 December 1955

Notice of accidents reported to the Inspector of Mines, 17 June 1891 - 16 March 1897

Annual returns of persons employed, minerals raised, and details of ventilation, 1898 - 1902

Invoice book, with index, 1 November 1915 - 6 July 1920

Trust deed for pit head baths, 25 November 1937

Letter from the Charity Commission referring to the order for vesting an official trustee for the pithead baths, 30 September 1941

6 March 1951 (1) John Curry, and others (2) T.H. Searl Appointment of (2) as the new Trustee of the pithead baths by (1)

Consultative Committee minute book, 6 August 1947 - 10 December 1951 Includes: list of persons employed underground, n.d., c. 1947-1951

no date (1) Arthur H. Tickle of Beak Street, London (2) Ernest W. Tickle of Beak Street, London Declaration by (1) to (2) that (1) holds 30 preference shares in the South Hetton Coal Company Attached: certificate of re-issue, 16 November 1909

Notes on holdings of stock in various Railway Companies and other stock, as follows: Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway Company 1891, 1893, 1894, 1899 Caledonian Railway Company, 1899, 1904 Cambrian Railway Company, 1888,1890 - 1894, 1904 East Indian Railway Company, 1904 Great Eastern Railway Company Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company 1899, 1901 Great Northern Railway Company, 1891, 1902 Great Western Railway Company, 1902 Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company 1894,1895,1904 Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company, 1895, 1900 London Chatham and Dover Railway company, 1899, 1900, 1902. 1903 Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland Company, 1888 Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Company, 1891 Midland Railway Company, 1900 North British Railway Company, 1892, 1899 North Eastern Railway Company, 1897 North Staffordshire Railway Company, 1895 Railway Investment Company Ltd., 1894, 1900, 1902 Consolidated Stock, 1901, 1915 Local loans 3% stock, 1903 Seaham Harbour Dock Company, 1904, 1905 Transvaal Government 3% guaranteed stock

'Underground Wages Book, pay book no. 15 week 1', 15 December 1945 - 18 June 1950, gives names of employees and amount of coal wrought

'Underground Wages Book, pay book no. 15 week 2', 16 December 1945 - 15 April 1950, gives names of employees and amount of coal worked

'Underground Wages Book no. 28', 18 May 1946 - 21 December 1947, gives names of employees and amount of coal wrought,

'Underground Wages Book no. 28', 5 May 1946 - 20 December 1947, gives names of employees and amount of coal wrought,

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Analysis of pit bills and overmen's bills for the Five Quarter Seam, Emma Pit, Townley Colliery, Ryton, 1861 -1864

Analysis of pit bills and overman's bills for the Townley Seam, Emma Pit, Townley Colliery, Ryton, 1862

Analysis of the pit bills and overman's bills for the Five-Quarter Seam and the Brockwell Seam, at the Stella Freehold Pit, Townley Colliery, Ryton, 1862 - 1864

An account of work wrought in the Five Quarter Seam at the Emma Pit, Townley Colliery, Ryton, for A.L. Potter and Partners, 24 September 1859 - 28 October 1859

An account of work wrought in the Brockwell Seam, at the Freehold Pit, Townley Colliery, Ryton, for A.L. Potter and Partners, 31 December 1859 - 1 January 1860, 14 January 1860 - 11 February 1860, 7 April 1860 - 21 April 1860, and 15 December - 30 December 1860

An account of work wrought in the Five Quarter Seam, at the Emma Pit, Townley Colliery, Ryton, for A.L. Potter and Partners, 31 December 1860 -28 December 1861

An account of work wrought in the Five Quarter Seam, at the Emma Pit, Townley Colliery, Ryton, for A.L. Potter and Partners, 10 December 1862 - 31 December 1862

An account of work wrought in the Brockwell Seam, and the Five Quarter Seam, at the Stella Freehold Pit, Townley Colliery, Ryton, for A.L. Potter and Partners, 28 December 1861 - 27 December 1862

An account of work wrought in the Five Quarter Seam, at the Emma Pit, Townley Colliery, Ryton, for A.L. Potter and Partners, 27 December 1862 - 26 December 1863

An account of work wrought in the Five Quarter Seam, and Brockwell Seam at the Stella Freehold Pit, Townley Colliery, Ryton, for A.L. Potter and Partners, 27 December 1862 - 26 December 1863

An account of work wrought in the Five Quarter Seam at the Emma Pit Townley Colliery, Ryton, for A.L. Potter and Partners, 26 December 1863 - 10 December 1864

An account of work wrought in the Five Quarter Seam and Brockwell Seam at the Stella Freehold Pit, Townley Colliery, Ryton, for A.L. Potter and Partners, 20 February 1864 - 31 December 1864

An account of work wrought in the Five Quarter Seam and Brockwell Seam at the Emma Pit, Townley Colliery, Ryton, for the Stella Coal Company, 2 December 1882 - 16 December 1882

An account of work wrought in the Townley and Stone Coal Seam at the Emma Pit, Townley Colliery, Ryton, for the Stella Coal Company, 12 June 1886 - 28 June 1886

An account of work wrought in the Five Quarter Seam at the Emma Pit, Townley Colliery, Ryton, for the Stella Coal Company, 5 February 1887, 25 June 1887 - 9 July 1887

An account of work wrought in the Five Quarter Seam at the Emma Pit, Townley Colliery, Ryton, for the Stella Coal Company, 5 January 1889 - 9 November 1889, and 23 November 1889 - 21 December 1889

An account of work wrought in the Low Main Seam, and Clay Seam at the Drift Pit, Benwell Colliery, for William Cochrane Carr, 7 April 1860 - 21 April 1860

An account of work wrought in the Townley Seam at the Emma Pit, Townley Colliery, Ryton, for A. Potter and Partners, 5 December 1868 - 19 December 1868

An account of work wrought in the Five Quarter Seam and Stone Coal Seam at the Addison Pit, Ryton, for A. Potter and Partners, 13 December 1873 - 27 December 1873

An account of work wrought in the Townley Seam and Stone Coal Seam at the Emma Pit, Townley Colliery, Ryton, 'no. 19 pay - no. 26a pay', 16 September 1876 - 30 December 1876

Plan of the Five Quarter Seam coal workings at Emma Pit Townley Colliery, Ryton, showing where an accumulation of gas occurred, 21 December 1857 Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch, [1:1584]

Townley Main, and Stella Colliery rules, n.d., c. 1861

'Day book for Colliery stores', An account of candles, powder and oil used in the Townley seam, Ryton, giving names of employees and amounts used, 13 January 1838 - 2 January 1841

Valuation of Townley, Stella, and Blaydon Main Collieries, by G.C. Greenwell, 1883

Plan showing sections of coal in the Townley Seam, West Townley Colliery, Ryton, 1842 no scale

Plan showing the 'proposed mode of drawing coals from the dip workings of the ruler coal seam to the shaft by means of cog wheels attached to the winding engine', at Comb Hill ,Glebe Pit, West Stanley, n.d. no scale

Plan showing elevation of pulley frames at Stargate Pit, Townley, n.d. Scale: 1/4 inch to 1 foot [1:48]

Plan of the winding engine erected at Axwell Park, showing elevation of driving mechanism, n.d. no scale

Plan of the stone drift at Stargate Pit, Ryton, n.d. no scale

Plan showing the proposed section of the stone drift from Stargate Pit, Ryton, to the common, n.d. Scale: 6210 links to 1 mile [1:1.29]

Plan of rolleyways in the Stargate Pit, Townley Seam, Ryton n.d. no scale

Plan of boiler seat at an unidentified pit, n.d. no scale

Plan of the area around unidentified buildings showing acreage and owners of land, n.d. no scale

Tenders and engineer's estimate for the Hedgefield Tunnel from John Lant, of Newcastle Upon Tyne, contractor, and G. Percy Trentham, contractor, May 1911

Specification for work to be carried out on the Hedgefield Tunnel, n.d., 1911

Schedule of work carried out at the Stargate and Greenside Railway by John Lant, of Newcastle Upon Tyne, contractor, for the Stella Coal Company, 25 February 1907

Schedule of work carried out at the Stargate and greenside Railway by John Lant, of Newcastle Upon Tyne, contractor, for the Stella Coal Company, December 1907

An account of Townley, Stella and Whitfield Collieries, n.d., 1870

3 June 1930 (1) The British Sulphate of Ammonia Federation Ltd. (2) Strakers and Love Agreement that (1) agrees to take (2) as agents to sell sulphate of ammonia produced by (2)

25 July 1919 (1) Strakers and Love (2) National Benzole Company Ltd. Contract between (1) and (2) for the sale and purchase of benzole for a period of ten years from 1 July 1919

1 October 1927 (1) Strakers and Love Ltd. (2) National Benzole Company Ltd. Contract between (1) and (2) for the sale and purchase of crude benzole for a period of twelve years

14 February 1933 (1) Durham Colliery Owners Mutual Protection Association (2) Strakers and Love Ltd., Collingwood Buildings, Newcastle upon Tyne Insurance policy, issued by (1) to (2), indemnifying (2) against any liabilities mentioned in clause 12 of 'The Regulations', in respect of Brancepeth Colliery and brickworks, Brandon Colliery and brickworks, and Willington Colliery and brickworks

6 August 1935 (1) Strakers and Love Ltd., Collingwood Buildings, Newcastle upon Tyne (2) The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Darlington (3) Brancepeth Gas and Coke (Strakers and Love) Ltd., (New Company), Collingwood Buildings, Newcastle upon Tyne Assignment of gas agreement from (1) to (2)

7 August 1935 (1) Strakers and Love Ltd., Collingwood Buildings, Newcastle upon Tyne (2) Brancepeth Gas and Coke (Strakers and Love) Ltd., (New Company) Management contract between (1) and (2)

7 August 1935 (1) Brancepeth Gas and Coke (Strakers and Love) Ltd. (2) Strakers and Love Ltd., Collingwood Buildings, Newcastle upon Tyne Toll agreement between (1) and (2) concerning deliveries of coal and coke

Supplemental abstract of deeds and writings relating to the title, and hereditaments, and premises at Southwick belonging to John Stafford and in mortgage to William Peareth, 26 September 1845

7 August 1847 (1) Thomas Brunton, of Bishopwearmouth (2) William Peareth, of Sandgate, Kent Copy conveyance from (1) to (2) of a piece of land in the township of Southwick

16 September 1847 (1) William Bell, and others (2) J.H. Koe, and others Copy mortgage from (1) to (2) of shares of collieries and for securing £40,000

1848 (1) John Jameson, and others (2) William Bell, and others Draft lease from (1) to (2) of tenements situate in Union Place, Monkwearmouth

13 June 1849 (1) William Peareth, of Sandgate , Kent, John Stafford of Southwick, and William Chator of Newcastle upon Tyne (2) Henry Scott, of Southwick, Sunderland, bottle and earthenware manufacturer Lease from (1) to (2) in £27,200., of Southwick bottle works

Case for the opinion Mr Samuel Martin, Q.C., in consultation with Frederick Robinson, relating to the Wearmouth Coal Company, 15 November 1848 (1 file) (NCB2/56/7) Volume containing handwritten agreements as follows:

22 November 1858 (1) R.L. Pemberton, of Barnes, Bishopwearmouth, and others (2) William Stobart, of Monkwearmouth, coal owner, and others Lease of lands in Low Barnes from (1) to (2) Includes: Plans of Low Barnes Estate and surrounding estates, n.d. 1858 Scale 12 chains to 1 inch

14 December 1864 (1) R.L. Pemberton, and others (2) William Stobart Lease from (1) to (2) of lands in High Barnes Includes: Plan of High Barnes Estate and the Barnes Estate, 23 November 1863 Scale: 8 chains to 1 inch, [1:6336]

14 December 1864 (1) R.L. Pemberton, and others (2) William Stobart, and others Release from (1) to (2) of a portion of the covenants in the lease of coal under the Barnes Estate on payment of further rents

19 June 1896 (1) R.L. Pemberton, and others (2) The Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. Indenture authorising (2) to sublet certain coal at Barnes demised by an indenture dated 23 November 1858 and providing for an increase of rents to £700 p.a. Includes: Plan High Barns, Low Barnes and Plains, n.d. Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile

17 March 1859 (1) Sir Hedworth Williamson, of Whitburn Hall, County Durham (2) Robert and Richard Peacock, of Monkwearmouth Shore, builders Conveyance from (1) to (2) of a parcel of ground with dwelling house on the Monkwearmouth Shore Estate

Abstract of title to a parcel of ground, and dwellinghouse, situate on the south side of Brook Street, Monkwearmouth Shore, belonging to Robert and Richard Peacock, in mortgage to George Oliver for securing £105 and interest, 17 March 1859

19 March 1859 (1) Robert and Richard Peacock of Monkwearmouth Shore (2) George Oliver of Bishopwearmouth Mortgage of parcel of ground, and messuage, situate on the south side of Brook Street, Monkwearmouth Shore, subject to an annual ground rent of £2

22 March 1851 (1) Sunderland Water Company (2) The Owners of Monkwearmouth Colliery Agreement for a supply of water to the colliery, and colliery buildings Includes: Plan of Monkwearmouth Colliery, n.d., 1851 no scale

Abstract of title to hereditaments and premises at Southwick, belonging to John Stafford, and in mortgage to the trustees of William Peareth, n.d., 1859

Additional abstract of deeds and writings relating to the title of hereditaments and premises occupied by the Southwick glass Company, in the township of Southwick, n.d., 1859

Additional abstract of title to premises in South Garden in the township of Southwick, 1859

Additional abstract of title to hereditaments in East Ballast Hill, in the township of Southwick, 1859

14 May 1859 (1) Robert Hooper Williamson of Newcastle upon Tyne (2) John Hullock of Grays Inn, Middlesex Award by (1) and (2) concerning lands, tenements, hereditaments and premises in Southwick, Includes: plan of Southwick Estate, n.d., 1859 no scale

13 February 1869 (1) Robert and Richard Peacock of Monkwearmouth (2) William Stobart of Roker Conveyance from (1) to (2) of a parcel of ground, and messuage situate in Brook Street, Monkwearmouth Shore

4 May 1861 (1) Charles Richard Fenwick, of St Mary at Hill, London (2) C.R. Fenwick and Partners, in the Wearmouth Coal Company Assignment from (1) to (2) of a twenty-seventh share in the Wearmouth Coal Company

28 July 1863 (1) Richard Lawrence Pemberton of Barnes, Sunderland, and others (2) Penelope Frances Elizabeth Pemberton Murray of Leigh Rectory, Rochford, Essex, widow (3) William Stobart of Monkwearmouth, and others Consent by (1) to (3) for working away a part of the barriers in the Barnes coalfield and working adjoining coal in land belonging to the representatives of the late Shakespeare Reed

14 December 1864 (1) Richard Lawrence Pemberton of Barnes, and others (2) William Stobart of Monkwearmouth, and others Release by (1) of (2) from the fulfilment of a number of the covenants in the lease of coal under the Barnes Estate, in return for the payment of further rents

1866 (1) The Ecclesiastical Commissioners (2) William Keppel, Viscount Barrington Lease for 22 years, from 30 August 1863, from (1) to (2) of coalmines in Bishopwearmouth and Sunderland

8 February 1868 (1) William Thomas Bell of Sunderland, and others (2) Thomas William Panton of Sunderland , iron manufacturer Lease from (1) to (2) of lands and premises situate in Monkwearmouth Attached: plan of area, n.d., 1867 Scale: 44 feet to 1 inch, [1:528]

29 October 1868 (1) Dowager Viscountess Barrington (2) William Stobart of Cocken Hall, Thomas Charles Thompson of Sherburn Hall, and Charles William Bell of Newbus Grange, Hurworth Agreement that (1) shall assign to (2) the lease, dated 6 June 1854, in the collieries, mines, and seams of coal under the townships of Bishopwearmouth, Bishopwearmouth Panns and Sunderland

6 April 1870 (1) Sir Hedworth Williamson of Whitburn Hall (2) William Stobart of Cocken Hall, and others Revisionary lease from 23 November 1908 for a term of 21 years, from (1) to (2) of coal fireclay and ironstone under the Monkwearmouth Shore estate

6 April 1870 (1) Sir Hedworth Williamson of Whitburn Hall (2) William Stobart of Cocken Hall, and others Lease from 23 November 1866 for a term of 42 years, from (1) to (2) of the coal, fireclay and ironstone under the Monkwearmouth Shore

29 October 1879 (1) Hon. Charles A. Gore, Commissioner of Her Majesty's Woods, etc., (2) The Wearmouth Coal Company Lease from 28 February 1874 for a term of 63 years, from (1) to (2) of coal, culm, ironstone and fireclay below high water mark of the sea coast of Durham Endorsed: Memorandum of an abatement of £1,800 p.a. for a term of three years from 30 August 1881 Attached: O.S. plan of area, First Edition, 1861 Scale 6 inch to 1 mile, [1:10560]

Copy of an indenture, being supplemental to an indenture of lease, dated 6 April 1870, between Sir Hedworth Williamson and William Stobart, and others, 5 October 1888

5 October 1888 (1) Sir Hedworth Williamson (2) The Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. Deed between (1) and (2) varying terms of an indenture of lease, dated 6 April 1870

1881 (1) Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England (2) The Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. Draft lease from 11 October 1877 for a term of 54 years, from (1) to (2) of lands and mines and seams of coal, ironstone and fireclay in the parishes of Monkwearmouth, Bishopwearmouth and Sunderland Includes: plan of Coal Royalties, n.d. 1877 Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile, [1:10560]

19 June 1896 (1) Richard Lawrence Pemberton of Hawthorn Tower, and others (2) The Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. Indenture authorising (2) to sublet to (1) certain coal at Barnes, Sunderland, demised by an indenture, dated 23 November 1858 and providing for an increase of the certain rents received to £700 p.a. Attached: plan of High Barnes, Low Barnes and Plains, n.d., 1896 Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile, [1:10560]

List of certain rents for workings, shorts, and outstrokes for Monkwearmouth Shore owned by Sir Hedworth Williamson, 1891 - 1923

12 August 1925 (1) Sir Claude William Hedley Morrison-Bell of Highgreen, Tarset, Northumberland, and Lt. Col. E.F. Morrison-Bell of Tetbury, Gloucester (2) The Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. Assignment from (1) to (2) of mines and minerals under land in the parish of Monkwearmouth leased from Sir Hedworth Williamson

6 October 1925 (1) Sir Hedworth Williamson of Whitburn Hall (2) The Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. Lease from (1) to (2) of mines of coal, fireclay and ironstone, under lands and grounds situate in Monkwearmouth,

Letter from The Mines Department, London, to the Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd., concerning special regulations for pass-byes, and setting out a schedule of regulations for pass-byes next to the face at the split Maudlin Seam, 3 April 1930

13 February 1945 (1) The Coal Commission (2) The Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. Lease from (1) to (2) of coal, ironstone, and fireclay under lands which include part of the bed and foreshore of the River Wear and part of the foreshore and seabed of the sea nearby Attached: plan of land either side of the River Wear from the harbour entrance to Ford parish, taken from 3 rd Edition O.S. plans VII S.E, VIII N.E., VIII S.W.,VIII S.E., XIII N.E., and XIV N.E., 1921 Scale: 6 inch to 1 mile, [1:10560]

7 June 1833 (1) George Robinson (2) The Earl of Durham Copy agreement between (1) and (2) for lease of easements over lands at Houghton le Spring

30 April 1841 (1) Rt. Hon. Charles William, Earl of Sefton, and others (2) Thomas Young Hall Lease from (1) to (2) of a close of ground at Blaydon

6 June 1851 (1) W.B. Beaumont, of Bretton Hall, Yorkshire (2) Messrs Hird, Hardy, Dawson, and others Grant release from (1) to (2), and confirmation, of coal and ironstone in Wisbey, Yorkshire Attached: plan of the area around Wisbey showing ownership of land, n.d., 1853 Scale: 6 chains to 1 inch [1: 4752]

January 1852 (1) W.B. Beaumont of Bretton Hall, Yorkshire (2) Richard Thorp of Monk Britton, Yorkshire, and Rev. William Thorp of Misson, Nottinghamshire Draft copy of a lease, from (1) to (2), of all coal known as the 'Barnsley Bed', under land at Darnton, Yorkshire

Copy index to lands in Bretton, West Shillington, and Egglestone, Yorkshire, concerning a lease between W.B. Beaumont and Sir J.L.L. Kaye for a wayleave for the railway, 29 June 1853

Copy of an index of leases from W.B. Beaumont to Sir J.L.L. Kaye, relating to coal in Flockton, Yorkshire, 29 June 1853

25 August 1852 (1) W.B. Beaumont of Bretton Hall, Yorkshire (2) Messrs. Thorp Copy of index from (1) to (2) of leases held by the Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd.

Letters patent issued to Matthew William Parrington, and Charles Almond of Sunderland, mining engineers, for the invention of an apparatus for cleaning and lubricating wire ropes, 21 November 1881

Letter from T.J. Danson and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne, consulting engineers and patent agents, to M.W. Parrington, and Charles Almond of Sunderland, concerning letters patent, 30 January 1882

22 July 1888 (1) John Francis Fortescue Horner, Commissioner of Woods (2) The Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. Lease by (1) to (2) of additional coal culm, ironstone and fireclay to the landward of those now held by the company, agreement for the reduction of royalty; and grant of right of wayleave for a term of forty-nine and a half years from 30 August 1887 Includes: plan of River Wear from Mowbray Quay to the tidal lighthouse at South Pier, and sketch plan of land at new North Pier Lighthouse, n.d. no scale

25 November 1897 (1) Clara Stafford (2) Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. Assignment from (1) to (2) of a lease, dated 24 March 1892, of a limestone quarry, land known as Ushers Close, all the quay near the half way house including lime kilns and waggonways in Southwick

9 July 1930 (1) Col. Henry Thomas Fenwick of Stenigot, near Louth, Lincolnshire, and Gerard Fenwick of Kimbolton Lodge, Bedford, successors of the late George Anthony Fenwick (2) Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. Deed between (1) and (2) altering the terms and conditions of a mining lease, dated 1 November 1894

1 November 1894 (1) Capt. Henry Thomas Fenwick, and others (2) The Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. Lease from (1) to (2) of coalmines in Bishopwearmouth Attached: plan of land surrounding Ford Hall, Bishopwearmouth, n.d., 1894 no scale

Valuation of agricultural land, houses, buildings and riverside property situate in Monkwearmouth and Sunderland, 8 November 1895

List of properties, rents and valuations held by the Wearmouth Coal Company, including an examination of the workings of the colliery, 12 November 1895

17 June 1896 (1) Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. (Old Company), and its liquidators (2) Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. (New Company) Transfer from (1) to (2) of all mines, minerals, property, and debts

6 July 1896 (1) Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd., and others (Old Company) (2) Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. (New Company) Agreement between (1) and (2) as to the allotment of shares in the new company

11 March 1898 (1) Charlotte Lacey of North Hylton (2) Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. Counterpart lease for a term of 60 years from 1 July 1897, by (1) to (2) of coal and fireclay under the North Hylton Estate Attached: plan of North Hylton estate, n.d., 1898 Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile [1:10560] Endorsed: memorandum, concerning reduction of rents, 30 June 1936,

14 September 1898 (1) Right Hon. The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and others (2) Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. Lease from 1 January 1897, for a term of 60 years, from (1) to (2) of coal and other mines at Hylton Attached: plan of Hylton Royalty, and surrounding land, n.d., 1897 Scale: 6 inch to 1 mile, [1:10560]

Letters from Ranson, Nelson and Maling, of Sunderland, solicitors, concerning the lease of limestone quarries, 28 November 1898 and 10 May 1899

1 January 1901 (1) The Principals and Governors of the Sunderland Orphan Asylum (2) Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. Lease from (1) to (2) of coalmines under property in Sunderland

18 October 1902 (1) Londonderry Collieries Ltd., and others (2) Wearmouth Coal Company Sub lease from (1) to (2) of coalmines under a portion of the Ford Estate, Bishopwearmouth Includes: plan of High and Low Barnes Plains Royalty and land worked by The Marquis of Londonderry and the Wearmouth Coal Company, n.d., 1902 Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile, [1:10560]

9 July 1902 (1) John Francis Fortescue Horner, Commissioner of Woods in the charge of the Land Revenue of the Crown in the County of Durham (2) Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. Lease from 28 August 1901, for a term of 36 1/2 years, of coal under part of the bed and foreshore of the River Wear Attached: plan of section 5X, and Y2 showing underground tunnel and workings, 17 May 1902 Scale: 30 ft to 1 inch, [1:360] Plan showing section of River Wear between North and South Hylton, 17 May 1902 no scale

30 October 1903 (1) Right Hon. The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and others (2) Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd Deed between (1) and (2) varying the provisions of the lease, dated September 1898, of the Hylton (East) Royalty in regard to external barriers Attached: plan of Hylton (East) and (West) Royalty showing barriers and surrounding land, n.d. Scale: 6 inch to 1 mile, [1:10560]

31 December 1904 (1) Margaret Thompson of Monkwearmouth Grange (2) Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. Lease from (1) to (2) of coal mines under the Hylton Grange Estate, Endorsed: memorandum between Joseph Cowper of Dean Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, and the Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd., concerning the reduction of rents, 21 February 1936 Attached: plan of North Hylton showing the Hylton Grange Royalty, n.d., 1904 Scale: 25344 inches to 1 mile, [1: 2500]

Correspondence between William Armstrong and Sons, Newcastle, and W. Parrington, Monkwearmouth, concerning the alterations to the barrier at North Hylton, 18 February 1911 - 9 November 1915

29 May 1913 (1) The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England (2) Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. Licence from (1) to (2) to make certain drifts under, and adjacent to the grounds of the Sunderland Workhouse without giving notice to the guardians of the poor Includes: plan of the area around the workhouse, n.d., 1913 No scale

2 April 1914 (1) The Ecclesiastical Commissioners (2) Sir Lindsay Wood, Harton Coal Company Ltd., and Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd Deed for alteration of boundary and barriers between the Boldon Royalty and the Wearmouth Royalty Includes: part of O.S. plan of area showing the alterations, 1896 Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile, [1:10560]

10 July 1916 (1) John S.G. Pemberton, of Hawthorn Tower, Durham, Rev. George C. Fisher of Burgh House, Heggburgh, Norfolk, D.D., Bishop, and Hon. Sir George Herbert Murry of 50 Grosvenor Gardens, London (2) Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. Lease for 40 years, from (1) to (2) of coalmines under the Barnes Estate, Bishopwearmouth Includes: section of O.S. plan of area, 1897 Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile, [1:10560]

12 July 1916 (1) The Right Hon. The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (2) Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. Deed between (1) and (2) varying the provisions of a lease, dated 14 September 1898, of the Hylton East Royalty

22 August 1930 (1) The Right Hon. The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (2) Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. Lease from 31 December 1929, for a term of 42 years, by (1) to (2) of coalmines at East Hylton

10 July 1916 (1) The Right Hon. The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (2) Wearmouth Coal Company Deed between (1) and (2) varying the provisions of the lease, dated September 1898, of the Hylton East Royalty regarding external barriers Includes: plan of Hylton Royalty, showing barriers, n.d., 1916 Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile, [1:10560]

Letter from Cooper and Goodger, Newcastle upon Tyne, to T. Parrington, Wearmouth Colliery, concerning the Low Barnes lease, 16 January 1918

30 January 1919 (1) Rachel Mary Punshon of Ingleby House, Northallerton (2) Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. Lease from (1) to (2) of coal under part of the High Barnes Estate Includes: plan of the High Barnes estate, n.d., 1919 Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile, [1:10560]

Correspondence between the Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd., and William Armstrong and Sons, concerning Messrs Fenwicks' Ford Royalty, 26 November 1919 - 23 April 1920

12 August 1920 (1) Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. (2) Londonderry Collieries Ltd. Counterpart sublease from (1) to (2) of coal mines situate under the Barnes Estate in Bishopwearmouth Includes: section of O.S. plan of the area, n.d. Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile, [1:10560]

Correspondence between the Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd.; William Armstrong and Sons; and Cooper and Jackson, solicitors; concerning the renewal of leases at East Hylton, and Usworth Aerodrome, 18 January 1923 - 25 February 1936

2 August 1923 (1) The Guardians of the Poor of Sunderland Union (2) Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd Lease by (1) to (2) of liberty to let down the surface of lands at Bishopwearmouth Includes: plan of area between Chester Road and Hylton Road, including Sunderland Union Workhouse, n.d., 1923 Scale: 25.344 inches to 1 mile

Notice from Ranson and Company of Sunderland, solicitors, to Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. Concerning a mortgage dated 17 August 1923, between J.S.G. Pemberton, F.C. Bramwell, and L.P. Gibbons, 27 September 1923

26 March 1924 (1) Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. (2) The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England Deed from (1) to (2) relating to the working of coal under land at Fulwell, sold for a housing scheme Includes: plan of area, between Fulwell Road and Side Cliffe Road, n.d., 1924 Scale: 1:2500

25 May 1935 (1) Hugh Granville Stafford of South Kensington, London (2) Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd Lease from 25 March 1935, for 33 years, by (1) to (2) of coalmines in Southwick, Sunderland Rent: £50 and royalties Includes: plan of area, around Southwick Red House, n.d., 1935 Scale: 1: 2500

Correspondence between T.E. Parrington, Wearmouth Colliery; Cooper and Jackson, solicitors; Northern Regional Valuation Board; and the Coal Commission; relating to the Coal (Registration of Ownership) Act, 1937 and Coal Commission lease file references, 18 January 1938 - 23 June 1944

30 June 1938 (1) The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England (2) Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. Deed from (1) to (2) granting additional working powers and authorising the alteration of the barrier in the Low Main Seam

30 June 1938 (1) Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England (2) Wearmouth Coal Company Conveyance from (1) to (2) granting additional working powers and authorising the alteration of the barrier in the Low Main Seam Includes: section from O.S. plan, VIII N.W., showing area marked, 1919 Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile, [1:10560]

Plan of Southwick, Pallion and Bishopwearmouth areas showing the coal beneath the freehold of the Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd., 6 September 1938 Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile [1:10560]

Letter from Cooper and Jackson, solicitors to Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. Concerning the Coal (Registration of Ownership) Act, 1937 and the sub lease, on 18 October 1902, of mines at Ford, 8 March 1941 Includes: plan of area to the south of the River Wear, near the paper mills taken from O.S. plan, VIII S.W., n.d., 1941 Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile, [1:10560]

Memorandum noting an agreement between the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and the Wearmouth Coal Company, excluding certain areas from a lease, 23 September 1941, and 20 November 1941 Includes: Plan of land between Newcastle Road, Monk Street, and Wearmouth Street, Sunderland, taken from an O.S. Sheet VIII.10, n.d. Scale : 1: 2500 Plan of land between Tunstall Road and Briery Vale Road Sunderland taken from an O.S. Sheet XIV.2, n.d. Scale: 1 : 2500 Plan of land between Hendon Road, and Moor Street, Sunderland, n.d. no scale Plan of land between Hendon Burn Avenue, Athol Road, and Suffolk Street, Sunderland, n.d. no scale

Correspondence between the Monkwearmouth Coal Company Ltd., and Smiths Gore and Company, chartered surveyors, concerning the lease of Colliery Cottages, Monkwearmouth, 15 November 1945 - 30 January 1946

List of freeholds owned by the Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd., n.d.

Register of mortgages and bonds, 1 January 1878 - 1 August 1914

Letter from William Perkins and Company, Albion Terrace, Southampton, solicitors, to William Stobart, Thomas Thompson, and others concerning a mortgage, taken out on 9 July 1877, by Mary Heckles of Holmwood, Boscombe, Hampshire, dec'd., 22 December 1905

Seal register book, 28 January 1878 - 15 July 1903

Seal register book, 4 November 1903 - 7 September 1925

Seal register book, 9 July 1941 - 5 February 1952

Hendon Estate deed book, 14 February 1901 - 6 May 1903

Hendon Estate deed book, 13 May 1903 - 21 December 1905

Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd., 28 April 1896, with a copy of a Special Resolution, 29 March 1900

Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd., 28 April 1896, with a copy of a Special Resolution, 29 April 1914

Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd, 28 April 1896, with a copy of a Special Resolution, 29 May 1936

Special Resolution of the Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd, 25 April 1900

Special Resolution of the Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd., 29 April 1914

Correspondence between T.E. Parrington of the Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd., And Mr D.B. Jackson of Cooper and Jackson, Newcastle upon Tyne, solicitors, concerning Articles of Association, 16 April 1936 - 16 June 1936

Copy of a Special Resolution of the Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd, 29 May 1936

Copy of an Ordinary Resolution of the Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd., 29 March 1938

Correspondence between T.E. Parrington, Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd., and Mr Jackson of Cooper and Jackson of Newcastle upon Tyne, solicitors, concerning the sub-division of preference and ordinary shares, 3 June 1936 and 4 June 1936

Rough draft of the Annual Report for the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, including quarries, limeworks and brickworks, 1897

Annual Report for the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries including quarries, limeworks and brickworks, 1898

Annual Report for the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries mentioning brickworks, quarries and limeworks and additional cottages with capital required, 1899 Attached: plan of Maudlin Seam, 31 December 1899 Scale: 1 : 2500 : plan of the Hutton Seam, 6 March 1900 no scale

Annual Report for Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries mentioning brickworks, quarries, limeworks, and the Hendon building estate, 1900

Annual Report for the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, mentioning brickworks, quarries, limeworks, and the Hendon building estate, 1901

Annual Report for the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, mentioning brickworks, quarries, limeworks, and the Hendon building estate, 1902

Annual Report for the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, mentioning brickworks, quarries, limeworks, and the Hendon building estate, 1903

Annual Report for the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, mentioning brickworks, quarries, limeworks, and the Hendon building estate, 1904

Annual Report for the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, mentioning brickworks, quarries, limeworks, and the Hendon building estate, 1905

Annual Report for the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, mentioning brickworks, quarries, limeworks, and the Hendon building estate, 1906

Annual Report for the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, 1913

Annual Report for the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, including Conciliation Board, 1914

Annual Report for the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, including Conciliation Board, and mentioning enlistment's of the Company's employees and statement of casualties to 3 June 1916, 1915

Annual Report of the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries including Conciliation Board, 1916

Annual Report of the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, 1918

Annual Report of the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, 1919

Annual Report of the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, 1920

Annual Report of the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, 1921

Annual Report of the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, 1922

Annual Report of the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, 1923

Annual Report of the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, 1924 (1 file) /65/22 Annual Report of the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, 1925

Annual Report of the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries including a report on the General Strike, 1926

Annual Report of the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, 1927

Copy of the Annual Report of the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, including a letter to the Chairman, from J.E. Parrington, concerning alterations to the report, 1928

Copy of the Annual Report of the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, 1929

Copy of the Annual Report of the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, 1930

Copy of the Annual Report of the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, 1931

Copy of the Annual Report of the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, 1932

Copy of the Annual Report of the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, 1933

Copy of the Annual Report of the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, including a report by William Lockerbie on underground workings, 1934

Copy of the Annual Report of the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, including a report by William Lockerbie on underground workings, 1935

Copy of the Annual Report of the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, including a report by William Lockerbie on underground workings, 1936

Signed copy of the Annual Report of the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, including a report by William Lockerbie on underground workings, 1937

Unsigned copy of the Annual Report of the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, 1937

Copy of the Annual Report for the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, including a report on underground workings, 1938

Copy of the Annual Report for the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, including a report on underground workings, 1939

Copy of the Annual Report of the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, including a report of underground workings, 1940

Unsigned copy of the Annual Report of the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, including a report of underground workings, 1941

Unsigned copy of the Annual Report for the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, including a report on underground workings, 1942

Unsigned copy of the Annual Report for the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, including a report on underground workings, 1943

Annual Report of the Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, 1944

Correspondence between Mr Parrington, Wearmouth Coal Company; Cooper and Goodger, Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, solicitors; Hedley and Thompson, solicitors; Mitchell Moncrieff, Newcastle upon Tyne, civil engineer; Trimdon Grange Colliery; William Doxford and Sons, Pallion Shipyard, Sunderland; and William Armstrong and Sons Newcastle upon Tyne, concerning subsidence due to workings at the collieries, 20 December 1905 - 16 November 1911

Statement of Account, 24 April 1912, with bills and receipts, relating to legal actions between the Wearmouth Coal Company and Doxford and Company, December 1909 - 8 January 1911

Copy Statement of claim in the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, between William Doxford and the Wearmouth Coal Company, 11 June 1909

Copy Affidavits of Henry Hay Wake of Sunderland, civil engineer; Henry Slade Childe of Wakefield, mining engineer; Alfred O Hedley, of Sunderland, solicitor; Septimus Hutton Hedley of Sunderland. Henry Cawood Embleton of Leeds, mining engineer; Charles D Doxford of Sunderland, director of William Doxford and Sons; and Matthew William Parrington, civil engineer, concerning legal action taken by Doxfords relating to subsidence, 6 July 1909

Statement of Defence given by Rawle Johnstone and Company, Middlessex, agents for Cooper and Goodger of Newcastle on Tyne, solicitors, 11 November 1909

Copy particulars given by Crossman Prichard and Block, of London, agents for Hedley and Thompson, solicitors, concerning damage caused by subsidence, 30 March 1910

Reports by F.J. Trewent, Robert Steele, and Sir James Williamson in relation to the condition of Doxfords shipyard, 12 May 1910

Proof of John Mitchell Moncrieff, civil engineer, n.d., 1911

Schedule of Quantities and Estimate of Cost for proposed raising of shipbuilding gantries at Doxfords' yard, Sunderland, 8 February 1911

Copy of a report by J.M. Moncrieff, 13 March 1911

Copy of Plaintiffs' Bill of Quantities and Prices, attached to the tender of Messrs Brims, for the proposed shipyard reconstruction, 25 March 1911

Particulars relating to vessels, wages, and profit for Doxfords, 18 May 1911

Writ issued to T.E. Parrington, Wearmouth Coal Company, to attend court with plans and particulars, showing workings of the colliery, 16 November 1911

Copy Order of Judgement, 5 December 1911

Copy Order relating to the judgement made 5 December 1911

Plan of the old quarry showing Pallion station and the brick and tile yard, n.d. no scale

Plan showing areas of land in Sunderland owned by Priestman and Company, E.C. Commissioners, and others, n.d. no scale

Plan showing levels taken at Doxfords yard, by Harold Oswald of Newcastle upon Tyne architect and surveyor, 14 March 1910 - 8 April 1810 Scale: 44 ft to 1 inch, [1:528]

Plan of land belonging to the Wearmouth Coal Company, in the Southwick area, Sunderland, n.d., 1911 Scale: 4 chains to 1 inch, [1:3168]

Plan of workings in the Maudlin Seam, Wearmouth Coal Company, 4 February 1911 Scale: 25.344 inches to 1 mile

Plan of workings in the Hutton Seam Wearmouth Colliery, 4 February 1911 Scale: 25.344 inches to 1 mile

Bills and receipts relating to a subsidence claim between Short Brothers, and Wearmouth Coal Company, 4 July 1913 - 26 January 1916

Letter from William Armstrong and Sons, Newcastle upon Tyne, to M.W. Parrington, Wearmouth Colliery, asking for information on workings under the site of a proposed new bridge over the Wear, 17 February 1904

Correspondence between Cooper and Goodger, Newcastle upon Tyne; Kidson McKenzie and Kidson; and Henry Armstrong, relating to claims for subsidence by E.A. Webster and Short Brothers, 19 February 1904 - 11 October 1915

Defence and Counter Claim of third party (Webster), delivered by Crossman, Prichard, Crossman and Block, agents for Kidson, McKenzie and Kidson, of Sunderland, solicitors for Ernest Alfred Webster, delivered in the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, relating to claims for subsidence, 18 July 1911

Reply to defence, and defence to counter claim of third party, delivered by Rawle, Johnstone and Company, Middlesex, agents for Cooper and Goodger, Newcastle upon Tyne, solicitors for Wearmouth Coal Company, relating to claims for subsidence, 18 October 1911

Notes on the defence and counter claim of E.A. Webster, n.d. 1911

Draft Terms of Settlement of third party proceedings between Wearmouth Coal Company, and Ernest Alfred Webster, n.d. 1911

Copy Opinion by R.B. Finlay, Progeny Lawrence and George Henderson, of London in the case Short Brothers v Wearmouth Coal Company, 12 March 1912

Copy Clauses extracted from an Indenture dated 19 December 1854 between Thomas Pratt and William Bell and Others, owners of Monkwearmouth Colliery, n.d.

Correspondence between Simey and Iliff, of John Street Sunderland, solicitors; Cooper and Goodger of Newcastle upon Tyne, solicitors; and Wearmouth Coal Company concerning the estate of John Pratt, dec'd, at Southwick, includes schedule of levels on land at Southwick, 9 January 1911 - 28 March 1914

Bills and receipts relating to the claim of T.C. Wilson of Roker, v Wearmouth Coal Company, 11 November 1912 - 5 December 1912

Bills and receipts relating to repairs to 3 Cliffe Park Road, Roker owned by Mr and Mrs Coatsworth, 30 May 1913 - 23 March 1915

17 November 1913 (1) John Priestman of Southwick, shipbuilder, (J Priestman and Company) (2) Wearmouth Coal Company Agreement that (2) pay (1) the sum of £10.000 for damages caused by underground workings

Papers relating to claims for damages due to underground workings, on properties in St George's Square, Ashmore Terrace, and Grange Crescent, Sunderland, 24 September 1915 - 25 September 1915

Bill of Costs of Simey and Iliff, solicitors, to the Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. relating to subsidence claims, 14 July 1915

Receipts for payment to Sir James Laing and Son; E.C. Robson and Sons; W.B. Reid and Company and others, in settlement of claims for damage due to underground workings, 7 December 1916 - 15 April 1929

29 January 1918 (1) William O. Wood of Holmlea, Sunderland (2) Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. (3) Joseph Oswald of Newcastle upon Tyne, architect Award of compensation by (3) to (1) for damages caused by underground workings by (2)

Papers relating to compensation claim for damages due to underground workings by the Wearmouth Coal Company, by T.W. Greenwell of Northwood, Sunderland, 3 May 1918

27 December 1920 (1) Harton Coal Company Ltd (2) Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd (3) R.W. Cooper, Henry Armstrong Claim relating to coal workings by (1) and (2) under a reservoir owned by the Sunderland and South Shields Water Company, Down Hill, South Shields, and an award made by (3) in respect of damage caused by (2)

13 May 1921 (1) Peoples Palace Ltd (Sunderland) (2) Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd (3) Frederick Walter Dendy of Newcastle upon Tyne Copy award by (3) for claim by (1) against (2) for damages caused by underground workings

Bills and receipts for work carried out on properties in Stockton Road, Low Road, Durham Road, and Tunstall Road, Roker, Newcastle Road, High Barnes, and Hylton Road and Pallion, Sunderland, for the Wearmouth Coal Co Ltd, 13 July 1921

List of subsidence claims against the Wearmouth Coal Company, 31 March 1921

23 May 1917 (1) Trustees of Annfield Plain Weslyan Chapel (2) South Derwent Coal Company Copy arguments and judgement of claim by (1) against (2) for damages caused by underground workings

Summary of expenditure relating to surface damage to 31 December 1921

Tide Gauges of the River Wear at the North and South Docks, Sunderland, 11 April 1910

Diary of events (possibly belonging to T.W. Parrington) relating to damage to buildings due to subsidence at Deptford, Sunderland, 6 March 1913 - 14 May 1917

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1911

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1911

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1911 (1 volume, card bound

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1912

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1912

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Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1913

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1914

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1914

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1915

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1915

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1916

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1916

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1916

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1917

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1917

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1917

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1918

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1918

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1919

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1919

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1919

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1920

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1921

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1922

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1923

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1923

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1924

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1925

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1925

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1926

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1926

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1927

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1927

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1928

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1928

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1929

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1930

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1930

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1931

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1931

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1931

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1932

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1932

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1932

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1933

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1933

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1933

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1934

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1934

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1934

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1935

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1935

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1935

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1936

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1938

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1939

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1940

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1941

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1942

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1943

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1944

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1945

Annual Statement of Account for the year ending 31 December 1946

General Statement of Accounts and balance sheet for the year ending 31 December 1909

General Statement of Accounts including statement from J.C. Squance and Sons, auditors, for the year ending 31 December 1910

Balance sheet for the year ending 31 December 1910

Balance sheets and notice of A.G.M. for the years 1911, 1917 - 1952

Officials' Pension Fund Trustees report and balance sheet, 1941, 1945 1946

Annual General Meeting of shareholders, and chairman's speech, 31 March 1937, 1940 -1942, 1945 -1948

1914 (1) The Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. (2) Messrs H.S. Squance, chartered accountants and R.W. Cooper, solicitor, Trustees Debenture of stock trust deed made between (1) and (2)

1914 (1) Frank Stobart, shareholder Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. (2) Hugh M. Stobart, shareholder, Wearmouth Coal Co Ltd., and others Agreement between (1) and (2) for exchange of preference shares for debenture stock of the company,

Notice of A.G.M., 25 March 1914 - 29 April 1914, mentioning proposed bonus distribution, articles of association and capitalisation of funds, 20 April 1914

Conversion of shares into stock and Certificates of Registration with the Registrar of Companies, 29 March 1938 - 16 April 1938

Papers relating to the debenture scheme, including notice of an extraordinary meeting, 3 April 1914, secretary's explanatory note to shareholders, 20 April 1914, and copy of agreement, 1914

Debenture Stockholders Minute Book, 25 March 1919 - 12 October 1922

Dividend Sheets on ordinary shares, listing registered holder and dividend, 10 October 1939 - 5 April 1945

Minutes of the Annual General Meeting, 27 March 1926 - 21 March 1948, and Minutes of the Trustees meeting, 21 January 1925 - 15 March 1949

General Ledger, with index, 13 May 1925 - 18 November 1953

Journal, 31 December 1925 - 15 March 1954

Cash Book, 31 January 1925 - 15 March 1953

Administrative Staff Contribution Register, January 1925

Contributions Register, listing names and amount paid, 4 January 1947 - 31 December 1947

Contributions Register, listing names and amount paid, 6 January 1948 - 31 December 1948

Contributions Register, listing names and amount paid, 8 January 1949 - 31 December 1949

Contributions Register, listing names and amount paid, 7 January 19 August 1950

Contributions Register, listing names and amount paid, 1 November 1941 - 25 April 1944

Contributions Register, listing names and amount paid, 6 January 1945 - 31 December 1948

Contributions Register, listing names and amount paid, 3 January 1925 - December 1943

Members Ledger, listing names date of birth address and contributions made, 1925 - 1950

Members Ledger, listing members, date of birth, address and contributions made, 1925 - August 1950

Interest and Dividend Register, 1937 - 1953

Correspondence between the Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. and Consett Iron Company, concerning pension funds, 23 August 1923 - 8 June 1926

Proposed Pension Fund Rules, n.d.

Draft copy of Pension Fund Rules, n.d.

Proposed Superannuation Fund Rules for the Durham and Northumberland Collieries Fire and Rescue Brigade, 24 October 1923

Proposed reduction of scale charges for attendance at fires, 24 October 1923

Draft Copy of Officials Pension Fund Members Book, n.d.

Draft notes relating to rules and regulations of the Superannuation and Pension Funds, n.d.

Draft copy of Officials Pension Fund rules, with amendments, n.d.

Lists and draft lists of employers joining the pension scheme, n.d.

Officials Pension Fund rules with amendments, n.d.

Correspondence between the Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. and the National Coal Board, Northern Division, T.C. Squance and Son and the National Union of Mineworkers concerning Pension Fund and Superannuation schemes, 16 December 1947 - 23 October 1951

Minutes of the Officials Pension Fund Trustees meetings, 21 January 1925 - 18 December 1946

Receipts and correspondence, 7 January 1947 - 30 June 1950

Correspondence relating to valuations, stocks and bonds, 12 February 1945 - 23 November 1950

Correspondence relating to deceased and retired members, 18 February 1948 - 1 April 1950

Correspondence between the N.U.M, Wearmouth Branch, T.C. Squance, H Dougharty and others regarding Officials Pension Fund and Superannuation scheme, 30 March 1948 - 25 July 1949

Officials Pension Fund Trust Deed and Rules, of the Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd., 1 January 1925

Officials Pension Fund Trust Deed and Rules, of the Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd., 1 January 1925

21 May 1930 (1) Thomas Elliot Parrington, Carley Hill, Sunderland, general manager of the Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd.; William Green of Westholme, Carley Hill Road, Sunderland, assistant secretary; David Robinson, 4 Oswald Terrace, Castletown, bill clerk; and Edward Wilson Martin, 38 North Bridge Street Sunderland, assistant under manager, continuing Trustees (2) Thomas Coke Squance, of Valebrook, Sunderland, chartered accountant Appointment of (2) as a new trustee of the Officials Pension Fund trust deed dated 1 January 1925

6 January 1933 (1) Thomas Elliot Parrington, Carley Hill, Sunderland, general manager of the Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd., William Green of Westholme, Carley Hill Road, Sunderland, assistant secretary, David Robinson, 4 Oswald Terrace, Castletown, bill Clerk and Thomas Coke Squance, of Wearcourt, Roker, chartered accountant, continuing Trustees (2) Edward Wilson Martin, 38 North Bridge Street, Sunderland assistant under manager, retiring Trustee (3) George Dent, 26 Wreath Quay Road, Sunderland, foreman Appointment of (1) as new trustee of the Officials Pension Fund trust deed dated 1 January 1925

Rules of the Ashington Coal Company Ltd. Superannuation Society established 1 January 1919

Rules of the Northumberland and Durham Miners Permanent Relief Fund Friendly Society, established 7 June 1862 and registered February 1920

Rules of Pease and Partners Ltd. Superannuation Society established 1 November 1913, revised 1 May 1920 and 18 April 1921

Rules of the Northern Colliery Officials Mutual Aid Association, 1922, with amendments, 1923

Rules of the Horden Collieries Superannuation Society, I January 1924, includes notice of additional benefits

Officials' Pension Fund Trust Deed and Rules of the Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd., established 1 January 1925

Officials Pension Fund Rules of the Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd., 1 January 1925

Superannuation and other Trust Funds (Validation) Act [17 & 18 Geo.5 CH 41.] 1927

Special Staff Assurance Scheme from the Phoenix Assurance Company Ltd., n.d.,

20 October 1931 (1) Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd (2) C.T. Rankin of Hylton Colliery, Castletown, colliery manager William Green of Wearmouth Colliery, assistant secretary, Thomas Bell, 12 Park Street , South Castletown, locomotive engineman and Harry Brown, 35 Ethel Terrace, Castletown, checkweighman, Trustees of the Hylton Colliery Pit head baths scheme Lease of land at Castletown from (1) to (2) for Pit head baths, includes plan of Hylton Colliery, Castletown, showing land to be leased. Scale: 1 : 2500

4 December 1931 (1) Neil Edward Fausset, colliery manager, William Green assistant secretary, both of Wearmouth Colliery, Robert Newton Hughes, 66 Hood Street, Monkwearmouth, miner, continuing Trustees (2) Joseph Hoy 28 Marshall Street, Fulwell, stoneman Appointment of (2) as new Trustee of a Trust Fund, dated 8 November 1929, relating to Wearmouth Colliery baths

1 May 1933 (1) William Green, Wearmouth Colliery, assistant secretary, Robert Newton Hughes, 66 Hood Street, Monkwearmouth, miner, Joseph Hoy, 28 Marshall Street, Fulwell, stoneman, continuing Trustees (2) Haswell Alder, Wearmouth Colliery, manager Appointment of (2) as new trustee to a trust deed dated 8 November 1929, relating to Wearmouth Colliery baths

10 October 1940 (1) Robert Newton Hughes, 66 Hood Street, Monkwearmouth, miner and Haswell Alder, Wearmouth Colliery, manager, continuing Trustees (2) Joseph Hoy, 28 Marshall Street, Fulwell, stoneman, retiring Trustee (3) Edward Cyril Harrison, Belle View Drive, Sunderland, secretary, and Richard Heil, West House, Roker Avenue, Sunderland, checkweighman Appointment of (3) and retirement of (2) as trustees of a trust deed dated 8 November 1929 relating to Wearmouth Colliery baths,

30 June 1944 (1) Haswell Alder, Wearmouth Colliery, manager, and Edward Cyril Harrison, 7 Belle View Drive Sunderland, secretary, continuing Trustees (2) George Bell, 110 Roker Avenue, Sunderland, hewer, and William Holcroft, 22 Albany Street, Sunderland, shifter Appointment of (2) as new trustee of a trust deed dated 8 November 1929 relating to Wearmouth Colliery pithead baths,

8 September 1947 (1) Haswell Alder, Wearmouth Colliery, manager and Edward C Harrison 7 Belle View Drive, Sunderland, secretary, and George Bell, 110 Roker Avenue, Sunderland, hewer, continuing Trustees (2) Charles Stewart, 4 Southwick Road, Sunderland Appointment of (2) as new trustee of a trust deed dated 8 November 1929 relating to Wearmouth Colliery pit head baths,

Correspondence between Cooper and Jackson, solicitors and N.C.B, Durham Division, relating to the appointment of new trustees of a trust deed for Wearmouth Colliery pit head baths, 23 August 1940 - 27 December 1951

Hewers' outputs, with wages paid, including "War Wage", "Sankey Money" and days lost, January 1921 - 31 December 1925

Hewers' outputs, with wages paid, including days lost, 2 January 1926 - 31 December 1930

Hewers' outputs, underground, including days lost, 3 January 1931 - 28 December 1935

Hewers' outputs, underground including days lost, 4 January 1936 - 28 December 1940

Hewers' outputs, underground, 4 January 1941 - 29 December 1945

Cost book, including hewing and putting, overmen's and shift bill costs and days lost, 1928 -1930

Cost book, including hewing and putting, overman's and shift bill costs and days lost, 1931 - 1933

Cost book, including hewing and putting, overman's and shift bill costs and days lost, 1934 1936

Cost book, including hewing and putting, overman's and shift bill costs and days lost, 1940 -1942

Cash book, includes days worked, tons drawn and wages per shift in West, South and East Pit, Maudlin, Low Main and Hutton Seams, 1943 - 1945

Royalty Accounts, 26 July 1928 - 1 July 1942

Land sale Journal, January 1939 - 30 April 1947

Ledger (indexed), January 1941 - 31 December 1946

Purchase Journal, Hylton Colliery, August 1945 - December 1946

Abstract book, includes general pay bill, 11 March 1944 - 5 April 1947

Abstract book, includes general pay bill, 26 April 1947 - 31 December 1949

Abstract of invoices includes timber, machinery, ponies and repairs to colliery houses, 1940 - 1945

Abstract of invoices, includes timber, machinery ponies and repairs to colliery houses, 1946 - 1948

Compensation book for non-fatal accidents, listing persons injured, occupation and amount paid, 3 November 1945 - December 1949

Compensation book for non-fatal accidents, listing persons injured, occupation and amount paid, 29 June 1946 - 27 September 1947

Compensation book for non-fatal accidents, includes name, occupation, injury and amount paid, 18 May 1936 - 29 May 1949

Officials Pension Fund book, includes names of members and amount contributed, 4 January 1947 - December 1948

Officials Pension Fund book includes names of members and amount contributed, 8 January 1949 - December 1950

Returns of stores for Hylton Colliery to the National Coal Board, 30 June 1947

Interest Account book, debenture stock, 31 December 1945 - 30 June 1950

Register of Transfers of preference stock, 21 July 1945 - 19 September 1950

Register of Transfer and repayment of preference shares. 1938 - 1950

Register of Transfers of Ordinary Stock, 25 July 1945 - 16 February 1948

Register of Transfers of Ordinary Stock, 17 February 1948 - 7 February 1951

Correspondence concerning Liquidator's first distribution and contribution to "Parrington and Elwes Funds", 8 October 1952 - 14 January 1953

Liquidator's first distribution correspondence file, concerning blocked sterling payments and enquiries on warrants and endorsements, 8 January 1953 18 August 1953

Completed forms of receipt and E.C declarations relating to liquidator's first distribution A -F, 15 December 1952 - 9 January 1953

Completed forms of receipt and E.C. declarations relating to liquidator's first distributions, G - L, 15 December 1952 - 10 October 1953

Completed form of receipt and E.C declarations relating to liquidator's first distributions M - R, 15 December 1952 - 15 January 1953

Completed forms of receipt and E.C. declarations relating to liquidator's first distributions, S - Z.,15 December 1952 - 2 February 1953

Correspondence between the Wearmouth Coal Company Ltd. and others relating to ordinary share capital and deceased share holders 12 December 1951 - 8 February 1952

Statements of declaration relating to ordinary share capital, December 1951 - January 1952

Index of properties in Sunderland, and a schedule of plans for houses including Brooke Street, Wreath Quay House, Eglinton Street, North Bridge Street, Southwick Road, Mill Row, Bond Street, Mill Houses, Southwick, 'Coalside', 'Westholme' Belle View Drive, and Carley Hill House, n.d. 1948 21 plans Scale 1/16th

The House Property Valuation Tribunal findings, 20 March 1953 Originally enclosed in NCB 2/191/1

Correspondence between Wearmouth Coal Company and Durham Coal Owners Association concerning the Property Valuation Tribunal findings, 6 - 8 August 1953 Originally enclosed in NCB 2/191/1

Index of properties in Castletown and district, with a schedule of plans for houses including, 'Deneside', 'Deneholme', North View, Oswald Terrace North, 'Dene House', Castle Farm, and Three Horse Shoes Cottage n.d. 1948 Includes: 11 plans Scale: 1/16th

Valuation and summary of properties in Sunderland and Castletown by George T Brown and son, Fawcett Street, Sunderland, architects, 30 June 1949

Notes on Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries including schedule of equipment, annual returns, and capital expenditure projects, c.1946 Includes plans of (1) Harvey Seam, 1946 no scale (1 plan 33 cm. x 20 cm., paper) (2) Hutton Seam, 1946 no scale (1 plan, 33 cm. x 20 cm., paper) (3) Maudlin Seam, n.d. Scale 6 inches to 1 mile (1 plan, 31 cm. x 17 cm., tracing paper) (4) Low Main seam, n.d. Scale 6 inches to 1 mile (1 plan, 22.5 cm. x 19 cm., tracing paper) (5) Maudlin, Hutton and Harvey Seams, n.d. Scale 6 inches to 1 mile (1 plan, 28.5 cm. x 24 cm., tracing paper)

Summary of transactions on coal charges, plant and equipment, capital expenditure, analysis of coal production, earnings, and future estimates, 1936 -1946

Stock levels and saleable tons, valuation of timber and statement of coals, 31 December 1946 - 31 August 1949

Wearmouth Hutton Seam, project 108, includes layout, worksheet conyer systems of the Monarch Mine, Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Co. USA, c.1945 Includes: plans of (1) Plan of the general layout of the Monarch Mine, Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company, U.S.A., 9 January 1947 no scale (1 plan, 22 cm. x 23 cm., waxed paper) (2) Hutton Seam mechanisation scheme project, no. 108, 28 February 1945 Scale 1:2500 (1 plan, 140.5 cm. x 88.5 cm., dyeline print) (3) Hutton Seam mechanisation scheme project, no. 108, n.d. 1945 Scale 50 feet to 1 inch (1 plan, 89.5 cm. x 102 cm., dyeline print) (3) Electrical schematics layout, Hutton Seam mechanisation scheme project, no. 108, 28 February 1945 no scale (1 plan, 63 cm. x 85 cm., dyeline print)

Correspondence relating to refund of capital expenditure, provision of equipment by the Ministry for project no. 108, instructions for the planning, installation and operation of capital assisted equipment in Durham Collieries, 1 August 1945 - 6 February 1947

Plans of mechanised project no. 264 at Hylton Colliery, n.d. (1) Harvey Seam Scale: 1 : 2500 (1 plan, 68 cm. x 85 cm., dyeline print) (2) Harvey Seam Scale: 50 feet to 1 inch (1 plan, 82 cm. x 65 cm., dyeline print) (3) Electrical schematic layout, Harvey Seam, 26 March 1946 no scale (1 plan 35.5 cm. x 61 cm., dyeline print)

Plans of mechanised project, c.1946 (1) Harvey Seam, 25 September 1946 Scale: 1 : 2500 (1 plan, 63.5 cm. x 54 cm., dyeline print) (2) Electrical schematic layout, Harvey Seam, 20 September 1946 no scale (1 plan 71.5 cm. x 101.5 cm., dyeline print)

Notes on calculations and future estimate of outputs at Wearmouth and Hylton, 1951 - 1956

Guaranteed wage payments and wage additions, including report on audit, by Price Waterhouse, 31 December 1944 - 31 December 1946; and hewing and putting overmans bills onsetting and banking out, 29 April - 25 November [no year], 1945

Coal Industry Nationalisation (Valuation of C ompensation Units), Regulations 1947 , compensation unit DM/156/E478, 22 September 1951 - 4 December 1951

Coal Industry Nationalisation ( Valuation of Compensation Units) Regulations 1947: Draft valuation of the compensation unit DM/156/B, including list of stocks, December 1946, and statement of interests, 28 May 1947, 29 July 1949 - 31 January 1950

Coal Industry Nationalisation (Valuation and C ompensation Units), Regulations 1947 , compensation unit DM/156/A, draft valuation, 17 June 1949 - 17 July 1950

Correspondence relating to the Preliminary Draft Compensation Unit including list of assets used for coal industry activities, 25 May 1951 - 11 October 1951

10 December 1951 (1) Cottages Limited (2) The Minister of Fuel and Power, The Northern District Valuation Board and the National Coal Board Case before the Royal Courts of Justice, King's Bench Division, concerning the correct valuation of houses as single items or as a collective unit purchased by (1) from (2) under the nationalisation regulations of the Coalmine Nationalisation Act, 1946

List of properties owned and leased by Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, including date of lease, name of parties and seams let, and particulars of lease, n.d.

Valuations on property owned by Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries, including Hylton Castle Estate, list of rents and wayleaves, statement of interest, Minutes of the Control Committee of the Mining Association, 23 June 1949 and notes for guidance on the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946, 4 April 1946 - 19 August 1953

Valuations of Hylton Castle farm stock, 31 December 1946

Summary of Valuation of Staithes, including retaining walls, roads, fences, buildings, including contents, electric lighting, standard gauge sidings, rolling stock, Carley Hill Pumphouse and plant, and Wearmouth Colliery houses, December 1946

Valuation of Hylton Castle Estate including shooting, woodlands, wayleaves and farms at West Moor, Hylton Bridge, North Moor, Town End, Cowstand, Hylton Castle, Hylton Red House, Park House and South Moor and Hylton Dene Gardens, 1 January 1947 Includes: plan of Hylton Castle Estate, n.d. 1947 Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile

Valuation of Hylton Colliery land, including property and interests at Castletown, and wayleaves, 1 January 1947 Includes: plan of Castletown and Hylton Castle Estate, n.d., 1947 No Scale

Valuation of Wearmouth, land, and wayleaves, 1 January 1947 Includes: plan of the Wearmouth Estate, n.d., 1947 Scale: 1:2500

Valuation of the Carley Estate, including farm land, houses and adjoining property, quarry lands and wayleaves, 1 January 1947 Includes: plan of the Carley Estate, n.d. 1947 Scale: 1:2500

Annual Reports, 16 February 1878 - 17 February 1896

Register of Directors and Managers, 30 November 1917 - 23 April 1952

"A" Pit Compensation book for non-fatal accidents, listing person injured, occupation, injury and compensation paid, January 1913 - August 1918

"B" Pit Compensation book for non fatal accidents, listing persons injured, occupation and compensation paid, 12 July 1913 - 25 December 1915

Colliery output records, including days lost, 1921 - 1924

Colliery output records, including days lost, 1926 - 1930

Output records for underground and bank workings, including days lost, 3 January 1931 - 25 December 1935

Output records for underground and bank workings, including days lost, 4 January 1936 - 28 December 1940

Output records for underground and bank workings, including days lost, 4 January 1941 - 29 December 1945 (1 volume, leather quarter bound) 204 Cost book, including hewers' and putters' lost time, overmen's and shift bill costs and hewing and putting costs, 1928 -1930

Cost book, including hewing and putting costs and overman and shift bill costs, 1931 - 1933

Cost book, including days worked and tons drawn, 1934 - 1936

Cost book, including days worked and tons drawn, 1937 - 1939

Cost book, including days worked and tons drawn, 1940 - 1942

Cost book, including days worked and tons drawn, 1943 - 1945

Coal Merchants' Ledger (indexed), January 1933 - January 1947

Coal Merchants' Ledger, 31 December 1938 - 13 May 1947

Journal of Sundry Accounts, 1 January 1937 - 31 December 1946

Cash book. 1 January 1938 - 31 December 1943

Cash book, 1 January 1944 - 21 August 1947

Tradesmen's Ledger book, (indexed), 31 December 1938 - 28 January 1947

Purchase Journal, December 1940 - October 1946

Purchase Journal, November 1946 - December 1946

Sundry Accounts book, 29 June 1940 - 31 January 1947

Account book of old material, joint stock farm and refuse to sea, January 1941 - December 1949

Stocks Account Book, 31 December 1943 - 31 December 1946

General Ledger Book, (indexed), 7 January 1939 - 31 December 1944

General Ledger Book, (indexed), 6 January 1945 - 1 January 1947

Abstract Book general pay bill, 11 March 1944 - 19 April 1947

Abstract Book general pay bill, 26 April 1947 - 31 December 1949

Royalty Accounts, 2 February 1932 - 29 August 1942

Royalty Accounts, 18 October 1941 - 3 March 1947

Abstract of Invoices book, including timber, machinery, repairs to colliery houses and rolling stock, January 1940 - December 1945

Abstract of Invoices book, including timber, machinery, repairs to colliery houses and rolling stock, January 1946 - March 1947

Valuation of certain buildings and plant at Wearmouth and Hylton Collieries according to the Finance Act 1919 , Section 18, 1916 - 1924, by Thomas B Sanderson Son and Townend, of Newcastle upon Tyne chartered surveyors, December 1924

Coal Accounts, including coal shipped unscreened, railway sale and land sale, 1946

Coals in Stock book, September 1939 - August 1947

Abstract of Pay book, 24 June 1944 - 24 December 1949

Summary of Deductions from wages, 3 January 1948 - 7 January 1950

John Bowes and Partners, Blackburn Fell Drift, 1945 - 1946

Awards and Agreements, including hewing, tonnage, timber drawing and cavilling prices, horsekeepers' hours and pay, broken and gateway cavilling rules, tonnage prices in Castlereagh District Low Main Seam, 8 December 1916, night shift work agreement and plans to accompany tonnage agreement, 18 May 1911, 18 February 1911, 18 May 1908 - 26 December 1922 Includes plans of (1) Low Main Seam workings above Hutton Seam goaf, 28 February 1911 and 3 March 1911 Scale: 1 : 2500 (2) Plan showing tonnage prices in Castlereagh district Low Main Seam,Dawdon Colliery, 8 December 1916 Scale: 1 : 2500 (1 file; 1 plan, 70 cm. x 35 cm., waxed paper; 2 plans, 20.5 cm. x 20 cm., waxed paper)

Subsequent awards and agreements made after the suspension of the Joint Committee, 25 April 1923, including hewing, scalloping and machine prices, agreements relating to hitches, pressure breakers and putting, 19 March 1923 - 25 October 1946 Includes: plans of (1) 4th South district, Hutton Seam, broken price areas, showing coal belonging to certain flats, 30 October 1933 Scale: 1:2500 2nd West District, Hutton Seam, Dawdon Colliery showing broken price areas, March 1935 Scale 1:2500 (2) North East Crosscut District, Hutton Seam, Dawdon Colliery showing broken price areas, March 1935 Scale 1:2500 (4) Broken price areas, Maudlin Seam Dawdon Colliery, 18 March 1936 Scale 1:2500

Agreement in arbitration between the workmen and owners of Deaf Hill Colliery relating to prices and conditions, 28 December 1942

Agreement in arbitration between the workmen of Annabella Colliery and the Lambton Hetton and Joicey Collieries Ltd. relating to hewing prices, 20 January 1943

Alterations and agreements to prices for hewing, yard work, tonnage smart money, putting and stonework; alterations and agreements of wages for putters, hewers and chargemen, 11 March 1874 - 1 March 1937 Includes: plan of Brockwell Seam, Derwent Pit 24 August 1907 no scale (1 file; 1 plan 22.5 cm. x 32.5 cm.

Papers relating to Dunston and Norwood Collieries, including hewing and tonnage prices, names of bottom cutters at Dunston, case of arbitration in Beaumont Seam, 26 October 1891; case in arbitration in hewing prices, 31 May 1901 and 29 December 1905; case of arbitration on cavilling, 5 December 1901; division lines of districts, 17 June 1901, 5 May 1874 - 29 December 1905 Includes: Plan of workings in 5/4 Seam, Dunston Colliery 5 September 1904 Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch (1 file; 2 plans, 39 cm. x 31 cm., waxed linen, and 35 cm. x 41.5 cm., waxed paper)

County agreements and decisions regarding cokemen, 27 February 1882 - 14 March 1928

County agreements and decisions regarding miners, deputies, enginemen and mechanics, 1872 - 1927

Papers relating to agreements and awards for filling, longwall, coal cutting, tinder drawing, drilling coal in the Low Main Seam, Horden coke oven plant, and Shotton Colliery coke works, 14 July 1920 - 3 September 1945 Includes plan of North Drift pillar section Hutton Seam, Horden Colliery, 14 July 1920 Scale: 1:2500

Claim for expenses incurred during the strike, February 1876; case for arbitration against James Harland, March 1891; case for arbitration against John Lavery, April 1900; case for arbitration the distribution of colliery houses, September 1901; alterations and agreements to hewing, shift, yard, housing rent allowance, fire coal and score prices, 4 August 1875 - 2 December 1902 Includes: Plan of Main Coal Seam, Houghton Colliery, n.d. 1900 Scale: 3.156 chains to 1 inch

Case for arbitration against Stephen Bell, 1903; case for arbitration against Henry Williams, 1904; case for arbitration against M Moran, rolleywayman for rent allowance, 1910; alterations and agreements to prices for hewing, score, kirving, fixed putters and horse shoers, 21 March 1903 - 14 November 1911, Includes: (1) Sketch plan of coal removed at Houghton Colliery relating to award 237/R25, 10 June 1903 Scale: 3.156 chains to 1 inch (1 plan, 28 cm. x 20 cm., tracing paper) (2) Plan of fast places in the Maudlin Seam , award 239/R25,11 June 1903 Scale 1 chain to 1 inch (1 plan 32 cm. x 34 cm., tracing paper) (3) Sketch to show divisional line between Meggison and South district, Houghton Colliery, award 236/R25, 10 June 1903 Scale: 3.156 chains to 1 inch (1 plan, 20 cm. x 28 cm., tracing paper) (4) Sketch plan of coal worked in High Main Coal Seam, Houghton Colliery, award 240/R25, 19 June 1903 Scale: 3.156 chains to 1 inch (1 plan, 18.5 cm. x 30 cm., tracing paper) (5) Sketch plan of South District 5/4 Seam, west of South Engine Plane, referred to in clause C of agreement 140/R31, Houghton Colliery 4 October 1907 Scale: 3.156 chains to 1 inch (1 plan, 81 cm. x 26 cm., waxed linen) (6) Sketch plan of workings in First West District 5/4 Seam, Houghton Colliery, referred to in clause D of agreement 140/R31, 4 October 1907 Scale: 3.156 chains to 1 inch (1 plan, 53 cm. x 55.5 cm., waxed linen) (7) Section of Coal Cutter Face Low Main Seam, Houghton Pit, 23 June 1909 no scale (1 plan, 40 cm. x 45 cm., coloured)

Alterations and agreements to prices for hewing, score, shift systems, cavilling, coal and house rents, including names of shifters and rolleywaymen at the colliery 4 February 1896, with amendments to wages for putters, shifters and hewers, 7 June 1881 - 6 December 1945

Awards and agreements relating to house coal and Busty Seam, waggonwaymen, tonnage rates and hewing prices, alteration of hours for coal hewers, working of fireclay in the Brockwell Seam and case for arbitration on fixing of prices in the Tilly Seam, 22 March 1923 - 19 March 1928

1873 - 1922

John Bowes and Partners, Byermoor Colliery and Kibblesworth, 30 November 1945 - 30 January 1946

Holmside and South Moor Collieries Ltd, Morrison Busty Pit, Craghead Oswald Pit, Craghead Busty Pit, Louisa Pit, Maudlin Low Main and Hutton Seams, Hedley Pit, Main Coal and Five Quarter Seam, and Shield Row Seam, 29 August - 7 November 1945

Consett Iron Company, Langley Park Colliery, 16 November 1946

Pelaw Main Collieries Ltd, Ravensworth Park Drift, Ravensworth Ann Pit Busty Seam, 21 November 1945 - 10 January 1946

Stella Coal Company Ltd, Stargate Colliery, 22 December 1945

Lambton Hetton and Joicey Collieries Ltd, Handen Hold, Tilly Seam 29 January 1946

Priestman Collieries Ltd: Victoria Garesfield Colliery, Axwell Park Colliery, Three Quarter Seam, Chester South Moor Colliery, Brass Thill Seam, and Low Main Seam, 12 November - 14 December 1945

Tanfield Moor Colliery, 25 November 1945

Malton Colliery, Hutton Seam, Leazes Drift, 7 December 1945

Tonnage Book, 10 October 1925 - 24 December 1927

An account of filling and hewing with list of hewers and fillers and daily averages, 31 December 1927 - 9 November 1929

An account of filling and hewing with list of hewers and fillers and daily averages, 9 November 1929 - 14 December 1931

An account of filling and hewing with lists of hewers and fillers and daily averages, 12 December 1927 - 3 August 1935

An account of filling and hewing with lists of hewers and fillers and daily averages, 2 December 1935 - 20 November 1937

Tonnage Book, 21 November 1937 - 3 June 1939

Tonnage Book, 3 June 1939 - 5 April 1941

Tonnage Book, 12 April 1941 - 24 November 1945

Tonnage Book, 1 December 1945 - 5 March 1949

Tonnage Book, with names of hewers and amount worked, 12 March 1949 - 26 May 1951

Tonnage Book, with names of hewers and amount worked, 28 May 1951 - 3 October 1953

Tonnage Book, with names of hewers and amount worked, 5 October 1953 - 11 May 1956

Tonnage Book, with names of hewers and amount worked, 14 May 1956 - 20 September 1958

Tonnage Book, with names of hewers and amount worked, 27 September 1958 - 29 April 1961

Tonnage Book, with names of hewers and amount worked, 6 May 1961 - 14 March 1964

Tonnage Book, with names of hewers and amount worked, 21 March 1964 - 22 August 1964

Putting accounts, including names of putters and amount worked, 24 December 1927 - 11 December 1937

Putting accounts, including names of putters and amount worked, 14 August 1943 - 28 August 1948

Half yearly survey, and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents, for Darton Hall, North Gawber, Six Lane Ends, Haigh, Higham, Hartley Bank. Low Moor, Park Mill Collieries, The Cliffe Coal and Fireclay Company for the half year ending 30 June 1887

Rent Account for the Bretton Estate, including Bretton Law and Flockton Moor Collieries, 5 November 1853

Rent Account for the Bretton Estate includes Bretton Lane, Flockton Moor, Winter Hill and Birstott Collieries, 7 November 1853

Rent Account for the Bretton Estates by Mr Kaye, 1855

Rent Account and workings on Bretton Lane, Flockton, Winter Hill and Netherton Collieries belonging to W.B. Beaumont, October 1856

Minutes on the surveys made by Mr Brown and John Bell Simpson on Bretton Lane, Grange, Winter Hill, and Cumberworth Collieries, 16 October 1856

Account from Messrs Thorpe and Company concerning exchange of coals, and statement of rents, February 1864 - July 1865

Calculations of workings by Thorpe and Company and Sutcliffe and Company, with notes on a meeting between Thorpe and Sutcliffe at Barnsley, by J.B. Simpson, 19 February 1866

Half Yearly Rent of coal mines, including North Gawber Colliery, 30 June 1864

Calculations of workings by Messrs Sutcliffe and Company in Mr John Hall and Miss Wilkinson's royalty, 2 August 1864

Copy of an account against Sutcliffe and Company, 2 August 1864

Half yearly workings of coal on exchange between Messrs Thorpe and Sutcliffe, with results of survey and calculations, 2 August 1864

Account from Messrs Sutcliffe and Company for surveys of workings, February 1865

Statement of coal worked by Messrs Thorpe and Company from the royalties of Miss Wilkinson and Mr J Hall on lease to Suttcliffe and Company and from the royalty of Mr Beaumont, 4 February 1865

Statement of coal worked by Thorpe and Company from royalties on lease to Sutcliffe and Company for the half year ending 4 February 1865

Calculations and extent of coal worked by Thorpe and Company in exchange for the half year ending 4 February 1865

Statement of account by J. Elstone showing amount due to Sutcliffe and Company from Thorpe and Company, 13 March 1865

Account from Messrs Sutcliffe and Company for survey of workings and exchange of coal, March 1865 - July 1865

Statement of settlement of account between Thorpe and Company and Sutcliffe and Company, for coal worked as agreed at a meeting at the [Butt Malts] Hotel, Leeds, Yorkshire, 30 March 1865

An account of coal worked from the royalty of Miss Wilkinson for the half year ending 7 July 1865

Calculation of coal worked by Thorpe and Company from the royalty belonging to Mr John Hall for the half year ending, 7 July 1865

Statement of coal worked by Thorpe and Company from royalties leased to Suttcliffe and Company for the half year ending 7 July 1865

An account of coal worked by Thorpe and Company and Sutcliffe and Company, 13 July 1863 - 9 January 1865

Statement of coal worked by Thorpe and Company and Sutcliffe and Company, 27 July 1865

Account of coal worked from Miss Wilkinson's royalty by Thorpe and Company, 31 December 1865

Statement of coal worked by Thorpe and Company and Sutcliffe and company in exchange, for the half year ending 17 February 1866

Statement of coal worked by Thorpe and Company and Sutcliffe and company in exchange, for the half year ending 17 February 1866

Amended statement of coal worked by Thorpe and Company and Sutcliffe and company in exchange, for the half year ending 17 February 1866

Calculation of coal worked from Miss Wilkinson's royalty for the half year ending 30 June 1866

Account of Thorpe and Company for survey of workings in exchange coal to August 1866

Statement of coal worked by Thorpe and Company and Sutcliffe and company in exchange, for the half year ending August 1866

Half Yearly survey and calculations of the extent of coal workings at North Gawber, Darton Hall, Willow Bank, Six Lane Ends, Winter Hill, Star and Bullcliffe, Low Moor and Oaks Collieries for the half year ending 30 June 1880

Report on surface and underground workings at North Gawber and Willow Bank Collieries by N. Cheeseman, 27 November 1880

Rough report on Thorpe Gawber Hall Collieries by John Bell Simpson, 29 November 1880

Half yearly survey and calculations of the extent of coal workings at Darton Hall, North Gawber and Willow Bank, Six Lane Ends, Winter Hill, Haigh, Star and Bullcliffe, Higham and Low Moor Collieries, The Crigglestone Cliffe Coal and Brick Company, and the Flockton Coal Company, for the half year ending 31 December 1880

Half yearly survey and calculations of the extent of coal workings at Darton Hall, Six Lane Ends, , Haigh, Star and Bulcliffe, Low Moor, Winter Hill and Oaks Collieries, The Crigglestone Cliffe coal and firebrick Company and the Silkstone and Dodworth Coal and Iron Company Ltd. Company for the half year ending 30 June 1881

Half yearly survey and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents for Darton Hall, Flockton, Six Lane Ends, Winter Hill, Haigh, Star and Bulcliffe, Higham Low Moor Hartley Bank and Oaks Collieries, The Crigglestone Cliffe Coal and Brick Company for the half year ending 31 December 1881

Half yearly survey, and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents, for Darton Hall, Six Lane Ends, Haigh, Star and Bulcliffe, Higham Oaks and Low Moor Collieries, The Crigglestone Cliffe coal and firebrick Company and the Flockton Coal Company for the half year ending 30 June 1882

Copy of expenses for North Gawber Colliery, 16 August 1882

Memorandum of measurement of Swallow Wood Coal got by Bell Armitage at Dodsworth Road Colliery near Barnsley, Yorkshire, 31 March - 18 August 1873

Rent account for Garesfield Colliery, Chopwell Wood royalty for the year ending 10 October 1874

Half yearly accounts for Darton Poor minerals, Dodworth Road Colliery for the half year ending 31 December 1875

Half yearly accounts for Darton Poor minerals, Dodworth Road Colliery for the half year ending 30 June 1877

Rent account for Dodworth Road Brickworks by H Chamberlain for the year ending 31 December 1877

Calculations of coal got in the devisees of the late J. Micklethwaite's coal at the Oaks Colliery for the year ending 31 December 1877

Half yearly survey, and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents, at Darton Hall, Six Lane Ends, Winter Hill, Haigh, Star and Bulcliffe, Collieries, Silkstone and Dodworth Coal and Iron Company the Flockton Coal Company Low Moor, Park Hill and the Oaks Collieries and The Crigglestone Cliffe Coal and Firebrick Company for the half year ending 31 December 1882

Notes made by John Bell Simpson on his visit to Darton Hall, North Gawber, Six Lane Ends, and Park Mill Collieries on the Bretton Estate, 30 January 1883

Half yearly survey and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents for Darton Hall, North Gawber, Six Lane Ends, Winter Hill, Haigh, and Hartley Bank Collieries, The Crigglestone Cliffe Coal and Firebrick Company for the half year ending 30 June 1883

Calculations of the quantity of shale worked at Dodworth Road Clay Hole, 31 December 1883

Half yearly survey, and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents, for Darton Hall, North Gawber, Six Lane Ends, Winter Hill Haigh, Star and Bulcliffe, Denby Grange, Higham Hartley Bank, and Low Moor and Park Mill Collieries, The Crigglestone Cliffe Coal and Firebrick Company for the half year ending 31 December 1883

Account of workings at Dodworth Road Brickworks, 30 June 1884

Half yearly survey, and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents, for Darton Hall, North Gawber, Six Lane Ends, Winter Hill, Haigh, Higham, Hartley Bank, Low Moor, Park Mill Collieries, The Crigglestone Cliffe Brick and Fireclay Company with rent statements and notes on Bretton Estates by John Bell Simpson, 13 February 1884 for the half year ending 30 June 1884

Half yearly survey, and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents, for Darton Hall, North Gawber, Six Lane Ends, Winter Hill, Haigh, Denby Grange, Higham, Hartley Bank, Low Moor, Park Mill Collieries, The Crigglestone Cliffe Brick and Fireclay works, Dodsworth Road Clay Hole, with notes on Bretton Estates for the half year ending 31 December 1884

Half yearly survey, and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents, for Darton Hall, North Gawber, Six Lane Ends, Winter Hill, Haigh, Higham, Hartley Bank. Low Moor, Park Mill Collieries, The Crigglestone Cliffe Brick and Fireclay Company with notes on Bretton Estate for the half year ending 30 June 1885

Half yearly survey, and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents, for Darton Hall, North Gawber, Six Lane Ends, Haigh, Higham, Hartley Bank. Low Moor, Park Mill and Star and Bullcliffe Collieries, The Crigglestone Cliffe Coal and Firebrick Company for the half year ending 31 December 1885

Half yearly survey, and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents, for Darton Hall, North Gawber, Higham, Hartley Bank. Low Moor, Park Mill and Star and Bullcliffe Collieries, The Cliffe Coal and Fireclay Company and notes on the Bretton Estate for the half year ending 30 June 1886

Half yearly survey, and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents, for Darton Hall, North Gawber, Six Lane Ends, Haigh, Higham, Hartley Bank. Low Moor, Park Mill Collieries, The Cliffe Coal and Fireclay Company for the half year ending 31 December 1886

Half yearly survey, and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents, for Darton Hall, North Gawber, Six Lane Ends, Haigh, Higham, Hartley Bank. Low Moor, Park Mill Collieries, The Cliffe Coal and Fireclay Company for the half year ending 31 December 1887

Half yearly survey, and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents, for Darton Hall, North Gawber, Six Lane Ends, Haigh, Higham, Hartley Bank. Low Moor, Park Mill Collieries, The Cliffe Coal and Fireclay Company for the half year ending 30 June 1888

Half yearly survey, and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents, for Darton Hall, North Gawber, Six Lane Ends, Haigh, Higham, Hartley Bank. Low Moor, Park Mill Collieries, The Cliffe Coal and Fireclay Company and notes on the Bretton Estate by John Bell Simpson for the half year ending 31 December 1888

Half yearly survey, and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents, for Darton Hall, North Gawber, Six Lane Ends, Haigh, Higham, Hartley Bank. Low Moor, Park Mill Collieries, The Cliffe Coal and Fireclay Company with notes on the Bretton Estate for the half year ending 30 June 1889

Half yearly survey, and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents, for Darton Hall, North Gawber, Six Lane Ends, Haigh, Higham, Hartley Bank. Low Moor, Park Mill Collieries, The Cliffe Coal and Fireclay Company for the half year ending 31 December 1889

Half yearly survey, and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents, for Darton Hall, North Gawber, Swallow Hill, Six Lane Ends, Haigh, Higham, Hartley Bank. Collieries, Letters from John Robinson to John Bell Simpson 25 January 1890 and notes on the Bretton Estate for the half year ending 30 June 1890

Half yearly survey, and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents, for Darton Hall, North Gawber, Swallow Hill, Haigh, Denby Grange, Higham, Hartley Bank. Six Lane Ends Collieries Letter from John Robinson to John Bell Simpson concerning survey, 25 January 1890 and notes on Bretton Estate for the half year ending 31 December 1890

Half yearly survey, and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents, for North Gawber, Swallow Hill, Haigh, Hartley Bank. Six Lane Ends Park Mill Collieries for the half year ending 30 June 1891

Half yearly survey, and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents, for North Gawber, Swallow Hill, Haigh, Higham, Hartley Bank. Six Lane Ends Park Mill Collieries for the half year ending 31 December 1891

Half yearly survey, and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents, for North Gawber, Swallow Hill, Haigh, Higham, Hartley Bank. Six Lane Ends Park Mill Collieries and notes on Bretton Estate by John Robinson, 2 February 1892 for the half year ending 30 June 1892

Half yearly survey, and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents, for North Gawber, Swallow Hill, Haigh, Higham, Hartley Bank. Six Lane Ends Park Mill Collieries Report on Bretton Estate 22 July 1892 by John Robinson for the half year ending 31 December 1892

Half yearly survey, and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents, for North Gawber, Swallow Hill, Haigh, Higham, Hartley Bank. Six Lane Ends Park Mill Collieries for the half year ending 30 June 1893

Half yearly survey, and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents, for North Gawber, Swallow Hill, Haigh, Higham, Hartley Bank. Six Lane Ends Park Mill Collieries and notes on Bretton Estate for the half year ending 31 December 1893

Half yearly survey, and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents, for North Gawber, Swallow Hill, Haigh, Higham, Hartley Bank. Six Lane Ends Park Mill Collieries for the half year ending 31 December 1894

Notes on the Bretton Estate, including North Gawber, Park Hill, Stanhope Silkstone, Hartley Bank, and Six Lane Ends Collieries and Wentworth's wayleave, prepared by John Robinson for John Bell Simpson, 31 January 1895

Notes on the Bretton Estate, including North Gawber, Park Hill, Stanhope Silkstone, Hartley Bank, and Star Collieries and Miss E.L Kayes' railway and clay workings at Dodworth, February 1895

Notes on the survey of the Bretton Estate, including North Gawber, Swallow Hill, Hartley Bank, Harton, Six Lane Ends and Park Mill Collieries for the half year ending 30 June 1896

Letter from John Bell Simpson, Blaydon on Tyne, to John E Kaye, Estate Office Bretton concerning coal worked at North Gawber Colliery, 26 September 1896

Notes on the survey of Bretton Estate, including North Gawber, Swallow Hill, Hartley and Park Mill Collieries for the half year ending 31 December 1896

Notes on the survey of the Bretton Estate, including North Gawber, Willow Bank, Hartley Bank Collieries and wayleave, copies of letters from George A. Haworth, Liverpool to J.E. Kaye, Bretton, concerning unworked coal, 26 June 1897 - 6 July 1897, for the half year ending 30 June 1897

Half yearly survey, and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents, for North Gawber, Darton Hall, Higham, Hartley Bank. Six Lane Ends Park Mill Collieries and notes on Bretton Estate for the half year ending 30 June 1898

Half yearly survey, and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents, for North Gawber, Higham, Hartley Bank. Six Lane Ends Park Mill Collieries and notes on Bretton Estate for the half year ending 31 December 1898

Half yearly survey, and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents, for North Gawber, Higham, Hartley Bank. Six Lane Ends Park Mill Collieries and notes on Bretton Estate for the half year ending 30 June 1893

Half yearly survey, and calculations of the extent of coal workings and rents, for North Gawber, Higham, Hartley Bank. Six Lane Ends Park Mill and Crigglestone Main Collieries and notes on Bretton Estate for the half year ending 31 December 1899

Minutes of a meeting held at Newcastle upon Tyne with a deputation on the projected lines of the railway to the south of Bretton Hall, 4 October 1856

Minutes of a meeting at North Gawber Colliery with Mr. Darlington, 17 August 1858

Minutes of a journey to Bretton by Robert Simpson, 27 July 1863 - 10 August 1863

Minutes of a meeting at North Gawber near Barnsley, Yorkshire, with Messrs. Sutcliffe and Company and Messrs. Short and Company, 15 February 1864

Minutes of a meeting with W.B. Beaumont, John Kaye and J.B. Simpson, North Gawber Colliery, 2 August 1864

Minutes of a meeting at the Bull Mouth Hotel , Leeds, Yorkshire, between Mr Elstone, Suttcliffe and Company , Mr Suttcliffe Thorpe and Company, and John Bell Simpson, Bretton Estate, referring to settlement of accounts, 30 March 1865

Report of the Directors at the half yearly ordinary general meeting at Willow Bank Colliery, Barnsley, Yorkshire, 20 August 1878

Notes on a meeting at Bretton including North Gawber Colliery, 7 February 1878

Minutes of a meeting with John E. Kaye and John Bell Simpson at Bretton, concerning Low Moor Colliery and Flockton Coal Ltd., 9 March 1882

Notes of a meeting at Bretton to discuss the proposed new railway from Clayton to Darnton, 28 September 1882

Notes of a meeting with Mr. Beaumont at Bretton on Swallow Hill and Bullcliffe Coal, 1889

Correspondence between John Kaye, land agent, John Bell Simpson, Robert Simpson, and J. Sutcliffe, concerning Kemsforth Hill Coal, salaries, Winterhill Colliery, Mr. Hall's court case, Acomb Colliery, health and family, 3 January 1863 - 31 December 1864

Correspondence between Robert Simpson, John Edward Kaye, Messrs. Hesp and Owen, J. Sutcliffe, John Bell Simpson, J. Elston, James Morrison, and R.R. Dees, concerning valuation of Hedgefield; meetings to discuss statements relating to exchange of coals; county and borough elections; fence at Stocksfield; Mr. Hall's compensation; report on Rutherford's farm; construction of an aqueduct through land at Nelton; J.B. Simpson to settle exchange of coal dispute, 20 February 1866; statement of account for exchange coal, August 1866; award relating to exchange of coal at Mapplewell; presentation of timepiece to Robert Simpson and health of Mrs Simpson, 2 January 1865 - 21 December 1866

Correspondence between John Kaye, Robert Simpson and Charles North concerning Wheatson Men Colliery; Stockwell and drift coal; lease of Thorps; non payment of North Low Moor rent; collection of rents for Allendale, Bywell and Hexham; letting of Riding Mill House and Broomhaugh House; arbitration settlement at Wallsend; health of Mr. Hall; Mrs. Simpson; visit to Tynemouth and death of Mr Barrett, 3 January 1867 - 8 December 1869

Differences in hay weighted into various stacks and out again, 1871 - 1873

Correspondence between John Bell Simpson; John Kaye; John Taylor of Earsdon; Robert Boyd of North Seaton Colliery; John R. Liddell of Newcastle; Charles A. Shute of Wallsend and Hebburn Colliery; R.R. Dees of Newcastle; Mr. Green of Norwood Colliery; W.L. Armstrong of Fencehouses; T Foster Brown of Cardiff; J.A. Tomlinson of Carlisle; Henry Smith of Manchester, civil engineer; Robert Simpson of Ryton; Henry Richardson of Backworth Colliery; and William Crozier of the Assize Courts, Durham, concerning the examination certificate and career history of Robert Boyd; statement of account for cottages at Hebburn; coal belonging to Sir M.W. Ridley at Crawcrook; Cumberworth Colliery; Oaks Colliery; dispute at Norwood Colliery; Trimdon Colliery agreement; coal pit near Haydon Bridge; trip to Russia; coal concessions in Silesia, Prussia; qualities of Shiremoor coal; the Dilston Estate; and repairs to Stella Bridge; 26 June 1873 - 29 December 1874

Correspondence between John Bell Simpson; John T. Dixon of Humshaugh; John Taylor of Earsdon; William Crozier, Assize Courts Durham; Thomas Taylor Smith of Newcastle on Tyne; Lamb and Howson of Whitehaven; John Marley; Joseph Cowans of Blaydon Burn; A. Ross of Norwood Colliery; W.S. Daglish of Townley Colliery; P. Cummin, Education Department, Whitehall; E.F. Boyd of Fencehouses; Leadbitter and Harvey of Newcastle; J. Roscamp of Hexham; T. Wood Bunning, Coal Trade Office, Newcastle; J.T. Ramsey of Walbottle Hall, Blaydon; Thomas Rhodes, of Stanwix, Carlisle; and William Yeates of Wylam; concerning Stella Bridge; Townley Colliery; Stella Lease; trial at Cumberland Assizes; removal of water from Wallsend and Friars Goose Collieries; fire clay at Stella; notes on Crawcrook fields and Stella freehold; work carried out by Thomas Carr, Charles Wilkinson, Robert Wilson; taking up bottom stone from the tramway at Norwood Colliery; wayleaves at Throckley; Tyne Main case; erection of school at Stargate; Cleveland Gorse agreement; Shiremoor sewerage; Shiremoor Colliery lease; fire at Acomb Colliery; Mickley and West Wylam Cokeman settlement; sale of Chopwell Colliery to Mr Priestman; coke ovens erected at Mapplewell by Gawber Coal Company; dispute at Wylam Hills Colliery; tonnage prices at Horsley Wood; and the sale of Chopwell Woods; 1 January 1875 -13 December 1875

Correspondence between John Bell Simpson, W.B. Beaumont, M. Liddell, John Swift of Sheffield, surveyor; Joseph Shepherd of Barnsley, Yorkshire, and N Cheesman, concerning Dodworth Road Colliery, Simhill Colliery, September 1876 -11 August 1877

Correspondence between John Bell Simpson; N. Cheeseman; John Sheard of Gawthorpe Green; John Kaye; G. and W. Rhodes; Edward Beacher; Harry Boswell; J.O. Greaves; and Joseph Coates; concerning Thorpe Gawber Colliery; transport of coal over land owned by W.B. Beaumont; Woodmoor Coal Company wayleave; closure of Bullcliffe Colliery; coal at Netherton; Willow Bank Pit; lease of Star Colliery; injury to Roddam Hutchinson in accident at Byerhope Bank Colliery; Allenheads, 23 May 1878; coal at Netherton; new tenant at Star Colliery; work at Haigh Colliery; and rents on various collieries; 22 January 1878 -24 October 1879

Correspondence between John Bell Simpson of Ryton; John Kaye; N. Cheesman; and Henry Musgrave; concerning the stoppage of Willow Bank pumping engine; valuation of machinery at Dodworth Road Colliery; erection of dam between Deane Side drift and North Gawber Colliery; and extension of Clayton West Railway to Darnton; 11 January 1881 - 3 June 1883

Correspondence between Joseph Coates; John Bell Simpson; and John Edward Kaye; concerning lease of Acton and Dryburn Moor; purchase of a pair of black and tan setter bitches; engagement of Mabel to Mr Lowe; the Vicar of Stillingborough's son; and shooting rights at Keenly Fell Farm; 15 July 1889 - 27 December 1893

Correspondence between Robert Earnshaw; John Bell Simpson; John E. Kaye; John Robinson; H.B. Nash; J.H. Ashforth; and Wilfred Butterley; concerning the poor state of the coal trade in Scotland; Silkstone Colliery; North Gawber Colliery; Swallow Hill Colliery; inspection of Stanhope; W.B. Beaumont's Royalty; Park Mill Colliery; Wentworth's wayleave; and Flockton Coal Company; 12 March 1895, 17 July 1896 - 16 October 1896, 29 November 1898, 13 January 1899 -11 February 1899

Plan of workings in exchange of coal between Messrs Thorpe and Company and Messrs Sutcliffe and Company, n.d. no scale

Minutes of a meeting at North Gawber near Barnsley, Yorkshire, between Messrs. Sutcliffe and Company and Messrs Sharp and Company, concerning exchange of coal, with attached plan, 18 February 1864 no scale

Copy of an award and plan relating to exchange of coal between Thorpe and Company and Sutcliffe and Company at Mapplewell near Barnsley, Yorkshire, 20 February 1864

Copy of an award between Thorpe Coal Company and Sutcliffe Coal Company concerning exchange of coal in the Barnsley Bed, 20 February 1864

no date (1) Wentworth Blackett Beaumont, of Allenheads Hall, Northumberland (2) John Bell Simpson of Hedgefield, Blaydon, mining surveyor Agreement, dated 6 September 1889 by (1) to allow (2) sole and exclusive right of shooting and sporting all manner of grouse, moor game and other winged game but not hares or rabbits on the moor, known as Acton or Dryburn, in the parish of Allendale coloured red on the attached plan, from 1 August 1889 - 31 December 1889, for four years Rent: £60 p.a. Includes: plan of moors Scale: 20 chains to 1 inch

Copy of a "Short Account of a Limited Company" which was accepted by a lessor of a coal mine, 22 September 1891

13 May 1895 (1) Wentworth Blackett Beaumont of Allenheads Hall, Northumberland (2) Stanhope Silkstone Coal Company Agreement to let moiety of coal under field near Cawthorne from (1) to (2) at £22 10s. per acre of coal worked

Description of Falcon Knowl Colliery, Kexbrough, May 1842

Plan of part of Lord Wharncliffe's Estate at Stillington, n.d. 1853 Scale: 8 chains to 1 inch

Schedule of property in Lord Wharncliffe's estate prepared by Edward Beacher and referred to in his report, 25 November 1853

Mr Beacher's boring accounts in Lord Wharncliffe's Estate, n.d. 1853

Plan of Flockton Estate, showing fields and ownership of land with township boundaries, n.d. no scale

Report, by Edward Beachfront, on Lord Wharncliffe's minerals in an estate proposed to be sold to W.B. Beaumont, 25 November 1856

Letter from John Kaye, Bretton Park Office, to John Bell Simpson, concerning the lease of land to J.L.L. Kaye, 10 January 1857

Letter from Robert Simpson of Newcastle, to Mr Kaye, concerning the value of minerals under Lord Wharncliffe's Estate, 19 January 1857

Valuation of Lord Wharncliffe's Estate prior to purchase by W. Beaumont, by John Bell Simpson, June 1857

Letter from James Nelson, Carlisle Marble Works, to John Bell Simpson, concerning designs for monuments, 5 June 1875 Includes: tracings of marble monuments

Correspondence between Gustave P. Harding, of Paris, France, and John Bell Simpson, concerning the inspection of coalfields in South Russia; a mine at Moscow near Reiga; employment of a man to inspect mines; Mr. Galloway's visit to Russia; and a report on Harding's coal, 24 August 1875 - 11 September 1875

Letter from R. Unwin, of the North Eastern Railway, to Joseph Mawson, of the Stella Coal Company, mentioning an accident on 22 December 1875 at Stella Staithes, 29 December 1875

Plan of Upper Windy Bank, Little London, and Bullcliff Wood, n.d. Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile [1:96]

Plan of Falconer Colliery showing parts excavated, n.d. no scale

Plan of Falcon Knowl Pit, Darton Park Gate Coal, worked by Thomas Wilson, n.d. no scale

Plan of Higham Colliery, Silkstone Seam, showing coal belonging in equal moieties to Messrs Charlesworth and Beaumont, n.d. Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch

Plan of Clay Hole, Dodworth Road, n.d. no scale

Copy plan of the coalfield belonging to William Blackett Beaumont, showing land around Kirkby, Flockton Mill and the Manor House, 25 April 1853, copy made September 1888

Plan of land between Midgley and Bretton, 11 January 1873 Scale: 6 chains to 1 inch

Plan of a section through strata from Winter Hill to Darton, 20 October 1877 Horizontal Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile Vertical Scale: 200 feet to 1 inch

Plan of Clay Hole, Dodworth Road, showing calculated quantity deducted, February 1878 Scale: 1 chain to 1 inch

Plan of Byerhope Bank Coal Pit, showing pit level, proposed new drift to surface, cross cut for ventilation, and point where accident happened near new drift, 23 May 1878 Scale: 40 feet to 1 inch

Plan of Higham Colliery, Silkstone Seam, showing boundary of common land belonging in equal parts to Messrs. Charlesworth and Beaumont coloured blue, coal got from the Silkstone seam to November 1881, coloured pink, n.d. Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch

Drawing showing alterations to the road to allow the quarry to be worked, n.d. 1882

Copy of a plan of the estate at Gawber near Barnsley [Yorkshire] showing land belonging to Mr. Charles Beevors and coal worked in the Barnsley bed, drawn by N. Johnson, engineer and architect, 1886 Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch

Plan of old and new hards, showing portions proposed to be let and already let to Messrs. Milnes of Stansfield and showing Lane End Pit, October 1888 Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile

Plan of Bretton Estate, showing Gawber Hall, turnpike road to Barnsley, Redbrook and Dayhouse, 9 April 1889 no scale

Plan of Low Carr Green, showing the extent of Swallow Hill Coal for Messrs. Fountain and Burnley, 22 October 1889 Scale: 6 chains to 1 mile

Letter from G.A.R. Kell, Civil and Mining Engineers, to John Bell Simpson, enclosing a tracing of coal got in the Stanhope Silkstone Colliery and Mr Beaumont's share, 19 June 1897 Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch

Letter from Edward Martin Morriston to Charles Smith, of Gwernthwymneeth, Wales, describing Glyntowe Coal Strata, 14 October 1801

An account of work wrought in the Howden Pit, West Shaft, Percy Main Colliery, by Robert Jackson, Overman, listing names of hewers and corvers, 11 July 1821 to 25 July 1821

Photocopy of an account of coals led to Dunston Staiths for Sir Thomas Clavering. 9 December 1772 - 16 December 1772

Londonderry Chronology , a photocopy of extracts from an unspecified work covering the years 1831 - 1880, n.d.

Manager's certificate of service as manager of a mine, issued to John Bell Simpson of Woodside, Ryton, 4 June 1873

Letter from A.F.O. Liddell, of Whitehall, London, to John Bell Simpson, of Ryton concerning a manager's certificate, no. 1609, 5 June 1873

Letter from G.W. Southern, of Newcastle upon Tyne, Inspector of Mines to Joseph T. Robson, of Thornley Colliery concerning special rules proposed for the colliery, 12 May 1873

Report of the Inspection of Collieries in the Counties of Durham, Northumberland and Cumberland and the Mining Districts of Scotland , by Matthias Dunn, 1851, Includes: Plan of the South East Workings of Washington Colliery at the time of the explosion 19 August 1851 Scale: 8 chains to 1 mile Plan of Nitshill Colliery according to survey of 21 February 1851 Scale: 1 inch to 50 yards

Photograph of a painting of Seaham and Seaton Union Collieries by William Wheldon, 1851

Letters Patent granted to William Cochrane of Seghill House, Northumberland for 'Improvement in apparatus for breaking down coal and other minerals', 17 April 1867

Duplicate Specification of Letters Patent granted to William Cochrane, 17 April 1867

Letters Patent granted to Theophile Guibal, 43 Rue des Groseillers, Mons, Belgium, Civil Engineer for 'Improvements in the Construction of ventilation for the ventilation of mines', 25 March 1862

Valuations and Reports by J.T. Cheesman, including: p.1 Reports and Observations on Throckley Colliery, 14 February 1867 - September 1884 (1) App. No 2 Supposed section showing the seams in Throckley Royalty (1 plan, 35.5 cm. x 20 cm., waxed paper) (2) Section showing the seams in Throckley Royalty (1 plan, 39.5 cm. x 23.5 cm., tracing paper) p.44 Report on Heddon Colliery, 21 November 1882 p.52 Report on Axwell Park Colliery, 19 December 1882 p.59 Report on Shilbottle Colliery, 5 August 1882 p.76 Report on Elswick Colliery, 18 October 1880 p.114 Report on the Sanitary condition of Throckley village and the supply of water, 16 September, 1884 Includes: Plan of Throckley showing ground belonging to Newcastle and Gateshead Water Company, n.d., 1884 Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch (1 plan, 20 cm. x 33 cm) p.117 Specification for the erection of a new chapel at Throckley for the Primitive Methodists, 1885 p.127 Twelve hour trials on the Compound Rotative Beam Pumping Engine and the Wolf Beam Pumping Engine, 26 March 1886 - 27 March 1886 p.145 Specification for the rebuilding of the staiths at Lemington, 16 February 1887 p.173 Specification for the building of 30, four-roomed, cottages at Crawcrook for the Stella Coal Company, August 1889 p.202 Specification for the building of 48 cottages at Throckley Colliery, 1 October 1889 p.206 Report and Valuation of Axwell Colliery, 30 September 1879 Includes: plan of Colliery showing seams and extent of the Royalty Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile, (1 plan, 31.5 cm. x 20 cm., waxed paper) p.230 n.d. [1890] (1) Throckley Coal Company (2) Algernon, Duke of Northumberland Lease by (2) from (1) of 32 cottages at South and Middle Rows, Coronation Pit, Walbottle Includes: plan of cottages No scale (1 plan, 20 cm. x 33 cm) p.237 June 1891 (1) Edward, son of Alexander Waters of Walbottle (2) Isaac T Cheeseman of Throckley Colliery Apprenticeship indenture of (1) to (2) for a term of 5 years as a colliery viewer, manager of mines and mining engineer p.245 1895 (1) Commissioners for the Lord High Admiral (2) Throckley District Co-operative Society Sale of land by (1) to (2) at Throckley Includes: plan of land no scale (1 plan, 20 cm. x 33 cm) enclosures: Analysis of Abstract of Overman's bills pays 1-13 for Meadow Pit, Throckley 1892 (3 papers) Notice on Subsidence on Mr Rowell's Farm, Throckley n.d. 1905 An Account of payments to Mr Rowell for damages by loss of crop alleged to be caused by subsidence owing to colliery workings, 4 August 1905 - 24 August 1908 (2 papers) p.281 Estimated cost of relaying Messrs Stephenson and Sons' railway from sidings at the north end of Spencers Works to the brick factory at Throckley, March 1898 p.284 30 June 1895 (1) Thomas Ventress Simpson son of John Simpson of Heworth Colliery, mining engineer (2) John Simpson of Heworth Colliery mining engineer apprentice Indenture of (1) to (2) for a term of 3 years as a mining engineer p.300 Report on Heddon Colliery, 22 October 1902 p.307 Report on Montague Fireclay Mine, 21 August 1902 p.319 1903 (1) Throckley Coal Company (tenants) (2) Duke of Northumberland (landlord) Tenancy agreement between (1) and (2) of a cottage and garden and premises in the township of Newburn Hall late occupied by the Heddon Coal and Firebrick Company Includes: plan of land near Lemington staithes showing cottage and garden, n.d. Scale: 1:2560 (1 plan 18.5 cm. x 30 cm., waxed paper) Enclosures: Newspaper report on Broomhill Collieries Ltd., by Sir Christopher Furness M.P. at annual meeting, 28 September, n.y. (1 paper) p.323 Depths of Old Pits on the Greenwich Hospital Estate, Throckley, n.d. and approximate quantities of coal obtainable from Maria Pit, June 1896, and Meadow Pit, December 1904 p.332 Sale of land by the Commissioners under The Greenwich Hospital Act, 1865 to Isaac Taylor Cheeseman, Hill House, Throckley, colliery manager, to erect 8 dwelling houses at Throckley on the north by Newcastle and Carlisle highway bounded on the East by land belonging to Thomas Neale, on the West and South by the Lords Commissioners, n.d. 1905 p.348 Report on Walbottle Royalty and Surface subsidence, 11 March 1908 Enclosure: Horden Colliery District Plan, 1905 no scale (1 paper; 2 plans, 26 cm. x 20 cm., paper, printed)

List of streets in Sunderland giving owners and tenants of properties, and correspondence between Simey and Ilif, of John Street, Sunderland, solicitor, concerning damage to properties in St George Square, Sunderland, because of colliery workings, 8 December 1915, 22 September 1912 - 20 September 1920

Consett Industrial and Provident Society Ltd v Consett Iron Company, Ltd., In the House of Lords, n.d., c.1920 Includes: RR1 Plan of South Birtley Colliery Low Main Coal Seam, showing the extent of the workings on the south side of the main dyke as surveyed, 31 August 1773; copied, by Gilbert Jackson, surveyor, 10 November 1920 - 19 November 1920 Scale: 4 inches to 15 chains (1 plan, 47.5 cm. x 63 cm., paper, printed) RR2 Plan of Tanfield Mooredge and Bushblades Colliery by W.M., 1752, showing extent of workings at Success Pit; copied by Gilbert Jackson, surveyor, 10 November 1920 - 19 November 1920 No scale (1 plan, 63 cm. x 50.5 cm., printed) RR3 Plan of South Moor Colliery in the Manor of Beamish belonging to Morton Davison, with part of the grounds adjoining, surveyed, 20 April 1762 by Christopher Bedlington; copied by Gilbert Jackson, 10 November 1920 - 19 November 1920 Scale: 1 inch to 100 yds (1 plan, 97 cm. x 63 cm., printed) An account of the strata sunk through at the Second Pit, Beamish South Moor Colliery from the surface to the Hutton Seam, n.d. (1 paper) An account of strata sunk through in the Mount Pit, Beamish South Moor, 27 August 1759 (1 paper) An account of boring on Tanfield Moor, October 1764 (3 papers) RR4 Plan of workings at Tanfield Colliery 1780; copied by Gilbert Jensson, surveyor, 10 November 1920 - 19 November 1920 (1 plan, 73 cm. x 56 cm paper, printed) RR5 Plan of the Low Main Seam, as now standing in the Toftmoor Colliery, near Birtley, belonging to John Strother Kerr, 15 November 1769; copied by Gilbert Jensson, 10 November 1920 - 19 November 1920 Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch (1 plan, 63 cm. x 50.5 cm., paper, printed) An account of strata bored at Washington Colliery in "C" Pit, July 1769 (1 paper) RR6 Plan of Washington Colliery, with underground workings, 15 August 1770; copied by Gilbert Jensson, 10 November 1920 - 19 November 1920 (1 plan, 59 cm. x 100 cm., paper, printed) FOK2 Plan and sectional elevation showing stratified rock and coal seam, n.d. no scale (1 plan, 51 cm. x 42 cm., paper printed) KOK3 Plan of coal seam showing winnings, pit wall or headway, n.d. no scale (1 plan, 51 cm. x 43 cm., paper, printed) FOK4 Plan, no. 41: Plan of Lanchester Fell "as rode and ambulated by Richard, Lord Bishop of Durham and George Clavering" with explanation of the plan, n.d., 1754; copied by G. Jensson, surveyor 10 November 1920 - 13 November 1920 (1 plan 78 cm. x 56.5 cm., paper, printed) FOK6 Plan no 40: Plan of Lanchester Fell "as it was rode and ambulated on Monday 15 July 1754 and surveyed the same year", showing landowners and pits, 1754 Scale: 16 Gunters Chains to 1 inch (1 plan, 111 cm. x 68.5 cm., paper, printed) WP1 Plan no 1: Bunkers Hill Farm, showing extent of colliery workings, n.d. Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch (1 plan, 84 cm. x 100 cm., paper, printed) WP2 Plan no 2: Bunkers Hill Farm showing extent of workings with note concerning correct position of farm, 1856 Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch (1 plan, 84 cm. x 101 cm., paper, printed) WP3 Plan no 3: Bunkers Hill Farm showing extent of coal workings from Busty Seam, n.d. Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch (1 plan, 84 cm. x 100.5 cm., paper, printed) WP4 Plan no 4: Bunkers Hill Farm, showing extent of workings in 3/4 seam Scale: 2 inches to 1 chain (1 plan, 84 cm. x 101 cm., paper, printed) WP5 Plan no 5: Bunkers Hill Farm showing extent of workings on Brockwell Seam, n.d Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch ( 1 plan 84 cm. x 100.5 cm., paper, printed) WP6 Plan no 6: Bunkers Hill Farm showing extent of workings on Main Coal, Busty, 3/4 and Brockwell Seams, n.d. Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch (1 plan, 84.5 cm. x 102 cm., paper printed)

Plan of plaintiff's farm on O.S. sheet 11, parts 10 and 11, 6 and 7, 3rd edition, c.1925 Scale: 1:2500 Enclosed in NCB 2/279/1

Mr. Kirkup's key plan of Lanchester and Chester Common, Tanfield Moor, and Bunkers Hill Estate, showing coal workings and land ownership drawn on O.S. Sheet 21, 1913 Scale: 1 inch to 1 mile [1:63360] Enclosed in NCB2/279/1

Durham Coal Owners' Association statistics and calculations upon which were based Bunning's report to the Joint Committee, covering Auckland, Chester le Street, Gateshead, Durham, Hetton, Pontop, Ryton, Seaham and Wingate districts, 5 June 1874

Pay bill for Black Prince and West Thornley Colliery for pay ending 6 October 1888

An account of coal worked at West Thornley Coke Ovens for pay ending 6 October 1888

Report on the threatened strike at the Weardale Company's colliery at Hedley Hill, 29 October 1884

Case for counsel's opinion relating to checkweighmen, as inspectors on behalf of the workmen, under The Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1887, 17 August 1888, 28 August 1888

Report on the threatened strike of checkweighmen at Brandon, Willington, Oakenshaw and Brancepeth Collieries owned by Strakers and Love, 21 February 1889

Report on the dispute between workers at Brancepeth, Oakenshaw, Sunnybrow and Brandon Collieries owned by Strakers and Love, 6 June 1890

Report by Durham Coal Owners' Association on police protection, 26 March 1892

Transcript from the shorthand notes of Messrs. Corfield and Hersee, Chancery Lane, London, on the judgement of the case Smith v Moody, 29 October 1902

Transcript from the shorthand notes of Messrs. Corfield and Hersee, Chancery Lane, London, on the judgement in the case of Smith v. Moody, 29 October 1902

Transcript of the shorthand notes of Messrs. Barnett and Barret, Chancery Lane, London, relating to the judgement in the case; and opinion before Mr. Justice Pickford, Herd v . Weardale Steel Coal and Coke Company Ltd., at Leeds Town Hall, Yorkshire, 30 November 1912

Newspaper cutting, entitled: 'Herd and Weardale Steel Coal and Coke Company Ltd., a miner's claim for false imprisonment at Thornley Colliery', 30 May 1911, from The Times, 1 July 1914

Negative photocopies of a conveyance between Mrs. Theresa Harriet Mary Delacom and others, and the South Moor Colliery Company Ltd., 27 August 1909

Correspondence between Durham Coal Owners' Association and Armstrong Whitworth and Company Ltd., Newcastle, concerning the establishment of a fire service and rescue station, 27 November 1909 - 10 January 1912

Plan of the river from Newbridge to Sunderland Barr, as it appeared at low water, showing staithes and proprietors of land adjoining the Wear, by Burleigh and Thompson, 1737 Scale: 3,000 feet

Plan of Jarrow Colliery, showing the situation of the pits and courses of two of the great dykes, with an incomplete schedule by J. Watson, April 1750 Scale: 8 chains to 1 inch

Part plan of Heworth and Sheriff Hill Colliery, showing pits and the course of two dykes, n.d. Scale: 8 chains to 1 inch

Plan of Stanley Estate, Tanfield, belonging to Thomas Eyre, surveyed by Thomas Champney, May 1780

Plan of the Washington and Birtley commons, showing ownership of land, n.d. [1790] Scale: 10 chains to 1 inch

Plan of Pont Burn, from Lanchester to Hamsterley Mill, showing landowners on either side of the burn, n.d.

Plan of an Estate in Usworth, County Durham. belonging to Bernard Shaw, n.d. [1790] Scale: 4 chains to 1 inch

Usworth Colliery coal output and rents, n.d., 1790

Notes on Usworth Colliery waggonways, n.d., 1790

Plan of Beamish Estate, by William Unthank, 3 February 1766, showing coal workings under Hedley Moor and Park Head grounds, n.d. 1790; copy made, c.1970 Scale: 4 chains to 1 inch

Copy plan of Harbour Moor and Glasswort Moor, by T. Lampson, 1781; copied by J. Bell Jnr., 1800 Scale: 5 inches to 20 chains [1 : 15840]

Copy plan of Findon Hill and Potter Moors, Durham, by J. Lampson, 1800; copied by J. Bell Jnr., 1800

Plan of lands lying at Medomsley belonging to John Hunter, 1802 Scale: 4 chains to 1 inch

Plan of workings in the Maudlin seam, Pensher Colliery, n.d., 1816 no scale

Elevation and plan of proposed wooden bridge over the River Tyne at Crawcrook, drawings nos. 1-2, by William Chapman, January 1822 no scale

Plan of head of pier shaft and ground plan of pier, drawings nos. 3-4, by W. Chapman, January 1822 Scale: 5 feet to 1 inch

Elevation of an arch or passage next to an abutment, drawing no. 5, by W. Chapman, January 1822 Scale: 5 feet to 1 inch

Elevation of a pier shaft and profile of a bridge adjoining king post, drawings nos. 6-7, by W. Chapman, January 1822 Scale: 5 feet to 1 inch

Plan and elevation of an abutment, drawings nos. 8- 9, by W. Chapman, 7 January 1822 Scale: 5 feet to 1 inch

Specification of, and estimate for, a wooden bridge over the River Tyne from Crawcrook by William Chapman, January 1822

Report on a proposed wooden bridge over the River Tyne at Crawcrook by William Chapman, January 1822

Elevation, with abutments on the haugh, drawing no. 10, by William Chapman, January 1822 Scale: 5 feet to 1 inch

Plan of a section of the strata in the new pits at Medomsley, September 1834 Scale: 1 fathom to 2 inches

Plan of premises belonging to Messrs. Richardson and Curry showing the intended line of the railway to the coke works at Blaydon Haugh, n.d. Scale: 1 chain to 1 inch

Levellings at Townley Colliery, n.d. Horizontal scale: 4 miles to 1 inch Vertical scale: 100 feet to 1 inch

Vertical section of the Whin Dyke in the Jane Pit, Lawsons Main Colliery, n.d.

Vertical section of the Whin Dyke in [Fenham] Pit, Benwell Colliery, n.d. no scale

Vertical section of the Whin Dyke at Delight Pit main coal seam, Walker Colliery, n.d. Vertical Scale: 1 chain to 1 yard Horizontal Scale: 1/2 chain to 1 yard

Plan of coal mines at Cleadon, Whitburn, and part of Boldon, showing ownership of land, n.d. no scale

Ordnance Survey plans, sheets X, XVII, XVIII, XXIV, XXVII,XXXII, XXXV, XXXVII, first edition, 1856 Scale: 6 inch to 1 mile

Ordnance Survey plans, sheets XXXVI, XLII, XLVIII, XLIX, XLVII, XLIII, LI, LIV, LV, first edition, 1856 Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile

Plan showing the mode of working coal at Townley Colliery, drawn by John Bell Simpson, 1 March 1855 Scale: 20 yards to 1 inch

Vertical Sections of the Northumberland and Durham Coalfield, sheet nos. 1-19, Lines 1-46, and A-M, with an index map showing the positions of sections, collieries and railways, by John Kirsopp, mining engineer, 1906 - 1907 Scale: 20 feet to 1 inch and 2 miles to 1 inch

Map of Sunderland and district for Ward's Directory, 1915 - 1916 no scale

Plan of Ryhope, Wearmouth, Vane Tempest, Seaham, Dawdon, Silksworth and Eppleton Collieries, showing correlation of Maudlin Seam, n.d. no scale

Plan of Ryhope, Wearmouth, Vane Tempest and Silksworth Colliery showing correlation at Hutton Seam, n.d. no scale

Plan of Ryhope, Vane Tempest, Seaham and Silksworth Collieries showing correlation of Low Main Seam, n.d. no scale

Plan of Houghton, Eppleton and Vane Tempest Collieries showing correlation of Main Coal Seam, n.d. no scale

Plan of Dorothea Colliery showing correlation of Five Quarter Seam, n.d. no scale

Plan of Vane Tempest Colliery showing correlation at Three Quarter Seam, n.d. no scale

Plan of Ryhope and Silksworth Collieries showing seam correlation at Harvey Pit, n.d. no scale

Plan of Ryhope and Eppleton Collieries showing seam correlation at the Busty Pit, n.d. no scale

Plan of Ryhope and Silksworth Collieries showing steam correlation at Shield Row, n.d. no scale

Plan of Ryhope Colliery showing workings in the Hutton Seam, n.d. Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile

Plan of Ryhope Colliery showing workings of Maudlin Seam, n.d. Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile

Plan of Ryhope Colliery showing workings in Low Main Seam, n.d. Scale 6 inches to 1 mile

Plan of Ryhope Colliery showing workings of Five Quarter Seam, n.d. Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile

Plan of Ryhope Colliery showing workings of Busty Seam, n.d. Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile

Plan of Ryhope Colliery showing workings of Harvey Seam, n.d. Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile

Plan of Ryhope Colliery showing new headgears and proposed layout of tubroads, February 1933 Scale: 16 feet to 1 inch

Plan of Ryhope Colliery showing arrangement of wash box fitted with ACCO automatic governors, 22 July 1943 Scale: 1.5 inches to 1 foot

Plan of Ryhope Colliery showing surface arrangements, n.d. Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch

Plan of reconstruction of screening plant, (Joseph Cook and Sons, Washington), Ryhope Colliery, n.d. Scale: 1/8 inches to 1 foot

Plan of dust collectors over screens (Sherwood Hunter Ltd., Washington) at Ryhope Colliery, August 1936

Plan of Ryhope Colliery showing coal stocking ground adjoining Silksworth Railway, 6 December 1944 Scale: 1 inch to 66 feet

Plan of the side and end elevation of a coal tub, Ryhope Colliery, 20 January 1927 Scale: 1.5 inches to 1 foot

Plan of the Five Quarter Seam conveyor faces, Ryhope Colliery, n.d. Scale: 30 feet to 1 inch

Ground Plan of Ryhope Colliery, n.d. Scale: 40 feet to 1 inch

Plan and Section of a Tub Stop, Ryhope Colliery, n.d. Scale: 3 inches to 1 foot

Plan of Hutton Seam, Esh Colliery, Pease and Partners Ltd.; Hill Top Colliery, Hutton Seam, S.A. Saddler, Ltd.; and Ushaw Moor Colliery, Hutton Seam, Chaytors Workings; n.d. Scale: 25 inches to 1 mile [1:2500]

Plan of the surface, Esh Colliery, n.d. Scale: 32 feet to 1 inch

Plan of Low Main and Hutton Seam workings, Esh Hill Top Colliery, January 1903 Scale : 2 chains to 1 inch

Plan of underground workings at Esh Colliery, n.d. no scale

Plan of underground workings at Hill Top, Esh and Ushaw Moor Collieries, n.d. Scale: 25 inches to 1 mile [1:2500]

Plan of underground workings at Esh Colliery, n.d. Scale: 25 inches to 1 mile [1:2500]

Surface plan, Esh Colliery, n.d. Scale: 32 feet to 1 inch

Plan of main coal seam borings, Esh Colliery, n.d. Scale: 25 inches to 1 mile [1:2500]

Plan of main coal seam borings, Esh Colliery, n.d. Scale: 25 inches to 1 mile [1:2500]

Plan (part) of Esh Colliery showing Hollinside Drift, Busty and inferior coking, on O.S. plan, sheet XIX.16, n.d. Scale: 25 inches to 1 mile [1:2500]

Plan (part) of Esh Colliery showing Wooley 5/4 Main Coal, Sunniside Engine Plane and Ballarat workings, n.d. Scale: 25 inches to 1 mile

Plan of royalties owned or leased by Pease and Partners Ltd., in Crook and Billy Row, Cornsay, Brancepeth, Hedleyhope, Esh Brandon and Byshottles, n.d. Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile

Plan of Busty Seam, Fishburn and Thrislington Collieries, n.d. Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile

Plan of Harvey Seam, Fishburn and Thrislington Collieries, n.d. Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile

Plan showing lines of demarcation of plant and railways at Trimdon Grange Colliery and Coke Works, 31 March 1946 Scale: 1 inch to 40 feet

Plan of surface layout, East Hetton Colliery, n.d. 1944 Scale: 1 inch to 80 feet

Plan showing position of shotholes and the sequence of firing shots in a 12 foot 9 inch drift where the debris is loaded by an IIBU Joy Machine, 27 December 1944

Schedule of shift times for surface workers at East Hetton Colliery, 4 May 1947

Schedule of shift times for underground workers, at East Hetton Colliery, 4 May 1947

Schedule of shift times for underground workers at East Hetton Colliery, 2 November 1947

Plan of West Side, Brockwell Seam, Fishburn Colliery, n.d., 1940 Scale: 1:2500

Plan of existing main pumps, Fishburn Colliery, 14 July 1947 Not to scale

Plan of projections for first south east developments, Brockwell Seam, Fishburn Colliery, 1947 Scale: 1 inch to 20 feet

Plan showing general layout and first south east projection, Brockwell Seam, Fishburn Colliery, 24 December 1947 Scale: 1: 2500 and 1 inch to 40 feet

Schematic diagram of proposed electrical installation, Brockwell Seam, Fishburn Colliery, n.d., 1947 no scale

Harmann Scraper layout in Brockwell Seam, and location plan, 18 May 1950 Scale: 1 inch to 2 chains [1:1584] and 6 inches to 1 mile [1:10560]

Section through Brockwell Seam showing main and tail gates and developed winnings, n.d. Scale: 1 inch to 2 chains [1:1584]

Plan and sectional elevation of wheel frame for Haarmann Scraper, Brockwell Seam, n.d. Scale: 3 inches to 1 foot [ 1:4]

Plan showing arrangement of guide rails and rams for Haarmann Scraper, Brockwell Seam, 23 January 1952 Scale: 3 inches to 1 foot [1:4]

Plan showing pneumatic ram and jacks for Haarmann Scraper, Brockwell Seam, n.d. Scale: 3 inches to 1 foot [1:4]

Plan showing details and elevation of binding wheels of mothergate and tailgate of Haarmann Scraper, Brockwell Seam, n.d. 1950 Scale: 3 inches to 1 foot [1:4]

Plan showing details and elevation of binding wheels of mothergate and tailgate of Haarmann Scraper, Brockwell Seam, n.d. 1950 Scale: 3 inches to 1 foot [1:4]

Plan of Harmann Scraper face showing arrangement of jacks' guide rails and supports, n.d. Scale: 1/2 inch to 1 foot [1:24]

Plan showing layout of experimental Haarmann Scraper face in Victoria Seam, Mary Drift, n.d. 1951 Scale: 1 inch to 6 feet [1:72]

Plan showing layout of experimental Haarmann Scraper, Victoria Seam, Mary Drift, n.d. 1951 Scale: 1 inch to 6 feet [1:72]

Plan showing details of binding wheels to mothergate and tailgate of Haarmann Scraper, July 1951 Scale: 3 inches and 1 inch to 1 foot

Plan of proposed reconstruction of Lamb House, Ryhope Colliery, n.d. Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch

Plan of Brockwell Seam, n.d. Scale: 1:5000

Plan of Busty Seam, n.d. Scale: 1:5000

Plan of Harvey Seam, n.d. Scale: 1:5000

Plan of no. 1 and no. 2 shaft bottom arrangements, n.d. Scale: 1:5000

Sections through the Busty Seam, n.d. Scale: 3 inches to 1 mile

Contour plan of Busty Seam, Fishburn Shaft, n.d. Scale: 3 inches to 1 mile

Plan of part of the Manor of Poynton, showing coal workings by Joseph Howard, surveyor, December 1826 Scale: 10 chains to 1 mile

Map of Cumberland in six parts with plan of Cockermouth, Whitehaven, and Carlisle, surveyed by Joseph Harrison Fryer, 1818 Scale: 69.5 miles to 1 degree

Plan and side view of the Union Pit engine framing, belonging to J.C. Curwen M.P., 18 May 1822 no scale

Section of strata, Alston Moor, n.d. no scale

Drawing and description of the Great Orrery made for the Academy by Thomas Wright, mathematical instrument maker to George II, n.d. 1750 no scale

Plan and drawing of Westminster Bridge showing foundations, geometrical elevations of North front and superstructure, 20 May 1751 Scale: 25 feet to 1 inch

Perspective view and drawing of the engine used for sawing off underwater piles in the construction of Westminster Bridge, by William Etheridge, n.d. [1750] no scale

Plan of the new bridge at Blackfriars, London, showing elevation, superstructure and foundations, by Robert Baldwin, published according to an act of parliament 13 December 1766 no scale

Plan and drawing of Southwark Cast Iron Bridge, London, showing superstructure, ribs and braces, drawn by H. Gardner, erected under the direction of John Rennie, civil engineer, October 1818 no scale

Drawing of superstructure and elevation of the intended bridge across the River Tyne at Hexham, 1791 no scale

Notes on the design of a carriage to convey coals, as in NCB 2/327/2, n.d. 1790

Drawing of the side view, end view, and plan, of a carriage to convey coals from Ponds Colliery to the Cinder Ovens, n.d., 1790 no scale

Copy plan of lands at Wallsend belonging to the Dean and Chapter of Durham, showing sales made by Parliament in 1630, by Richard Hornsby, 1740; copy with list of tenants, 1797 no scale

Plan of workings at Biggs' Main Colliery, Heaton and Benton, n.d. no scale

Drawing of a [kettle] boiler and cistern for the supply of water for the locomotive engine at the Old Pit, 1813 Horizontal scale: 1 chain to 1 inch Perpendicular scale: 10 feet to 1 inch [this boiler is referred to in letters between John Buddle and William Chapman in Northumberland Record Office NRO 3410/Bud/2]

Plan of Heaton Colliery stone drifts, showing linings and levels, 20 June 1813 no scale

Plan of the profile of the seam at Hetton Middle Pit, 9 June 1813 Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch

Plan of the River Tyne at Wallsend Staiths showing the depth of soundings at high and low water, n.d., 1823 no scale

Plan and section of the proposed fifth pier of the Tyne Bridge showing the progress of the work in successive operations, n.d. Scale: 1 inch to 5 feet [1:60]

Plan of lands in Heaton, Northumberland, showing Jane Pit Dyke and Thistle Pit Dyke, n.d., 1800 no scale

Ground Plan of Backworth Engine, n.d., 1800 Scale: 1/4 inch to 1 foot [1:48]

Section of strata beginning at the surface near Wallsend and continued to a depth of 510 fathoms in the Newcastle Coalfield, and in the different lead mining districts of Healyfield, Blanchland, Weardale, Alston Moor and Dufton Fell, n.d. no scale

Plan, section and elevation of the quay wall between Skinners Burn and the herd's house on the north shore of the River Tyne, N.E.D.C., November 1839 no scale

Plan of the Bleach Works at Ovingham, 1839 Scale: 4 chains to 1 inch

Plan of Bleach Green, Ovingham Bleach Works, 29 June 1859 Scale: 2 inches to 1 chain

Plan of Whittle Dean Burn, showing proposed reservoir and mill pond for T.Y Hall's bleaching factory, Mr. Crozier's mill, proposed byewash, and reservoirs for Whittle Mill, n.d. [1850] no scale

Drawing of double acting force pump at Backworth Colliery, 1842 Scale 1/2 inch to 1 foot [1:24]

Plan of stone coal at East Stublick Colliery, 1843 Scale: 3 chains to 1 inch

Plan of Little Coal at East Stublick Colliery, 1843 Scale: 3 chains to 1 inch

Plan of Main Coal, East Stublick Colliery, 1843 Scale: 3 chains to 1 inch

Plan of Three Quarter Coal in East Stublick Colliery, 1843 Scale: 3 chains to 1 inch

Plan of Yard Coal, East Stublick Colliery, 1843 Scale: 3 chains to 1 inch,

Ordnance Survey plan, sheet no. LXV, Lynemouth, Woodhorn and North Seaton, First Edition, 1864 Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile [1:10560]

Geological Survey Map of Lynemouth, Woodhorn and North Seaton, Sheet LXV, surveyed 1859 Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile [1:10560]

Map of the Northumberland Coalfield, showing royalties, collieries, railways and ports, by A.S. Dinning, mining engineer, n.d., 1920 Scale: 1 inch to 1 mile [1:63360]

Elevation of Iron Bridge at Bridgewater, east of Coalbrookdale, 1795, published by Act of Parliament, 8 July 1797 no scale

Plan of the bridge over the River Severn at Shrewsbury, showing the elevation of the south side and the superstructure, by J. Gwynn, architect, published by J.Taylor, London, n.d., 1790

Section of the Bradley Mine near Bilston with coloured drawing of the names and measures of strata, ground plan, and engraving of miners working underground, n.d., 1800 no scale

Map of the county, published by J. Stockdale, Piccadilly, London, 1798 no scale

Drawing of section of strata at Eston Nab, Cleveland, by W. Fairley, n.d. Scale: 16 feet to 1 inch

A general map of England and Wales divided into counties by Thomas Kitchin, 12 May 1794 Scale: 69 miles to 1 degree

Map of England and Wales, with part of Scotland, showing the turnpike roads, rivers, navigable canals and towns, with coalfields superimposed, by John Carey, engraver, London, 20 February 1796 no scale

Map of South Wales, covering Radnor, Brecknock, Glamorgan, Carmarthen, Pembroke and Cardigan, with brief descriptions of County Towns, and copy engraving of St David's Cathedral, surveyed and drawn by Thomas Kitchin, 1777 no scale

Plan of Barry Dock and Railways, showing collieries, 1884 no scale

Map of the Silurian Region, and adjacent counties of England and Wales geographically illustrated by Roderick Impey Murchison, Vice President of the Geological Society, 1831 - 1838 no scale

Map of England and Wales, coloured according to geological systems, covering Monmouth, Hereford, Shropshire, Warwickshire and Gloucester by Roderick Murchison, n.d. [1831-1838] no scale

Map of England and Wales, coloured according to geological systems, including detailed section of Pembrokeshire, with explanation and table of colours, n.d. [1831-1838] no scale

Map of part of Roxburghshire or Teviotdale, covering Melrose to Cavers, by Matthew Stobie, Land Surveyor, engraved by John Bayley, n.d. no scale

Map of part of Roxburghshire covering Kelso to Oxnam, n.d. no scale

Map of part of Roxburghshire covering Hawick to Liddisdale, 30 May 1770 Scale: 8 furlongs to 1 mile

Map of part of Roxburghshire covering Southdean and Jedburgh, with historical notes on the towns of Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Melross, Kelso and Ednam, by Matthew Stobie, n.d., 1770

Map of Scotland showing roads, stages and distances, published by J. Knox, 13 September 1782 no scale

Travelling map of Scotland with distances between each stage, published by Thomas Brown, of Edinburgh and John Brown, of Glasgow, n.d., 1790

Plan of Shawfair, Squaretown, Millarhill and Newton, part of the Edmonston Estate near Dalkieth, giving field and close names and section of seams, n.d., 1800 no scale

Map of Dumfries, in four parts, from an actual survey by William Crawford, showing a plan of a proposed canal from Newcastle upon Tyne to Maryport and description of the geology of the county, n.d., 1803 Scale: 69.5 miles to 1 degree

Plan of part of the Nine Feet Coal at Sauchie, near Stirling, showing the mines which have been run in order to insulate the burning area, surveyed by James Wilson, 11 September 1829 no scale

Map of North America from the French of Mr D'Anville, improved with the English Surveys made since the Peace, June 1775 Scale: 69.5 miles to 1 degree

Map of the seat of war in the Netherlands, published by Laurie and Whittle, London, 12 May 1794 Scale: 69.5 miles to 1 degree

Map of the seat of war in the Seven United Provinces, (Holland, Zealand, Utrecht, Gelders, Over-Yssel, Friesland and Groningen with the land of Drent), also Dutch Flanders and Brabant, published by Laurie and Whittle, London, 12 May 1794 Scale: 69.5 miles to 1 degree

Map of the seat of war in the United Provinces, (Holland, Zealand, Utrecht, Gelders, Over-Yssel, Friesland and Groningen with the land of Drent), also Dutch Flanders and Brabant, published by John Carey, London, engraver, 1 August 1799 Scale: 69.5 miles to 1 degree (1 map 85 cm. x 66.5 cm., printed

Plan, elevation and section of a wooden bridge at Shaffhausen, Switzerland, with a drawing of the east view, 1 August, 1799 no scale

A map of the Mahratta country, the country of Nyzam, and the Nabob of Oude, together with the British possessions in India, north of the River Krishnah, published by John Luffman, 1 May 1804

Plans, elevations and sections of a wooden bridge across the Deleware at Trenton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., by C.A. Ponsby, architect, 1819 no scale

Map of the Donetz Basin, 1872 no scale The names on the map are in Cyrillic script

Geological Maps of France in five parts, Department of Meurthe-et-Mos, by Messrs. Levallois and Reveischon, revised and corrected by Mons. Braconnier, 1878 - 1882 no scale

Plan of Dortmund showing part of the Ruhr coalfield, Germany, n.d.

Plate No. 1: a long boat for a third rate, inscribed by M. Stalkartt, 1 March 1781 no scale

Plate No. XXIV: a fast sailing schooner, 1 November 1804 no scale

Plate No. XII: a brig-of-war of 18 guns as built in the year 1804, 20 December 1804 no scale

Plate No. XXIX [Boats Plate No. 1]: the long boat of an 80-gun ship showing the nature of construction by whole moulding, 1 November 1804 no scale

PlateNo. II [Construction Plate 2]: disposition of the frame of a ship of 80 guns, 20 December 1804 no scale

Plate No. 3 [Construction Plate 3]: plan of expanded planking of the 80-gun ship, 12 February 1805 no scale

Plate No. IV [Construction Plate 4]: profile of the inboard works of the 80-gun ship, 20 December 1804

Plate No. V [Construction Plate 5]: plans of the gun deck and orlop of the 80-gun ship, 20 December 1804 no scale

Plate No. VII [Construction Plate VII]: main gear capstan and windlass for an 80-gun ship from 400 to 500 tons, 11 November 1804 no scale

Plate No. XXVII: a sloop of sixty tons in the London trade, particularly distinguished for her capacity and velocity, 1 November 1804

Plate No. XVIII: the draught and plans of bomb vessel, 16 February 1805 no scale

Plate No. XIX: a cutter, upon a new construction with the mode of fitting sliding keels, 20 December 1804 no scale

Plate [no number]: yacht, inscribed by M. Stalkartt, 1 March 1781 no scale

Plate No. XXI: sheer draught half breadth and body plans of a West Indiaman, 1 November 1804 no scale

Plate no. XXII: a collier brig of 170 tons, 1 November 1804 no scale

Plate no. XI: draught of the Dart and Arrow sloops as designed by General Bentham, 4 January 1805 no scale

Plate XXXII [Laying Off Plate no. 1]: plans of the forebody, shear and half breadth plan and moulds of an unidentified vessel, 1 November 1804 no scale

Plate XXXIII [Laying Off Plate no. 2]: plans of the afterbody, shear and half breadth of unidentified vessel, 20 December 1804 no scale

Plate XXXIV [Laying Off Plate no. 3]: shear and half breadth plans of the after and fore cant bodies of an unidentified vessel, 4 January 1805 no scale

Plate XXXV [Laying Off Plate no. 4]: horizontal and cant transoms of an unidentified vessel, 20 December 1804 no scale

Plate XXXVI [Laying Off Plate no. 5]: square truck and round aft truck for an unidentified vessel, 20 December 1804 no scale

Plate XXXVII [Laying Off Plate no. 6]: drawings of hawse pieces, standing perpendicular, tapered at the heads and cant, of an unidentified vessel, 20 December 1804 no scale

Plate XIII: in board works of a brig-of-war built in the year 1804, 20 December 1804 no scale

Plate XXIII: a Virginia-built boat, fitted for a privateer, 1 November 1804 no scale

Plate XXVIII: a Southampton-built fishing hoy, 1 November 1804 no scale

Plate X: sheer, draught, half breadth and body plans of a sloop-of-war, 20 January 1805 no scale

Plate XIV: plans of the upper deck, lower deck and platforms of a brig-of-war built in 1804, 20 December 1804 no scale

Naval Architecture Plate No XXV: plan of a Berwick Smack, 16 February 1805 no scale

Naval Architecture Plate No. XXIII: plan of a Virginia-built boat fitted for a privateer, 1 November 1804 no scale

Naval Architecture Plate No. XVII: plans and section of the interior of a fire ship, 12 February 1805 no scale

Naval Architecture Plate No. XX: sheer, draught, half breadth and body plans of an East Indiaman, n.d. 1804 no scale

Naval Architecture Plate No. XXX, [Boats Plate No. 9]: drawings of a launch, pinnace, eight oared cutter, and yacht, 2 December 1804 no scale (1 plan, 121.5 cm. x 37 cm., printed}

Naval Architecture Plate No. XXXI [Boats Plate No. 3]: plans of a wherry, whale boat, gig or swift rowing boat, and the lifeboat as constructed by Mr. Greathead of South Shields, 1 December 1804 no scale

Naval Architecture Plate XV: plan of His Majesty's yacht, Royal Sovereign , launched in the year 1804, 20 January 1805 no scale

Drawing of a design for joining the whips in the centre and fixing the same upon the horns, J Smeaton, 1782 no scale

Drawing showing detail of pumping apparatus by J. Smeaton, 1782 no scale

Plan of upper kirb and moveable part of cap with details of design, by J. Smeaton, 1782 Scale: 3 feet to 1 inch

Drawing of unidentified winding gear n.d., No scale

Drawing of unidentified gears n.d., No scale

Drawing of two circular wheels with central pins, n.d. No scale

Drawing of unidentified winding gear n.d, No scale

Plan of incline, n.d.

Plan showing sections of rotary pumping engine, n.d. no scale

Plan of the projecting frame or drop over the quay wall for shipping coals, n.d., 1804

End view of the upright frame for supporting the projecting frame or drop over the quay wall, n.d. 1804 Scale: 3/8 inch to 1 foot

Plan of section of piling, showing low-water level, angle of ballast, and river bed, 16 August 1842 Scale: 1/2 inch to 1 foot

Plan of dykes, water levels and waggonways at Ryton and Blaydon, n.d. no scale

A Series of Views of the Collieries in the County of Northumberland and Durham , by T.H. Hair, with descriptive sketches and a preliminary essay on coal and the coal trade by M. Ross, 1844

Practical Observations on the South Wales Coalfield , illustrated with plans and sections, by W. Fairley, n.d.

The Colliery Guardian and Journal of the Coal and Iron Trades, Vol.XX No. 511, 14 October 1870 Vol.XX No. 512, 21 October 1870, 18 November 1870 Vol XX1 No. 545, 9 June 1871 Vol XXII No. 552, 28 July 1871 Vol XXII No. 554, 11 August 1871 Vol XXII No. 556, 25 August 1871, 8 September 1871 Vol XXII No 559, 15 September 1871, 20 September 1871, 24 November 1871, 26 January 1872 Vol. XIII No. 584, 8 March 1872 Vol XXIII No. 585, 15 March 1872 Vol XXIII No. 586, 22 March 1872 Vol XXIII No. 587, 28 March 1872 Vol XXIII No. 588, 5 April 1872, 4 October 1872 Vol XXVII No 686, 20 February 1874, 2 October 1874

The Illustrated London News , covering the Franco-Prussian War, 1 October 1870

The Graphic: article covering the Spanish Civil War, 4 October 1873