INDUSTRIES 



1815, as unprofitable, was re-established by a 

 company consisting of Messrs. J. Bowes, W. 

 Hunt, N. Wood, and C. M. Palmer, for the 

 manufacture of coke. 



1842. Kibblesworth Colliery commenced 

 shipping coal and Oakwellgate Colliery, Gates- 

 head, was won. 



A staple at the back end of the Beams Wheels 

 Pit, Farnacres Colliery, was sunk from the sur- 

 face to the Hutton Seam. 



A boring was put down below the thill of 

 the Five Quarter Seam in the south-west district 

 of Thornley Colliery, to prove the High Main 

 Seam. 



A 10 ft. shaft was sunk at Leasingthorne 

 Colliery from the surface to the Main Coal 

 Seam. 



Boring operations were in progress at Kibbles- 

 worth to prove the Hutton Seam south of the 

 village. 



A staple was put down from the surface to 

 the Harvey Seam at Trimdon Colliery. 



The George Pit, Cornforth Colliery, was 

 abandoned, having nothing but dip coal, which 

 was dipping about 1 2 in. to the yard to the 

 north. 



Boring operations were carried on at Crook 

 Bank, near Marley Hill, and in the Frankland 

 estate, and were also commenced on the Grange 

 estate, near Durham, by William Coulson. 



A bore-hole was put down below the level of 

 the Five Quarter Seam, proving the Low Main 

 and Hutton Seams. 



Houghall Colliery and Brancepeth Colliery 

 commenced shipping coal. 



The High Main Seam being abandoned and 

 tubbed off at Tyne Main Colliery in this year, 

 an arrangement was entered into with the owners 

 of Felling, Walker, Wallsend, Willington and 

 Heaton Collieries, under which they contributed 

 to the cost of keeping the large pumping engine 

 at Friar's Goose at work to prevent the water 

 from passing to the dip. The quantity of water 

 raised by the engine at Friar's Goose Pit in 1849 

 amounted to 1,170 gallons per minute.* 4 



Castle Eden Colliery reached the Hutton Seam. 



1843. Trimdon Colliery and South Wingate 

 Colliery commenced shipping coal. 



Coal was won at High Bitchburn Colliery, 

 Crook, and Grange Colliery, Durham, was won. 



The Hobson Pit, Tanfield Moor Colliery, was 

 sunk from the surface to the Brockwell Seam. 



Commenced to sink the Engine Pit, near 

 Gingling Gate, Twizell Colliery, from the sur- 

 face in March ; reached the Hutton Seam and 

 finished sinking operations in April, 1844. 



A series of bore-holes was in progress at the 

 Langley estate to prove the Hutton Seam. 



Boring operations were also carried on from 

 the surface for water at Stanley, near Crook, and 



in the vicinity of Luttrington, in the township 

 of Auckland Park. 



Commenced to sink on 8 June at Trimdon 

 Colliery from the surface to the Main Coal 

 Seam. 



New winning at Coxhoe Colliery was put 

 down to the Five Quarter Coal Seam. 



Commenced on 1 1 September to sink the 

 B Pit, Woodifield Colliery ; finished sinking 

 operations on 8 November, 1843. 



1844. East Tanfield Colliery was sunk from 

 the surface to the Busty Seam. 



A sinking was put down at Roddymoore by 

 R. A. Heslop to work the Main Coal or Brock- 

 well Seam. 



Brandon Colliery sunk, October. 



Commenced to sink Rodridge or South Win- 

 gate Colliery from the bottom of the sump, 30 

 fathoms lower, but without finding any further 

 workable coal. 



A series of borings were in operation on the 

 Middlestone estate to prove the Main Coal Seam, 

 also at Jobs Gate, near Crook, by George Stott, 

 and from the surface on Urpeth estate. 



Began on 31 July to sink the Union Pit, 

 Seaham and Seaton Colliery, from the surface to 

 below the Hutton Seam. 



A series of borings in progress on the Newton 

 Hall and Newton Grange estates from the surface, 

 proved the Harvey and lower Coal Seams to be 

 most disappointing and practically worthless. 



A bore-hole was put down below the thill of 

 the Brockwell Seam, Whitworth Park Pit. 



Kepier Grange Pit, Durham, was sunk from 

 the surface to the Brockwell Seam. 



A new winning was sunk on the Grange 

 Royalty from the surface to the Hutton Seam. 



Coxhoe Colliery shipped its first coal. A 

 seam of coal was won at Thrislington Colliery, 

 near Ferryhill. A new colliery was commenced 

 at Old Roddymoore, near Crook. 



Min. Journ. xix, 363. 



. The Quaking House Pit, Shield Row 

 Colliery, was sunk on the Lanchester Common 

 Royalty from the surface to the Brass Thill 

 Seam. 



Commenced on 1 7 March to sink the Emma 

 Pit, Towneley Colliery ; the shaft was put 

 down from the surface to below the Brockwell 

 Seam. 



A boring was put down by G. and R. Stott 

 below the thill of the Busty Scam, Framwellgate. 

 Colliery, proving the lower coals. 



Commenced to sink Usworth Colliery on 

 7 April ; reached the Hutton Seam and finished 

 sinking operations on 22 July, 1847. 



A bore-hole was put down below the Main 

 Coal Seam, Trimdon Colliery, proving the 

 Harvey Seam. 



North Bitchburn Colliery commenced to sink 

 on 27 August, and was put down to the Brock- 

 well Seam. 



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