Bowburn therefore celebrated its 100th anniversary on 23 july 2006. British coal mines 19471994 washington f colliery closed in june 1968 courtesy of photographer, stafford linsley, july 1968 usworth colliery closed in august 1974 courtesy of photographer, stafford linsley, 1974. The miners moved to bowburn from other pits in the north east and beyond. Family history book, history books, research images, end of an era, mining equipment, my roots. Aug 3, 2016 this pin was discovered by north east history guy. Such directories list coal company names against the mines they owned, colliery addresses, numbers of staff employed, output details, seams worked and other invaluable information. Bowburn hall hotel restaurant, bowburn bowburn hall hotel was built in the early 1960s. Bowburn banner group and bowburn local history society are organising an event including exhibition, presentation and. In 1999 the modern library ranked sons and lovers as ninth in their modern library 100 best novels, with people regarding it as his best book. Cassop and quarrington were distinct parishes being made up mainly of the parish of kelloe, and partly of the parish of bishop middleham, along with cassop, old cassop, cassop colliery heugh hall, cassop moor and cassop vale. The 10 best things to do near bowburn hall, durham. Bowburn lhs aims to produce a comprehensive guide to the history of bowburn, durham, uk, on this website.
The book closes with a full copy of the warsop vale1946 electoral roll. They already owned tursdale colliery and began by buying farms in the area that came to be know as bowburn with a view to sinking a new shaft as. Bowburn colliery closed in1967 and in recent years bowburn has grown with new estates that are conveniently situated for commuters with access to the nearby motorway. Win stokes gave her report and said that john grundy was in sussex for a family event and margaret hedley was launching her book that morning. Bowburn on its own is an average county durham village situated on the a177 close to interchange 61 on the a1m. See more ideas about coal mining, durham and north east england. Historic photographs of bowburn colliery coal mine.
Three years later, on 26th july 1998, a book of remembrance to bowburn. Miscellaneous documents catalogue item durham record office. The first bowburn colliery was a shaft sunk in 1840 but failed to find workable coal. A brief history of local coal mining, by don wilcock bowburn local. The crowtrees heritage group last week met members of the research company, archaeoenvironment, who will be working with them on the history of crowtrees colliery. Before bell brothers ltd sunk bowburn colliery 190608 and the colliery village was built to accommodate its workforce, bowburn was a small hamlet north of crowtrees now the cooperage inn. Description by mike syer bowburn colliery was originally owned by bell bros. Bentley colliery was a coal mine in bentley, near doncaster in south yorkshire, england, that operated between 1906 and 1993. History of wheatley hill colliery 1861 borings at wheatley hill for the proposed new winning. The collieries of durham, volume 2, by david temple, published by tups books. In the meantime, colliery buildings, a temporary pit heap and an engine house had already been erected and the colliery village of bowburn had begun to be built. The meeting was preceded by an interesting talk by mike syer on the early history of bowburn colliery. Guy and atkinson 2008, 4175 includes a good overview of the coal industry in west. See more ideas about coal mining, banner and end of an era.
These photographs are from the archived collection in the heritage centre. Some of the earliest mentions of coal mines are in this area. In 2005 the banner group became a separate charity but retains close links with the history society. Sinking began in july 1906, after gertrude bell, the noted explorer, writer and islamicist, and daughter of sir hugh bell. It is not enough to love ones own people, one must love all humanity. Converted to a hotel during the 1960s by the current owners, the hotel now has 19 comfortable bedrooms.
Information, photographs and plans for bowburn colliery coal mine on the mine exploration web site uk. They already owned tursdale colliery and began by buying farms in the area that came to be know as bowburn with a view to sinking a new shaft as early as 1900 the proposed shaft was originally referred to at the planning stage as new tursdale. Simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of bowburn colliery main page for bowburn colliery in the following table the value given for the distance mileskilometres from bowburn colliery are as the crow flies and are provided as an indication only. Cassop, quarrington, kelloe and coxhoe englands north east. Bowburn local history society remains a small group of dedicated local historians with an interest in all aspects of local history, including the mining village of bowburn and its colliery. The villages of bowburn and coxhoe are now divided by the a1m.
In his book sons and lovers, published in may 19, the colliery is called beggarlee. A short history of bowburn colliery in october 1905, the directors of bell brothers ltd authorised addison langhorne steavenson, their agent, to take steps towards sinking a pit north of their colliery at tursdale, to exploit royalties north of the hett whin dyke. Short history of the 20th century bowburn colliery further reading. History of the village of the magnesian limestone quarry country near durham. This would be in bowburn s centenary year, as bowburn colliery began to be sunk in 1906, and preparation for a whole series of events to celebrate this and the three banners arriving in the village began to take shape. One went from west hetton lodge to coxhoe joint stocks. They already owned tursdale colliery and began by buying farms in the area that came. Pre landsale when coal was transported by turnpike road to s. Guest speakers are sometimes invited to meetings, which are held on the third thursday of each month. The colliery year book and coal trades directory is invaluable for its list of mines, particularly in the 1920s.
In common with many other mines, it suffered a disaster in 1931 when 45 miners were killed after a gas explosion. A stone war memorial was dedicated on may 7th 1995 and a leatherbound, handcalligraphed book of remembrance, listing all local men killed in action in wwii, was dedicated in bowburn community centre on november 8th 1998. Sinking has not yet commenced but the shaft has been bored a depth of about 27 fathoms to the stone heads in order to enable the owners to tell what stratas have to be. The sinking of bowburn colliery began after a ceremonial sod was cut by gertrude bell, the noted explorer and daughter of sir hugh bell, chairman of bell bros.
This is the final list unless any amendments are received by 12th november, after which it will go to the engravers. Beggarlee is also the name of another nearby former pit. North of england institute of mining and mechanical. Following the closure of the colliery and latterly the cape minerals works, bowburn. Bowburn and coxhoe from the northern echo archives. Rates on these bowburn historic hotels range from to. The sinking of bowburn colliery began on the 23rd july 1906, by bell brothers ltd, ironmasters of middlesbrough, and also the owners of tursdale colliery.
Banners of the durham coalfield, norman emery, 1998, sutton publishing ltd. In the 1890s, bowburn and the surrounding area consisted of no more than 11 stone cottages, 5 farms, 1 large private house, 3 ale houses and a blacksmiths forge. Ltd intend to establish at bowburn, near coxhoe, is progressing very favourably. The right of way was created in 1912, to divert two paths that previously crossed the site of the first 1840s working bowburn colliery. Originally a small farming hamlet, named after the shape of the small burn that runs through it, bowburns history, like that of many other villages in the region, is linked closely to coal mining. The following men and boys, who were killed at bowburn colliery, will be listed on the mining memorial being erected in bowburn community centre.
Originally the hotel was a country house for the first colliery agent at the local mine. At the colliery itself, a temporary pit heap and engine house had been erected before. In october 1905, the directors of bell brothers ltd authorised addison langhorne steavenson, their agent, to take steps towards sinking a pit north of their colliery at tursdale, to exploit royalties north of the hett whin dyke. The third and most famous bowburn colliery was sunk in 1906 by bell bros. Coal was worked at hett in 1293 and 1407, at coxhoe in 27 and in 1428 coxhow, at trillesden. Bowburn war memorial was dedicated on ve day 1995 and a fun day was organised. The first one, quelchs pit, was sunk in 1840 and never. If you desire to get the most from your bowburn visit, a stay in a vintage hotel will elevate your time spent in this historicallyrich region. Bowburn hall hotel just to the west towards the distinctive hill of the quarrington heugh was a former colliery agents house called bowburn grange and dates from the 1920s. History please check out our local history society loads more history bowburn village. Search durham collieries use the options below to find information about collieries in the durham coalfield from about 1850 to 1990, including colliery locations, mine opening, closure or operating dates and who owned the mines before nationalisation of the coal industry in 1947. Bowburn a short history by jane hatcher general background history before bowburn became a mining village, it was only a small hamlet. That marked the beginning of what was to become the largest inland colliery in the durham coalfield. The second bowburn colliery was sunk a few years later, south of there near park hill, being one of.
School log book, via snippets, a leaflet produced by bowburn infant school to mark its 75th anniversary in 1984. Then the banner group will proudly introduce yet another foreign brass band with a difference. A mine called cassop vale colliery operated here from 1840 until the 1850s but the main colliery. An introduction to collecting colliery checks, tallies. You are welcome to use this album for uploading archive or historical photographs of bowburn colliery. It is the latter bowburn colliery that appears on the first os map, surveyed in 1857. We are in the process of developing a heritage centre where we can store and archive maps, documents and artefacts which can be accessed by the local community. The world war ii book of remembrance in bowburn community centre was produced then. The first colliery owners were john robson and ralph ward jackson who was the founder of the port and town of west hartlepool. An old collieries walk bowburn local history society. A history of bowburn colliery bowburn local history society.
Bowburn colliery was developed between 1906 and 1908, and 200 terraced houses in five narrow streets were built to house the miners. Members of the warsop vale local history society and other warsop vale veterans provided other contributions included in the book. After the celebrations, it was decided to keep going. The majority of these were collected by the late jim hamilton and include his own photographs taken in the 1980s and 1990s. Three bowburn collieries bowburn local history society. Nook colliery was a coal mine operating on the manchester coalfield after 1866 in tyldesley, greater manchester, then in the historic county of lancashire, england the collierys first shaft was sunk to the rams mine at 455 yards in 1866 by astley and tyldesley coal and salt company to exploit the middle coal measures of the manchester coalfield.
Several coal mines were sunk in the area during the 19th century but extensive development did not begin until an entirely new bowburn colliery began to be sunk in 1906. Though it was called bowburn colliery, it was situated in what is now. With expedia having 1117 of these oneofakind hotels to decide from. We provide people with the opportunity to take an interest in local history. On 17th may 1967, a special meeting of the bowburn colliery consultative committee was held in the miners welfare hall to discuss the ncb proposals for closure of the colliery. Bowburn colliery 19061967 bowburn local history society. Nice and modern looking in 1947 for the newly nationalised pit.
Names of those killed at this colliery please note that this collection of names is by no means complete. Originally called cassopcumquarrington local history society, it was founded on 15 th june 2000 but later changed its name and area of interest, after other excellent local history groups were formed in nearby villages. A concert was organised at bowburn schools to raise. Prior to the opening of the colliery in the 1840s bowburn comprised a hamlet of farms. Put together by the bowburn local history society who are one of many of the. Coal was worked at hett in 1293 and 1407, at coxhoe in 27 and in 1428 coxhow, at trillesden tursdale in 1447 and at cassop and quarrington in 1456. The foundation of bowburn colliery, 1906 bowburn local. Built around the bow in the burn, bowburn lies within the historic landscape of east durham. The colliery village of bowburn began to be built, prior to the commencement of shaft sinking on 23 july 1906. In 2004 bowburn local history society started their banner group, in order to research and preserve the historic mining banners from the village. Photograph of bowburn colliery, showing building with headgear, and in the.
The 20 th century bowburn colliery began to be sunk after the explorer, writer and islamicist gertrude bell daughter of the chairman of bell brothers ltd. Click on page one to start viewing the site top right if you wish to leave a message please click on the picture below or use the guest book tab. In the first of two features about the community of bowburn, south of durham, david simpson traces the origins of the village. Brewing up a great north east book the past is a wonderful place to visit but its not a. Bowburn colliery history of basketball tom keighley tells the story of the durham village neighbours who died together at the somme. Having worked underground in durham and other parts of the uk later in life and being born and bred into a mining family,father killed at bowburn colliery may 1963 aged 42 years,i can easily relate to the tone of the miners hymn. This would be in bowburns centenary year, as bowburn colliery began to be sunk in 1906, and preparation for a whole series of events to celebrate this and the three banners arriving in the village began to take shape.
Also i attend durham big meetring and go into the cathedral later for the banner dedications. Last coals were drawn on 20th july that year and, after a year of salvage work, the colliery finally closed in 1968. Bowburn colliery history of basketball anything now remains of the colliery complex which closed in july. Relatively little recent work published, but there is the durham mining museum website which also covers cumberland, westmorland, northumberland and north yorkshire. December 3, 2019 a collection of photos submitted from members of blackhall colliery and surrounding areas to keep the memory of the colliery alive on this page. The original bowburn pit nz31853675 was one of several sunk in the quarrington and coxhoe areas. For the last year, the yearold fireman from durham has been forensically tracing the story of his family members who fought in the battle of the somme. It is sat on what was the durham coalfield but of more importance is the fact that above the coal measures are the big deposits of magnesium carbonate known as dolomitic limestone. Bowburn was a relatively late arrival in comparison to many other. Historic and archive photos of bowburn colliery coal mine. The villages of bowburn and coxhoe are now divided by the a1m motorway as it runs to the east of durham city, but they have a long shared history of mining and quarrying that history caused. This 19th century colliery once played an important part in the local economy of quarrington. Reids handy colliery guide and directory for the counties of northumberland, durham, yorkshire, cumberland and westmorland.