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Post by onotoman on Jul 26, 2013 8:56:50 GMT -5
Hi Guys,
It's been a while.
In what little spare time I have whilst running a business, I'm researching the West Stanley (Burns) Pit Explosion of 1909 that killed 168 men and boys.
I've recently acquired a battered Mills of Newcastle Safety Lamp and a letter stating that the lamp was found with the last two bodies recovered in 1933 - Fascinating.
Anyway, I've been researching the disaster for some years and have information from the usual places - Durham Mining Museum site, Beamish Museum, 'The Death Pit' book by Eric Forster etc.
I know it's a long-shot but if anyone has any information about the pit and the explosion, I'd love to hear from them.
Many thanks in anticipation.
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Post by Ragger on Jul 26, 2013 14:56:54 GMT -5
Hi Guys, It's been a while. In what little spare time I have whilst running a business, I'm researching the West Stanley (Burns) Pit Explosion of 1909 that killed 168 men and boys. I've recently acquired a battered Mills of Newcastle Safety Lamp and a letter stating that the lamp was found with the last two bodies recovered in 1933 - Fascinating. Anyway, I've been researching the disaster for some years and have information from the usual places - Durham Mining Museum site, Beamish Museum, 'The Death Pit' book by Eric Forster etc. I know it's a long-shot but if anyone has any information about the pit and the explosion, I'd love to hear from them. Many thanks in anticipation. How about the HMI report. www.dmm.org.uk/pitwork/html/wstanley.htm |
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Post by garryo on Jul 30, 2013 14:39:54 GMT -5
Hi
Regarding Burns pit explosion or West Stanley colliery, what information would you like?, as Ragger said their is a fair bit of info in the explosion report. Here is some random bits of info,1) Colliery was almost unique in West Durham in that it worked all seams from High Main (Shield Row)highest to Victoria seam lowest and was completely worked out when closed, 2) was one of deepest in West Durham at just under 1,000ft to Brockwell seam then drift down to Victoria seam,3)after explosion was sold by Burns & Co to South Derwent Coal company who erected new lattice steel headgear and electrified colliery from Durham and Cleveland power company, 4)Lamp pit or New pit where explosion occured was about 1 mile from earlier Kettledrum pit which worked mostly upper seams eg Shield Row to Hutton, New pit where explosion was worked in descending order, Towneley (Harvey), Tilley,Top and Bottom and full Busty and bottom section Brockwell, Victoria started afer explosion. 5) Owinging to small royalty, tribune worked area to west of colliery from James Joicey and Co 6)shaft stayed open for many years as possible access/ventilation shaft for nearby Morrison Busty east Brockwell workings but was never used, shaft filled in late 60s,7)had some colliery houses in Stanley which were named after places in Isle of Man for example Ramsey Street,Peel Street ect.
If there is any specific information you may require I may be able to help.
Garryo
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