Local Colliery Records
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Reference: NRO 3410/For/1/5/75
Creation dates: nd; 1730, 1733
Scope and Content:
Measurements of depths in the Jesmond Seam, nd
Note re orientation and depths of coal at Heddon on the Wall, 7 April, 7 Oct 1730
Sinking accounts at Jesmond Colliery, 1730 - 1733
Reference: NRO 3410/For/1/5/80
Creation dates: 1730, 1733
Scope and Content:
Estimate for sinking and working Shadfin Colliery, 16 May 1733
Boring accounts for Heddon on the Wall Colliery, 21 Aug 1730
Reference: NRO 3410/For/1/5/107
Creation dates: 1738
Scope and Content:
Accounts of borings in Highridge Close, Wallington, by John Rawling, 1738
Proposed terms for a lease for Heddon on the Wall Colliery, agreed by Thomas Slater, 27 Sept 1738
Reference: NRO 3410/For/1/5/125
Creation dates: 1740 - 1741
Scope and Content: Account of borings at Heddon on the Wall, by John Rawlings
Reference: NRO 3410/ZA/11/304
Creation dates: 13 April 1763
Scope and Content: Heddon
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/12/153
Creation dates: 1772-1775
Scope and Content:
Note re a tenement in Heddon leased by Messrs Bell and Brown, 1772.
Accounts for building Wylam Colliery Waggonway and staith, 1775.
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/12/7
Creation dates: 12 May 1774 - 12 May 1775
Scope and Content:
Account of coal brought from Heddon Colliery
Account of coal worked in Throckley and Brough out of Heddon, 12 May 1774 - 12 May 1775
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/12/8
Creation dates: 1774 - 1775
Scope and Content:
Rent accounts for Heddon Colliery between Messrs Bell and Brown and the Earl of Carlisle.
Letter from Jo Armstrong, Elyhouse, re proposals to maintain the engine at Newam Colliery with proposals by John Parker of Pittenweem and Ralph and Robert Sopwith, 29 June 1775.
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/10/244 & NRO 3410/Wat/2/10/244
Creation dates: Sept 1775
Scope and Content: Report re current workings in the Main Coal Seam at Heddon, including drainage, by Richard Brown, Anthony Waters and George Wrightson.
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/8/184
Creation dates: 5 July 1785
Scope and Content: Report on the seams of coal in Heddon and Throckley Collieries taken from Mr John Gray, Newcastle and notes on the collieries by Robert Renwick, collier and John Peascod, blacksmith of Heddon, received from Joseph Lamb by George Green when he became viewer at Heddon.
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/11/63
Creation dates: 5 July 1785
Scope and Content: Notes re the various seams of coal in Heddon and Throckley Collieries
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/2/Page 118 & NRO 3410/Wat/2/11/35
Creation dates: 11 Aug 1785
Scope and Content: Proposal by Christopher Bedlington to work Heddon Colliery, the property of the Earl of Carlisle
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/2/Page 121
Creation dates: 10 June 1786
Scope and Content: Proposal for a wayleave for Heddon Colliery through land at Throckley belonging to the Greenwich Hospital Estates, by Joseph Lamb
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/11/81
Creation dates: 10 June 1786
Scope and Content: Proposal for a wayleave for Heddon Colliery through the lands of the Greenwich Hospital Commissioners at Throckley, by Joseph Lamb.
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/27/14
Creation dates: Feb 1787
Scope and Content:
Kelloe, boring
Heddon Colliery, Margaret Pit
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/8/395
Creation dates: 20 May 1789
Scope and Content: Estimate of costs for working and transporting coal from Heddon Colliery
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/8/397 & NRO 3410/Wat/2/11/134
Creation dates: 24 Nov 1789
Scope and Content: Estimate of the cost of waggonway from Heddon to Lemington, by Christopher Bedlington
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/8/398
Creation dates: 5 Dec 1789
Scope and Content:
Estimate of the cost of laying a waggonway from Heddon Banks Close to Throckley Waggonway, by George Green
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/11/135
Creation dates: 1789
Scope and Content:
Estimate of the cost of making a waggonway from Heddon Banks to the Throckley Waggonway, by George Greene, 8 Dec 1789.
Measurements of the existing and proposed waggonways at Heddon, 2 Dec 1789.
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/11/133
Creation dates: 1789
Scope and Content:
Letter from R.N. Lynn to Robert Donkin at Plessey re unsuccessful borings at East Heddon, 12 Sept 1789.
Estimate of the cost of working the Splint Coal Seam at Heddon Colliery, 20 May 1789.
Heddon Colliery, 1792 - 1857
Extent and Form: 25 documents
Scope and Content:
Plan of workings in the Splint Coal Seam at King Pit, Heddon Colliery, scale 1ch: 1", 21 June 1792
Plan showing the coal available to be worked in Heddon Colliery marking the Humble Pit workings, King Pit and the old pits, no scale, 26 April 1793
lan of workings in the Splint Coal Seam at Heddon marking Gee, Humble, King, John, Fan, Betty, Trial, Hedge, Quarry, Knab, Bounder, Thistle, Wheat and William Pits and site of the intended pit with reference showing dykes and troubles, scale 4ch: 1", 1796
Sketch plan of Heddon marking Thistle, Bounder, William, Wheat, Engine and George Pits and the intended new pit, Wylam Colliery railway and land owners, no scale, n.d.
Memoranda book containing accounts of linings, working costs, drainage and terms for a lease from Nathaniel Clayton to Mr Bedlington for 7 years from 1801, n.d.
Plan of Heddon showing pits in the area of the Hexham - Newcastle Turnpike giving depths of the pits, no scale, April 1809
Proposed terms for a lease of Heddon Landsale Colliery, by N. Clayton Esq for 4 years from May day 1810, 11 Nov 1809
Plan of workings in the Main and Three Quarter Coal Seams belonging to N. Clayton Esq at Heddon north of the Hexham - Newcastle Turnpike, marking the coal pits, scale 2ch: 1", 1809
Memoranda book containing accounts of linings and terms for a renewal of the lease from Nathaniel Clayton to Messrs Bedlington and Elsdon, 1815
Report re Heddon Colliery by John Watson recommending that a renewal of the lease be granted to Messrs Bedlington and Elsdon conditional on their opening out the Fan Pit or sinking a new one to win new coal as the present pit is almost worked out, includes proposed terms for the renewal of the lease, 2 Jan 1817
Proposed terms for a renewal of the lease of Heddon Colliery, by William Elsdon from Nathaniel Clayton, 24 May 1823
Account of coal, fire clay and cinders produced and sold from Heddon Colliery, 9 Nov 1810 - 3 Nov 1826
Letter from John Watson to N. Clayton re the renewal of William Elsdon's lease and his proposal for sinking a new pit west of Frenchman's Row, with proposed terms for the lease, 20 Oct 1827
William Elsdon's account of coal and fire clay produced and sold from Heddon, 3 Nov 1826 - 3 Nov 1827
Memoranda re Mr Lawson's complaints of the cession of payments for drainage occasioned to his ground by the workings at Heddon, the payments having ceased when William Elsdon became lessee, 15 July 1828. 2 copies and draft
Account of fire clay produced at Heddon, 9 Oct 1810 - 31 Dec 1828
Letter from Nathaniel Clayton re the fire clay at Heddon, 29 Oct 1829
Report by John Watson and Hugh Taylor re the working of the fire clay at Heddon, recommending the proportion of the rent which should be assigned to the fire clay workings, 2 Nov 1829
Accounts of coal produced and sold from Heddon, 21 Oct 1828 - 12 Nov 1829
Letter from Thomas Bates to William Watson requesting copies of plans of Heddon by William Brown and Messrs Laud and Co, 2 Feb 1857
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/3/113
Wylam Colliery Plans and Papers, 1849 - 1865, Heddon Colliery Plans and Papers, 1792 - 1829
Creation dates: 1792 - 1865
Wylam Colliery Plans, n.d.
Extent and Form: 6 documents
Scope and Content:
Depths of seams in the Ann Pit, Wylam Colliery, no scale n.d.
Plan of workings in the Five Quarter seam at Wylam, marking the position of the Ann Pit, scale 4ch: 1", n.d.
Plan of workings in the Six Quarter Seam at Wylam, marking the position of the Ann Pit, scale 4ch: 1", n.d.
Plan of workings in the Yard Seam at Wylam, marking Ann, Peggy, Haugh and Engine Pits, scale 4ch: 1", n.d.
Plan of workings in the Horsley Wood Seam at Wylam, marking the position of the Ann Pit, scale 4ch: 1", n.d.
Plan of iron stone workings at Wylam, no scale, n.d.
NRO 3410/Wat/23a
WATSON PLANS FOR THE Parishes of Newburn, Ovingham, Heddon and Haltwhistle.
Creation dates: 1728 - 1820
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/23a/7
Creation dates: nd
Physical characteristics: 87cm x 66cm
Scope and Content: Plan of workings in the Splint Seam, Heddon Colliery, scale 4ch: 1"
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/25/28
Creation dates: nd
Physical characteristics: 82cm x 62cm
Scope and Content: Plan of workings in the Engine Seam, Heddon Colliery, including explanation of the plan and showing pits at Throckley, scale 4ch: 1"
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/25/29
Creation dates: nd
Physical characteristics: 81cm x 49cm
Scope and Content: Plan of workings in the Main Seam, Heddon Colliery, including an explanation of the plan and marking the line of the water level through Heddon Colliery and pits in Throckley ground, scale 4ch: 1"
Reference: NRO 3410/Bud/21/31
Creation dates: 26 March 1799
Scope and Content: Queries re new winnings at Throckley and Heddon Collieries, including available coal, capital and working costs and working methods, with recommendations by John Ramsay, John Donnison, Edward Steel, Thomas Ramsay and Sober Watkin.
Reference: NRO 3410/Bud/21/35
Creation dates: nd
Scope and Content: Valuation of the coal, estimate of working costs and profit for Throckley and Heddon.
Reference: NRO 3410/ZA/11/187
Creation dates: 23 Jan 1786 - 1790
Scope and Content: Heddon Estate
Reference: NRO 3410/ZA/12/243
Creation dates: 5 July 1785
Scope and Content: Heddon and Throckley Collieries, account of seams.
NEIMME/Wks/79/1
Creation Date: 15 April 1886
Extent and Form: 1 small blue page folded - handwritten
Scope and Content: from B McLaren to My dear Sir. [J.G.Weeks]. Reports on work in the pit and personal matters
NEIMME/Wks/79/2
Creation Date: 9 May 1894
Extent and Form: 1 small page black border folded - handwritten
Scope and Content: form C.J. Bates to Dear Mr Weeks. Regarding report on Heddon Colliery.
NEIMME/Wks/79/3a-b
Creation Date: 9 May 1894
Extent and Form: 2 small page black borders folded - handwritten
Scope and Content: from C.J. Bates to John Simpson. Regarding report on Heddon Colliery.
NEIMME/Wks/79/4
Creation Date: 12 May 1894
Extent and Form: 1 small page folded - handwritten
Scope and Content: from John Simpson to J.G. Weeks. Regarding report on Heddon Colliery.
NEIMME/Wks/79/5/1-Wks/79/5/2a-e
Creation Date: 28 May 1894
Extent and Form: 1 small page, 5 fooscap pages (report) - handwritten
Scope and Content: from John Simpson to J.G. Weeks. Letter enclosing copy of the report on Heddon Colliery, for C.J. Bates who is expected North today.
Reference: NRO 3410/For/1/5/75
Creation dates: nd; 1730, 1733
Scope and Content:
Measurements of depths in the Jesmond Seam, nd
Note re orientation and depths of coal at Heddon on the Wall, 7 April, 7 Oct 1730
Sinking accounts at Jesmond Colliery, 1730 - 1733
Reference: NRO 3410/For/1/5/80
Creation dates: 1730, 1733
Scope and Content:
Estimate for sinking and working Shadfin Colliery, 16 May 1733
Boring accounts for Heddon on the Wall Colliery, 21 Aug 1730
Reference: NRO 3410/For/1/5/107
Creation dates: 1738
Scope and Content:
Accounts of borings in Highridge Close, Wallington, by John Rawling, 1738
Proposed terms for a lease for Heddon on the Wall Colliery, agreed by Thomas Slater, 27 Sept 1738
Reference: NRO 3410/For/1/5/125
Creation dates: 1740 - 1741
Scope and Content: Account of borings at Heddon on the Wall, by John Rawlings
Reference: NRO 3410/ZA/11/304
Creation dates: 13 April 1763
Scope and Content: Heddon
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/12/153
Creation dates: 1772-1775
Scope and Content:
Note re a tenement in Heddon leased by Messrs Bell and Brown, 1772.
Accounts for building Wylam Colliery Waggonway and staith, 1775.
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/12/7
Creation dates: 12 May 1774 - 12 May 1775
Scope and Content:
Account of coal brought from Heddon Colliery
Account of coal worked in Throckley and Brough out of Heddon, 12 May 1774 - 12 May 1775
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/12/8
Creation dates: 1774 - 1775
Scope and Content:
Rent accounts for Heddon Colliery between Messrs Bell and Brown and the Earl of Carlisle.
Letter from Jo Armstrong, Elyhouse, re proposals to maintain the engine at Newam Colliery with proposals by John Parker of Pittenweem and Ralph and Robert Sopwith, 29 June 1775.
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/10/244 & NRO 3410/Wat/2/10/244
Creation dates: Sept 1775
Scope and Content: Report re current workings in the Main Coal Seam at Heddon, including drainage, by Richard Brown, Anthony Waters and George Wrightson.
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/8/184
Creation dates: 5 July 1785
Scope and Content: Report on the seams of coal in Heddon and Throckley Collieries taken from Mr John Gray, Newcastle and notes on the collieries by Robert Renwick, collier and John Peascod, blacksmith of Heddon, received from Joseph Lamb by George Green when he became viewer at Heddon.
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/11/63
Creation dates: 5 July 1785
Scope and Content: Notes re the various seams of coal in Heddon and Throckley Collieries
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/2/Page 118 & NRO 3410/Wat/2/11/35
Creation dates: 11 Aug 1785
Scope and Content: Proposal by Christopher Bedlington to work Heddon Colliery, the property of the Earl of Carlisle
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/2/Page 121
Creation dates: 10 June 1786
Scope and Content: Proposal for a wayleave for Heddon Colliery through land at Throckley belonging to the Greenwich Hospital Estates, by Joseph Lamb
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/11/81
Creation dates: 10 June 1786
Scope and Content: Proposal for a wayleave for Heddon Colliery through the lands of the Greenwich Hospital Commissioners at Throckley, by Joseph Lamb.
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/27/14
Creation dates: Feb 1787
Scope and Content:
Kelloe, boring
Heddon Colliery, Margaret Pit
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/8/395
Creation dates: 20 May 1789
Scope and Content: Estimate of costs for working and transporting coal from Heddon Colliery
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/8/397 & NRO 3410/Wat/2/11/134
Creation dates: 24 Nov 1789
Scope and Content: Estimate of the cost of waggonway from Heddon to Lemington, by Christopher Bedlington
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/8/398
Creation dates: 5 Dec 1789
Scope and Content:
Estimate of the cost of laying a waggonway from Heddon Banks Close to Throckley Waggonway, by George Green
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/11/135
Creation dates: 1789
Scope and Content:
Estimate of the cost of making a waggonway from Heddon Banks to the Throckley Waggonway, by George Greene, 8 Dec 1789.
Measurements of the existing and proposed waggonways at Heddon, 2 Dec 1789.
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/2/11/133
Creation dates: 1789
Scope and Content:
Letter from R.N. Lynn to Robert Donkin at Plessey re unsuccessful borings at East Heddon, 12 Sept 1789.
Estimate of the cost of working the Splint Coal Seam at Heddon Colliery, 20 May 1789.
Heddon Colliery, 1792 - 1857
Extent and Form: 25 documents
Scope and Content:
Plan of workings in the Splint Coal Seam at King Pit, Heddon Colliery, scale 1ch: 1", 21 June 1792
Plan showing the coal available to be worked in Heddon Colliery marking the Humble Pit workings, King Pit and the old pits, no scale, 26 April 1793
lan of workings in the Splint Coal Seam at Heddon marking Gee, Humble, King, John, Fan, Betty, Trial, Hedge, Quarry, Knab, Bounder, Thistle, Wheat and William Pits and site of the intended pit with reference showing dykes and troubles, scale 4ch: 1", 1796
Sketch plan of Heddon marking Thistle, Bounder, William, Wheat, Engine and George Pits and the intended new pit, Wylam Colliery railway and land owners, no scale, n.d.
Memoranda book containing accounts of linings, working costs, drainage and terms for a lease from Nathaniel Clayton to Mr Bedlington for 7 years from 1801, n.d.
Plan of Heddon showing pits in the area of the Hexham - Newcastle Turnpike giving depths of the pits, no scale, April 1809
Proposed terms for a lease of Heddon Landsale Colliery, by N. Clayton Esq for 4 years from May day 1810, 11 Nov 1809
Plan of workings in the Main and Three Quarter Coal Seams belonging to N. Clayton Esq at Heddon north of the Hexham - Newcastle Turnpike, marking the coal pits, scale 2ch: 1", 1809
Memoranda book containing accounts of linings and terms for a renewal of the lease from Nathaniel Clayton to Messrs Bedlington and Elsdon, 1815
Report re Heddon Colliery by John Watson recommending that a renewal of the lease be granted to Messrs Bedlington and Elsdon conditional on their opening out the Fan Pit or sinking a new one to win new coal as the present pit is almost worked out, includes proposed terms for the renewal of the lease, 2 Jan 1817
Proposed terms for a renewal of the lease of Heddon Colliery, by William Elsdon from Nathaniel Clayton, 24 May 1823
Account of coal, fire clay and cinders produced and sold from Heddon Colliery, 9 Nov 1810 - 3 Nov 1826
Letter from John Watson to N. Clayton re the renewal of William Elsdon's lease and his proposal for sinking a new pit west of Frenchman's Row, with proposed terms for the lease, 20 Oct 1827
William Elsdon's account of coal and fire clay produced and sold from Heddon, 3 Nov 1826 - 3 Nov 1827
Memoranda re Mr Lawson's complaints of the cession of payments for drainage occasioned to his ground by the workings at Heddon, the payments having ceased when William Elsdon became lessee, 15 July 1828. 2 copies and draft
Account of fire clay produced at Heddon, 9 Oct 1810 - 31 Dec 1828
Letter from Nathaniel Clayton re the fire clay at Heddon, 29 Oct 1829
Report by John Watson and Hugh Taylor re the working of the fire clay at Heddon, recommending the proportion of the rent which should be assigned to the fire clay workings, 2 Nov 1829
Accounts of coal produced and sold from Heddon, 21 Oct 1828 - 12 Nov 1829
Letter from Thomas Bates to William Watson requesting copies of plans of Heddon by William Brown and Messrs Laud and Co, 2 Feb 1857
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/3/113
Wylam Colliery Plans and Papers, 1849 - 1865, Heddon Colliery Plans and Papers, 1792 - 1829
Creation dates: 1792 - 1865
Wylam Colliery Plans, n.d.
Extent and Form: 6 documents
Scope and Content:
Depths of seams in the Ann Pit, Wylam Colliery, no scale n.d.
Plan of workings in the Five Quarter seam at Wylam, marking the position of the Ann Pit, scale 4ch: 1", n.d.
Plan of workings in the Six Quarter Seam at Wylam, marking the position of the Ann Pit, scale 4ch: 1", n.d.
Plan of workings in the Yard Seam at Wylam, marking Ann, Peggy, Haugh and Engine Pits, scale 4ch: 1", n.d.
Plan of workings in the Horsley Wood Seam at Wylam, marking the position of the Ann Pit, scale 4ch: 1", n.d.
Plan of iron stone workings at Wylam, no scale, n.d.
NRO 3410/Wat/23a
WATSON PLANS FOR THE Parishes of Newburn, Ovingham, Heddon and Haltwhistle.
Creation dates: 1728 - 1820
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/23a/7
Creation dates: nd
Physical characteristics: 87cm x 66cm
Scope and Content: Plan of workings in the Splint Seam, Heddon Colliery, scale 4ch: 1"
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/25/28
Creation dates: nd
Physical characteristics: 82cm x 62cm
Scope and Content: Plan of workings in the Engine Seam, Heddon Colliery, including explanation of the plan and showing pits at Throckley, scale 4ch: 1"
Reference: NRO 3410/Wat/25/29
Creation dates: nd
Physical characteristics: 81cm x 49cm
Scope and Content: Plan of workings in the Main Seam, Heddon Colliery, including an explanation of the plan and marking the line of the water level through Heddon Colliery and pits in Throckley ground, scale 4ch: 1"
Reference: NRO 3410/Bud/21/31
Creation dates: 26 March 1799
Scope and Content: Queries re new winnings at Throckley and Heddon Collieries, including available coal, capital and working costs and working methods, with recommendations by John Ramsay, John Donnison, Edward Steel, Thomas Ramsay and Sober Watkin.
Reference: NRO 3410/Bud/21/35
Creation dates: nd
Scope and Content: Valuation of the coal, estimate of working costs and profit for Throckley and Heddon.
Reference: NRO 3410/ZA/11/187
Creation dates: 23 Jan 1786 - 1790
Scope and Content: Heddon Estate
Reference: NRO 3410/ZA/12/243
Creation dates: 5 July 1785
Scope and Content: Heddon and Throckley Collieries, account of seams.
NEIMME/Wks/79/1
Creation Date: 15 April 1886
Extent and Form: 1 small blue page folded - handwritten
Scope and Content: from B McLaren to My dear Sir. [J.G.Weeks]. Reports on work in the pit and personal matters
NEIMME/Wks/79/2
Creation Date: 9 May 1894
Extent and Form: 1 small page black border folded - handwritten
Scope and Content: form C.J. Bates to Dear Mr Weeks. Regarding report on Heddon Colliery.
NEIMME/Wks/79/3a-b
Creation Date: 9 May 1894
Extent and Form: 2 small page black borders folded - handwritten
Scope and Content: from C.J. Bates to John Simpson. Regarding report on Heddon Colliery.
NEIMME/Wks/79/4
Creation Date: 12 May 1894
Extent and Form: 1 small page folded - handwritten
Scope and Content: from John Simpson to J.G. Weeks. Regarding report on Heddon Colliery.
NEIMME/Wks/79/5/1-Wks/79/5/2a-e
Creation Date: 28 May 1894
Extent and Form: 1 small page, 5 fooscap pages (report) - handwritten
Scope and Content: from John Simpson to J.G. Weeks. Letter enclosing copy of the report on Heddon Colliery, for C.J. Bates who is expected North today.
