New the easy to use "stepping stones". Find all the main sections on the site using the arrows. Click on  mymarras to return to the homepage

The history of the Newbottle Colliery

These are the pits recorded by Lord Lumley as the "Newbottle Group "

19^th August 1762 

Northumbria record office Melton Park Gosforth

The pits that were sunk were the” Engine Pit”, and the “Pit aback of the Engine”.

The said two pits were sunk with tubs, no coals were worked until the engines were erected and set to work.

The third pit  sunk was Henry Curry’s “East Pit” west from the “Engine Pit” and was sunk fourteen fathoms, then bored to the main coal not having in the hole when bored 36 seventy  gallon tubs of water in an hour.

The fourth pit   sunk was Bailey’s pit, being to the north of Henry Curry’s East pit – was sunk fourteen fathoms and bored to the main coal not having in the hole when bored above sixteen tubs in an hour.

The fifth  pit  sunk was John Curry’s pit being to the south and east of Henry Curry’s East Pit , was sunk about fourteen fathoms and bored to the main coal having in the hole when bored 30 tubs of water in an hour.

The sixth pit sunk was Henry Curry’s West Pit being west from the east pit was sunk 11 fathoms and then bored to the main coal, having in the hole when bored 68 tubs of water in an hour.

The seventh pit sunk was Sutheran’s pit, was west from John Curry’s pit was 11 fathoms, and then bored to the main coal having in the hole when bored 37 tubs of water in an hour.

The eighth pit sunk was Barraf’s pit east of the burn being 170’ from the Engine pit was sunk 12 ½ fathoms, then bored to the main coal having in the hole when bored about 16 tubs of water in an hour.

The ninth pit sunk was Ellison’s pit in Hutton moor being south of John Curry’s pit was sunk to the main coal without a bore hole, and had not at bottom above 17 single horse tubs of water in an hour.

The tenth pit sunk was Collier Ron’s pit being west from Ellison’s pit in Hutton moor sunk 14 fathoms and bored to the main coal having the hole when bored 90 tubs of water in an hour.

The eleventh pit sunk was Ralph Curry’s pit being NE 18’ from the Engine pit, was sunk 16 ½ fathoms then bored to the main coal having when bored 90 tubs of water in an hour.

The twelfth pit sunk was Ellison’s pit being west from Collier Ron’s pit, sunk 11 fathoms, and bored to the main coal, having in the hole when bored 10 tubs of water in an hour.

The thirtieth pit was Coxon’s pit NW from Ellison’s pit (last mentioned) was sunk 12 fathoms, then bored to the main coal, having when bored a very small feeder of water.

The fourteenth pit sunk was Groftron’s pit being NW from Collier Ron’s pit was sunk 15 fathoms and then bored to the main coal having when bored a small feeder of water.

The fifteenth pit sunk was  Barraf’s pit being west from Coxon’s pit was sunk 11 fathoms and then bored to the main coal having when bored a small feeder of water.

The sixteenth pit was Nicholson’s pit being N of W from Barraf’s pit was sunk 14 fathoms, when bored to the main coal, having when bored a small feeder of water.

 next >>>