Dear Alan,
Thank you very much for the information about the Roddymoore and Whitelea
mines. Obviously, my ancestors did NOT work in Whitelea Drift if it did not
open until 1850 as they emigrated before that. I will try to obtain more
information from the County Durham Record Office.
Cheers,
Fred
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From: Alan Vickers <[log in to unmask]>
To: Mining History List <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 4:10 AM
Subject: Seeking any information about Whitelea Drift?
> Fred & List.
>
> The biggest pit in the Crook area was Roddymoor, located about half a mile
> west of Crook. Whellan's 'History, Topography and Directory of County
> Durham,1894' says that Roddymoor was sunk in 1844 by Pease & Partners, and
> was at that time working five seams of coal. White Lea was opened in 1850
> by Bolckow, Vaughan & Co. and was acquired by Pease & Partners in 1889.
>
> Other pits in the locality mentioned in Whellans are Woodifield (Bolckow,
> Vaughan) and Low Bitchburn - a little to the south-west of Crook (the Low
> Bitchburn Coal Co), however I do not know when they opened. The nearby
> Stanley pit did not open until 1850 and Sunniside in 1867.
>
> There may have been other small drift mines working and not mentioned by
> Whellan.
>
> If any records have survived they are likely to be at Durham Record Office
> who's website is at www.durham.gov.uk/recordoffce and their email address
is
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>
> Regards.
>
> Alan.
>
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