Horden big club in its heyday horden big club was probably one of most famous workingmans clubs in the north east. Horden was a mining village until the closure of the coal mine in 1987. It produces some 4,200 tons of coal per day from the five quarter, main coal, low main and hutton seams, giving employment to 2,711 persons underground and 862 on the surface. The village grew with the development of the colliery. Tony parker wrote a book about horden and the people of horden colliery and anonymized it as. Horden is a former coal mining village situated on the coast of county durham. It opened in 1900 and was closed on the 28 february 1987. Family, social and working life was shaped by the development of the colliery and in the end, its closure. Keith pattinson spent six months at the height of the miners strike documenting the durham village of easington no redemption by keith pattison and david peace is published by flambard press at. Council, horden colliery resident association and accent housing. Hilda, horden colliery, burials, none census returns for the period 184191 mention only the two or three farmhouses which then existed in the area. Horden colliery shaft sinking started in 1900 and production started in earnest in 1905. On 9 may 1930, the colliery set a european record for the most coal mined by a single colliery in a day, with a total of 6,758 tonnes mined.
The colliery was worked by the same company, horden collieries ltd. Football club history database horden colliery welfare. Horden dene provides hordens northern boundary with easington colliery. It is needless to give a history of what has been done to. Two short lengths of rail were fixed on wooden beds and whilst gangs of labourers placed these, one in front of the other alternately, the engine proceeded from shotton to horden under its own steam at the rate of a few yards every. Uk history british history women in history history facts easington colliery terry lee billy elliot coal mining urban life by spending eight months in a durham pit village, keith pattison found out that the longest strike in british history wasnt all about.
Horden colliery, which was sunk in 1900 mainly for the purpose of working undersea coal, is situated on the coast at the village of horden, 15 miles south of sunderland. Horden finished second in the northern league division one in 1980 and 1983 and in 1984 beat blyth spartans in the league cup final under former middlesbrough coach john coddington. Woodhorn colliery was sunk in 1894 by the ashington coal company. Colliery across the bell coal mining, colliery, england. Pdf on jan 1, 1991, ray hudson and others published a tale of two industries. Approximate surface level 210 feet above sea ordnance datum. Old maps show very few settlements in and around horden with cotsford farm and horden hall probably being the oldest link to the villages past. On the 9th may 1930, 6,758 tonnes of coal were mined at the colliery. Our heritage displays shows a complete history of horden colliery, from the origins of the local manor house, horden hall, built in the early 17th century, to the creation of one of the biggest coal mines in europe and then on to the decline of the mine. It is situated on the north sea coast, to the east of peterlee. The gala had not been held for six years owing to the war. Information, photographs and plans for cronton coal mine on the mine exploration web site uk.
Colliery definition is a coal mine and its connected buildings. It is situated on the north sea coast, to the east of peterlee, approximately 12 miles south of sunderland. In 187072, john marius wilsons imperial gazetteer of england and wales described horden like this. Although coal mining dominated the village for almost 90 years the villages past can be traced back to medieval times. Horden and blackhall also had time spans similar to the average life of an individual. Locomotives tanfield railway the worlds oldest railway.
In 1920 the colliery was employing almost two thousand men and it was producing one million tons of coal annually. All the images below are links to anthracite related videos on you tube. History, a 900plus page study in industrial and social history by j. Special thanks to in alphabetical order denis allison, anne crute and susan skirving. Horden band at blackhills terrace hord0001 colliery band hord0002 st hildas church bazaar hord0004 boys infants school hord0005 dry cleaning plant at the colliery hord0006 shaft bottom, hutton seam hord0007 whippets hord0008 senior school class 3 hord0009 group of miners at hart hord0010.
Horden is a village and electoral ward in county durham, england. The sinking of the colliery, which took its name from one of the farms, began in 1900. Initially owned by horden collieries ltd, it was handed oved to the national coal board in 1947 when the british coal industry was nationalised. Woodhorn colliery, ashington 1016976 historic england. Horden hall, horden, county durham history in structure. My endeavour has been to give within a short space a concise history of the rise, progress, and present position of the working collieries of the district, and also some account of the numerous new collieries which the increasing. Within the area around the buildings of the colliery was a complex system of narrow gauge railways which carried the mined coal away from the pithead structures. These 83 years are about the lifespan of a single person. It ceased production in 1981 and now serves as an example of one of the best preserved victorian collieries in europe.
Family history book, history books, coal miners, end of an era, north east england, socialism, historical pictures, durham, badges. Collieries 3 dissasters 1 docks 1 family and memories 5 good reading. The buiding contains two electric motors supplied by bruce peebles and company limited of edinburgh. The postwar history of british coal mining is nothing if not ironic. Horden hall is a grade ii listed building in horden, county durham, england. Most of the previous colliery disasters in south wales have been covered in previous books, but the one at the great western colliery in hopkinstown, in april 1893 seems to have been missed out, the albion colliery disaster the following years casting an even bigger shadow over the pontypridd district. Initially owned by horden collieries ltd, it was handed over to the national coal board in 1947 when the british coal industry was nationalised.
Plan of a single cottage at easington lane, hettonlehole. Horden colliery was a coal mine situated in horden, near peterlee in county durham. Main features include the welfare and memorial parks and st marys church. This page will keep you updated with past events and events coming. Jack worked as a miner in the blackhall and horden pits, part of the durham coalfields.
Easington colliery, horden colliery and blackhall colliery are now closed. This transformed chopwell into a thriving mining community. Horden was a mining village until the closure of the horden colliery in 1987. They owned blackhall, horden and shotton collieries and locomotives were moved around as required prior to world war 1. Account of strata sunk through in the north pit, horden colliery. It opened in 1900 and was closed on 28 february 1987. This is not intended to be an exhaustive history of the company, but an. Main features include the welfare and memorial parks and st.
My great grandfather, edward scott, lived in horden, in seventh street 1911 census. History of horden, in easington and county durham map. Photograph showing a road running to the left and a road running into the buildings of a colliery. To display this photograph in a forum message please copy the text below and paste it into your forum message. Durham mining museum horden colliery shaft details. For nearly 90 years the history of horden revolved around coal mining and associated industries. Usersvcnl9downloadsworklessnessfamiliesemploymentfull%201. Williams on derbyshire miners, english nature magazines, ironbridge newsletters, hmsos 1955 report on an explosion at horden colliery, ncbs 1984 procedures in coal mining geology and kenneth woods rich. The lady victoria colliery, home of the national mining museum scotland, was opened in 1895 as scotlands first superpit. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building.
One supreme achievement was the transport of a locomotive by road from shotton for use on the stretch of line near the colliery. From 1975 until 20, they were members of the northern league, but were relegated to the wearside league at the end of the 2012 season. All of the books from our radical geography series are now halfprice. Taken during the miners strike, this picture of the handy family came to signify the era. The club was formed in 1908 and joined the north eastern league in 1935, reaching the second round of the fa cup in the 193839 season. The colliery horden hord0335 people past and present. Horden colliery roman catholic church demolished later a new one was built in its place on the sunderland road. It was built in 1906 by the coal company and the original club was burnt down in 1910 after unrest in the village it was rebuilt in 1912 by its members. Horden colliery, which was sunk in 1900 by horden collieries ltd to mine undersea coal seams, was located in horden, county durham.
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