The Scrapbook of Mr. R. J. Weeks, Director of the Bedlington Coal Co., Chariman of the Northumberland Coal Owners Assoc. Contains press cuttings and other printed matter dated c.1900-1935. Approx. 400 items on the following subjects:-
Bedlington, Ashington, Morpeth, Sleekburn, Other villages in the area
Coal mining in Northumberland. Crime and misdemeanours in Northumberland
Fencing and Boxing. Charterhouse School
Location: Shelf 64
On long term loan from Ms. D. Moffatt, Ashington.
Location: Strongroom Shelf 36
Contains records for:
Alma pit, Pelton Colliery Altops(?) Pit Arm Pit, Garmondsway Moor Colliery Alfred Pit, Jarrow Butterknowle Diamond Pit Byron Pit, Black Boy Colliery Engine Pit Bitchburn Blackhall Brandon Hill Boring Choppington Colliery Charlaw Colliery Chester Moor Chester East Moor Charlaw Whitton Pit Castle Eden Colliery Col. Beckwith’s Property Cowbourne Clifton Field Caroline Shaft Dorothea, Harbottle Dryburn Grange Elemore Colliery george Pit Eppleton Colliery Jane Pit, New pit and New Shaft Lindsay Shaft Deepening Fidshburn Estate Lanbourne Moor near Cocken Ford Loughton Colliery Hartford City Artesian Well Hetton Colliery Hardwicke Estate Strata Hardwicke Estate, Bishopm Middleham Hebburn Colliery Holdforth Boring Isabella Pit, Ellemore Colliery Lanchester Common Boring |
Lady Pit, Ellemore Colliery Little Chilton Lutherington Estate Margaret Pit, Harbottle South Hetton Colliery, Middle Pit, Murton Munstanton Boring Newbottle Colliery Old Durham New Winning Old Park Estate Boring Pensha (sic) Colliery D Pit Ryhope Colliery South Pit Seaham Colliery Sherburn East Pit Shotton Colliery Engine Pit Sherburn House Pit Seaton Colliery Shildon Colliery St. Anthony’s Pit South Wingate Colliery South Gosforth Dean Pit Shildon Lodge Pit South Shields Chapter Main Thornley Colliery Trimdon Grange Colliery Thrislington Colliery Tanfield Moor Colliery Trimdon Colliery West Pelton Colliery Waldridge Colliery Byron Pit Wigan- Section of strata West Hetton Colliery Charles Pit Wearmouth Colliery Whitwell Pit West Cornforth Colliery Wylan and Walbottle Depths Wingate Grange Walker Colliery Charlotte Pit |
Messers. F. Turnbull & Co., from the collection of Mr. J. Cockburn.
Base Frame Details (A0, 8 plans)
Hydraulic Layout (A0)
Overview (A0)
Extraction unit (A0)
Extraction Unit details (A1, 8 plans)
Three parts lists, comprising 10 sheets of A4.
Location: Strongroom Centre tables
Messers. F. Turnbull & Co., from the collection of Mr. J. Cockburn. 1972
2 A4 plans, 9 A3 plans, 2 A2 plans, 19 A1 plans, 25 A0 plans.
Location: Strongroom Centre tables
Three photographs of welding, one with the inscription Welding Rods Ltd., Sheffield; Monochrome, 25x20xm
Photograph of ?VSIE heading machine with AFC used at Bates Colliery; Monochrome, 17x22cm
11 Photogarphs of Jarrow Staithes; colour, 20x20cm. British Railways Board Photographic Unit, 1982.
Location: Strongroom Shelf 36
Street Map of Newcastle upon Tyne, c.1925.
Mechanical Handling and Works Equipment, XXII (New Series) March 1935, No. 3. pp.84-7: Coal Loading and Anti-Breakage at Blyth