Knibblesworth Colliery
Knibblesworth Colliery
Name: Knibblesworth Colliery
Opened: 1842
Closed: 4 Oct 1974
Pits: Glamis Pit
Robert Pit, ( NZ241562 )
Owners: 1850s - John Bowes & Co.
(Messrs. Bowes, Hutt, Wood, & Charles M. Palmer)
1860s - Marley Hill Coal Co.
1880s - John Bowes & Partners Ltd.
1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)
Output: Coal
Max No of Workers: 1030 in 1960
Historical Background
Although coal had been mined in the area since the medieval period, it was only when the Robert Pit was sunk that Kibblesworth Colliery achieved any significance.
Chronology:
Opened: 1842
Closed: 4 Oct 1974
Pits: Glamis Pit
Robert Pit, ( NZ241562 )
Owners: 1850s - John Bowes & Co.
(Messrs. Bowes, Hutt, Wood, & Charles M. Palmer)
1860s - Marley Hill Coal Co.
1880s - John Bowes & Partners Ltd.
1947 - National Coal Board (N.C.B.)
Output: Coal
Max No of Workers: 1030 in 1960
Historical Background
Although coal had been mined in the area since the medieval period, it was only when the Robert Pit was sunk that Kibblesworth Colliery achieved any significance.
Chronology:
- 1717 Colliery opened.
Entities Involved:
Cotesworth, James Clavering, Henry Liddell and John Hedworth: Owners. - 1842 Robert Pit sunk.
Entities Involved:
Southern, George: Owner. - 1851 Colliery bought by John Bowes, Esq., & Partners, November 1851.
Entities Involved:
John Bowes, Esq., & Partners: New owners. - 1947 Collieries nationalised.
Entities Involved:
National Coal Board (NCB): - 1947 Electric engine house constructed to replace the original steam engine for hauling waggons on the Bowes Railway.
- 1974 4th October: Colliery closed.