New Delaval
The Newcastle Weekly Chronicle ran a series of articles from Oct 1872 to April 1874 entitled "OUR COLLIERY VILLAGES"
On 3rd May 1873 edition, their 59th was on "NEWSHAM and NEW DELAVAL"
The reporter roamed the adjacent colliery villages on the same day.
OUR COLLIERY VILLAGES 3 May 1873 XXIX Newsham and New Delaval
" New Delaval is not far from Newsham, but the colliery belongs to another company, which also owns Seaton Delaval, or Old Delaval Colliery. New Delaval first commenced operations about 14 years ago (1859 ) and is now one of the largest and most completely appointed collieries in the county.
Two shafts have been sunk near each other, one of which is entirely devoted to the working of the yard seam, while the other descends to a " lower deep " and is used for working the lower seams. ( Forster Pit and Richard pit. )
The engine houses are of the most massive description, and the pit gearing, like that of Barrington, is light and elegant, being made of iron. About 350 or 360 hewers are employed here, but as there are only about 200 cottages built as yet, large numbers of men and boys reside at Old Delaval, which is some three or four miles away. A train of carriages however is run between the two places several times a day, at such hours as may be convenient for the men going to or returning from work.
The miners houses at New Delaval are built in long rows, which are very wide apart, so that, although there are no ash pits in the place, the ash heaps are piled up at a respectable distance from the doors. Delaval has the advantage over Newsham in more respects than one, for the first place the houses are much newer and loftier, in the second place, there is a well at the high end of the rows, which keeps up all the year round a capital supply of the most beautiful water and in the third place, Delaval has an excellent and well-attended colliery school, which Newsham has not. Newsham however has privies, whereas at Delaval the village schoolmaster is the only man sufficiently refined to be allowed such a luxury."
On 3rd May 1873 edition, their 59th was on "NEWSHAM and NEW DELAVAL"
The reporter roamed the adjacent colliery villages on the same day.
OUR COLLIERY VILLAGES 3 May 1873 XXIX Newsham and New Delaval
" New Delaval is not far from Newsham, but the colliery belongs to another company, which also owns Seaton Delaval, or Old Delaval Colliery. New Delaval first commenced operations about 14 years ago (1859 ) and is now one of the largest and most completely appointed collieries in the county.
Two shafts have been sunk near each other, one of which is entirely devoted to the working of the yard seam, while the other descends to a " lower deep " and is used for working the lower seams. ( Forster Pit and Richard pit. )
The engine houses are of the most massive description, and the pit gearing, like that of Barrington, is light and elegant, being made of iron. About 350 or 360 hewers are employed here, but as there are only about 200 cottages built as yet, large numbers of men and boys reside at Old Delaval, which is some three or four miles away. A train of carriages however is run between the two places several times a day, at such hours as may be convenient for the men going to or returning from work.
The miners houses at New Delaval are built in long rows, which are very wide apart, so that, although there are no ash pits in the place, the ash heaps are piled up at a respectable distance from the doors. Delaval has the advantage over Newsham in more respects than one, for the first place the houses are much newer and loftier, in the second place, there is a well at the high end of the rows, which keeps up all the year round a capital supply of the most beautiful water and in the third place, Delaval has an excellent and well-attended colliery school, which Newsham has not. Newsham however has privies, whereas at Delaval the village schoolmaster is the only man sufficiently refined to be allowed such a luxury."