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Butterknowle and Mining 1835 - 1906 - Timeline

by Million Makepeace

1835
Diamond Pit sunk
East Butterknowle (Jane Pit) coke ovens built

1864
Coke ovens built along side Crow Howle beck

1884
Miners Welfare Hall opened

1890
Co-op opened in Butterknowle

1896
528 men employed by Butterknowle Colliery Company
120 coke ovens working in Butterknowle

1906
Co-op law case for damages to its' buildings by subsidence
Coal Company went into liquidation before damages could be assessed

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