10th October- Bell Bros. started steps for Bowburn Pit
1905
7th November - Bell Bros. agreed to purchase Bowburn Farm
1905
5th December - Bell Bros. approved 20 houses for the sinkers at Bowburn Pit
1906
23rd July -The sinking of downcast pit began
1906
10th July - Bell Bros. informed of the contract for the sinking of Bowburn Pit
1906
14th December - Bell Bros. directors authorised erection of more houses
1908
15th January - Sinking of Downcast Pit at Bowburn completed
1908
7th June - First coal drawn with cages at Bowburn Pit
1909
12th January - reported to Bell Bros. directors that 137 houses had been built
1909
6th April - Bell Bros. Approved plans for 2 foremen’s houses
1911
Population of Bowburn 1200 (census)
1911
New upcast shaft opened at Bowburn
1921
Electric street lighting installed by Bell Bros.
1922
25th January - Durham Road, Bowburn lit for the first time
1930
636 employed at Bowburn Pit
1939
Outside toilets installed in colliery houses
1940
2358 employed at Bowburn Pit
1945
2950 employed at Bowburn Pit
1950
2353 employed at Bowburn Pit
1960
2102 employed at Bowburn Pit
1967
20th July - last coal drawn at Bowburn Pit
1967
22nd July - Bowburn Pit closed
1968
Bowburn Pit finally abandoned
1970
Bowburn pit heaps reclaimed by Durham County Council
1976
Durham County Council adopted colliery streets
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