Chartershaugh Colliery Explosion – Durham – 1778

CHARTERSHAUGH. Durham. 8th. December, 1778.

Fire lamps were reported to have been introduced at the colliery in 1732 by Edward Smith. The colliery was the property of Mr. W. Peareth, Esq., and a severe explosion cost the lives of twenty four men and boys.

REFERENCES
Annals of Coal Mining. Galloway, Vol.1, p. 296.

Information supplied by Ian Winstanley and the Coal Mining History Resource Centre.