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Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 31-01-2016, 07:55 PM

Replies: 106 Radcliffe timeline Views: 109,864 Posted By Coquet I've found a letter from Leadbitter to a Mr... I've found a letter from Leadbitter to a Mr Watson in Newcastle dated Jan 1802, stating that Johnson had died and if he knew who the company was that was taking over the lease.

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 31-01-2016, 07:51 PM

Replies: 106 Radcliffe timeline Views: 109,864 Posted By Coquet That comes out at 14,000 tons per annum almost... That comes out at 14,000 tons per annum almost exactly. (45 tons a day, six day week) Quite high for a colliery in 1792? Three days production for Ellington at its peak, but back then I imagine...

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 31-01-2016, 06:41 PM

Replies: 106 Radcliffe timeline Views: 109,864 Posted By Coquet Actually I think I have 3 versions of this lease,... Actually I think I have 3 versions of this lease, showing some differences between them. Ones has some Salt pans thrown in for £25 per annum, also discovered the coal production limit for the lower...

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 31-01-2016, 06:10 PM

Replies: 106 Radcliffe timeline Views: 109,864 Posted By Coquet Part timer :D Anyhoos I'll jot down some... Part timer :D Anyhoos I'll jot down some notes as I see it (oh dear) as I go along by editing this post (probably all you will want to read of this Hauxley Colliery story) * * * * * * * * *...

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 30-01-2016, 06:27 PM

Replies: 106 Radcliffe timeline Views: 109,864 Posted By Coquet Nice. Yes 'Hawksley' Township! Nice. Yes 'Hawksley' Township!

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 30-01-2016, 06:25 PM

Replies: 106 Radcliffe timeline Views: 109,864 Posted By Coquet Should I have a go at a transcription of the 1792... Should I have a go at a transcription of the 1792 lease of Hauxley (Hawksley) Colliery? I can see it does mention 'Ambell Harbour'. I think there might be a bit of paper missing but it is several...

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 30-01-2016, 06:05 PM

Replies: 106 Radcliffe timeline Views: 109,864 Posted By Coquet Yes the Priory of Tynemouth were the historical... Yes the Priory of Tynemouth were the historical landowners, 'Manor of Amble' and Hauxley. Term must have still been used to describe the area in more recent times.

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 30-01-2016, 11:39 AM

Replies: 106 Radcliffe timeline Views: 109,864 Posted By Coquet Township boundary stones I think. Any possibility... Township boundary stones I think. Any possibility Amble Manor and Township boundaries are different? It's a legal document so it must be taken as accurate?

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 29-01-2016, 07:31 PM

Replies: 106 Radcliffe timeline Views: 109,864 Posted By Coquet Just rediscovered a copy of a lease I have for... Just rediscovered a copy of a lease I have for Hauxley Colliery dated 1792, between John Leadbitter of 'the Woodhouse in the county of Northumberland' , for and on behalf of the Earl of Newburgh, and...

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 29-01-2016, 06:58 PM

Replies: 106 Radcliffe timeline Views: 109,864 Posted By Coquet We do have an assessment of the Amble Hauxley... We do have an assessment of the Amble Hauxley mining situation from 1750s, But it's a bugger to sort out what area they are talking about. This extract looks like pits in (what is now) Amble:

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 29-01-2016, 06:16 PM

Replies: 106 Radcliffe timeline Views: 109,864 Posted By Coquet There is but it's an engraving of the 'modern'... There is but it's an engraving of the 'modern' colliery, still, it has a gin in there. Is it a left over of an older colliery or something used in the 'modern' colliery? Of course it could just be...

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 03-10-2015, 11:51 PM

Replies: 106 Radcliffe timeline Views: 109,864 Posted By Coquet Bluedog, he's not on the 1918 absent voters list?... Bluedog, he's not on the 1918 absent voters list? - We have soldiers from No.3 and No.11; but not No.7. I'm always curious regarding the men that are not recorded as casualties in the papers or on...

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 14-08-2015, 05:46 PM

Replies: 106 Radcliffe timeline Views: 109,864 Posted By Coquet Pretty much all gone unfortunately, the site of... Pretty much all gone unfortunately, the site of the terraces is now agricultural fields. Some of the forum members have some nice photos on here if you click the 'All Albums' link above. Pictures 29...

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 17-01-2015, 08:32 PM

Replies: 106 Radcliffe timeline Views: 109,864 Posted By Coquet Difficult to get to the truth on this one isn't... Difficult to get to the truth on this one isn't it? We now have more that a doubling of fatalities (or are they referring to the whole district?) and a different disease again.

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 14-01-2015, 08:18 PM

Replies: 106 Radcliffe timeline Views: 109,864 Posted By Coquet remember this thread? ... remember this thread? http://www.coquetandcoast.co.uk/amble-northumberland/showthread.php?t=391&highlight=cholera Smallpox in Alnwick in the previous year ('63) according to Janwhin's Tate's...

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 14-01-2015, 08:08 PM

Replies: 106 Radcliffe timeline Views: 109,864 Posted By Coquet Great stuff. We get the details thrashed out... Great stuff. We get the details thrashed out eventually with a few heads working on it. I've updated the olde time line...

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 13-01-2015, 06:14 PM

Replies: 106 Radcliffe timeline Views: 109,864 Posted By Coquet That's ok, won't be a exact ratio with these... That's ok, won't be a exact ratio with these small populations. Radcliffe higher than expected but pick a different year and you'll have different ratios. I was beginning to think they were being...

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 13-01-2015, 01:44 PM

Replies: 106 Radcliffe timeline Views: 109,864 Posted By Coquet Have you noticed the population statistics fro... Have you noticed the population statistics fro Hauxley township between 1861 and 1871 on the home page of the other site (http://www.fusilier.co.uk/amble-northumberland.htm)? Quite a collapse. Not...

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 13-01-2015, 01:38 PM

Replies: 106 Radcliffe timeline Views: 109,864 Posted By Coquet Could be. In fact money almost certainly comes... Could be. In fact money almost certainly comes into it somewhere I bet!

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 13-01-2015, 01:26 PM

Replies: 106 Radcliffe timeline Views: 109,864 Posted By Coquet I wonder how that got going as there was an... I wonder how that got going as there was an inoculation for Small Pox at that time? [Edward Jenner and his cow pox vaccine etc] [edit: there was a compulsory smallpox vaccination Act put through...

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 13-01-2015, 11:51 AM

Replies: 106 Radcliffe timeline Views: 109,864 Posted By Coquet Nothing definite to say it was Cholera, it's just... Nothing definite to say it was Cholera, it's just one of the likely contenders. Possibly: Scarlet Fever, Typus, Typhoid, or Influenza. All we have in the description of the 1874 report (referring...

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 12-01-2015, 11:21 AM

Replies: 106 Radcliffe timeline Views: 109,864 Posted By Coquet A 'modern' water supply arrives in 1892: ... A 'modern' water supply arrives in 1892: Morpeth Herald 29th of October 1892 NEW WATER SUPPLY FOR HAUXLEY AND TOGSTON. The new water supply for the above townships, which were commenced last...

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 12-01-2015, 10:43 AM

Replies: 106 Radcliffe timeline Views: 109,864 Posted By Coquet From that I assume Togston Colliery is pumping... From that I assume Togston Colliery is pumping water into the burn, and the cottages dumping their waste into it as well. In that same article Mr. Cowans, the lessee of Togston Colliery, is...

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 12-01-2015, 10:36 AM

Replies: 106 Radcliffe timeline Views: 109,864 Posted By Coquet Alnwick Mercury 3rd of September 1870 Alnwick... Alnwick Mercury 3rd of September 1870 Alnwick Board of Guardians RADCLIFFE COLLIERY. — An order was made by the magistrates a few years ago upon Mr Harrison and others to construct drains and...

Forum: The Lost Villages, Radcliffe and Chevington Drift. 11-01-2015, 10:50 PM

Replies: 106 Radcliffe timeline Views: 109,864 Posted By Coquet Fascinating Stuff Digvul. I've been reading up... Fascinating Stuff Digvul. I've been reading up and 1864 was the year that germs and bacteria were first considered to be the cause of disease, so the same year as the Radcliffe outbreak. There are...

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