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Old 06-02-2012, 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Alan J. View Post
That shaft was there to within the last 20 or so years, right at the corner known as "The Keepers", it had a stone wall aroud it about 6 or 7 feet high. I believe there was also a cottage near to the site as well up to the 1930's.
There were several pits in the Shilbottle area from time to time, my ancestors lived and worked there in the 1830's/40's and were described on the census returns as "Pitmen".
My Great grandfather, born 1848, moved around for work and eventually ended up at North Broomhill having been in the Bedlington area and Pegswood before that all presumably to find and retain employment. When he died in 1907, at Broomhill he was a deputy overman at Broomhill colliery.His father came from Hobberlaw on Alnwick moor where there was a pit too.
"Keeper's Pit" sounds familiar. So a "walled up" shaft like Longdyke mentioned above. These would become the responsibility of the Coal Authority I assume? They must have had a blitz on open shafts and filled them all in. I'm actually surprised these oldies were still open even if it was 20 years ago. Dangerous places -blackdamp seepage in particular.
By 1911 my great-grandfather was a Deputy Overman too; I'm not certain which pit but Broomhill is most likely as he lived in Amble. He died in 1939
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