MineArchiveFelling Colliery explosion, 1821
| Date | 23 October 1821 |
|---|---|
| Mine | Felling Colliery |
| Region | Tyne and Wear |
| Type | Explosion |
| Fatalities | 6 (Six, by both the Tyne and Wear Historic Environment Record and the Durham Mining Museum. The names are not recorded in the sources read.) |
| Context | During active mining (Felling Colliery, or Brandling Main, on the south side of the Tyne near Gateshead, nine years after its explosion of 1812 had killed ninety-two.) |
On 23 October 1821 an explosion at Felling Colliery near Gateshead killed six. It was the third of the colliery's four nineteenth-century disasters, and by far the least recorded: the sources read give only the date and the number of dead, with no names, cause or inquest.
Cause
An explosion; the cause is not recorded in the sources read.
Recorded claims
Individual factual claims, each attached to the source(s) that support it below. Where sources disagree, both are kept.
- An explosion at Felling Colliery on 23 October 1821 killed six. 1,2
- The 1821 explosion was the third of four nineteenth-century disasters at Felling, after 1812 and 1813 and before 1847. 2,3
Related terminology
Mining terms this disaster is structurally linked to, with the nature of the relationship.
- Colliery (contextual relationship)
Named twice in this record, first in the summary: “On 23 October 1821 an explosion at Felling Colliery near Gateshead killed six. It was the third of the colliery's four…”
Sources
- (secondary) Felling Colliery — Durham Mining Museum
- (primary) Felling Colliery (Brandling Main/John Pit), HER 3801 — Tyne and Wear Historic Environment Record
- (secondary) Felling mine disasters — Wikipedia
Record created: 9 September 2026 · Last researched: 13 September 2026