Peel Hall Colliery roof fall, 1920

A fall of roof killed two colliers at James Roscoe and Sons' Peel Hall Colliery, Little Hulton, on 11 March 1920.

Cause

A fall of roof.

What happened

On 11 March 1920 a fall of roof at Peel Hall Colliery, Little Hulton, owned by James Roscoe and Sons, killed two colliers, James Robert Baron, 42, and Roger Bates, 49.

Recorded claims

Individual factual claims, each attached to the source(s) that support it below. Where sources disagree, both are kept.

• On 11 March 1920 a fall of roof at Peel Hall Colliery killed two colliers. ^1,2,3
• They were James Robert Baron, 42, and Roger Bates, 49. ^4,2,3
• The colliery was owned by James Roscoe & Sons. ²

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: “…fall of roof killed two colliers at James Roscoe and Sons' Peel Hall Colliery, Little Hulton, on 11 March 1920.”
• Roof Fall (contextual relationship)
  Named 3 times in this record, first in the summary: “A fall of roof killed two colliers at James Roscoe and Sons' Peel Hall Colliery,…”

Sources

1. (primary) Durham Mining Museum: Peel Hall, 11 March 1920 — Durham Mining Museum
2. (primary) NMRS Coal Mining Accidents and Deaths: James Robert Baron, Peel Hall, 1920 — Northern Mine Research Society
3. (primary) NMRS Coal Mining Accidents and Deaths: Roger Bates, Peel Hall, 1920 — Northern Mine Research Society
4. (primary) Peel Hall Colliery — Durham Mining Museum

Record created: 18 October 2026 · Last researched: 18 October 2026