MineArchiveTeversal Colliery roof fall, 1901
A large fall pushed out the new timber on a roadway being heightened in the Top Hard at Teversal Colliery on 27 August 1901, killing a horse driver and a dataller.
| Date | 27 August 1901 |
|---|---|
| Mine | Teversal Colliery |
| Region | Nottinghamshire |
| Type | Collapse / Roof Fall |
| Fatalities | 2 (2 killed: Charles Hill (17), horse driver, and Frank Rayson (35), dataller.) |
| Injuries | A third man was injured. |
| Context | During active mining |
Cause
A large fall of roof while low bars were being drawn and reset higher.
What happened
On 27 August 1901 a set of men at the Stanton Ironworks Company's Teversal Colliery were repairing a roadway in the Top Hard coal, taking out the low bars and setting them higher. While the work was going on a large fall of roof came down, pushing out the new timber, and killed Charles Hill, a 17-year-old horse driver, and Frank Rayson, a 35-year-old dataller. Another man was injured.
Recorded claims
Individual factual claims, each attached to the source(s) that support it below. Where sources disagree, both are kept.
- On 27 August 1901 a fall of roof killed two men at Teversal Colliery. 1,2,3
- The dead were Charles Hill, 17, horse driver, and Frank Rayson, 35. 1,2,3
- The fall came while the men were taking out low bars and setting them higher, and pushed out the new timber. 1,2
- The colliery was owned by the Stanton Ironworks Co. Ltd. 1,2
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: “…new timber on a roadway being heightened in the Top Hard at Teversal Colliery on 27 August 1901, killing a horse driver and a dataller.” - Dataller (contextual relationship)
Named twice in this record, first in the summary: “…at Teversal Colliery on 27 August 1901, killing a horse driver and a dataller.” - Roof Fall (contextual relationship)
Named twice in this record, first in the cause: “A large fall of roof while low bars were being drawn and reset higher.”
Sources
- (primary) Durham Mining Museum: Teversall, 27 August 1901 — Durham Mining Museum
- (primary) NMRS Coal Mining Accidents and Deaths: Charles Hill, Teversal, 1901 — Northern Mine Research Society
- (primary) NMRS Coal Mining Accidents and Deaths: Frank Rayson, Teversal, 1901 — Northern Mine Research Society
- (primary) Durham Mining Museum: Teversal Colliery — Durham Mining Museum, from the Mines Inspectors Reports and the Lists of Mines
Record created: 18 October 2026 · Last researched: 18 October 2026