MineArchiveBayldon Colliery
| Location | Bayldon, near Haltwhistle, Northumberland — 54.9785, -2.4117 (approximate) |
|---|---|
| Commodity | Coal |
| Type | Coal |
| Worked | By 1935–by 1938 |
| Maximum depth | Unknown. |
| Operators | Melkridge Coal Company |
Overview
A small 1930s colliery at Bayldon near Haltwhistle, worked by the Melkridge Coal Company in the Little Limestone coal and discontinued by 1938.
History
Bayldon Colliery lay at Bayldon, near Haltwhistle, in the parishes of Melkridge and Henshaw on the north side of the South Tyne valley. In the 1930s it belonged to the Melkridge Coal Company Ltd, which also worked Melkridge Colliery and the Ramshaw Drift.
It worked the Little Limestone coal for household and steam coal. The returns show it small and short-lived: 12 people employed in 1935, eight of them below ground, and 27 in 1936, 21 below ground. By 1938 it was discontinued, with no one employed. The plan of its Little Limestone workings was recorded as abandoned on 30 January 1942 and is held under the Mining Record Office reference F.17.
Geology
The Little Limestone coal of the Northumberland Carboniferous.
Workings
Workings in the Little Limestone coal.
Closure
Discontinued by 1938; the Little Limestone workings were recorded as abandoned on 30 January 1942.
What remains
Unknown.
Related mines
- Melkridge Colliery — Both were worked by the Melkridge Coal Company in the 1930s.
- Ramshawfield Drift — Both were worked by the Melkridge Coal Company in the 1930s, in the Little Limestone coal.
Nearby mines
- Melkridge Colliery — 0.0 miles (0.0 km) N
- Ramshawfield Drift — 1.0 miles (1.6 km) E
- Blackett Colliery — 1.3 miles (2.0 km) SW
- South Tyne Colliery — 1.8 miles (2.9 km) W
- Plenmeller Colliery — 2.7 miles (4.3 km) S
Straight-line distance, within 9 miles (15 km). Show on the map.
Recorded claims
Individual factual claims, each attached to the source(s) that support it below. Where sources disagree, both are kept.
- Bayldon Colliery belonged to the Melkridge Coal Company Ltd in the 1930s. 1,2
- It employed 12 people in 1935 and 27 in 1936, and was discontinued by 1938. 2
- It worked the Little Limestone coal for household and steam coal. 2,3
- The Little Limestone workings were recorded as abandoned on 30 January 1942. 2,3
Sources
- (secondary) Melkridge Colliery — North East Heritage Library (Coals Archive)
- (primary) Durham Mining Museum: Bayldon Colliery — Durham Mining Museum
- (primary) BGS mine plan 13152: BAYLDON, Little Limestone, abandoned 30 January 1942 — British Geological Survey / Mining Remediation Authority
Record created: 22 October 2026 · Last researched: 24 October 2026