MineArchivePease & Partners Ltd.
The Darlington firm that undertook the sinking of Thorne Colliery from about 1909, forecasting 6,000 tons a day for an outlay of £500,000 over ten years. The sinking in fact took seventeen years against continuous water, and the company switched from ground freezing to the cementation process when work resumed after the First World War.
Mines operated
| Mine | Region | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Colliery | County Durham | ?–1924 |
| Bowden Close Colliery | County Durham | ?–1930 |
| Chilton Colliery | County Durham | 1927–1934 |
| Cragg's Hall Mine | North Yorkshire | ?–? |
| Eldon Colliery | County Durham | 1903–1932 |
| Esh Winning Colliery | County Durham | ?–1947 |
| Loftus Mine | North Yorkshire | 1865–1947 |
| Marshall Green Colliery | County Durham | ?–? |
| Randolph Colliery, Evenwood | County Durham | 1927–1933 |
| Roddymoor Colliery | County Durham | 1850–1947 |
| Rough Lea Colliery | County Durham | 1926–? |
| Stanley Colliery, Crook | County Durham | ?–1911 |
| Thorne Colliery | South Yorkshire | 1909–1947 |
| Upleatham Ironstone Mine | North Yorkshire | 1881–1924 |
| Ushaw Moor Colliery | County Durham | 1893–1946 |
| Wooley Colliery | County Durham | ?–? |
Record created: 3 September 2026 · Last researched: 3 September 2026