Cornsay colliery photos, maps, books, memories of cornsay. Media in category cornsay colliery the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. The drift mines ran sideways into the hillside to work four thick seams of coal. This company officer is, or was, associated with at least 69 company roles. Administrative history until recently, the ushaw college estates comprised land. Cornsay colliery will be approved as a local nature reserve by english nature during a free event to celebrate the start of its transformation. All mine exploration and mining history photographs of cornsay coal colliery on the mine exploration web site uk. Cornsay colliery area information, durham, england. Cornsay colliery is a village in county durham, england. All the images below are links to anthracite related videos on you tube. Cornsay county durham site details keys to the past. Houses for sale in cornsay colliery, durham dh7 cornsay. Cornsay, durham genealogy site with description, census transcripts, parish records, and many other resources.
The meetings will be attended by a representative from your neighbourhood policing team and will be specific to your area and individual neighbourhood priorities will be discussed. This address commercial street, cornsay colliery, durham can be considered less ethnically diverse than the uk average. My grandfather was a miner in this area,my mother was brought up in a mining village nr burnhope,and i was born in peartree. The cottage is within easy reach of the surrounding cities such as sunderland and newcastle which have many amenities such as shopping centres, bars, restaurants and entertainment facilities. It is situated a few miles to the west of durham, close to cornsay, quebec and esh winning. Places covered by this book include old durham, shincliffe, houghall, croxdale.
For more information on other towns in durham, you can visit our towns in durham page, alternatively you can use the navigation menu. It is often known locally as old cornsay, as nearby is the small pit village of cornsay colliery. Cornsay is a village and civil parish in county durham, england. This freehold terraced house is located at 6 commercial street, cornsay colliery, durham dh7 9bn and has an estimated current value of. Quebec is a small village in county durham, in north east england. Cornsay colliery, durham dh7 4 2 2 area information cornsay is situated in the heart of rural county durham and surrounded by open countryside, yet is extremely convenient for the main infrastructure of. Loves cornsay colliery, the second was sold, the third was acquired by lingford and. Also a pet friendly family run hotel with great views and walks. North west durham mp hilary armstrong and brad tooze from the mineral valleys project will attend the family event which includes guided walks, musicians, presentations by local schools, crafts and a. Houses for sale in cornsay colliery buy houses in cornsay. Cornsay colliery colliery the colliery opened in 1868 and consisted of a number of drift mines. Find houses for sale in cornsay colliery with the uks largest datadriven property portal. Cornsay colliery, durham dh7 4 2 2 area information cornsay is situated in the heart of rural county durham and surrounded by open countryside, yet is extremely convenient for the main infrastructure of the north east.
A extraordinary collection of historic photos and maps of cornsay colliery, the cornsay colliery area and county durham. Commercial street has 59 properties on it with an average current value of. Cornsay colliery is a picturesque village and lies within easy driving distance of lanchester where there are a range of local shops and amenities available. Cornsay, a township in satley ecclesiastical parish, durham, 6. May 15, 2019 south stanley pact meeting thursday 28th may 2020. We are a traditional family run country pub selling a wide range of beers and wines that. Prices are calculated as of 16032020 based on a checkin date of 29032020.
Chapelflat drift, colpike drift, ford drift, high drift, and low drift. Hang in there we are finding the best possible rates for you sorry. We have the ideal places to stay in durham and throughout the county including whitworth hall, radisson blu durham. Presented to the highest of standards with top quality fixtures and fittings throughout. Cornsay colliery portrait of a durham mining village carries the following information. The area is now 3079 acres under an order of 25 march, 1887, of which 800 are moorland. If anyone is really interested in the history of cornsay colliery, i can recommend a booklet recording reminiscences of old ex residents collected in 1977 by t t ayer and called cornsay colliery a portrait of a durham mining village. The central village consisting of seventeen dwellings, including four farms and a public house currently closed. Whellans 1894 directory of county durham describes the colliery thus.
Cornsay colliery area information durham england, uk. Once a coal mining village, it is situated 6 miles 10 km west of the city of durham, and close to the villages of esh, cornsay colliery, esh winning and langley park. Cornsay colliery, satley, quebec, hamsteels, witton gilbert, kimblesworth. The old village was first recorded in 1183, when it was known as. Old cornsay and satley are typical pennine farming settlements but cornsay colliery has the look of a mining village.
Mr michael francis hogan is british and resident in england. A rural durham bypassed by mining industry the northern echo. In the dean and chapter great book of 1721 henry hopper and the tenants of. Truly a credit to its current owner, early viewings are strongly recommended. The royal oak 1 commercial street, cornsay colliery, crook, dh7. This person was born in october 1944, which was over 75 years ago. To come back to the colliery page after viewing a video, click on the x in the lower right side of the video screen. Dxp 1045 plan showing the surface and workings in the ballarat seam, cornsay colliery, 1914. Individually designed detached house positioned on a superb large site in excess of 40 x 20 meters. Banners of the durham coalfield, norman emery, 1998, sutton publishing ltd. Cornsay coal colliery information and photos aditnow. Property details for 6 commercial street cornsay colliery. Cliffords bank foot sebound 52 725 cliffords bank foot nwbound 52 725 commercial street nbound 52 725 commercial street sbound 52 725. Colliery cottage is set in the peaceful rural village of cornsay colliery 6.
Dxp 1044 plan of pit heap at cornsay colliery, 12 july 1905. Local information for the town of cornsay colliery, durham. Pitmen preachers and politics robert samuel moore, robert. It is situated a four miles to the south of consett. Regarding cornsay colliery, the following is taken from history, topography. My great grandfather john dunning was from cornsay colliery,he worked in the coke works,sadly he was killed in action on 21st march 1918 in france.
Mr michael francis hogan is a company director from cornsay colliery county durham. As with neighbouring quebec, only houses in the main street survive. Collieries around shincliffe page durham in time home page. Wilcock, don, shincliffe colliery, a short history of coalmining in. By happy coincidence, there is a magnificent picture of cornsay colliery in todays from the archive section. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of cornsay colliery. Dxp 1043 plan of cornsay colliery showing area to be mined and dates of working, c. Sorry there maybe no rooms available for your chosen dates. Colliery cottage, durham, united kingdom toproomscom. There are four seams, the whole of which are worked by drifts into the hillsides.
Homes for sale in cornsay colliery buy property in cornsay. Search durham collieries use the options below to find information about collieries in the durham coalfield from about 1850 to 1990, including colliery locations, mine opening, closure or operating dates and who owned the mines before nationalisation of the coal industry in 1947. More comprehensive shopping and recreational facilities and amenities are available within durham city centre which lies approximately 6 miles away. The following traffic incidents and congestion for cornsay colliery have been reported by highways england, traffic scotland, traffic wales or transport for london tfl in the last two hours. The difficult days of the second world war claimed sons of the village once more as its victims some remembered include clifford walker, a flier in the r. Norwood family at cornsay colliery a nostalgic memory of. A friendly local also popular with visitors from a wider area. Food served weekdays 5830 with thursday steak night and sunday lunches. Area information for commercial street, cornsay colliery. Monday, 2 december 2019 until friday, 3 january 2020 inclusive for annual stocktake and building closure. Cornsay colliery photos, maps, books, memories francis frith.