Sowerbys Travelling Drift

[paul1801]

Hi all,

does anyone know of or has heard of Sowerbys Travelling Drift mine near Sunniside and Stanley Crook?

I have located it on the historical map viewer from Durham Record office, but cant seem to find out any other information about it.

My Grandfather worked here in the 1940-1950's, sadly he died a few years ago and I didnt ask him about it!

[Jan1954]

This link may help, but I haven't checked it for Sowerby:

http://www.dmm.org.uk/mindex.htm

[susanwillis59]

Hi all,

does anyone know of or has heard of Sowerbys Travelling Drift mine near Sunniside and Stanley Crook?

I have located it on the historical map viewer from Durham Record office, but cant seem to find out any other information about it.

My Grandfather worked here in the 1940-1950's, sadly he died a few years ago and I didnt ask him about it! need to go on the durham mineing museums web site they have lists of all the pits when they closed ect, lots of info, have had a look but no mine listed with that name only sowerby gate and that was sandstone, are you sure that was the correct name as the miners quite often had there owns names for them, for instance bowden row was known as sunnybrow.

[Jolly Roger]

If you have a look on this siteyou will see where the mine was

www.geocities.com/waggonways/north-30/directory/crook.html

Jolly Roger