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Coal mine manager and engineer
A colliery viewer or coal viewer was the manager of a coal mine or colliery. The term was mostly used in Britain in the late 18th and 19th centuries.
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Topics referred to by the same term
Look up viewer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Viewer may refer to: Colliery viewer, an engineer or expert who supervised or advised a coal mine File
Viewer
Preserved early British steam locomotive
colliery viewer William Hedley, enginewright Jonathan Forster and blacksmith Timothy Hackworth for Christopher Blackett, the owner of Wylam Colliery near
Puffing_Billy_(locomotive)
English inventor and industrial engineer (1779-1843)
innovations in early railway development. While working as a 'viewer' or manager at Wylam Colliery near Newcastle upon Tyne, he built the first practical steam
William_Hedley
1866 British mining disaster
under-viewer from Mount Osborne Colliery (and previous under-viewer at the Oaks), and other engineers and deputies from surrounding collieries, along
Oaks_explosion
Scottish engineer
grandfather William Brunton (16 July 1706 – 22 March 1787), who was a colliery viewer in the neighborhood. (His grandfather's death certificate states that
William_Brunton
Historic cartel in the coal industry
coal traffic. As Sir George Elliot (a colliery labourer who went on to become a coal magnate, and was once coal viewer to Lord Londonderry) told Parliament
Limitation_of_the_Vend
father, and in 1801 he was appointed viewer of Benwell Colliery, soon buying a thirteenth share in the colliery worth £2,700, beginning his role as a
John_Buddle
1862 mining disaster in England
The Hartley Colliery disaster (also known as the Hartley Pit disaster or Hester Pit disaster) was a coal mining accident in Northumberland, England, that
Hartley_Colliery_disaster
British medical missionary (1884 – 1976)
the region. Bacon was born in South Wales, where her father was a colliery viewer and part of the revival of Christianity in the 19th century, leading
Charlotte_Bacon_(physician)
was a viewer at Lumley colliery near Chester-le-Street. In 1804, Matthias Dunn was apprenticed to Thomas Smith, colliery viewer of Lambton Colliery, Durham
Matthias_Dunn
English colliery and steam locomotive engineer (1795–1865)
colliery. Nicholas Junior attended the village school at Crawcrook and started work in 1811 at Killingworth Colliery as an apprentice colliery viewer
Nicholas_Wood
Railway line in Leeds, England
railway to use steam locomotives successfully. John Blenkinsop, the colliery's viewer, or manager, had decided that an engine light enough not to break
Middleton_Railway
Series of English mine disasters between 1812 and 1847
The Felling Colliery (also known as Brandling Main) in Britain suffered four disasters in the 19th century, in 1812, 1813, 1821 and 1847. By far the worst
Felling_mine_disasters
English mining engineer
the College for Civil Engineers, he was articled to George Hunter, a colliery viewer and engineer from Durham. He made rapid progress in his profession
Parkin_Jeffcock
position of colliery viewer His father died in 1820, and Dennis and his brother Thomas were brought up by an uncle, George Hill, also a colliery viewer, of Kenton
Dennis_Embleton
Former colliery in West Yorkshire, England
The Prince of Wales Colliery was a coal mine that operated for over 130 years in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It was permanently closed in 2002
Prince_of_Wales_Colliery
Village in County Durham, England
population. West Kyo was the birthplace of John Buddle (1773), the famous colliery viewer and mining engineer, who later went on to work with Charles Vane, 3rd
West_Kyo
British learned society and membership organisation
consider the prevention of accidents in coal mines. At a meeting of “colliery owners, viewers, and others interested in the Coal Trade” on 3 July 1852, it was
North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers
North_of_England_Institute_of_Mining_and_Mechanical_Engineers
British geologist (1797–1860)
geologist. Hutton was born 26 July 1797 in Sunderland, the son of a colliery viewer, but was settled in Newcastle-on-Tyne by 1827. He was an agent of the
William_Hutton_(1797–1860)
British mining engineer and an inventor of steam locomotives (1783–1831)
Thomas Barnes, a Northumberland coal viewer. From 1808 he became agent to Charles John Brandling, who owned collieries on his Middleton estate near Leeds
John_Blenkinsop
2008 film directed by Dharani
father, Singamuthu, had gone to Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh to work at a colliery and he never returned to Chennai, prompting Velu and his family to think
Kuruvi
Town in Tyne and Wear, England
pits including the world-famous Killingworth Colliery owned by Lord Ravensworth. Ralph Dodds as Chief Viewer managed or trained several people of note during
Killingworth
atmospheric air after an explosion. Agent The agent was the senior colliery manager: the term "viewer", "captain" or "steward" also appeared in older regional terminology
Glossary of coal mining terminology
Glossary_of_coal_mining_terminology
Preserved beam engine in Devon, England
demanding sites as they were replaced. Older engines would often continue in colliery areas where coal was cheap. Engines of this period had a considerable cost
Newcomen_Memorial_Engine
Early experimental steam locomotives
work in the Killingworth Colliery between 1814 and 1826. George Stephenson was appointed as engine-wright at Killingworth Colliery in 1812 and immediately
Killingworth_locomotives
British engineer and inventor (c.1756-1823)
was an English mining engineer and inventor who was the viewer of the Duke of Norfolk's collieries in Sheffield, England from 1781 to 1801 . During this
John_Curr
Village in County Durham, England
Tanfield Moor Colliery (1768–1948). Like many villages in the Durham Coalfield, White-le-head had an associated colliery: the Tanfield Moor Colliery (Willy Pit)
White-le-Head
English mining engineer (1717-1782)
waggonways. From around 1750 Brown worked as a viewer – the man with the technical expertise to develop a colliery and then to deal with the geological and
William Brown (mining engineer)
William_Brown_(mining_engineer)
Type of mill powered by horses
It was constructed in 1841 to sink the Langton Colliery shaft and moved in 1844 to Pinxton Green Colliery. It was still working in 1950 and it was erected
Horse_mill
Human settlement in Wales
Pochin, Whitworth and Wyllie families. They decided to create a group of collieries in the Sirhowy Valley, which explorations had told them contained rich
Oakdale,_Caerphilly
British television presenter and narrator
great-great-great granddaughter of Joseph Humble, colliery manager of Hartley Colliery at the time of the Hartley Colliery disaster. She has a brother. The family
Kate_Humble
Scotland international rugby union player
mining engineer with the Nostell Colliery Ltd in Wakefield. He became a mining manager for the Oughterside Colliery, south of Carlisle. His parents were
John_Scoular
English media personality and sex offender (1926–2011)
corset and for three years walking with the aid of sticks. Following his colliery work, Savile became a scrap metal dealer. Savile also started playing records
Jimmy_Savile
Urban area and district in South Wales
benefactors in the colliery owners and many took on the names of specific collieries. A memorable image of the connection between the collieries and brass bands
Rhondda
English footballer and comedian (1927–2006)
Williams worked at Upton Colliery during the Second World War, a reserved occupation. He played football for the colliery team, before turning professional
Charlie_Williams_(comedian)
Village in Lancashire, England
georeferenced maps viewer - Map images - National Library of Scotland". Maps.nls.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2017. "Bickerstaffe Coal Colliery information and
Bickerstaffe
English actor
film, Brassed Off, about a brass band in Grimley, a fictional Yorkshire colliery town where the mines are being shut down by the Tory government in the
Stephen_Tompkinson
broken; he was hoping to be re-employed by British Coal at Bevercotes Colliery; 23 year old Kristopher Hermann John Pohnert was jailed for life at Nottingham
List_of_Equinox_episodes
Village in Pembrokeshire, Wales
two sites east of the village known as Nolton Colliery and at the Black Cliff (Rickets Head) Colliery north of the village. The Cliff and Folly veins
Nolton_Haven
English children's television producer
Spennymoor Nostalgic History Society | Anne Wood (nee Savage) born in Tudhoe Colliery in 1937%5d "Anne Wood's Maiden Name". Facebook. {{cite web}}: Check |url=
Anne_Wood
Haswell Colliery, From 1843 he worked for Thomas John Taylor of Earsdon until 1845 when he became Viewer at Black Boy and West Auckland collieries. He moved
George_Clementson_Greenwell
English coal viewer, engineer and inventor
John Barber (1734–1793) was an English coal viewer and inventor. He was born at Greasley Castle Farm, Nottinghamshire, to parents from both sides of the
John_Barber_(engineer)
Ethnic slur
2023—both of which show Ortega using the term to describe her own appearance. Viewers and fans of the show quickly began asking Peacock to remove Ortega from
Chink
Sculpture by Antony Gormley in northern England
after visiting and being inspired by the Angel's proposed site, a former colliery overlooking the varied topography of the Tyne and Wear Lowlands National
Angel_of_the_North
Assistant Manager or Resident Viewer of the Stella Colliery, Durham. Three years later he became Manager of the Machen Collieries, Monmouthshire, holding this
Thomas_Forster_Brown
give him a second chance by letting him work on his railway. Haydock Collieries Joe Swash Duchess LMS 2020 A large tender engine that works on the Mainland
List of The Railway Series and Thomas & Friends characters
List_of_The_Railway_Series_and_Thomas_&_Friends_characters
2016 British film by William Oldroyd
her late mother shared an interest in walking and nature. He has both a colliery and an illegitimate child across the county in Amble. Alexander also has
Lady_Macbeth_(film)
overall No. in season Title Featured matches Original release date U.S. viewers (millions) 1 1 "Dream" N/A August 24, 2022 (2022-08-24) 0.319 During the
List of Welcome to Wrexham episodes
List_of_Welcome_to_Wrexham_episodes
2010 British TV series or programme
principal storyline, set in 1963, revolves around the outwardly jolly colliery manager Richard Sharpe and his dark secret: to further his own career,
The_Indian_Doctor
Suicide method
coroner finds". The Guardian. "Woman took her own life on skydive in Shotton Colliery". BBC News. 2025-08-21. Retrieved 2025-09-05. The inquest in Crook heard
Suicide by jumping from height
Suicide_by_jumping_from_height
eventually established by Somerset v Stewart (1772) 98 ER 499. In Scotland, colliery (coal mine) slaves were still in use until 1799, when an act was passed
Slavery_in_Britain
British colliery and newspaper owner and railway innovator (1751–1829)
Christopher Blackett (c. 1751 – 25 January 1829) owned the Northumberland colliery at Wylam that built Puffing Billy, the first commercial adhesion steam
Christopher_Blackett
English industrialist
and surveyor at Hetton-le-Hole Colliery in 1832. Boyd in 1837 moved to Urpeth to become resident viewer of Urpeth Colliery, and also became mineral agent
Edward_Fenwick_Boyd
English steeplejack, mechanic and television personality (1938–2004)
began in July 1998. The first location was near Bolton, at the Wet Earth Colliery and the crew then moved on to various locations around the country, continuing
Fred_Dibnah
British 2022 comedy-drama film
(15 March 2021). "Steve Coogan to rediscover king's remains at Lothians colliery". Edinburgh Evening News. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved
The_Lost_King
owners of Hebburn Colliery. Thomas Forster learned from his relative, Westgarth Forster, and from John Buddle, head viewer of the colliery. When just over
Thomas_Emerson_Forster
Catalan artist and sculptor (born 1955)
also commissioned to create a new work on the landmark site of a former colliery near St Helens, Merseyside, as part of the Big Art Project, a major national
Jaume_Plensa
1874 piano suite by Modest Mussorgsky
Jones Brass Ensemble in 1977, subsequently recasting it for Grimethorpe Colliery Band. Kazuhito Yamashita wrote an adaptation for solo classical guitar
Pictures_at_an_Exhibition
Italian footballer and manager
Stadium of Light, which is built on the former site of the Monkwearmouth Colliery, as a symbol of its anger over the appointment. The background to the opposition
Paolo_Di_Canio
Scottish engineer and inventor
place. As well as an engine builder, Symington was a colliery manager, also known as a 'viewer'. His first appointment in this capacity was in 1794 when
William_Symington
UK television series
the North-East, where for over 150 years coal was king. Visiting former collieries, living museums and meeting former miners, he tells the story of the 1822
Walking Britain's Lost Railways
Walking_Britain's_Lost_Railways
Protected site or building in the UK
(Chancel Arch and South Transept), Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire Great Western Colliery, Hopkinstown, Rhondda Cynon Taff Conservation in the United Kingdom List
Scheduled_monument
British community television programme
2026. Aspden, Peter (28 January 2023). "When the BBC put cameras into viewers' hands". The Financial Times. Retrieved 15 June 2024. Birmingham City Institute
Open_Door_(TV_programme)
Public art trail in England
refers to the starvation boats used to ferry materials from the Wet Earth Colliery at Clifton to Salford Quays, Salford. The boats were called 'starvationers'
Irwell_Sculpture_Trail
1971 British film by Mike Hodges
miles (56 km) apart: Blyth staithes and Blackhall Beach near Blackhall Colliery. The chase scene was shot in reverse, with Hodges filming Eric's death
Get_Carter
County borough in Wales
Main closed in 1966, Hafod closed in 1968, Gresford Colliery closed in 1973, and Bersham Colliery closed in 1986. There are 25 different industrial and
Wrexham_County_Borough
1973 Doctor Who serial
balloons; (some inflated with air, others with water). The colliery used for filming was Ogilvie Colliery near Deri, Caerphilly, while Global Chemicals was the
The_Green_Death
Type of tennis court
Lancashire, as shale – known as blaes in Scotland – is a constituent element of colliery waste and thus can be easily and cheaply sourced in such locations. Shale
Clay_court
Welsh professional snooker player (1932–2024)
turned down a place at a grammar school to become a miner at Ty Trist Colliery. He wore white gloves while mining, to protect his hands for snooker. He
Ray_Reardon
Rugby player
various sites around England, and then became Managing Director of Bolsover Colliery. He was one of the two original production members of the National Coal
Eric_Young_(rugby_union)
International song competition
dance group Nachda Sansaar, the Canoldir Male Voice Choir, the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, trumpeters from the Band of the Blues and Royals and an excerpt of
Eurovision_Song_Contest_1998
1981 Canadian slasher film
Bloody Valentine began in September 1980, taking place around the Princess Colliery Mine in Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, which had closed in 1975. Filming completed
My_Bloody_Valentine_(film)
British mining engineer (1814–1893)
Washington colliery and in 1845 opened the Usworth mine. In 1848 he was appointed viewer to Lord Londonderry with responsibilities for collieries, railways
Sir George Elliot, 1st Baronet
Sir_George_Elliot,_1st_Baronet
English sculptor (1898–1986)
deputy (responsible for safety) and then under-manager of the Wheldale colliery in Castleford. He was an autodidact with an interest in music and literature
Henry_Moore
2024 Indian Bengali action film by Soojit Dutta
strength and Mohan's mastermind, they gained monopoly control over the entire colliery. They had developed their complete influence over the coal syndicate. This
Khadaan
English television presenter (1919–2016)
disaster, where 116 children and 28 adults died after the collapse of a colliery spoil tip. In 1967 Michelmore presented the UK segment of Our World, a
Cliff_Michelmore
Town in Cumbria, England
of the collieries was 536,000 tons. However they became less economic; the company failed in 1933, and the pits were sold to Priestman collieries. They
Whitehaven
Intermodal freight transport system
use of "simple rectangular timber boxes" to convey coal from Lancashire collieries to Liverpool, where a crane transferred them to horse-drawn carriages
Containerization
Offensive term for Chinese people
as "the Chinaman's nightcap". The episode prompted many Asian American viewers, including author Maxine Hong Kingston, to send letters of protest. In
Chinaman
red list country. Cumbria County Council suspends plans for Woodhouse Colliery, the UK's first deep coal mine since 1987, following strong criticism over
2021_in_the_United_Kingdom
Government of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951
supplementary injury benefit, a disablement pension in respect of a colliery accident or colliery disease, death benefits, and Supplementary allowances. In 1948
Attlee_ministry
Creek in Pennsylvania, US
water from the Richards No. 4 Colliery entered the stream. Numerous other streams of black waste water from other collieries discharged into the stream as
Coal Run (Shamokin Creek tributary)
Coal_Run_(Shamokin_Creek_tributary)
Early iron smelting works in Mittagong, Australia
career. He owned interests in several coal mines, including the Coalcliff Colliery. He retained an interest in Mittagong, was a shareholder in the later Fitzroy
Fitzroy_Iron_Works
Civil Defence Wardens Service, Barrow. Thomas Dobson Coates, Colliery Plumber, Easington Colliery. George Rae Cockburn, Observer, Royal Observer Corps. Thomas
1944_Birthday_Honours_(BEM)
Retrieved 23 December 2013. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002240/19881201/007/0001 "Report on the Derailment that occurred on
List of rail accidents in the United Kingdom
List_of_rail_accidents_in_the_United_Kingdom
Scotland international rugby union player
of 12 December 1907 ran this story: Tragedy at Sitrampur. Murder of a colliery superintendent. Calcutta December 10. The news of a terrible tragedy has
Duncan_MacLeod_(rugby_union)
Village in Waikato region, New Zealand
the northern area, and over 1m in 'sub-economic' seams of the old Waipa Colliery. The beds are in a graben and dip gently N or NW. Major faults strike N
Glen_Massey
Village in Northumberland, England
/ JOHN GREY ESQ. RECEIVER / MESSRS JOHNSON & CARRS COLLIERY LESSEES / THOMAS FORSTER ESQ. VIEWER & ENGINEER / MR. W. ELLIOT, TWEEDMOUTH BUILDER. The
Scremerston
Football stadium in Burnley, Lancashire, England
club leased seven acres of land between the cricket field and Bee Hole Colliery to the east. The following month, they invited association football team
Turf_Moor
coal viewer, William Hedley, enginewright, Jonathan Forster, and engineer Timothy Hackworth for Christopher Blackett, the owner of Wylam Colliery. The
Timeline_of_railway_history
Town in City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England
a central works depot providing engineering services for their collieries and colliery railways. On the site there was a Drafting Office, Machine and
Walkden
British steam locomotive engineer (1786-1850)
5-mile (8.0 km) colliery tramroad by steam traction. Blackett set up a four-man working group including himself, William Hedley, the viewer; Timothy Hackworth
Timothy_Hackworth
Country house in Stainborough, South Yorkshire, England
yet this pales into insignificance when compared with the nearby Huskar Colliery disaster where 26 child miners lost their lives due to flooding following
Wentworth_Castle
Canadian singer-songwriter (1944–2013)
during the 1970s. "Working Man" was sparked by a visit to the Princess Colliery in Sydney Mines, prompted by the stories of the miners' daily hardships
Rita_MacNeil
German photographic duo
preservation of these buildings. On the couple's initiative the Zollern II/IV Colliery at Dortmund-Bovinghausen in the Ruhr, a historicism structure with the
Bernd_and_Hilla_Becher
Band. Also included were real-life Chelsea Pensioners, the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, and a group of Pearly Kings and Queens. Workers began casting an
2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
2012_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony
Place in West Coast, New Zealand
a similar plateau 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) to the north. The Westport Colliery Company, predecessor to the Westport Coal Company, was formed in 1878 to
Denniston,_New_Zealand
Stream in Pennsylvania, United States
mining and the lower reaches are in an underground culvert. The Coal Brook Colliery was historically in the stream's watershed. Coal Brook is a first-order
Coal_Brook
2019–20 concert tour by Kylie Minogue
most watched Glastonbury performance in history, peaking with 3.9 million viewers. This set list is representative of the 23 June 2019 show in Blenheim.
Summer_2019
COLLIERY VIEWER
COLLIERY VIEWER
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : occupational name for a brothelkeeper, Middle English, Old French holier, hollier (a dissimilated variant of horier ‘pimp’, agent noun from hore, hure ‘whore’, of Germanic origin). It was probably also used as an abusive nickname.English : topographic name for someone who lived by a holly grove or conspicuous holly tree, from a derivative of Middle English holi(e), holin ‘holly (tree)’ (from Old English hold(g)n).
Boy/Male
English
A surname meaning swarthy, used occasionally as a first name. Famous bearer, 18th-century actor...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Collier.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : see Colliver.
Boy/Male
Tamil
A coller, Ornament
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Collier.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cornwall)
English (Cornwall) : of uncertain origin; probably a variant of Culver. Compare Cullifer.
Boy/Male
English
Charcoal merchant.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Charcoal Merchant; Coal Miner
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a burner of charcoal or a gatherer or seller of coal, from Middle English cole ‘(char)coal’ + the agent suffix -(i)er.A Huguenot family of this name from Paris emigrated to New York. They were probably originally called Colié.
Male
English
Miner
Boy/Male
English
Charcoal merchant. Coal miner.
Boy/Male
English
Charcoal merchant.
Boy/Male
British, English
Dark Haired
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Coley.
Boy/Male
American, British, English, French
Coal Miner; Charcoal Merchant
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Collier.Altered spelling of Swiss and German Koller or Kohler.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Collier.
Boy/Male
Hindu
A coller, Ornament
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Coley.Irish : reduced form of McColley.Americanized spelling of Swiss German Kohli.
COLLIERY VIEWER
COLLIERY VIEWER
Girl/Female
Hindu
Darling girl
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Wheel; Circle; Discus; The Sun
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Sunshine
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
King of the Direction; Sky
Boy/Male
Hindu
Win over people
Boy/Male
Celtic
From the narrow river.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Hindu Rishi who kept Ganga on his legs
Girl/Female
Latin
Lady.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Development, Prosper
Boy/Male
Indian
Invincible
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a.
Having the condition or qualities of a citizen, or of citizens; as, a citizen soldiery.
n.
A kind of dog. See Collie.
imp. & p. p.
of Colly
p. & a.
Darkened. See Colly, v. t.
n.
The coal trade.
n.
Military service.
pl.
of Colliery
n.
A person appointed to inspect highways, fences, or the like, and to report upon the same.
n.
One engaged in the business of digging mineral coal or making charcoal, or in transporting or dealing in coal.
n.
A vessel employed in the coal trade.
n.
Mounted soldiery; cavalry; -- used without the plural termination; as, a regiment of horse; -- distinguished from foot.
n.
The place where coal is dug; a coal mine, and the buildings, etc., belonging to it.
n.
One who views or examines.
n.
The whole body of soldiers; soldiery; militia; troops; the army.
n.
The superintendent of a coal mine.
n.
A body of soldiers; soldiers, collectivelly; the military.
n.
See Collie.
n.
The total sales of coal from a colliery.
n.
The Scotch shepherd dog. There are two breeds, the rough-haired and smooth-haired. It is remarkable for its intelligence, displayed especially in caring for flocks.
n.
See Colliery.