Papers of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers

Reference Code: NRO 3410 Papers of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers NRO 3410/Bud Buddle Collection Creator(s): Buddle, John, d 1843, colliery viewer Buddle, John, d 1806, colliery viewer Immediate Source of Acquisition The papers were presented to the Mining Institute by Buddle Atkinson, a descendant of John Buddle's nephew, in various installments. The Buddle Collection comprises the working papers of John Buddle, d.1843; with some papers of his father, also John, d. 1806 and papers of other viewers collected by the Buddles in the course of their work The major part of the collection is a series of report and memoranda books compiled by John Buddle junior together with colliery journals and diaries of work. The collection also contains colliery notebooks of John Buddle senior, a series of lining books, personal papers and a collection of bound volumes of the papers of Thomas Young Hall, mining engineer, also collected by the Buddle Atkinson family NRO 3410/Bud/35-38 Colliery. For additional colliery accounts see also main series of Memoranda Books Bud/1-31. Bound volumes Bud/50-58 and Miscellaneous Papers, Bud/137 142

Reference: NRO 3410/Bud/35 Colliery Creation dates: 1780-1790 Extent and Form: 11 f Physical characteristics: Leather bound volume 43 x 27cm, original folio numbers retained, coat of arms of Buddle Atkinson family inside front cover Volume containing accounts for the Derwenthaugh Staith and Bushblades Colliery, 1780-1790 Statement of costs for repairing the staith at Derwenthaugh for the use of George Silvertop and Partners, and valuation of the waggonway, 1780-1781. wayleave, waggonway and staith charges and rents, 1781. wayleave, waggonway and staith charges and rents, 1782. wayleave, waggonway and staith charges and rents, 1783. wayleave, waggonway and staith charges and rents, 1784. wayleave, waggonway and staith charges and rents, 1785. wayleave, waggonway and staith charges and rents, 1786. wayleave, waggonway and staith charges and rents, 1787. wayleave, waggonway and staith charges and rents, 1788. wayleave, waggonway and staith charges and rents, 1789. Account of production from Bushblades Colliery for George and John Silvertop, 1 Jan 1781-8 July 1790. Account of colliery rents, 1781-1790.

Reference: NRO 3410/Bud/36 Colliery Creation dates: 1821-1825 Extent and Form: 22pp. and 12 loose papers. Physical characteristics: Paper backed volume, 31 x 20cm Volume containing abstracts of accounts for Crawcrook Colliery including monthly pay bills for the boring, sinking and winning the colliery, 1 May 1821-31 Dec 1822, brief valuation, Dec 1822 and accounts of outstanding bills, costs and paybills, 1823-1825.

Reference: NRO 3410/Bud/37 Colliery Creation dates: 1822-1828 Extent and Form: 5 volumes, 48pp each volume. Physical characteristics: Half bound leather, 25 x 20cm, entitled Tanfield Moor Colliery General Monthly Account with volume numbers, 1, 3-6 on front, volume 2 appears to be missing, coat of arms of the Buddle Atkinson family inside front cover 5 volumes containing monthly statements of accounts for Tanfield Moor Colliery, including detailed working charges and accounts of coal produced and sold, the volumes comprise printed forms with manuscript details, 1822-1828. Reference: NRO 3410/Bud/37/1 Creation dates: 31 Dec 1822-31 Dec 1823 Reference: NRO 3410/Bud/37/2 Missing Reference: NRO 3410/Bud/37/3 Creation dates: 1 Jan - 31 Dec 1825 Reference: NRO 3410/Bud/37/4 Creation dates: 1 Jan - 31 Dec 1826

Reference: NRO 3410/Bud/37/5 Creation dates: 1 Jan - 31 Dec 1827 Reference: NRO 3410/Bud/37/6 Creation dates: 1 Jan - 31 Dec 1828

Reference: NRO 3410/Bud/38 Colliery Creation dates: 1833-1843 Extent and Form: 130pp and 2 loose accounts of 14pp each Physical characteristics: Buckram bound volume, 37 x 34cm, entitled Lyons Main, Elemore and Eppleton Collieries Tentale, 1834 on fly leaf and illustrated with a drawing of a steam locomotive and waggons, with coat of arms of the Buddle Atkinson family inside front cover. Volume containing accounts for the Hetton Collieries of Lyon's Main, Elemore and Eppleton, including tentale accounts of coal produced and sold and rents due to Francis Mascell, G.T. Fox, Mrs Mary Crofton and Edward Shipperdson, 16 Nov 1833-6 Nov 1841 and loose sheet, 7 Nov 1841-4 Nov 1843.