hi im doing a project about the felling pit(john pit)and has anyone any imformation about it.also there is going to be an event next year for the 200 years since the 1812 distate and was wondering does anyone know where the banner is for this pit as a friend is trying to track it down so it can be displayed next year

It is probably a good idea for you to first visit the website of the Durham Mining Museum at www.dmm.org.uk/collieryindex.htm Here you will be able to find information on the owners of the colliery and also a list of those who were killed at the colliery including in the 1812 disaster.

The Revd John Hodgson was very active following the disaster and it is from this that work to develop the miners safety lamp by Dr. William Reid Clanny a Sunderland GP, George Stephenson and Sir Humphrey Davy was started.

It will be also worth while for you to visit the website of the Mining Institute at Newcastle upon Tyne at www.mininginstitute.org.uk where you can do a search of the material that is held in the library there. In the adjacent building that is occupied by the Literary & Philosophical Society you will find that there is on display George Stephenson's third safety lamp that he developed following the 1812 disaster.

Alan Vickers.

thank you alan ill look it up there, marian.