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Burradon Colliery (1820 - 1975)
The colliery at Burradon was sunk by Lord Ravensworth & Partners in c.1820. A waggonway from Burradon Colliery was built running to West Moor Pit in Killingworth for onward transport of the coal along the Killingworth Waggonway to ships on the River Tyne.[1] On the 2nd March 1860, an explosion at Burradon Colliery killed 76 men and boys. The disaster took on national significance at a time when mining safety was poor and the families of disaster victims had to rely on charity. The colliery closed on the 22nd November 1975.[2]
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Burradon Coal Mine
- This is my grandad's experience through Burradon Coal Mine... At the age of fifteen, my grandad started his first ever job as a 'Stone Man' in Burradon Coal Mine. A …
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Tyne and Wear HER(1079): Burradon Colliery
- "Burradon Colliery opened in 1837 and closed in 1973The colliery as depicted on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map includes two brick fields and a Clay Pit. The colliery was …
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Tyne and Wear HER(1080): Burradon Wagonway
- "This waggonway ran north from West Moor Pit in Killingworth to Burradon Colliery which was owned by Lord Ravensworth and Partners. It was opened in 1820 following the winning of …
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Simon Cotterill
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Burradon Coal Mine
- This is my grandad's experience through Burradon Coal Mine... At the age of fifteen, my grandad started his first ever job as a 'Stone Man' in Burradon Coal Mine. A …
from http://www.twsitelines.info/S…
Tyne and Wear HER(1079): Burradon Colliery
- "Burradon Colliery opened in 1837 and closed in 1973The colliery as depicted on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map includes two brick fields and a Clay Pit. The colliery was …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from http://www.twsitelines.info/S…
Tyne and Wear HER(1080): Burradon Wagonway
- "This waggonway ran north from West Moor Pit in Killingworth to Burradon Colliery which was owned by Lord Ravensworth and Partners. It was opened in 1820 following the winning of …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
