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Chirton
Chirton is a suburb of North Shields, once an independent village near the former Chirton Colliery, which dates back to at least 1775.
![Chirton Burn](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/00/55/005572_3c020daa.jpg)
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Chirton Burn
- Chirton Burn which runs in to the River Tyne at North Shields, was previously culverted (directed underground) but has been restored and integrated into a series of water features in …
![](/uploads/thumbs2/durham_mining_museum.png)
from http://www.dmm.org.uk/collier…
Chirton Colliery (c1775)
- also known as Shields Colliery
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Simon Cotterill
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Dora Agnes Sanderson, domestic servant, arrested for theft
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![Chirton Burn](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/00/55/005572_3c020daa.jpg)
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Chirton Burn
- Chirton Burn which runs in to the River Tyne at North Shields, was previously culverted (directed underground) but has been restored and integrated into a series of water features in …
![](/uploads/thumbs2/durham_mining_museum.png)
from http://www.dmm.org.uk/collier…
Chirton Colliery (c1775)
- also known as Shields Colliery
Added by
Simon Cotterill
![](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8664/16631926571_fa9f52bf15_z.jpg)
from TWAM (flickr)
Dora Agnes Sanderson, domestic servant, arrested for theft
Pinned by Simon Cotterill