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Pages on this site about specific collieries (coal mines) in Northern England:
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Horden Colliery (1900 - 1987)
- Overview About Horden Colliery Horden Colliery, which was sunk in 1900 by Horden Collieries Ltd to mine undersea coal seams, was located in Horden, County Durham. On the 9th May 1930, …
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Blackhall Colliery (1909 - 1981)
- Blackhall Colliery was sunk in 1909 by Horden Collieries Ltd., the company which owned the nearby Horden Colliery. Blackhall Colliery began drawing coal in 1914 and was producing 3,350 tons …
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Wingate Grange Colliery (1839 - 1962)
- Wingate Grange Colliery in Wingate was sunk in 1839 by Lord Howden & Partners. In 1894 the colliery was producing 900 tons of coal per dayand employed 700 men and …
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West Pelton Colliery (1858 - 1921)
- West Pelton Colliery opened in 1858 and was one of a number of local collieries run by James Joicey & Co. There were a number of pits and shafts associated with …
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Barrington Colliery (1821 - c1948)
- Barrington was a small mining village made up of a few rows of terraced houses, located between Bedlington and Choppington, in Northumberland. The houses were built for miners and their …
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Stargate Colliery (c.1800 - 1963)
- Stargate Colliery, in Stargate, near Ryton, was opened in 1800 by the Dunns of Stella Hall.[1] It was one of a number of local collieries run by the Stella Coal …
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Netherton Colliery (c.1818 - 1974)
- The sinking of Netherton Colliery, to the west of Bedlington, began in 1818.[1] There were 4 pits sunk during the 19th century (Hall Pit, Howard Pit, Leveson Pit, and New …
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Urpeth Colliery (1835 - 1957)
- Sinking of Urpeth Colliery, also known as Low Urpeth Colliery, began in c.1831. However, there had been coal mining in the area for many years; boring operations were in recorded …
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Burnopfield Colliery (1725 - 1968)
- Burnopfield Colliery (also known as Hobson Colliery or Hobson Pit) was first sunk in c.1725[1] (another source indicates it opened in 1742)[2]. The colliery gave rise to the pit village …
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Cornsay Colliery (colliery)
- The colliery opened in 1868 and consisted of a number of drift mines: Chapelflat Drift, Colpike Drift, Ford Drift, High Drift, and Low Drift. The drift mines ran sideways into …
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Roddymoor Colliery (1844 - 1963)
- The first pit of Roddymoor Colliery was sunk in 1844, near Roddymoor, to the north of Crook in County Durham. It was also known as 'Pease's West Colliery' (in the …
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Auckland Park Colliery (1864 - 1946)
- Auckland Park Colliery was formed in 1864, when Machine Pit of Black Boy Colliery was renamed Auckland Park Colliery. Later 'North Pit' and 'South Pit' were developed as part of …
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Bowburn Colliery (1906-1967)
- The sinking of Bowburn Colliery began on the 23rd July 1906, by Bell Brothers Ltd, ironmasters of Middlesbrough, and also the owners of Tursdale Colliery. The sinking of Bowburn Colliery …
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Sherburn Hill Colliery (1835 - 1965)
- Sherburn Hill Colliery opened in 1835, owned then by the Earl of Durham. By the 1890's it was owned by Lambton Collieries Ltd, and the pit employed 300 men and …
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Wooley Colliery
- Wooley Colliery, near Stanley Crook was recorded as being owned by Joseph Pease & Partners in the 1860s. In 1948 there were 685 people employed at the collier (581 working below ground …
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Monkton Colliery
- Monkton Colliery is noted to have closed on the 15th of May 1925.[1] Interestingly, nearby to the former site of the colliery, Monkton Coking Works opened in 1936.
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Hebburn Colliery (1792 - 1932)
- Hebburn Colliery was established in 1792, though there had been smaller scale coal mining in the Hebburn area for at least 200 years. From the 1890s the colliery was owned …
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Fawdon Colliery
- The sinking of 'A' Pit of Fawdon Colliery begain in March 1810, reaching the High Main coal seam in May, 1811, at a depth of about 89 metres. 'B' Pit …
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Randolph Colliery (1893 - 1962)
- Randolph Colliery, near Evenwood in County Durham, opened in 1893. At its peak, in 1914, there were 1,039 people employed at the colliery (782 working below ground and 257 on the …
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North Walbottle Colliery (1892 - 1968)
- The sinking of 'Old Fred Pit' started in 1891, and North Walbottle Colliery was opened in 1892. 'Betty Pit' opened in 1893 and 'Mary Pit' opened in 1894. Coal from …
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Seaton Burn Colliery (1844 - 1965)
- Seaton Burn Colliery opened by the Grand Allies c.1844. By 1852 it was owned by John Bowes & Co. and from 1938 by Hartley Main Collieries Ltd. At its peak …
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Harton Colliery (1841 - 1969)
- The sinking of Harton Colliery began on the 10th of May, 1841. It reached the Bensham coal seam on the 10th July, 1844, reaching a depth of 1,290 ft., being the …
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Blaydon Burn Colliery (1850s - 1956)
- Blaydon Burn Colliery was established in the 1850s, owned by Joseph Cowen. By the 1890s the colliery was producing about 100,000 tons of coal per year, transported by rail to be …
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Wideopen Colliery
- The sinking of Wideopen Colliery began in 1825 and production stated in 1827 after reaching the High Main coal seam at a depth of about 146 metres. Coal from Wideopen was transported …
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St Lawrence Colliery (c1831 - c1934)
- Also known as Mushroom Colliery. The mine reached the Low Main coal seam on the 7th of August 1833. This was one of the first colleries to introduce a system …
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St. Hilda's Colliery (1810 - 1940)
- St. Hilda's Colliery in High Shields was established by Simon Temple and produced its first coal on the 23rd of April 1810. By 1822 St. Hilda's Wagonway was built to …
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Clara Vale Colliery (1893 - 1966)
- Clara Vale Colliery was establised in the township of Crawcrook in July 1893. It was owned by the Stella Coal Company. Housing was built for the miners and their families, …
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Hazlerigg Colliery (1892 - 1964)
- Hazlerigg Colliery opened in 1892 under the ownership of the Burradon & Coxlodge Coal Co. By 1902 there were 1,010 prople employed at the colliery (826 working below ground and …
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Newsham Colliery
- Hannah Pit of Newsham Colliery was sunk in 1860 to the Low Main seam, recorded as a depth of 99 fathoms (181m).[1]
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Ferneybeds Colliery (1910 - 1924)
- Ferneybeds Colliery, near Widdrington Station in Northumberland, opened in 1910. It was owned by the Widdrington Coal Co. Ltd. By 1914 there were 278 people employed at the colliery (237 …
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Longwitton Colliery
- Longwitton Colliery was located to the north-west of Longwitton, near Hill Top. In the 1880's the colliery was reccorded as being run by Longwitton & Greenleighton Coal & Lime Co. …
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Deaf Hill Colliery (c.1873 - 1967)
- Deaf Hill Colliery opended in c.1873. By 1877 it was recorded as being owned by the Trimdon Coal Company. At it's peak level of employment in 1930 there were 1,084 working …
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Browney Colliery (1871 - 1938)
- Browney Colliery opened in 1871 under the ownership of Bell Brothers Ltd. By 1900 there were 790 people employed at the colliery (558 working below ground and 232 working on …
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Plenmeller Colliery
- Plenmeller Colliery was located on Plenmeller Common, to the south-west of the village of Plenmeller, near Haltwhistle in Northumberland. In the 1880s it was recorded as being owned by Plenmeller …
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Addison Colliery (1865 - 1963)
- Addison Colliery and Addison village were located near Hedgefield, about a mile south-east of Ryton (historically in County Durham, now in the Borough of Gateshead). Addison Colliery There was coal mining …
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Hartford Colliery (closed 1961)
- Hartford Colliery was located near East Hartford and Cramlington in Northumberland. Sinking of the colliery's Athley Pitt began on the 3rd of March 1858; other pits included 'Daisy' and 'Scott' pits. …
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Stublick Colliery
- The former Stublick Colliery buildings are located by Stublick farm, about half a mile south-west of Langley in Northumberland. The colliery worked the small Stublick coalfield and supplied coal to …
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Dudley Colliery (1856 - 1977)
- The sinking of Dudley Colliery was started on the 19th of April 1854, and it began producing coal in 1856. In 1930 the colliery reach it's peak levels of employment with 858 …
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Brusselton Colliery (1834 - 1968)
- Brusselton Colliery was opened in 1834. In the early 1900s it was owned by Bolckow, Vaughan & Co. Ltd. In 1902 there were 232 people employed at the colliery (196 working …
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Eldon Colliery (1829 - 1932)
- Eldon Colliery (aka South Durham Colliery) was established to the east of Old Eldon in County Durham. The sinking of it's first pit began on the 20th of August, 1829. The …
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Craghead Colliery (1839 - 1969)
- Craghead Colliery, also known as Holmside Colliery, opened in 1839. The settlement and mining community at Craghead, in County Durham grew in association with the colliery. At its peak, in …
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Fishburn Colliery (1910-1973)
- Fishburn Colliery was opened in 1910 and was owned by Henry Stobart & Co. Ltd., until nationalisation in 1947. At it's peak, in terms of employment, there were 1,522 people working at …
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Felling Colliery (1779 - 1931)
- Also known as Brandling Main, Felling Colliery was one of the oldest coal mines in the region - dating back to 1779. There was a disaster at the colliery on …
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Killingworth Colliery, West Moor Pit (1802-1882)
- "...Sinking commenced in 1802 and the High Main seam was reached in 1805. The miners lived nearby in Long Row, Short Row, Lane Row, Cross Row, Crank Row, High Row, …
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Ryhope Colliery (1857-1966)
- Ryhope Colliery, located to the north-west of Ryhope, was opened in 1857 and is recorded as being owned by Lord Londonderry, and then from the 1880's by Ryhope Coal Co. …
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Weetslade Colliery (1903 - 1966)
- The sinking of Weetslade Colliery began on the 6th of August 1900 and the colliery opened in c.1903. Weetslade had workings connected with the nearby Burradon Colliery, though the two …
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Wearmouth Colliery (1835-1993)
- Overview About Wearmouth Colliery Wearmouth Colliery in Sunderland was sunk from 1826-1834 and at the time it began producing coal in 1835 it was the deepest mine in the world …
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Westoe Colliery (1909-1993)
- Westoe Colliery opened in 1909, though boring operations in the neighbourhood of Westoe were recorded earlier in 1759 and 1873.[1] The colliery was originally built as a man-riding shaft for …
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Chopwell Colliery (1781 - 1966)
- Chopwell Colliery opened in 1781, owned by Marquis of Bute (though coal had been worked in Chopwell since the 14th century). In 1890 the colliery was taken over by the …
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Stanley Cottage Drift Mine
- The drift mine opened in 1955. Working the Harvey seam, there were 184 people employed at the mine in 1964 (158 working below ground, 26 on the surface).[1] Stanley Cottage …
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Hesleyhurst Drift Mine
- Hesleyhurst Drift Mine was owned by Wards Hill Colliery Ltd. in the 1950s, and employed just 10 people in 1953.[1]
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Saltom Pit
- Saltom Pit was the first undersea coal mine in Cumbria, which operated between 1729-1848. The pit head was located on the Saltom Bay cliffs near Whitehaven. The mines reached up to …
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Hamsteels Colliery (1867 - 1958)
- Hamsteels Colliery and Coke Ovens, between Quebec and Esh Winning in County Durham. The colliery was founded in 1867 by Messrs. R. S. Johnson and T. M. Reay. By 1986 there were …
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Benwell Colliery (1766 - 1938)
- There are numerous coal seams around Benwell. Seams near the surface and above river level were mostly worked out in former times. Then on 8th April 1766 Charlotte Pit was sunk …
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Rising Sun Colliery (1908-1969)
- The Rising Sun Colliery was located near Wallsend, between Battle Hill and Benton in North Tyneside. The sinking of the colliery began on the 9th of July 1906 and production began in 1908. [1] …
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Wallsend Colliery (1778 - 1935)
- Wallsend Colliery consisted of 7 pits and was active between 1778 and 1935. The high main coal seam was nearly six feet thick and the term "Wallsend coal" was at …
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Seaton Delaval Colliery (1838-1960)
- Overview Map Seaton Delaval Colliery was opened in 1838, located at what is now the industrial estate and wooded area by Double Row, between Seaton Delaval and New Hartley. The …
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Ellington Colliery (1909-2005)
- Ellington Colliery opened in 1909 as part of the Ashington Coal Company. Its workforce was close to 800 in 1914, growing to to 1,200 in 1921 and reaching an all-time …
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Seaham Colliery (1849-1988)
- Seaham Colliery was a coal mine near Seaham in County Durham. Sinking of the first pit began on 13th April 1849 for the by the third Marquis of Londonderry. In the late …
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Wylam Colliery
- "John Blackett (1712-1779) established coal mining and Wylam Colliery in the township in the mid 18th century. The waggonway connecting the colliey to the River Tyne at Lemington was built …
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Murton Colliery (1843-1991)
- The sinking of Murton Colliery began on the 19th of February 1838. After encountering significant problems with quicksand, the colliery was eventually 'won' and opened in April 1843. It was owned by the South …
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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 …
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Dawdon Colliery (1907-1991)
- Dawdon Colliery was sunk in 1907 by the Sixth Marquess of Londonderry, when the workings at his Seaham Colliery became increasingly costly to work from the old shafts, as the …
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Emma Colliery (1845-1968)
- Emma Colliery, also known as Towneley Colliery, was located near Crawcrook, to the south-west of Ryton. Sinking of the colliery began on the 17th of March 1845. It was under …
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Framlington Colliery (closed 1931)
- The colliery, often called Long Framlington Colliery, was located near Longframlington in Northumberland. Its pits included Fanny Pit, Howey Pit, John Pit and Framlington Colliery. In the early 20th century it was owned …
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Lambton Colliery (1790 - 1965)
- Overview About Lambton Colliery in County Durham, UK (not to be confused with the colliery in NSW, New Zealand) had 7 pits around Bournmoor and Fencehouses. It was also known …
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Montagu Main Colliery (1750-1959)
- Montagu Main Colliery was located near Denton Burn, Scotswood and opened in 1750. From the 1860's it was owned by William Benson, later William Benson & Sons Ltd, up to …
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Herrington Colliery (1874-1985)
- Herrington Colliery opened in 1874 near Herrington. At that time it was owned by of the Earl of Durham and the colliery worked the 'Hutton seam' which was 3 feet in thickness, at …
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Haswell Colliery (1835-1896)
- Haswell Colliery, located between Haswell and Haswell Plough, first began producing coal on 2nd July 1835. It was reputably the first colliery in the world with a steel cable down …
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Trimdon Grange Colliery (1845-1968)
- There was a disaster at the colliery on the 16th February, 1882 when 74 men and boys were killed following an explosion. Firedamp (flammable gas found in coal mines) was …
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Whitburn Colliery (1879-1968)
- Overview About Whitburn Colliery Whitburn Colliery was a coal mine located about three miles south of South Shields, North East England, located on the North Sea coast. Background Marsden …
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Washington Colliery (1775-1968)
- "In December 1775 Robert Shafto, Sir Gilfred Lawson and Sir James Musgrave, the Lords of the Manor of Washington, leased the coal under the northern part of the Parish to …
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Havannah Drift Mine
- Havannah Drift Mine, located to the west of Hazelrigg, was opened in February 1950 by the National Coal Board (N.C.B.). By 1970 there were 870 people employed at the mine (753 …
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Brancepeth Colliery (1840 - 1967)
- Brancepeth Colliery opened in 1840 near Willington in County Durham. The colliery was owned by Strakers & Love Ltd. up to nationalisation in 1947. There were 3 pits ('A', 'B', …
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Heworth Colliery (closed 1963)
- A colliery in Heworth opened in c.1710, or possiby earlier. Over the years there were Ada, Fanny, an John Pits. At it's peak level of employment, in 1921 there were …
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Murton Colliery
- "By the late 18th century the High Main Seam in the eastern part of the colliery around Murton had been worked out and the colliery and the waggonway to the …
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Rake Lane Drift Mine
- Rake Lane Drift Mine was located in the 'Murton Gap'. The mine, run by the National Coal Board, opened on the 1st of January 1953. In 1957 there were 119 …
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Seghill Colliery (1824 - 1962)
- Seghill Colliery was established in 1824. In the mid 19th century the colliery was owned by Carr & Co. - Charles Carr was Viewer/part owner of Seghill, Burradon & Cowpen collieries. …
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East Tanfield Colliery (1844 - 1965)
- East Tanfield Colliery near Tantobie in County Durham was opened in 1844. In the 19th century it was owned by James Joicey co. which also owned Tanfield Lea and Tanfield Moor collieries. …
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Hutton Henry Colliery (1876 - 1897)
- Hutton Henry Colliery, located north-west of Hutton Henry, began producing coal on the 7th of April 1876. The colliery included Marley Pit and Perseverance Pit. It was owned by Hutton …
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Lee Colliery
- Lee Colliery in Northumberland was owned by the Brinkburn Coal Co. and by 1924 employed 83 people (62 working below ground, and 21 on the surface).[1] The Colliery ceased operating …
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Pontop Hall Colliery (1861 - 1980)
- Pontop Hall Colliery (aka South Medomsley Colliery), located to the south-west of Pontop Hall, near Dipton, was established in 1861 and it's Annie Pit was sunk by 1864. The colliery …
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Gosforth Colliery (1825 - 1884)
- The sinking of Gosforth Colliery, located in the south of Gosforth, Newcastle, begain in 1825. The colliery was abandoned in 1884. Not to be confused with Gosforth Colliery, Dronfield, Derbyshire. …
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Coxlodge Colliery (c.1821 - 1894)
- The present Coxlodge Colliery is situated about three-quarters of a mile west from that of Gosforth, and in the north moiety of Coxlodge township. The royalty of the whole township …
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Throckley Isabella Colliery (1869 - 1954)
- The sinking of Isabella Colliery near Throckley started on the 25th of April 1867, under the ownership of Throckley Coal Co. The main drawing shaft was named 'Isabella' after the …
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Jarrow Colliery (1803 - 1851)
- 1803. Sept. 26. Being the day appointed by Mr. Temple to celebrate the opening of his colliery at Jarrow, the fineness of the day, and the general invitation, drew many …
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Belsay Colliery (1923 - 1930)
- Belsay Colliery, located to the west of Wallridge, about 2 miles south-west of Belsay Hall, was opened in 1923. In 1927, the colliery employed 97 people (66 working below, and …
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Sheriff Hill Colliery
- Sheriff Hill Colliery (also known as Ellison Main Colliery) was established on Gateshrad Fell in the 1780s. The pits of Sheriff Hill Colliery were Ann, Bess, Centre, Dolly, Edge, Fanny, …
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Horden Colliery (1900 - 1987)
- Overview About Horden Colliery Horden Colliery, which was sunk in 1900 by Horden Collieries Ltd to mine undersea coal seams, was located in Horden, County Durham. On the 9th May 1930, …
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Blackhall Colliery (1909 - 1981)
- Blackhall Colliery was sunk in 1909 by Horden Collieries Ltd., the company which owned the nearby Horden Colliery. Blackhall Colliery began drawing coal in 1914 and was producing 3,350 tons …
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Wingate Grange Colliery (1839 - 1962)
- Wingate Grange Colliery in Wingate was sunk in 1839 by Lord Howden & Partners. In 1894 the colliery was producing 900 tons of coal per dayand employed 700 men and …
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West Pelton Colliery (1858 - 1921)
- West Pelton Colliery opened in 1858 and was one of a number of local collieries run by James Joicey & Co. There were a number of pits and shafts associated with …
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Barrington Colliery (1821 - c1948)
- Barrington was a small mining village made up of a few rows of terraced houses, located between Bedlington and Choppington, in Northumberland. The houses were built for miners and their …
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Stargate Colliery (c.1800 - 1963)
- Stargate Colliery, in Stargate, near Ryton, was opened in 1800 by the Dunns of Stella Hall.[1] It was one of a number of local collieries run by the Stella Coal …
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Netherton Colliery (c.1818 - 1974)
- The sinking of Netherton Colliery, to the west of Bedlington, began in 1818.[1] There were 4 pits sunk during the 19th century (Hall Pit, Howard Pit, Leveson Pit, and New …
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Urpeth Colliery (1835 - 1957)
- Sinking of Urpeth Colliery, also known as Low Urpeth Colliery, began in c.1831. However, there had been coal mining in the area for many years; boring operations were in recorded …
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Burnopfield Colliery (1725 - 1968)
- Burnopfield Colliery (also known as Hobson Colliery or Hobson Pit) was first sunk in c.1725[1] (another source indicates it opened in 1742)[2]. The colliery gave rise to the pit village …
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Cornsay Colliery (colliery)
- The colliery opened in 1868 and consisted of a number of drift mines: Chapelflat Drift, Colpike Drift, Ford Drift, High Drift, and Low Drift. The drift mines ran sideways into …
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Roddymoor Colliery (1844 - 1963)
- The first pit of Roddymoor Colliery was sunk in 1844, near Roddymoor, to the north of Crook in County Durham. It was also known as 'Pease's West Colliery' (in the …
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Auckland Park Colliery (1864 - 1946)
- Auckland Park Colliery was formed in 1864, when Machine Pit of Black Boy Colliery was renamed Auckland Park Colliery. Later 'North Pit' and 'South Pit' were developed as part of …
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Bowburn Colliery (1906-1967)
- The sinking of Bowburn Colliery began on the 23rd July 1906, by Bell Brothers Ltd, ironmasters of Middlesbrough, and also the owners of Tursdale Colliery. The sinking of Bowburn Colliery …
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Sherburn Hill Colliery (1835 - 1965)
- Sherburn Hill Colliery opened in 1835, owned then by the Earl of Durham. By the 1890's it was owned by Lambton Collieries Ltd, and the pit employed 300 men and …
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Wooley Colliery
- Wooley Colliery, near Stanley Crook was recorded as being owned by Joseph Pease & Partners in the 1860s. In 1948 there were 685 people employed at the collier (581 working below ground …
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Monkton Colliery
- Monkton Colliery is noted to have closed on the 15th of May 1925.[1] Interestingly, nearby to the former site of the colliery, Monkton Coking Works opened in 1936.
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Hebburn Colliery (1792 - 1932)
- Hebburn Colliery was established in 1792, though there had been smaller scale coal mining in the Hebburn area for at least 200 years. From the 1890s the colliery was owned …
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Fawdon Colliery
- The sinking of 'A' Pit of Fawdon Colliery begain in March 1810, reaching the High Main coal seam in May, 1811, at a depth of about 89 metres. 'B' Pit …
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Randolph Colliery (1893 - 1962)
- Randolph Colliery, near Evenwood in County Durham, opened in 1893. At its peak, in 1914, there were 1,039 people employed at the colliery (782 working below ground and 257 on the …
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North Walbottle Colliery (1892 - 1968)
- The sinking of 'Old Fred Pit' started in 1891, and North Walbottle Colliery was opened in 1892. 'Betty Pit' opened in 1893 and 'Mary Pit' opened in 1894. Coal from …
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Seaton Burn Colliery (1844 - 1965)
- Seaton Burn Colliery opened by the Grand Allies c.1844. By 1852 it was owned by John Bowes & Co. and from 1938 by Hartley Main Collieries Ltd. At its peak …
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Harton Colliery (1841 - 1969)
- The sinking of Harton Colliery began on the 10th of May, 1841. It reached the Bensham coal seam on the 10th July, 1844, reaching a depth of 1,290 ft., being the …
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Blaydon Burn Colliery (1850s - 1956)
- Blaydon Burn Colliery was established in the 1850s, owned by Joseph Cowen. By the 1890s the colliery was producing about 100,000 tons of coal per year, transported by rail to be …
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Wideopen Colliery
- The sinking of Wideopen Colliery began in 1825 and production stated in 1827 after reaching the High Main coal seam at a depth of about 146 metres. Coal from Wideopen was transported …
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St Lawrence Colliery (c1831 - c1934)
- Also known as Mushroom Colliery. The mine reached the Low Main coal seam on the 7th of August 1833. This was one of the first colleries to introduce a system …
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St. Hilda's Colliery (1810 - 1940)
- St. Hilda's Colliery in High Shields was established by Simon Temple and produced its first coal on the 23rd of April 1810. By 1822 St. Hilda's Wagonway was built to …
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Clara Vale Colliery (1893 - 1966)
- Clara Vale Colliery was establised in the township of Crawcrook in July 1893. It was owned by the Stella Coal Company. Housing was built for the miners and their families, …
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Hazlerigg Colliery (1892 - 1964)
- Hazlerigg Colliery opened in 1892 under the ownership of the Burradon & Coxlodge Coal Co. By 1902 there were 1,010 prople employed at the colliery (826 working below ground and …
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Newsham Colliery
- Hannah Pit of Newsham Colliery was sunk in 1860 to the Low Main seam, recorded as a depth of 99 fathoms (181m).[1]
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Ferneybeds Colliery (1910 - 1924)
- Ferneybeds Colliery, near Widdrington Station in Northumberland, opened in 1910. It was owned by the Widdrington Coal Co. Ltd. By 1914 there were 278 people employed at the colliery (237 …
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Longwitton Colliery
- Longwitton Colliery was located to the north-west of Longwitton, near Hill Top. In the 1880's the colliery was reccorded as being run by Longwitton & Greenleighton Coal & Lime Co. …
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Deaf Hill Colliery (c.1873 - 1967)
- Deaf Hill Colliery opended in c.1873. By 1877 it was recorded as being owned by the Trimdon Coal Company. At it's peak level of employment in 1930 there were 1,084 working …
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Browney Colliery (1871 - 1938)
- Browney Colliery opened in 1871 under the ownership of Bell Brothers Ltd. By 1900 there were 790 people employed at the colliery (558 working below ground and 232 working on …
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Plenmeller Colliery
- Plenmeller Colliery was located on Plenmeller Common, to the south-west of the village of Plenmeller, near Haltwhistle in Northumberland. In the 1880s it was recorded as being owned by Plenmeller …
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Addison Colliery (1865 - 1963)
- Addison Colliery and Addison village were located near Hedgefield, about a mile south-east of Ryton (historically in County Durham, now in the Borough of Gateshead). Addison Colliery There was coal mining …
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Hartford Colliery (closed 1961)
- Hartford Colliery was located near East Hartford and Cramlington in Northumberland. Sinking of the colliery's Athley Pitt began on the 3rd of March 1858; other pits included 'Daisy' and 'Scott' pits. …
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Stublick Colliery
- The former Stublick Colliery buildings are located by Stublick farm, about half a mile south-west of Langley in Northumberland. The colliery worked the small Stublick coalfield and supplied coal to …
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Dudley Colliery (1856 - 1977)
- The sinking of Dudley Colliery was started on the 19th of April 1854, and it began producing coal in 1856. In 1930 the colliery reach it's peak levels of employment with 858 …
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Brusselton Colliery (1834 - 1968)
- Brusselton Colliery was opened in 1834. In the early 1900s it was owned by Bolckow, Vaughan & Co. Ltd. In 1902 there were 232 people employed at the colliery (196 working …
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Eldon Colliery (1829 - 1932)
- Eldon Colliery (aka South Durham Colliery) was established to the east of Old Eldon in County Durham. The sinking of it's first pit began on the 20th of August, 1829. The …
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Craghead Colliery (1839 - 1969)
- Craghead Colliery, also known as Holmside Colliery, opened in 1839. The settlement and mining community at Craghead, in County Durham grew in association with the colliery. At its peak, in …
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Fishburn Colliery (1910-1973)
- Fishburn Colliery was opened in 1910 and was owned by Henry Stobart & Co. Ltd., until nationalisation in 1947. At it's peak, in terms of employment, there were 1,522 people working at …
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Felling Colliery (1779 - 1931)
- Also known as Brandling Main, Felling Colliery was one of the oldest coal mines in the region - dating back to 1779. There was a disaster at the colliery on …
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Killingworth Colliery, West Moor Pit (1802-1882)
- "...Sinking commenced in 1802 and the High Main seam was reached in 1805. The miners lived nearby in Long Row, Short Row, Lane Row, Cross Row, Crank Row, High Row, …
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Ryhope Colliery (1857-1966)
- Ryhope Colliery, located to the north-west of Ryhope, was opened in 1857 and is recorded as being owned by Lord Londonderry, and then from the 1880's by Ryhope Coal Co. …
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Weetslade Colliery (1903 - 1966)
- The sinking of Weetslade Colliery began on the 6th of August 1900 and the colliery opened in c.1903. Weetslade had workings connected with the nearby Burradon Colliery, though the two …
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Wearmouth Colliery (1835-1993)
- Overview About Wearmouth Colliery Wearmouth Colliery in Sunderland was sunk from 1826-1834 and at the time it began producing coal in 1835 it was the deepest mine in the world …
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Westoe Colliery (1909-1993)
- Westoe Colliery opened in 1909, though boring operations in the neighbourhood of Westoe were recorded earlier in 1759 and 1873.[1] The colliery was originally built as a man-riding shaft for …
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Chopwell Colliery (1781 - 1966)
- Chopwell Colliery opened in 1781, owned by Marquis of Bute (though coal had been worked in Chopwell since the 14th century). In 1890 the colliery was taken over by the …
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Stanley Cottage Drift Mine
- The drift mine opened in 1955. Working the Harvey seam, there were 184 people employed at the mine in 1964 (158 working below ground, 26 on the surface).[1] Stanley Cottage …
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Hesleyhurst Drift Mine
- Hesleyhurst Drift Mine was owned by Wards Hill Colliery Ltd. in the 1950s, and employed just 10 people in 1953.[1]
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Saltom Pit
- Saltom Pit was the first undersea coal mine in Cumbria, which operated between 1729-1848. The pit head was located on the Saltom Bay cliffs near Whitehaven. The mines reached up to …
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Hamsteels Colliery (1867 - 1958)
- Hamsteels Colliery and Coke Ovens, between Quebec and Esh Winning in County Durham. The colliery was founded in 1867 by Messrs. R. S. Johnson and T. M. Reay. By 1986 there were …
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Benwell Colliery (1766 - 1938)
- There are numerous coal seams around Benwell. Seams near the surface and above river level were mostly worked out in former times. Then on 8th April 1766 Charlotte Pit was sunk …
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Rising Sun Colliery (1908-1969)
- The Rising Sun Colliery was located near Wallsend, between Battle Hill and Benton in North Tyneside. The sinking of the colliery began on the 9th of July 1906 and production began in 1908. [1] …
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Wallsend Colliery (1778 - 1935)
- Wallsend Colliery consisted of 7 pits and was active between 1778 and 1935. The high main coal seam was nearly six feet thick and the term "Wallsend coal" was at …
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Seaton Delaval Colliery (1838-1960)
- Overview Map Seaton Delaval Colliery was opened in 1838, located at what is now the industrial estate and wooded area by Double Row, between Seaton Delaval and New Hartley. The …
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Ellington Colliery (1909-2005)
- Ellington Colliery opened in 1909 as part of the Ashington Coal Company. Its workforce was close to 800 in 1914, growing to to 1,200 in 1921 and reaching an all-time …
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Seaham Colliery (1849-1988)
- Seaham Colliery was a coal mine near Seaham in County Durham. Sinking of the first pit began on 13th April 1849 for the by the third Marquis of Londonderry. In the late …
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Wylam Colliery
- "John Blackett (1712-1779) established coal mining and Wylam Colliery in the township in the mid 18th century. The waggonway connecting the colliey to the River Tyne at Lemington was built …
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Murton Colliery (1843-1991)
- The sinking of Murton Colliery began on the 19th of February 1838. After encountering significant problems with quicksand, the colliery was eventually 'won' and opened in April 1843. It was owned by the South …
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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 …
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Dawdon Colliery (1907-1991)
- Dawdon Colliery was sunk in 1907 by the Sixth Marquess of Londonderry, when the workings at his Seaham Colliery became increasingly costly to work from the old shafts, as the …
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Emma Colliery (1845-1968)
- Emma Colliery, also known as Towneley Colliery, was located near Crawcrook, to the south-west of Ryton. Sinking of the colliery began on the 17th of March 1845. It was under …
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Framlington Colliery (closed 1931)
- The colliery, often called Long Framlington Colliery, was located near Longframlington in Northumberland. Its pits included Fanny Pit, Howey Pit, John Pit and Framlington Colliery. In the early 20th century it was owned …
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Lambton Colliery (1790 - 1965)
- Overview About Lambton Colliery in County Durham, UK (not to be confused with the colliery in NSW, New Zealand) had 7 pits around Bournmoor and Fencehouses. It was also known …
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Montagu Main Colliery (1750-1959)
- Montagu Main Colliery was located near Denton Burn, Scotswood and opened in 1750. From the 1860's it was owned by William Benson, later William Benson & Sons Ltd, up to …
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Herrington Colliery (1874-1985)
- Herrington Colliery opened in 1874 near Herrington. At that time it was owned by of the Earl of Durham and the colliery worked the 'Hutton seam' which was 3 feet in thickness, at …
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Haswell Colliery (1835-1896)
- Haswell Colliery, located between Haswell and Haswell Plough, first began producing coal on 2nd July 1835. It was reputably the first colliery in the world with a steel cable down …
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Trimdon Grange Colliery (1845-1968)
- There was a disaster at the colliery on the 16th February, 1882 when 74 men and boys were killed following an explosion. Firedamp (flammable gas found in coal mines) was …
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Whitburn Colliery (1879-1968)
- Overview About Whitburn Colliery Whitburn Colliery was a coal mine located about three miles south of South Shields, North East England, located on the North Sea coast. Background Marsden …
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Washington Colliery (1775-1968)
- "In December 1775 Robert Shafto, Sir Gilfred Lawson and Sir James Musgrave, the Lords of the Manor of Washington, leased the coal under the northern part of the Parish to …
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Havannah Drift Mine
- Havannah Drift Mine, located to the west of Hazelrigg, was opened in February 1950 by the National Coal Board (N.C.B.). By 1970 there were 870 people employed at the mine (753 …
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Brancepeth Colliery (1840 - 1967)
- Brancepeth Colliery opened in 1840 near Willington in County Durham. The colliery was owned by Strakers & Love Ltd. up to nationalisation in 1947. There were 3 pits ('A', 'B', …
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Heworth Colliery (closed 1963)
- A colliery in Heworth opened in c.1710, or possiby earlier. Over the years there were Ada, Fanny, an John Pits. At it's peak level of employment, in 1921 there were …
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Murton Colliery
- "By the late 18th century the High Main Seam in the eastern part of the colliery around Murton had been worked out and the colliery and the waggonway to the …
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Rake Lane Drift Mine
- Rake Lane Drift Mine was located in the 'Murton Gap'. The mine, run by the National Coal Board, opened on the 1st of January 1953. In 1957 there were 119 …
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Seghill Colliery (1824 - 1962)
- Seghill Colliery was established in 1824. In the mid 19th century the colliery was owned by Carr & Co. - Charles Carr was Viewer/part owner of Seghill, Burradon & Cowpen collieries. …
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East Tanfield Colliery (1844 - 1965)
- East Tanfield Colliery near Tantobie in County Durham was opened in 1844. In the 19th century it was owned by James Joicey co. which also owned Tanfield Lea and Tanfield Moor collieries. …
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Hutton Henry Colliery (1876 - 1897)
- Hutton Henry Colliery, located north-west of Hutton Henry, began producing coal on the 7th of April 1876. The colliery included Marley Pit and Perseverance Pit. It was owned by Hutton …
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Lee Colliery
- Lee Colliery in Northumberland was owned by the Brinkburn Coal Co. and by 1924 employed 83 people (62 working below ground, and 21 on the surface).[1] The Colliery ceased operating …
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Pontop Hall Colliery (1861 - 1980)
- Pontop Hall Colliery (aka South Medomsley Colliery), located to the south-west of Pontop Hall, near Dipton, was established in 1861 and it's Annie Pit was sunk by 1864. The colliery …
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Gosforth Colliery (1825 - 1884)
- The sinking of Gosforth Colliery, located in the south of Gosforth, Newcastle, begain in 1825. The colliery was abandoned in 1884. Not to be confused with Gosforth Colliery, Dronfield, Derbyshire. …
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Coxlodge Colliery (c.1821 - 1894)
- The present Coxlodge Colliery is situated about three-quarters of a mile west from that of Gosforth, and in the north moiety of Coxlodge township. The royalty of the whole township …
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Throckley Isabella Colliery (1869 - 1954)
- The sinking of Isabella Colliery near Throckley started on the 25th of April 1867, under the ownership of Throckley Coal Co. The main drawing shaft was named 'Isabella' after the …
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Jarrow Colliery (1803 - 1851)
- 1803. Sept. 26. Being the day appointed by Mr. Temple to celebrate the opening of his colliery at Jarrow, the fineness of the day, and the general invitation, drew many …
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Belsay Colliery (1923 - 1930)
- Belsay Colliery, located to the west of Wallridge, about 2 miles south-west of Belsay Hall, was opened in 1923. In 1927, the colliery employed 97 people (66 working below, and …
