Backworth Colliery, Algernon Pit
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Description
Shown on the 2nd edition OS mapping with an Aqueduct and two reservoirs. This was opened in c 1820. This had originally been a pumping shaft belonging to the Shiremoor Coal Company. The beam engine was erected in 1875. When the Backworth Company took over ownership in 1896 they deepened the shaft and converted it to coal working by building a horizontal steam winder..... -
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Link: https://sitelines.newcastle.gov.uk/SMR/2177
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Added by: Simon Cotterill
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