Chirton Colliery near North Shields in 1904

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Preston Colliery (closed 1929)


Preston

  • Description

    very rare image of this little known colliery. Sunk in 1755 making it 145 years old at the time of this photo. Information is sketchy and I can find a closure date for this pit.

  • Owner

    Billy Embleton

  • Source

    Flickr (Flickr)

  • License

    What does this mean? All Rights Reserved (Seek permission to reuse)

  • Further information

    Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/36891793@N08/12546016104/
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 6 hours, 33 minutes ago
    Viewed: 6 times
    Picture Taken: 2014-02-15T11:00:56

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