Tyne and Wear HER(2493): Whitburn, Whitburn Colliery (Marsden Colliery)

  • Description

    "The colliery was sunk in 1874 by Belgian miners for the Whitburn Coal Company. It opened in 1879 and in 1891 was absorbed by the parent Harton Coal Company. Coal was transported from Whitburn Colliery by the South Shields, Marsden and Whitburn Colliery Railway..."
  • Owner

    SiteLines
  • Source

    Local (Co-Curate)
  • License

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  • Further information

    Link: http://www.twsitelines.info/SMR/2493
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 7 years ago
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    Picture Taken: Unknown
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