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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 one time widely used reflecting the rich seam and prosperity for the mine owners.[1] In the 1820's the pits became incorporated as 'Russell's Colliery'. this later became The Wallsend and Hebburn Coal Company Ltd. John Buddle, the famous mining and railway engineer, was manager of the colliery for a few years from 1806. Buddle improved mining ventilation and helped develop the Davy Lamp. There was a major disaster at Wallsend Colliery on the 18th June 1835 when an explosion led to the deaths of 102 men and boys, the youngest being just 8 years old. The dead were buried in the churchyard of St Peter's Church. The site of C Pit of Wallsend Colliery is now part of Richardson Dees Park.
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Wallsend Colliery
- also known as Russell's Wallsend. Opened before 1782

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Airshaft, Wallesnd Colliery
- Image from TE. Forster, 'Historical notes on Wallsend Colliery', published 1898. Image is public domain (the author deceased over 70 years ago).

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C Pit, Wallsend Colliery
- Image from TE. Forster, 'Historical notes on Wallsend Colliery', published 1898. Image is public domain (the author deceased over 70 years ago).

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Church or G Pit, Wallsend Colliery
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Coal Drops, Wallsend Colliery
- Image from TE. Forster, 'Historical notes on Wallsend Colliery', published 1898. Image is public domain (the author deceased over 70 years ago).

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Remains of Wallsend Colliery

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Remains of Wallsend Colliery

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Wallsend colliery. G, pit

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John Buddle (1773-1843)
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John Buddle (1773-1843)
- Overview About John Buddle John Buddle was born in West Keyo, County Durham in 1773; he went on to become a prominent mining engineer and entrepreneur and known locally as …
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ACC 35125 G Pit, Wallsend Colliery

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Richardson Dees Park, Wallsend
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Richardson Dees Park, Wallsend
- "In 1897, local solicitor and benefactor Robert Richardson Dees donated fourteen acres of his Hall estate to the Urban District Council for use as a park. The land was the …

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