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Widdrington Colliery


The sinking of Widdrington Colliery began in 1869 (Isabella Pit & Sisters Pit sunk c.1873). The colliery was initially owned by William Barkus and then from the 1880s, by Widdrington Coal Co. In 1896 there were 242 people employed at the colliery (197 working below ground, and 45 on the surface).[1] 

Widdrington Station
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