Collieries Index

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Haggs Lane Drift, nr Shildon

Closed Jan 1964. Location:- (Sheet 93) NZ206256, 54° 37' 30" N, 1° 40' 51" W, 18 miles [29 Km] W of Middlesbrough.

Hamsteels Colliery, nr Esh Winning

Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ182431, 54° 46' 57" N, 1° 43' 1" W, 13.5 miles [22 Km] SSW of Newcastle.

Hamsterley Colliery, Hamsterley Colliery

Opened c 1866. Closed 2 Feb 1968. Owners:- Hamsterley Coll'y Ltd; (1947) NCB. This was a drift. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ117565, 54° 54' 11" N, 1° 49' 3" W, 9.5 miles [15 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Handen Hold Colliery, West Pelton

Closed 1 Mar 1968. Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ233526, 54° 52' 3" N, 1° 38' 13" W, 7 miles [11 Km] S of Newcastle.

Harbour House Drift, nr Leamside

Closed Apr 1957. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ288471, 54° 49' 4" N, 1° 33' 6" W, 10.5 miles [17 Km] SSE of Newcastle.

Harraton Colliery, nr Chester-le-Street

Opened before 1794. Closed 29 May 1965. Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ291539, 54° 52' 44" N, 1° 32' 47" W, 6.5 miles [11 Km] SSE of Newcastle.

Hartley Colliery

Opened before 1761.

Harton Colliery, South Shields

Opened 1810. Closed 25 Jul 1969. Owners:- Harton Coal Co; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ362642, 54° 58' 16" N, 1° 26' 4" W, 7 miles [11 Km] E of Newcastle.

Haswell Colliery

Opened 2 Jul 1835. Owners:- Haswell Coal Co. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ375434, 54° 47' 2" N, 1° 25' 1" W, 14.5 miles [24 Km] SSE of Newcastle.

Hauxley Colliery

Owners:- Broomhill Collieries Ltd.

Havannah Colliery, Hazlerigg

A drift mine. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ217718, 55° 2' 25" N, 1° 39' 37" W, 5.5 miles [9 Km] NNW of Newcastle.

Hawthorn Combined Mine, nr Murton

Opened 2 Jan 1960. Owners:- NCB. Drew coal from Elemore Colliery, Eppleton Colliery and Murton Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ390458, 54° 48' 20" N, 1° 23' 36" W, 14 miles [23 Km] SE of Newcastle.

Hazard Pit

A drift. Part of Blaydon Main Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ19166280, 54° 57' 34" N, 1° 42' 3" W, 4 miles [6 Km] W of Newcastle.

Hazlerigg Colliery

Owners:- Hazlerigg & Burradon Coal Co Ltd.

Heaton Colliery

Opened before 1832.

Heaton Main Colliery

Opened before 1828.

Heavygate Pit

Alias:- Furnace Pit. Ventilation. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ1302058850, 54° 55' 27" N, 1° 47' 49" W, 8 miles [13 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Hebburn Colliery

Opened before 1805. Owners:- Wallsend & Hebburn Coal Co Ltd.

Heddon Colliery

Owners:- Throckley Coal Co Ltd.

Hedley Colliery, South Moor

Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ193524, 54° 51' 57" N, 1° 41' 57" W, 8 miles [13 Km] SSW of Newcastle.

Hedley Hill Colliery

Owners:- Weardale Steel, Coal & Coke Co Ltd.

Herrington Colliery, New Herrington

Closed Dec 1985. Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd; (1947) NCB. Merged with Dorothea Colliery 29 Dec 1956. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ341533, 54° 52' 24" N, 1° 28' 7" W, 8.5 miles [14 Km] SE of Newcastle.

Herrington Mill Colliery, Penshaw

Opened before 1812.

Hetton Colliery, Hetton-le-Hole

Includes:- Downs Pit. Opened before 1828. Closed 22 Jul 1950. Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ360469, 54° 48' 56" N, 1° 26' 23" W, 12.5 miles [20 Km] SSE of Newcastle.

Hetton Lyons Colliery

Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd.

Heworth Colliery

Opened before 1826. Closed 29 Jun 1963. Owners:- Heworth Coal Co; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ284605, 54° 56' 18" N, 1° 33' 24" W, 3 miles [4 Km] SE of Newcastle.

High Marley Hill Drift, Byermoor

Opened after 1947. Closed 29 Jun 1963. Owners:- NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ191572, 54° 54' 33" N, 1° 42' 7" W, 5.5 miles [9 Km] SW of Newcastle.

High Nettlesworth Colliery

Absorbed into Sacriston Victoria Colliery c 1890.

Hodgson's Field Colliery, Gateshead

Opened before 1645.

Hole-in-the-Wall Colliery, Crook

Includes:- Hole-in-the-Wall Drift, Stonechester Drift, Dowfold Drift. Opened 1935. Closed 21 Nov 1964. Owners:- W. Craggs & Sons Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 92) NZ168362, 54° 43' 13" N, 1° 44' 21" W, 18 miles [29 Km] SSW of Newcastle.

Holmside Colliery

Owners:- Holmside & South Moor Collieries Ltd.

Holywell Main Colliery

Opened before 1828.

Hookergate Drift

Part of Victoria Garesfield Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ1452258142, 54° 55' 4" N, 1° 46' 24" W, 7.5 miles [12 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Horden Colliery, Horden

Closed Feb 1986. Owners:- Horden Collieries Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ442418, 54° 46' 9" N, 1° 18' 46" W, 14 miles [22 Km] NNW of Middlesbrough.

Houghton Colliery, Houghton-le-Spring

Closed Sep 1981. Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ338504, 54° 50' 50" N, 1° 28' 25" W, 10 miles [16 Km] SSE of Newcastle.

Howden Pit, Percy Main

Opened before 1814.

Humber Hill Drift

Closed 9 Nov 1963. Owners:- Consett Iron Co. Part of Crookhall Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ140470, 54° 49' 3" N, 1° 46' 56" W, 12.5 miles [20 Km] SW of Newcastle.

Hunter Pit

Opened 1889. See Derwent Colliery.

Hutton Drift

Part of Chopwell Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ11395871, 54° 55' 22" N, 1° 49' 20" W, 9 miles [15 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Hylton Colliery, Castletown

Closed Jul 1979. Owners:- Wearmouth Coal Co Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ366583, 54° 55' 5" N, 1° 25' 44" W, 8 miles [13 Km] ESE of Newcastle.

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Isabella Pit

Opened 1780's. Same location as Sheriff Hill Colliery.

Isabella Pit

Part of Elemore Colliery.

Iveston Colliery, Iveston

Opened Jun 1839. Closed Jan 1892. Owners:- Black, Reay & Co; Consett Iron Co. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ133505, 54° 50' 57" N, 1° 47' 34" W, 11 miles [18 Km] SW of Newcastle.

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Jane Pit

Part of Eppleton Colliery.

Jarrow Colliery

Opened before 1815.

John Pit, Chopwell

Part of Whitefield Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ120597, 54° 55' 54" N, 1° 48' 46" W, 8.5 miles [14 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Juliet Pit, Fatfield

Opened before 1825.

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Kenton Colliery

Opened before 1828.

Kibblesworth Colliery, Kibblesworth

Opened before 1842. Closed 4 Oct 1974. Owners:- George Southern, John Bowes & Partners, (1947) NCB. Coal from Ravensworth Ann Colliery drawn here from 24 Apr 1973. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ243562, 54° 53' 59" N, 1° 37' 16" W, 4.5 miles [8 Km] S of Newcastle.

Kibblesworth Grange Drift

Opened 1914. Closed Dec 1932. Owners:- John Bowes & Partners. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ249564, 54° 54' 6" N, 1° 36' 42" W, 4.5 miles [7 Km] S of Newcastle.

Killingworth Colliery

Opened before 1806.

Killingworth West Moor Colliery, Killingworth

Alias:- West Moor. Opened before 1829.

Kimblesworth Colliery, Kimblesworth

Closed Nov 1967. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ261469, 54° 48' 58" N, 1° 35' 38" W, 10.5 miles [17 Km] S of Newcastle.

King Pit, Wrekenton

Opened before 1831.

King Pit, Chopwell

Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ11815956, 54° 55' 50" N, 1° 48' 56" W, 9 miles [14 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Kyo Wood Pit

Opened before 1790. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ1200061401, 54° 56' 49" N, 1° 48' 45" W, 8.5 miles [13 Km] W of Newcastle.

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Lady Ann Colliery

Alias:- Lambton Lady Ann Pit. Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd.

Lady Park Drift

See Ravensworth Park Drift.

Lady Pit

Part of Elemore Colliery - half of George shaft.

Lambton 'A' Pit

Opened before 1794.

Lambton 'B' Pit

Opened before 1794.

Lambton Colliery

Opened before 1766.

Lambton 'D' Colliery, Fencehouses

Alias:- 'D' Lambton Colliery. Closed 27 Feb 1965. Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ318507, 54° 51' 0" N, 1° 30' 17" W, 9 miles [15 Km] SSE of Newcastle.

Lambton Lady Ann Pit

Opened before 1794. See Lady Ann Colliery.

Lanchester Towneley Drift, nr Towneley

Closed Aug 1963. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ180461, 54° 48' 34" N, 1° 43' 12" W, 12 miles [19 Km] SSW of Newcastle.

Langley Park Colliery, Langley Park

Opened 1876. Closed 31 Oct 1975. Owners:- Consett Iron Co; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ211457, 54° 48' 20" N, 1° 40' 18" W, 11.5 miles [18 Km] SSW of Newcastle.

Latter Day Saints Pit

See Delves Colliery.

Lawson's Main Colliery

Opened before 1828.

Leafield Colliery, Chester le Street

Opened before 1814.

Leasingthorne Colliery, nr Coundon

Closed Mar 1967. Owners:- Dorman, Long & Co Ltd; (1947) NCB. Merged with Dean & Chapter Colliery 1 Jan 1950. Location:- (Sheet 93) NZ252304, 54° 40' 5" N, 1° 36' 33" W, 16 miles [26 Km] WNW of Middlesbrough.

Lee Pit, Chopwell

Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ119598, 54° 55' 58" N, 1° 48' 51" W, 8.5 miles [14 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Lilley Drift Colliery

Includes:- Alice Drift, Barlowfield Drift, Garesfield No 3 Pit, Garesfield No 4 Pit. Opened 1870s. Closed 5 Jan 1957. Owners:- Joseph Cowen & Co Ltd; (1899) Priestman Collieries Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ168591, 54° 55' 34" N, 1° 44' 16" W, 6 miles [10 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Linton Colliery

Owners:- Ashington Coal Co Ltd.

Lintz Colliery, nr Burnopfield

Alias:- Anna Pit. Opened c 1855. Closed Mar 1929. Owners:- Lintz Coll'y Co; (1889) J. Shield, (1895) South Garesfield Coll'y Co Ltd. Closed 1885. Re-opened 1889. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ158561, 54° 53' 57" N, 1° 45' 13" W, 7.5 miles [12 Km] SW of Newcastle.

Little Burn Colliery, Meadowfield

Closed Dec 1950. Location:- (Sheet 93) NZ255395, 54° 44' 59" N, 1° 36' 14" W, 15 miles [24 Km] S of Newcastle.

Long Benton Colliery

Opened before 1760.

Louisa Colliery, Stanley

Alias:- Morrison North Pit. Owners:- Homside and South Moor Collieries Ltd; (1947) NCB. Merged with Morrison Busty Colliery 31 Dec 1965 (1955?). Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ193527, 54° 52' 7" N, 1° 41' 57" W, 8 miles [13 Km] SSW of Newcastle.

Low Moorsley Colliery, Houghton le Spring

Opened before 1833.

Low Nettlesworth Colliery

Absorbed into Sacriston Victoria Colliery c 1890.

Low Pit, Harraton

Opened before 1815.

Lucy Pit, Billy Row

Alias:- West Lucy. Opened 1849. See Peases West Colliery and Roddymoor Colliery.

Ludworth Colliery

Owners:- Weardale Steel, Coal & Coke Co Ltd.

Lumley Colliery

Opened before 1799.

Lumley New Winning

Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd.

Lumley Sixth Colliery, Lumley

Closed 22 Jan 1966. Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd; John Bowes & Partners, (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ309506, 54° 50' 57" N, 1° 31' 7" W, 9 miles [14 Km] SSE of Newcastle.

Lyndsay Pit

Part of Eppleton Colliery.

Lynemouth Colliery, Lynemouth

Includes:- Bewick Drift. Location:- (Sheet 81) NZ298905, 55° 12' 28" N, 1° 31' 54" W, 16 miles [26 Km] SSE of Alnwick.

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Main Coal Drift

Part of Charlaw Colliery.

Mainsforth Colliery, Ferryhill Station

Closed 6 Dec 1968. Owners:- Dorman, Long & Co Ltd; (1947) NCB. Closed after flooding. Location:- (Sheet 93) NZ307316, 54° 40' 42" N, 1° 31' 26" W, 13.5 miles [22 Km] WNW of Middlesbrough.

Malton Colliery, nr Lanchester

Closed 22 Jul 1961. Owners:- Sir S.A. Sadler Ltd; (1947) NCB. Colliery was a group of small drifts. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ180461, 54° 48' 34" N, 1° 43' 12" W, 12 miles [19 Km] SSW of Newcastle.

Margaret Colliery

Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd.

Maria Colliery

Owners:- Throckley Coal Co Ltd.

Marley Hill Colliery, Marley Hill

Closed Mar 1983. Owners:- John Bowes & Partners. Linked with Clockburn Drift 1952. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ206575, 54° 54' 42" N, 1° 40' 43" W, 5 miles [8 Km] SW of Newcastle.

Marshall Green Colliery, Witton-le-Wear

Location:- (Sheet 92) NZ156317, 54° 40' 48" N, 1° 45' 29" W, 21 miles [33 Km] SSW of Newcastle.

Mary Pit

Opened 1850s. Closed 28 Mar 1953. A drift-mine. Part of Blaydon Burn Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ16396212, 54° 57' 12" N, 1° 44' 39" W, 5.5 miles [9 Km] W of Newcastle.

Medomsley Colliery, Medomsley

Includes:- Elm Park Drift. Opened c1841. Closed 6 Oct 1972. Owners:- Consett Iron Co; (1947) NCB. Shaft closed 2 Aug 1963, coal continued to be drawn from Elm Park Drift. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ115536, 54° 52' 37" N, 1° 49' 15" W, 10.5 miles [17 Km] SW of Newcastle.

Metal Bridge Drift, nr Ferryhill

Closed Jul 1978. Location:- (Sheet 93) NZ290350, 54° 42' 33" N, 1° 32' 59" W, 15.5 miles [25 Km] NW of Middlesbrough.

Mickley Bank Colliery

Owners:- R.J. Bewick & Bros.

Mickley Colliery

Owners:- Mickley Coal Co Ltd.

Mickley Grange Colliery

Owners:- R.J. Bewick & Bros.

Middle Pit

Part of Murton Colliery.

Middridge Colliery

Owners:- Weadale Steel, Coal & Coke Co Ltd.

Middridge Drift, nr Shildon

Closed Aug 1966. Location:- (Sheet 93) NZ245268, 54° 38' 8" N, 1° 37' 13" W, 16 miles [25 Km] WNW of Middlesbrough.

Milkwellburn Brockwell Drift, Chopwell

Part of Milkwellburn Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ11305717, 54° 54' 33" N, 1° 49' 25" W, 9.5 miles [15 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Milkwellburn Colliery, Chopwell

Includes:- Milkwellburn East Shaft, Milkwellburn Five-Quarter Drift, Milkwellburn Three-Quarter Drift, Milkwellburn Brockwell Drift.

Milkwellburn East Shaft, Chopwell

Alias:- East Pit. Closed before 1922. Part of Milkwellburn Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ11215779, 54° 54' 53" N, 1° 49' 30" W, 9.5 miles [15 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Milkwellburn Five-Quarter Drift, Chopwell

Part of Milkwellburn Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ110576, 54° 54' 46" N, 1° 49' 42" W, 9.5 miles [16 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Milkwellburn Three-Quarter Drift, Chopwell

Part of Milkwellburn Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ11035738, 54° 54' 39" N, 1° 49' 41" W, 9.5 miles [16 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Milner Pit

Part of Blaydon Main Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ17836340, 54° 57' 53" N, 1° 43' 17" W, 4.5 miles [7 Km] W of Newcastle.

Monkwearmouth Colliery

See Wearmouth Colliery.

Montagu Colliery

Owners:- W. Benson & Son Ltd.

Montague Main Colliery

Opened before 1828.

Morley Hill Colliery

Opened before 1828.

Morrison Busty Colliery, Annfield Plain

Closed 5 Oct 1973. Owners:- Holmside and South Moor Collieries Ltd; (1947) NCB. Merged with Louisa Colliery 31 Dec 1965 (1955?). Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ176508, 54° 51' 6" N, 1° 43' 33" W, 9.5 miles [15 Km] SSW of Newcastle.

Morrison North Pit

Alias:- See Louisa Colliery.

Morton Pit

Opened before 1803.

Mount Moor Colliery

Alias:- Springwell (Vale Pit), Vale Pit. Opened before 1826. Closed May 1931. Owners:- John Bowes & Partners. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ279577, 54° 54' 47" N, 1° 33' 53" W, 4 miles [7 Km] SSE of Newcastle.

Mount Pleasant Colliery

See Tin Mill Colliery.

Murton Colliery, Murton

Includes:- West Pit, Polka Pit, Middle Pit,East Pit, New Pit. Opened Apr 1843. Closed Nov 1991. Owners:- South Hetton Coal Co; (1947) NCB. Part of Hawthorn Combined Mine from 2 Jan 1960. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ399473, 54° 49' 8" N, 1° 22' 44" W, 13.5 miles [22 Km] SE of Newcastle.

Murton Main Colliery

Opened before 1828.

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