A-C

Collieries in Northumberland and Durham

Compiled by Brian Pears

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Acomb Colliery

Owners:- Acomb Coal Co Ltd.

Adair's Main Colliery

Opened before 1828.

Addison Colliery, Ryton

Opened before 1870. Closed 22 Feb 1963. Owners:- Stella Coal Co; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ168643, 54° 58' 23" N, 1° 44' 15" W, 5.5 miles [9 Km] W of Newcastle.

Adventure Colliery, West Rainton

Closed Jul 1978. Owners:- Marquis of Londonderry, (c 1900) Rainton Collieries Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ315471, 54° 49' 4" N, 1° 30' 35" W, 11 miles [18 Km] SSE of Newcastle.

Alice Drift

Part of Lilley Drift Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ16735942, 54° 55' 45" N, 1° 44' 20" W, 6 miles [10 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Allerdene Shop Pit

See Ravensworth Shop Colliery.

Alma Drift, Grange Villa

Alias:- Twizell Burn - Alma Drift. Opened after 1947. Closed 2 Mar 1955. Owners:- NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ233516, 54° 51' 31" N, 1° 38' 13" W, 7.5 miles [12 Km] S of Newcastle.

Andrews House Colliery

Opened before 1852. Closed Dec 1920. Owners:- John Bowes & Partners. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ205573, 54° 54' 36" N, 1° 40' 49" W, 5 miles [8 Km] SW of Newcastle.

Anna Pit

See Lintz Colliery.

Anne Pit, Low Fell

Opened before 1773.

Annie Pit

Part of Burnhope Colliery.

Arnghyll & Cowley Colliery

See Arnghyll Colliery.

Arnghyll Colliery, nr Copley

Alias:- Arnghyll & Cowley Colliery. Includes:- Cowley Drift, Busty Drift. Opened 1947. Closed 5 May 1951. Owners:- NCB.

Ashington Colliery

Owners:- Ashington Coal Co Ltd.

Ashtree Drift

Part of Victoria Garesfield Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ1440759397, 54° 55' 44" N, 1° 46' 31" W, 7.5 miles [12 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Ashtree Pit

Opened before 1857. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ1475460095, 54° 56' 7" N, 1° 46' 11" W, 7 miles [11 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Axwell Colliery

See Axwell Park Colliery.

Axwell Garesfield Colliery

See Axwell Park Colliery.

Axwell Park Colliery, Swalwell

Alias:- Axwell Garesfield Colliery, Axwell Colliery. Opened 1856. Closed 7 Aug 1954. Owners:- Hannington & Co Ltd; (1903) Priestman Collieries Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ202618, 54° 57' 1" N, 1° 41' 4" W, 3.5 miles [5 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Ayton Moor Colliery

Opened before 1828.

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Backworth Colliery, Backworth

Alias:- Eccles Colliery. Owners:- Backworth Collieries Ltd. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ304719, 55° 2' 26" N, 1° 31' 27" W, 6 miles [10 Km] NNE of Newcastle.

Baker's Main Colliery

Opened before 1828.

Bankside Pit

Opened before 1862. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ1231460019, 54° 56' 5" N, 1° 48' 28" W, 8.5 miles [13 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Barcus Close Colliery, nr Burnopfield

Opened 1932. Closed Apr 1966. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ171578, 54° 54' 52" N, 1° 43' 60" W, 6.5 miles [10 Km] SW of Newcastle.

Barlow Fell Drift

See Barlow Towneley Drift.

Barlow Towneley Drift, Barlow

Alias:- Barlow Fell Drift. Closed Oct 1961. Part of Blaydon Burn Colliery but continued alone after this closed. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ15036068, 54° 56' 26" N, 1° 45' 55" W, 6.5 miles [11 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Barlowfield Drift

Part of Lilley Drift Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ16615958, 54° 55' 50" N, 1° 44' 27" W, 6 miles [10 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Bates Colliery, Blyth

Owners:- Cowpen Coal Co Ltd. Location:- (Sheet 81) NZ304823, 55° 8' 3" N, 1° 31' 23" W, 12 miles [19 Km] NNE of Newcastle.

Beamish Mary Colliery, Beamish

Closed 26 Mar 1966. Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ211536, 54° 52' 36" N, 1° 40' 16" W, 7 miles [11 Km] SSW of Newcastle.

Beamish Second Colliery, Beamish

Closed 9 Nov 1962. Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ221537, 54° 52' 39" N, 1° 39' 20" W, 6.5 miles [10 Km] SSW of Newcastle.

Beamish South Moor Colliery

Owners:- Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd.

Bearpark Colliery, Bearpark

Closed Apr 1984. Owners:- Bearpark Coal & Coke Co Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ243434, 54° 47' 5" N, 1° 37' 20" W, 12.5 miles [20 Km] S of Newcastle.

Bedlington Colliery

Owners:- Bedlington Coal Co Ltd.

Bensham Colliery

Opened before 1743.

Benwell Colliery

Opened before 1795.

Bess Pit, Low Fell

Opened before 1773.

Bessie Pit

Part of Burnhope Colliery.

Bessie Pit

Opened 1850s. Closed 3 Nov 1956. Part of Blaydon Burn Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ17076251, 54° 57' 25" N, 1° 44' 0" W, 5 miles [8 Km] W of Newcastle.

Betty Pit, Chopwell

Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ1246159520, 54° 55' 48" N, 1° 48' 20" W, 8.5 miles [14 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Bewick Drift

See Lynemouth Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 81) NZ303906, 55° 12' 31" N, 1° 31' 26" W, 16 miles [26 Km] SSE of Alnwick.

Bewicke Main Colliery

Alias:- 'D' Pit. Owners:- Pelaw Main Collieries Ltd. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ254556, 54° 53' 40" N, 1° 36' 14" W, 5 miles [8 Km] S of Newcastle.

Bigge's Main Colliery

Opened before 1828.

Bigge's Pit

Opened before 1841. Part of Willington Colliery.

Bildershaw Colliery, nr West Auckland

Opened after 1947. Closed 16 Oct 1956. Owners:- NCB. Location:- (Sheet 92) NZ195244, 54° 36' 51" N, 1° 41' 53" W, 18.5 miles [30 Km] W of Middlesbrough.

Billingside Drift

Closed Jan 1879. Owners:- Consett Iron Co. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ124532 , 54° 52' 24" N, 1° 48' 24" W, 10.5 miles [17 Km] SW of Newcastle.

Birtley Colliery

Opened before 1780.

Bishop's Close Colliery

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

Black Fell Colliery

Opened before 1833.

Black Prince Colliery

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

Blackburn Fell Drift, nr Sunniside

Opened Jul 1937. Closed Feb 1979. Owners:- John Bowes & Partners, (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ214573, 54° 54' 36" N, 1° 39' 58" W, 4.5 miles [7 Km] SSW of Newcastle.

Blackhall Colliery, Blackhall

Closed Apr 1981. Owners:- Horden Collieries Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 93) NZ461396, 54° 44' 57" N, 1° 17' 1" W, 12.5 miles [20 Km] N of Middlesbrough.

Blackhill Colliery

See Tin Mill Colliery.

Blackhill Drift

See Tin Mill Colliery.

Blaydon Burn Colliery, Blaydon Burn

Includes:- Bessie Pit, Mary Pit, Victoria Drift, Barlow Towneley Drift. Opened 1850s. Closed 3 Nov 1956. Owners:- Joseph Cowen & Co Ltd; (1899) Priestman Collieries Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ166624, 54° 57' 21" N, 1° 44' 27" W, 5.5 miles [9 Km] W of Newcastle.

Blaydon Main Colliery, Blaydon

Includes:- Hazard Pit, Speculation Pit, Milner Pit. Opened before 1828. Closed Mar 1921. Owners:- G.H.Ramsey, Stella Coal Co Ltd; (1908) Priestman Collieries Ltd. Closed after flooding. There was also a shaft at NZ18176303. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ188632, 54° 57' 47" N, 1° 42' 23" W, 4 miles [7 Km] W of Newcastle.

Bloom Pit

Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ1518560441, 54° 56' 18" N, 1° 45' 47" W, 6.5 miles [11 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Blucher Colliery

Owners:- Throckley Coal Co Ltd.

Boldon Colliery, Boldon Colliery

Opened 1869. Closed Aug 1982. Owners:- Harton Coal Co; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ347623, 54° 57' 15" N, 1° 27' 29" W, 6 miles [10 Km] E of Newcastle.

Bowburn Colliery, Bowburn

Closed 22 Jul 1967. Owners:- Dorman, Long & Co Ltd; (1947) NCB. Merged with Tursdale Colliery before 1947. Location:- (Sheet 93) NZ304379, 54° 44' 6" N, 1° 31' 40" W, 16 miles [26 Km] NW of Middlesbrough.

Bowden Close Colliery, Helmington Row

Opened 1845. Closed Jun 1930. Owners:- Pease & Partners Ltd; (1949) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 92) NZ184360, 54° 43' 7" N, 1° 42' 52" W, 17.5 miles [29 Km] SSW of Newcastle.

Bradley Colliery

Closed before 1875 ?. Owners:- Consett Iron Co. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ124517, 54° 51' 35" N, 1° 48' 25" W, 11 miles [18 Km] SW of Newcastle.

Bradley Drift, Leadgate

Opened after 1947. Closed 25 Sep 1966. Owners:- NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ118528, 54° 52' 11" N, 1° 48' 58" W, 11 miles [17 Km] SW of Newcastle.

Brancepeth Colliery, Willington

Closed 22 Jul 1967. Owners:- Strakers & Love Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 93) NZ205357, 54° 42' 57" N, 1° 40' 54" W, 17.5 miles [28 Km] S of Newcastle.

Brandling Main Colliery

Opened before 1828.

Brandon 'C' Colliery, Brandon

Closed 15 Mar 1968. Owners:- Strakers & Love Ltd; (1947) NCB. Merged with Brandon Pit House Colliery20 Aug 1960. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ245400, 54° 45' 15" N, 1° 37' 9" W, 14.5 miles [24 Km] S of Newcastle.

Brandon Colliery

Owners:- Strakers & Love Ltd.

Brandon Pit House Colliery, Meadowfield

Closed 15 Mar 1968. Owners:- Strakers & Love Ltd; (1947) NCB. Merged with Brandon 'C' Colliery 20 Aug 1960. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ215404, 54° 45' 29" N, 1° 39' 57" W, 14.5 miles [24 Km] S of Newcastle.

Brass Thill Drift

See West Lintz Drift.

Breckenbeds Colliery, Low Fell

Opened 1730s.

Brenkley Colliery, Seaton Burn

Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ223743, 55° 3' 45" N, 1° 39' 3" W, 7 miles [11 Km] NNW of Newcastle.

Broomhill Colliery

Owners:- Broomhill Collieries Ltd.

Brooms Drift

Closed 1883. Owners:- Consett Iron Co. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ138414 , 54° 46' 2" N, 1° 47' 8" W, 15.5 miles [25 Km] SSW of Newcastle.

Brussleton Colliery, nr West Auckland

Closed May 1968. Location:- (Sheet 93) NZ207249, 54° 37' 7" N, 1° 40' 46" W, 18 miles [29 Km] W of Middlesbrough.

Burdon Main Colliery, nr North Shields

Opened before 1835.

Burnhope Colliery, Burnhope

Includes:- Annie Pit, Bessie Pit. Closed 22 Jul 1949. Owners:- U.A. Ritson & Sons Ltd; Bearpark Coal & Coke Co Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ191482, 54° 49' 41" N, 1° 42' 10" W, 10.5 miles [17 Km] SSW of Newcastle.

Burnopfield Colliery, Burnopfield

Opened before 1844. Closed 9 Aug 1968. Owners:- John Bowes & Partners, (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ173562, 54° 54' 1" N, 1° 43' 49" W, 7 miles [11 Km] SW of Newcastle.

Burradon Colliery

Owners:- Hazlerigg & Burradon Coal Co Ltd.

Busty Drift

Opened 1947. Closed 5 May 1951. Owners:- NCB. Part of Arnghyll Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 92) NZ072243, 54° 36' 49" N, 1° 53' 19" W, 26 miles [42 Km] W of Middlesbrough.

Bute Pit

Opened 11 Sep 1869. Part of Garesfield Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ1393459896, 54° 56' 0" N, 1° 46' 57" W, 7.5 miles [12 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Byermoor Colliery, Byermoor

Opened 1860. Closed 2 Feb 1968. Owners:- John Bowes & Partners, (1947) NCB. Replaced Crookbank Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ187573, 54° 54' 36" N, 1° 42' 30" W, 5.5 miles [9 Km] SW of Newcastle.

Byron Colliery, Edmondsley

Opened before 1857.

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Cambois Colliery

Owners:- Cowpen Coal Co Ltd.

Caroline Colliery

Owners:- W. Benson & Son Ltd.

Caroline Pit

Part of Eppleton Colliery.

Castle Eden Colliery

Closed Feb 1959.

Catherine Pit, Chopwell

Opened before 1857. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ1266359174, 54° 55' 37" N, 1° 48' 9" W, 8.5 miles [13 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Causey Mill Drift, nr Stanley

Closed Jan 1955. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ223533, 54° 52' 26" N, 1° 39' 9" W, 6.5 miles [11 Km] SSW of Newcastle.

Centre Pit, Low Fell

Opened before 1773.

Charlaw Colliery, Sacriston

Includes:- Charlaw Pit, Five-Quarter Drift, Main Coal Drift. Opened c1839. Closed 1884. Owners:- Charlaw & Sacriston Collieries Co Ltd.

Charlaw Pit, Sacriston

Opened 1733. Abandoned but re-opened c 1839 as Charlaw Colliery.

Charles Pit, Lumley

Opened before 1827.

Chaytor's Haugh Colliery

Opened before 1756. On River Wear.

Chester South Moor Colliery, Chester Moor

Closed Oct 1967. Owners:- Priestman Collieries Ltd. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ268494, 54° 50' 19" N, 1° 34' 58" W, 9 miles [14 Km] S of Newcastle.

Chilton Colliery, Chilton Buildings

Closed 15 Jan 1966. Owners:- Henry Stobart & Co Ltd; (1924) Pease & Partners Ltd; (1934) Dorman, Long & Co Ltd; (1947) NCB. Closed May 1930, re-opened Jul 1934 Merged with Dean & Chapter Colliery 28 May 1960. Location:- (Sheet 93) NZ278308, 54° 40' 17" N, 1° 34' 8" W, 15 miles [24 Km] WNW of Middlesbrough.

Chopriden Colliery, Gateshead

Opened before 1645.

Chopwell Colliery

Includes:- Chopwell No 1 Pit, Chopwell No 2 Pit, Chopwell No 3 Pit, Whittonstall Drift, East Drift, Hutton Drift, West Drift. Opened 1896. Closed 25 Nov 1966. Owners:- Consett Iron Co Ltd; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ114586, 54° 55' 19" N, 1° 49' 20" W, 9 miles [15 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Chopwell Mill Staple, Chopwell

Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ117578, 54° 54' 53" N, 1° 49' 3" W, 9 miles [15 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Chopwell No 1 Pit

Opened 1896. Part of Chopwell Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ11545851, 54° 55' 16" N, 1° 49' 12" W, 9 miles [15 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Chopwell No 2 Pit

Opened 1906. Part of Chopwell Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ11425858, 54° 55' 18" N, 1° 49' 18" W, 9 miles [15 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Chopwell No 3 Pit

Opened 1909. Part of Chopwell Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ1050658560, 54° 55' 18" N, 1° 50' 10" W, 9.5 miles [16 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Chopwell North Terrace Drift, Chopwell

Opened 1920. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ11695859, 54° 55' 18" N, 1° 49' 3" W, 9 miles [15 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Chopwell North Terrace Drift, Chopwell

Opened 1924. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ11595861, 54° 55' 19" N, 1° 49' 9" W, 9 miles [15 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Clara Vale Colliery, Clara Vale

Opened Jul 1893. Closed 5 Feb 1966. Owners:- Stella Coal Co; (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ132651, 54° 58' 49" N, 1° 47' 37" W, 7.5 miles [12 Km] W of Newcastle.

Clinty Drift

Part of Garesfield Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ13136007, 54° 56' 6" N, 1° 47' 42" W, 8 miles [13 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Clockburn Drift, Winlaton Mill

Opened 1952. Closed Mar 1983. Owners:- NCB. Not a working drift - just used for drawing coals from the workings of Marley Hill Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ186604, 54° 56' 16" N, 1° 42' 35" W, 4.5 miles [7 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Cocken Drift, Cocken

Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ283472, 54° 49' 8" N, 1° 33' 34" W, 10.5 miles [17 Km] S of Newcastle.

Collingwood Main Colliery

Opened before 1813.

Conclusion Pit, Chopwell

Opened 1799. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ119593, 54° 55' 41" N, 1° 48' 51" W, 9 miles [14 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Conduit Pit, High St, Gateshead

Opened before 1748.

Consett Colliery

See Tin Mill Colliery.

Coronation Drift

Part of Victoria Garesfield Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ1428458194, 54° 55' 5" N, 1° 46' 38" W, 7.5 miles [12 Km] WSW of Newcastle.

Coronation Colliery

Owners:- Throckley Coal Co Ltd.

Coronation Drift, Sacriston

Alias:- Shield Row Coronation Drift. Opened 1937. Closed c 1940. Owners:- Charlaw & Sacriston Collieries Co Ltd. Part of Sacriston Colliery.

Cowley Drift

Opened 1947. Closed 5 May 1951. Owners:- NCB. Part of Arnghyll Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 92) NZ067245, 54° 36' 56" N, 1° 53' 46" W, 26.5 miles [43 Km] W of Middlesbrough.

Cowpen Isabella Colliery

Owners:- Cowpen Coal Co Ltd.

Cowpen Mill Colliery

Owners:- Cowpen Coal Co Ltd.

Coxlodge Colliery

Opened before 1821.

Craghead Colliery, Craghead

Closed 11 Apr 1969. Owners:- Holmside & South Moor Collieries, (1947) NCB. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ212506, 54° 50' 59" N, 1° 40' 11" W, 8.5 miles [14 Km] SSW of Newcastle.

Cramlington Colliery

Owners:- Hartley Main Collieries Ltd.

Crookbank Colliery

Opened before 1847. Owners:- John Bowes & Partners. Replaced by Byermoor Colliery. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ187571, 54° 54' 29" N, 1° 42' 30" W, 6 miles [9 Km] SW of Newcastle.

Crookhall Colliery, Consett

Includes:- Victory Pit, Humber Hill Drift. Closed 9 Nov 1963. Owners:- Consett Iron Co. Latterly based atVictory Pit. Location:- (Sheet 88) NZ127503, 54° 50' 50" N, 1° 48' 8" W, 11.5 miles [18 Km] SW of Newcastle.

Croxdale Colliery

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

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