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Willington Colliery
Willington
55.00931,-1.50906
Edward Pit
Opened:
Closed:
1810
1931
Entry Created:
3 Sept 2021
Last Updated:
21 Nov 2023
Redeveloped
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Owners:
Description (or HER record listing)
Edward Pit was served by Willington Wagonway (HER 1164). Opened 1810 by Messrs Bell & Co. Edward Pit was the upcast shaft for Willington Colliery. The colliery closed in 1889 but reopened in 1913 for another 18 years. Edward Shaft was refurbished and carried on after 1913 as a ventilation shaft for Wallsend Colliery.
NEHL - The Edward Pit is shown on the 1890s maps as disused, bordering a number of other shafts in the Willington Square area. There is no trace of the pit nowadays, with the Jolly Bowman pub standing in its place.
This pit may also be one of the termini for the Stephenson's Rocket trials before Rainhill, as he was known to have tested it on the waggonways from Killingworth. The other plausible route is to Wallsend.
Ordnance Survey, 1865
'Sketches of The Coal Mines in Northumberland and Durham' by T.H.Hair published in 1844
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The site of Edward Pit in 2023
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