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Willington Colliery
Wallsend, North Tyneside
55.00931,-1.50906
Edward Pit
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3 Sept 2021
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HER Info (unless otherwise noted)
Edward Pit (Coal). 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.
Ordnance Survey, 1865
'Sketches of The Coal Mines in Northumberland and Durham' by T.H.Hair published in 1844
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