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Oxclose Colliery
Oxclose, Washington
54.897927,-1.536657
Opened:
Closed:
Redeveloped
Condition:
Last Updated:
3 Sept 2021
Owners:
George Elliott & Johasshon (1850s)
HER Info (unless otherwise noted)
Oxclose Colliery. This was served by Oxclose Wagonway. Opened before 1805 by George Elliot and Johasshon. Shown on a map of 1807 by D. Akenhead & Sons "The Picture of Newcastle upon Tyne". On 29 November 1805, an explosion killed 38 miners.
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