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Garesfield Colliery

Thornley, Gateshead

54.937785,-1.751241

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Number 3 Pit

Reclaimed

http://www.dmm.org.uk/colliery/g001.htm

Last Updated:

3 Sept 2021

Owners: 

Marquis of Bute (1860s), Consett Iron Co. Ltd. (1890s), National Coal Board (1947-)

HER Info

Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the position of Garesfield Colliery, Number 3 Pit. Opened by the Marquis of Bute, later Consett Iron Company Ltd, and from 1947 the National Coal Board.

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