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Garesfield Colliery
Thornley, Gateshead
54.937785,-1.751241
Number 3 Pit
Opened:
Closed:
Reclaimed
Condition:
Last Updated:
3 Sept 2021
Owners:
Marquis of Bute (1860s), Consett Iron Co. Ltd. (1890s), National Coal Board (1947-)
HER Info (unless otherwise noted)
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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