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Garesfield Colliery
Thornley, Gateshead
54.934654,-1.751218
Number 2 Pit
Opened:
Closed:
Entry Created:
3 Sept 2021
Last Updated:
3 Sept 2021
Reclaimed
Condition:
Owners:
Marquis of Bute (1860s), Consett Iron Co. Ltd. (1890s), National Coal Board (1947-)
Description (or HER record listing)
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the position of Garesfield Colliery, Number 2 Pit. Opened by the Marquis of Bute, later Consett Iron Company Ltd, and from 1947 the National Coal Board.
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