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Garesfield Colliery
High Spen, Gateshead
54.933051,-1.784073
Bute Pit
A Pit
Opened:
Closed:
Redeveloped
Condition:
Last Updated:
8 Sept 2021
Owners:
Marquis of Bute (1860s), Consett Iron Co. Ltd. (1890s), National Coal Board (1947-)
HER Info (unless otherwise noted)
Garesfield Colliery, A Pit, was served by Garesfield Wagonway, (HER 1591). Garesfield Colliery opened in 1800, A Pit in 1837 and closed 29 January 1960. Opened by the Marquis of Bute, later Consett Iron Company Ltd, and from 1947 the National Coal Board.
Bute Pit, date unknown. Source: Durham Mining Communities, Facebook
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