3376
Garesfield Colliery
Chopwell, Gateshead
54.924146,-1.798458
Heavygate Pit
Opened:
Closed:
Entry Created:
3 Sept 2021
Last Updated:
8 Sept 2021
Reclaimed
Condition:
Owners:
Marquis of Bute (1860s), Consett Iron Co. Ltd. (1890s), National Coal Board (1947-)
Description (or HER record listing)
A "Shaft (Coal)" is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan of the area. This is presumably Heavywell Pit of Garesfield Colliery (HER 3372). Opened by the Marquis of Bute, later Consett Iron Company Ltd, and from 1947 the National Coal Board.
Ordnance Survey, 1899
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