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Sheriff Hill Colliery
Sheriff Hill, Gateshead
54.935442,-1.584255
Ellison Main Colliery
Fanny Pit
Opened:
Closed:
Entry Created:
3 Sept 2021
Last Updated:
5 Sept 2021
Reclaimed
Condition:
Owners:
R. Foster & Co (1860s -)
Description (or HER record listing)
Historic Ordnance Survey map evidence shows the location of Fanny Pit (Coal). Part of Sheriff Hill Colliery, which opened in the 1780s and closed in 1895.
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Historic Environment Records
Durham/Northumberland: Keys to the Past
Tyne and Wear: Sitelines
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