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Maria Pit, Throckley
Throckley, Newcastle
54.999858,-1.756194
Opened:
Closed:
1908
1953
Entry Created:
3 Sept 2021
Last Updated:
26 Feb 2024
Redeveloped
Condition:
Owners:
Throckley Coal Co., National Coal Board (1947 -)
Description (or HER record listing)
Maria Pit. Owned by the Throckley Coal Company, who also owned Throckley Colliery (HER 4224). Closed in 1953.
NEHL - Maria Pit was opened on a reopened shaft in 1909, adjacent to the Thorney Fire Brick Works and Meadow Pit around 100m west. The Maria Pit was directly owned by the Throckley Coal Co., utilising the single track railway down Throckley to the Tyne and Lemington. The pit was modest, with only around 5 ancillary surface buildings and a small pit heap.
Maria Pit after use, with engine shed and shaft top visible, 1966. Source: NZ156672, Beamish Museum Collections
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Marie Pit in 1947. Source: Historic England Photograph: raf_cpe_uk_2352_fp_1126 flown 04/10/1947
Historic Environment Records
Durham/Northumberland: Keys to the Past
Tyne and Wear: Sitelines
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