Benwell Colliery, West Pit (Coal). This is just shown as an Old Shaft on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey. Benwell Colliery opened in 1766. There were three other pits - Beaumont Pit (HER 4107 - opened in 1809), Charlotte Pit (HER 4081 - opened in April 1766) and Edward Pit (probably HER 4068 - opened in 1809). The Colliery was owned by W. Cochrane Carr Ltd and from the 1930s, the Elswick Coal Company Ltd. Steam engine and pit shown on Plan of Andrew Bowes Estate, 1811.

NEHL - This specific pit had been closed by the 1890s, though some of the surrounding buildings remained into the 20th century. The coal shaft, pit cottages and related Methodist Church all survived until modern suburban developments cropped up.

It is shown on the 1850s Ordnance Survey maps while operating. There is no direct connection with the river, though an old waggonway does imply a previous connection at some point. The working was modest however.