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Elswick Colliery
Elswick, Newcastle
54.972104,-1.641499
Opened:
Closed:
Redeveloped
Condition:
Last Updated:
3 Sept 2021
Owners:
Elswick Colliery Co. (1860s), Elswick Coal Co. Ltd. (1890s)
HER Info (unless otherwise noted)
Elswick Colliery. Opened before 1828. It is not shown on the 2nd edition OS mapping of 1895, however a John Thomas Miller was still working at the colliery in December 1896. Owned by Elswick Colliery Company and then Elswick Coal Company Ltd. There were 3 other associated pits - North Elswick Pit (HER 4076), Mill Pit and Wortley/Engine Pit, which was sunk in 1805.
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