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Montague Colliery
East Denton, Newcastle
54.987696,-1.683901
Montague Main Colliery
Caroline Pit
Opened:
Closed:
Entry Created:
3 Sept 2021
Last Updated:
25 Aug 2023
Reclaimed
Condition:
Owners:
William Benson & Sons (1860s - 1947), National Coal Board (1947 -)
Description (or HER record listing)
Montague Colliery was opened in 1750 by William Benson, closed 1959. The Mickley Coal Company utilised part of Kitty's Drift (underground railway, HER 6959) in the 1930s to take coal from Caroline Pit to the screens at the closed View Pit. The colliery was run by the National Coal Board from 1947.
NEHL - The colliery can be seen on 1940s aerial imagery, featuring the huge waste pit to the rear of the main complex.
Ordnance Survey, 1947
Caroline Pit can be seen on the right, still in operation.
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