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6914
Bensham Colliery
Bensham, Gateshead
54.953295,-1.618199
Opened:
Closed:
Entry Created:
3 Sept 2021
Last Updated:
3 Sept 2021
Redeveloped
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Owners:
Description (or HER record listing)
Opened before 1743. There was an explosion in 1710 which killed up to 80 people.
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