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Chirton Colliery
North Shields, North Tyneside
55.007492,-1.444110
Shields Colliery
Opened:
Closed:
Entry Created:
3 Sept 2021
Last Updated:
7 Sept 2021
Redeveloped
Condition:
Owners:
Description (or HER record listing)
Opened in 1755. There were three other pits - Engine Pit NZ 357 682, Hope Pit and Prospect Pit.
Chirton Colliery. Source: Billy Embleton, Flickr
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Historic Environment Records
Durham/Northumberland: Keys to the Past
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