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Chopwell Colliery
Chopwell, Gateshead
54.928587,-1.815076
Conclusion Pit
Opened:
Closed:
Entry Created:
3 Sept 2021
Last Updated:
3 Sept 2021
Reclaimed
Condition:
Owners:
Marquis of Bute (1799 - 1890) Consett Iron Co. Ltd (1890 - 1947) National Coal Board (1947-)
Description (or HER record listing)
Opened in 1799. Chopwell Colliery opened in 1781, closed November 1966. Owned by Marquis of Bute, taken over in 1890 by Consett Iron Company Ltd until the National Coal Board took it over in 1947.
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