6939
Derwent Crook Colliery
Low Fell, Gateshead
54.938000,-1.605929
Opened:
Closed:
Reclaimed
Condition:
Last Updated:
3 Sept 2021
Owners:
Lord Ravensworth & Co. (1840s -)
HER Info (unless otherwise noted)
Opened before 1746. There were two other pits - George Pit (NZ 253 595) and Thomas Pit (NZ 252 599). Owned by Lord Ravensworth & Partners. In 1819 a boring was put down below Low Main Seam to the Beaumont and Lower Coal Seams.
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