Follonsby Colliery

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Follonsby Colliery

Wardley, Gateshead

54.940467,-1.515603

Opened:

Closed:

http://www.dmm.org.uk/colliery/f006.htm

Entry Created:

3 Sept 2021

Last Updated:

8 Sept 2021

Redeveloped

Condition:

Owners:

John Bowes & Co. (1911 - 1940s), Washington Coal Co. Ltd. (1940s - 1947), National Coal Board (1947 -)

Description (or HER record listing)

Opened in 1911. Owned by Washington Coal Company until 1947 when it was taken over by the National Coal Board. In 1959 Wardley colliery took over Follonsby Colliery (which became known as Wardley No. 1 Pit. The pit closed in August 1974.

Ordnance Survey, 1899

Follonsby Colliery, date unknown. Source: Gatesheadhistory.com

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