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Newton Cap Colliery
Bishop Auckland
54.672457, -1.688463
Toronto Colliery
Opened:
Closed:
1859
1967
Entry Created:
2 Feb 2023
Last Updated:
26 Jun 2023
Reclaimed
Condition:
Owners:
W. C. Stobart & Co. (1859), Henry Stobart & Co. (1860s), North Bitchburn Fireclay Co. Ltd. (1937)
Description (or HER record listing)
NEHL - Newton Cap Colliery (or Toronto Colliery) stood north of Bishop Auckland for over 100 years until 1967. It was linked southwards to the Bishop Auckland to Durham railway, featuring at least two lines of coke ovens and a large pit heap in the south west of the pit.
It was intrinsically connected with the village of Toronto which owes its existence to the pit. There was 2 churches and a school. The village still exists. At its peak in the 1910s, 899 people were employed both above and below, which signifies its importance to the area.
Ordnance Survey, 1897
Photograph of a Newton Cap pit pony pulling a wagon, likely at Toronto village. Unknown original source.
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Historic Environment Records
Durham/Northumberland: Keys to the Past
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