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Derwent Colliery
Medomsley
54.886463, -1.810444
Hunter's Colliery
William Pit
Opened:
Closed:
1856
1964
Entry Created:
11 Jul 2022
Last Updated:
11 Jul 2022
Reclaimed
Condition:
Owners:
Edward Richardson & Co. (1850s), Consett Iron Co. Ltd. (1860s), National Coal Board (1947)
Description (or HER record listing)
NEHL - This mid 19th century pit was opened in the village of Medomsley by Edward Richardson. Early maps from the 1860s indicate a fairly large scale operation with multiple railway sidings, an on-site smithy and various shafts dotted around the village. It was also linked to the Pontop & South Shields Railway.
Ordnance Survey, 1896
Derwent Colliery, undated. Unknown Source
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Derwent Colliery, undated. Unknown Source
Historic Environment Records
Durham/Northumberland: Keys to the Past
Tyne and Wear: Sitelines
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