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D16074

Sherburn Hill Colliery

Sherburn Hill

54.776967,-1.479754

Opened:

Closed:

1831 or 1835

1964

Entry Created:

22 Dec 2021

Last Updated:

22 Dec 2021

Redeveloped

Condition:

Owners: 

Earl of Durham (1835), Lambton Collieries (1890s), Sit. B Samuelson & Co. (1914), Dorman Long (1923), National Coal Board (1947 -)

Description (or HER record listing)

Opened 1831 and later formed part of Lambton Collieries Ltd. Ran two shafts and worked Busty, Five Quarter, Main Coal seams. Closed 1964.

Sherburn Hill Colliery, date unknown. Source: Durham Mining Communities, Facebook

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Historic Environment Records

Durham/Northumberland: Keys to the Past

Tyne and Wear: Sitelines

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