D16464
Thrislington Colliery
West Cornforth
54.698742,-1.521417
West Cornforth Colliery
Opened:
Closed:
1835
1967
Entry Created:
20 Jan 2022
Last Updated:
20 Jan 2022
Redeveloped
Condition:
Owners:
Rosedale & Ferryhill Iron Co. (1867), Thrislington Coal Co. (1879), North Bitchburn Coal Co. (1914), Henry Stobart & Co, Ltd (1932), National Coal Board (1947 -)
Description (or HER record listing)
Sunk in 1840s but expanded in the 1860s under Rosedale and Ferryhill Iron Co. Changed ownership several times before becoming part of the National Coal Board in 1947. Three pits were opened. Closed in March 1967. Colliery shown as further to the east on second edition map with a new pit sunk.
Ordnance Survey, 1898
Thrislington Colliery, undated. Source_ Part of J.M.Boyes Collection at the F.W.Armstrong Collection
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