D16627A
Shotton Colliery
Shotton
54.765003,-1.382987
Engine Pit
Opened:
Closed:
1840
1972
Entry Created:
13 Jan 2022
Last Updated:
13 Jan 2022
Reclaimed
Condition:
Owners:
Haswell, Shotton & Easington Coal & Coke Co. Ltd. (1840), Haswell Coal Co. (1850s), Horden Collieries Ltd. (1901), National Coal Board (1947 -)
Description (or HER record listing)
Pit sunk in 1840 by the Haswell Coal Company. Ownership changed hands several times before before becoming part of the National Coal Board in 1947. The village of Shotton Colliery developed after the pit was sunk to provide housing for the miners and staff for the colliery. The pit closed in 1877, however reopened and the village expanded, as well as other industries such as Coke Works and Brick Works. Closed on 1st September 1972.

Ordnance Survey, 1898

Shotton Colliery, undated. Source: Shotton Colliery, Facebook
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