D1726A
Butterknowle Colliery
Butterknowle
54.623489,-1.828020
Gordon Pit
Opened:
1885
Closed:
1950
Reclaimed
Condition:
Last Updated:
22 Oct 2021
Owners:
Prattman's Trustees (1850s), Butterknowle Coal Co. (1880s), New Butterknowle Colliery Co. (1900s)
HER Info (unless otherwise noted)
Coal mines are recorded in this area as early as 1424. The remains of old slag heaps, shafts and opencast mining can be seen in the surrounding area. However, none of it appears to date back as far as the fifteenth century.
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