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Shincliffe Colliery
Shincliffe
54.755272,-1.539174
Opened:
Closed:
1839
1875
Entry Created:
12 Jan 2022
Last Updated:
12 Jan 2022
Redeveloped
Condition:
Owners:
William Bell (1830s), Bell, Backhouse & Davison (1850s), Joseph Lowe (1860s)
Description (or HER record listing)
This is the site of a coal mine sunk in 1837. Mining continued until 1875 when operations ceased, possible due to seams running out. Company housing was located close to the colliery for miners and there families - in 1872 there were 282 miners.
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