D3841
Vane Tempest Colliery
Seaham
54.844770,-1.341027
Opened:
1926
Closed:
1993
Redeveloped
Condition:
Last Updated:
21 Jan 2022
Owners:
Londonderry Collieries Ltd. (1926), National Coal Board (1947), British Coal (1986)
HER Info (unless otherwise noted)
This colliery was developed by the Londonderry Colliery Company between 1923 and 1928. The mine stretched out underneath the North Sea. The pit was closed in 1992 and demolished in 1994.
Ordnance Survey, 1966/67
Vane Tempest Colliery, undated. Source: Vane Tempest Colliery, Facebook
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