D48201
Black Boy Colliery
Bishop Auckland
54.651399,-1.649015
Auckland Park Colliery
Machine Pit
Opened:
Closed:
1864
Unknown
Entry Created:
18 Oct 2021
Last Updated:
18 Oct 2021
Reclaimed
Condition:
Owners:
Black Boy Coal Co. (1863 - 1872), Bolckow, Vaughan & Co. (1872 - 1929), Dorman Long (1929 - 1947), National Coal Board (1947 -)
Description (or HER record listing)
Black Boy Colliery (Machine Pit) is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map of 1857. By 1899 the Colliery has grown exponentially and is labelled 'Auckland Park Colliery'. The colliery appears to have remained active until the 1970s when it was landscaped.
Ordnance Survey, 1898
Auckland Park Colliery, date unknown. Source: The History of Bishop Auckland, undated.
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