D55472
South Garesfield Colliery
Rowlands Gill
54.909712,-1.755853
Friarside or North Lintz Colliery
Opened:
1865
Closed:
1960
Reclaimed
Condition:
Last Updated:
11 Nov 2021
Owners:
Mrs C. M. Richardson (1880s), South Garesfield Colliery Co. Ltd. (1890s), National Coal Board (1947 -)
HER Info (unless otherwise noted)
Also known as South Garesfield Colliery and North Lintz colliery. Opened in 1765, closed 1960.(1) Mapped points are for the drifts and a demolished colliery house.

Ordnance Survey, 1898

South Garesfield Colliery, 1892. Source: Beamish Museum Jack Uren Collection
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