D65440
Merrington Colliery
Spennymoor
54.699808,-1.614132
Spennymoor Pit
Opened:
Closed:
1846
1928
Entry Created:
9 Dec 2021
Last Updated:
9 Dec 2021
Redeveloped
Condition:
Owners:
Bolckow Vaughan (1920s)
Description (or HER record listing)
There is reported to have been a an aerial ropeway running between Merrington Colliery and Page Bank, but its course is unknown.
Ordnance Survey, 1897
1953 Carnival with disused Merrington Colliery in the background. Source: Durham Mining Communities, Facebook
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