D8955
Woodland Colliery
Woodland
54.624480, -1.898285
Gallashiels Colliery, Cowley Colliery
Opened:
Closed:
1921
Entry Created:
14 Jan 2022
Last Updated:
14 Jan 2022
Reclaimed
Condition:
Owners:
Woodland Coal Co. Ltd (1880s), Woodland Collieries Co. Ltd. (1890s), Cargo Fleet Iron Co. Ltd. (1920s)
Description (or HER record listing)
This is the site of Cowley Colliery noted in the mapping of industrial sites in the area; the remains then noted included engine bases connected with winding engines for the nearby industrial tramway, the site of a shaft and spoil heaps. Many other industrial sites are noted in the immediate area.

Ordnance Survey, 1898

Remains of Cowley Colliery. Source: Roger Smith, Geograph, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Historic Environment Records
Durham/Northumberland: Keys to the Past
Tyne and Wear: Sitelines
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