D8955
Woodland Colliery
Woodland
54.624480, -1.898285
Gallashiels Colliery, Cowley Colliery
Opened:
Closed:
1921
Reclaimed
Condition:
Last Updated:
14 Jan 2022
Owners:
Woodland Coal Co. Ltd (1880s), Woodland Collieries Co. Ltd. (1890s), Cargo Fleet Iron Co. Ltd. (1920s)
HER Info (unless otherwise noted)
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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